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The first cover by artist Russ Jones fronts #30 — a milestone in the magazine’s cover-art history. Inside, a major Fay Wray tribute leads, with previews of Teenage Monster and The Evil of Frankenstein. One for the collector tracking FM’s cover artists.
Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula — the definitive face of cinematic vampirism, returned once more to the FM cover in paint.
Cover-artist succession is its own collecting lane, and Issue #30 opens the Russ Jones chapter. The Fay Wray tribute inside makes a fitting pairing — a new hand on the cover, the original scream queen in the pages.
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FM #30 — September 1964
Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula — the definitive face of cinematic vampirism, returned once more to the FM cover in paint. Inside: Teenage Monster and The Evil of Frankenstein, and Russ Jones, Bela Lugosi, Peter Lorre, and Val Warren.
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