This is a rehash of my "About" page here on the site but thanks for checking it out! Please add your story!
I was born in 1965 so I was a bit late to the Famous Monsters party. My first issue was the 1972 Fearbook. Following a day of fishing, my dad purchased it for me at the Navy PX at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. I was 7 or 8 and once I got my hands on it, I was hooked! That cover drew me in and freaked me out. I had to have more.
I was already a horror fan by that time...religiously watching Creature Feature on WDCA Channel 20 in
DC with the legendary host Count Gore De Vol @goredevol played by Dick Dyszel. DC's version of Zacherley!
I never got a Famous Monsters subscription but I purchased them whenever I came across them. I collected fairly consistently from 1974 to 1979. We moved from Maryland to Guam in 1976....following fifth grade.
I had a few friends there but I also spent a lot of time alone and Famous Monsters was my escape. I'd
wait expectantly for each new issue to arrive at the base PX and I'd devour it like Godzilla devours fighter jets. I'd read it over and over. No near mint back issues for this guy. Those books were READ and enjoyed. I still have a few survivors!
I eventually drifted away from Famous Monsters of Filmland. But I never forgot it. Years passed, I got married and became the father of 3 amazing children. One day in the late 1990s, I dug my old "stuff" out of my folks' attic and got reunited with Famous Monsters of Filmland! I found a great comic
shop in Baltimore that was not too far from work. I purchased a few old raw issues, safely put them away, and forgot about Famous Monsters of Filmland for another 20 years. I was just too busy to get fully into collecting again.
Fast forward to January 2021 and the itch came back. I discovered CGC and certified Famous Monsters of Filmland books. I was finally in a place where I could purchase the back issues I had always drooled over in my old magazines. I decided at that time I wanted to build a
collection of above CGC average Famous Monster of Filmland books from issue 1 through issue 36. These represent the issues from the beginning of publication through the year of my birth. In addition, I chose to also collect the early Yearbooks/Fearbooks.
So here I am today. Dying to keep the memory of Famous Monsters of Filmland alive! Thanks for taking the time to stop by. There is a lot out there to look at on the World Wide Web. I appreciate you taking the time to check out my site. Please come back often and by all means participate!
Happy Haunting!
Alec
Hey, like the background, I was born in 64 but my first issue purchased was 123. Our local 7/11 convenience store carried it and I like you waited with great anticipation for the next issue. I also, like you collected for a few years but lost touch with FM only to have my brother find my old box of FM magazines (fishing them our of our parents attic when he bought the house from them) needless to say them provide a good dose of nostalgia when I need it. The take me back to a time when things were simpler. Thanks for your IG posts and stories about your FM passion. Right there with you.