Monster Times

The Monster Times Newspaper Magazine Series was published by The Monster Times Publishing Co. in USA between January 1972 thru to July 1976, running for 43 standard editions plus 3 special editions over this timeframe.

The Monster times was published in a newspaper format on newspaper paper.

The magazine was intended to compete with the ‘Famous Monsters of Filmland’. Each issue featured a fold-out centerfold poster usually based on that particular issue’s feature story. The magazine featured articles and reviews of modern and classic comic books, science fiction and fantasy movies; as well as television series.

The publishers were art directors Larry Brill and Les Waldstein, who were the original designers for a pornographic weekly tabloid and ‘Famous Monsters of Filmland’.

The Phantom featured in 2 editions.

#7 – 1972

#14 – 1972


Thank you Christopher Smith for assisting with images and information.