The Monster Times
![]() Cover of the May 10, 1972 issue (#8) of The Monster Times | |
Editor | Chuck R. McNaughton, Allen Asherman, Joe Brancatelli, Tom Rogers, Joe Kane |
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Categories | horror film magazine |
Frequency | erratically |
Publisher | The Monster Times Publishing Co. |
Founder | Larry Brill and Les Waldstein |
First issue | January 26, 1972 |
Final issue Number | July 1976 48 + 3 Specials |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Monster Times was a
The Monster Times was edited at various times in its formative years by Chuck R. McNaughton, Allen Asherman, Joe Brancatelli and Tom Rogers. Joe Kane (who later assumed the
Publication history
The first issue is dated January 26, 1972.
In 1973, The Monster Times conducted a poll to determine the most popular
Its final few issues were published erratically, and the title ceased publication in July 1976 with issue # 48.
Three Monster Times special issues were also published: Star Trek Lives #1, subtitled "Sci-Fi Super TV Special Issue" (1972), Star Trek Lives #2 (1974) and an untitled all giant monster poster special (1976).
Contributors
Contributing writers and photographers included
In the 1990s, an attempt by Brill and Waldstein to target a similar market resulted in a few issues of The Dinosaur Times.
Recently, "Little Shoppe of Horrors" Magazine (#43) published an extremely detailed article on the history of the Monster Times, including numerous in-depth interviews with a number of the people who worked for the publication in its heyday.[3]
References
- ^ "The Monster Times for Changing Times". Zombos' Closet Blog. December 28, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
- ^ Kogan, Rick (September 15, 1985). "'It Was A Long Time Coming, But Godzilla, This Is Your Life". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "LSoH43 Order".