Publisher: James Warren
Warren Publishing produced a dozen one-shot movie mags from 1977-1983, most under the heading Warren Presents. Several of these were "Official Collector's Edition" type mags covering a single movie, while Movie Aliens Illustrated (Warren Presents #4) and Dracula '79 (WP #5, both featuring all reprinted material) covered a then trendy aspect of fantasy films. The final three were FM yearbooks (again, all reprints), although the Famous Monsters connection was downplayed, somewhat, and the Warren Presents title was again used.
(The other titles in the Warren Presents line were all one-shot comics mags and included UFO and Alien Comix (1977), Future World Comix, Starquest Comix, Galactic War Comix (all 1978), Ring of the Warlords (WP #1), The Rook (WP #2), Alien Invasions Comix (WP #3), Strange Stories of Vampires Comix (WP #6, all 1979), Pantha (WP #8), Empire Encounters Comix (WP #9, both 1980), Sword & Sorcery Comix (WP #13) and Rex Havoc (WP #14, both 1981). There is no WP #7, 10-12.)
When Warren got wind that the publisher of the UK mag House of Hammer was planning to change the name to House of Horror and distribute the mag in the US, he quickly rushed out his House of Horror no. 1 in order to trade mark the name and, hopefully, quash the competition. This 34 pg. "ashcan" edition was completely made up of reprinted FM material and had a low print run (probably no more than 400 copies) and limited distribution. All of which helped make it one of the scarcest Warren mags. House of Hammer eventually changed it's name to Halls of Horror and got it's US distribution.
Famous MonstersStar Wars Spectacular
Editor: Forrest J Ackerman
Oct. 1977
Close Encounters Of The Third KindJan. 1978
House of Horror no. 1April 1978
Cover Artist Unknown
Lord of the RingsEditors: FJA, Bill Dubay
May 1979
Cover: Tom Jung Poster Art
Dracula '79Sep. 1979
Cover Art by Basil Gogos
Movie Aliens IllustratedSep. 1979
Cover Art by John Stone
MoonrakerOct. 1979
Cover: Dan Goozee Poster Art
AlienDec. 1979
MeteorJan. 1980
Cover: John Berkey Poster Art
Horror Movie Yearbook 1981Feb. 1981
Film Fantasy Yearbook 1982March 1982
Film Fantasy Yearbook 1983Editors: Mohalley, Rovin, Randy Palmer
March 1983
A couple of artists for you and a correction.
ReplyDeleteLORD OF THE RINGS - the artist is Tom Jung
MOONRAKER - the artist is Dan Goozee not John Berkey
METEOR - the artist is John Berkey
Thanks, again, for your expertise in this area!
ReplyDeleteI don't suppose you know who painted "Forbidden Planet", "Them!" and "The Day The Earth Stood Still"?
I wish I knew who painted those 3. I have looked everywhere and just cannot find out.
ReplyDeleteJust my 3 favorite unknown poster artists from '50s sci-fi, though there are many more.
ReplyDeleteIm trying to get a complete famous monsters collection and I def consider some of these warren presents as famous monsters issues. also the horror of party beach the mole people horror of dracual frankenstein book ,the monster make up issue. What do you consider part of a compehensive fm collection?
ReplyDeleteI suppose anything with the name "Famous Monsters" on the cover qualifies. The 3 Horror/Fantasy YBs and the Star Wars special, but then there aren't all that many Warren horror/sci-fi movie mags left. Eight others on this page (though House of Horror is a tough one to get) and the Super Heroes mag. Warren considered the 10 issues of Monster World to be the missing FM #70-79. Might as well throw in the 9 issues of Spacemen, while you're at it. :)
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