Original Cover Art pt. 10

For a mag not yet released. The artist (Jason Edmiston) provides a BTS look at the upcoming finished cover art for FM #254. What think you now?

Almost Six FM Covers

Correspondence between James Warren and Dave (Photon, Gore Creatures) Ludwig on his potential contributions as an FM cover artist. (It didn't work out.)

Currently up for auction at Hakes.com.

Tales of Terror

The Day The World Ended

The Magic Sword

Invaders From Mars

From Hell It Came

Hands of the Ripper

Almost An FM Cover

Harold Shull (FM #81) painted this The Thing From Another World for a proposed FM cover, in 1969, but it wasn't used until 1972, as the cover of Photon #22.

Currently up for auction at Hakes.com.

The Gogos

Just a little Basil art.

Creepy No. 30

FM No. 83

Famous Monsters Scrap Book

I'm sure most of you have one of these '60s FM scrapbooks. No? Well, maybe that's because it was never produced. However, you can still enjoy the cover art (by Walt Howarth) that would have been on it, if it had been.

FM Scrapbook

James Warren Original Cover Art

Jim Warren's only cover painting was for FM no. 3 (later reused on the cover of FM no. 102). After the first two campy cover photos (featuring Warren in monster masks), Jim sets the tone for future FM cover art with this portrait of Lon Chaney as "The Phantom".

Cover Source

Price Guide Original Art pt. 2

While we're on the subject, Here's the original painting, by Michael F. Calandra, for the 2000 price guide. The image is kind of small.

Price Guide Original Art

Just after I've finished doing the "Books" section on Price Guides, an UMA buddy posts this auction of the original Jack Davis cover painting for the '88 guide. Sweet!

"COVER ILLUSTRATION INFORMATION....IN 1978 JACK DAVIS CREATED A COLOR FRANKENSTEIN WITH FILM REELS ILLUSTRATION FOR THE COVER OF A PROGRAM BOOK TO THE "FANTASY FILM CELEBRITY CON" IN PITTSBURGH THAT I WAS CHAIRMAN OF. THEN IN 1987, I ASKED JACK IF HE COULD ADD SOME ADDITIONAL MONSTERS SO I COULD USE IT ON THE COVER OF MY NEW COLLECTOR'S GUIDE. I SENT HIM BACK THAT ORIGINAL, BUT INSTEAD OF ADDING TO THAT PIECE, JACK CREATED A COMPLETELY NEW PIECE MORE ALONG THE LINES OF THE COVER ART TO CREEPY #1 MAGAZINE WITH ALL THE MONSTERS READING A "MONSTER MAGAZINE!" BOB MICHELUCCI

1978 Fantasy Film Celebrity Con

Program Book
 
Art by Jack Davis

Original Cover Art part 2

To celebrate finishing all those FM covers, here is the original painting, by Bill Selby, for the final cover.

Original Cover Art part 1

Basil Gogos painted this portrait of that old pea soup spitter, from "The Exorcist", for FM #111.