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October 31, 2013 By Brian 3 Comments

Happy Halloween! It’s Monster Times

It’s Halloween and I have nothing to post! Quick, to the book shelves — I have to find something creepy and scary! Whew, this should do the trick. Here’s a treat for any monster fan — a couple of issues of The Monster Times!

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The Monster Times was a tabloid newspaper produced in the 70’s that covered horror, sci-fi, and fantasy movies and comic books. Each issue was packed with photos, artwork, news, and historical information.

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I was terrified of biker gangs as a kid.

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These newsletters were made in the days of paste-up and I love the look of the layouts. No Photoshop here! The paper stock was a heavyweight newsprint, which unfortunately, gets yellow and brittle with age.

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Any publication that covers King Kong and Planet of the Apes is okay in my book.  monstertimes6

Monsters always get the ladies, don’t they?

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If only my time machine was working…

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Each issue of The Monster Times had a full color pin-up poster like this gem.

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It’s Buck’n Flash, man!

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Beautiful!

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I’ve only tracked down two issues of The Monster Times, but clearly, I need to find more. These are such a great reminder of the monster culture of the time.

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This week, the League of Extraordinary Bloggers is talking about movie monsters, so check us out!

 

Filed Under: Pop Culture League, TV & Movies Tagged With: monsters

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  1. John Gaither says

    October 31, 2013 at 8:16 pm

    Love these! And Happy Halloween Brian. : )

    Reply
    • Brian says

      October 31, 2013 at 8:53 pm

      You too, John!

      Reply
  2. Anne says

    November 1, 2013 at 4:09 am

    Thanks for this post. I never heard of “The Monster Times” until now. Very cool.

    Reply

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