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Castle Of Frankenstein
''Castle of Frankenstein'' was an American horror, science fiction and fantasy film magazine, published between 1962 and 1975 by Calvin Thomas Beck's Gothic Castle Publishing Company, distributed by Kable News. Larry Ivie—who also was cover artist for several early issues—and Ken Beale edited the first three issues. Writer-artist Bhob Stewart edited the magazine from 1963 into the early 1970s. Although promoted and sold as a "monster magazine," readers were aware that ''Castle of Frankenstein'', at the time, was the only nationally distributed magazine devoted to a legitimate and serious coverage of B movies. In addition to its central focus on classic and current horror films, ''Castle of Frankenstein'' also devoted pages to amateur filmmakers and fanzines. Its advertising pages sold full-length silent feature films such as ''The Lost World'' and '' The Golem: How He Came into the World''. Following employment as an editor for publisher Joe Weider, Calvin Beck (1929–1989) e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Of Frankenstein (issue 10 - Front Cover)
''Castle of Frankenstein'' was an American horror, science fiction and fantasy film magazine, published between 1962 and 1975 by Calvin Thomas Beck's Gothic Castle Publishing Company, distributed by Kable News. Larry Ivie—who also was cover artist for several early issues—and Ken Beale edited the first three issues. Writer-artist Bhob Stewart edited the magazine from 1963 into the early 1970s. Although promoted and sold as a "monster magazine," readers were aware that ''Castle of Frankenstein'', at the time, was the only nationally distributed magazine devoted to a legitimate and serious coverage of B movies. In addition to its central focus on classic and current horror films, ''Castle of Frankenstein'' also devoted pages to amateur filmmakers and fanzines. Its advertising pages sold full-length silent feature films such as ''The Lost World'' and '' The Golem: How He Came into the World''. Following employment as an editor for publisher Joe Weider, Calvin Beck (1929–1989) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William K
William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the given name ''Wilhelm'' (cf. Proto-Germanic ᚹᛁᛚᛃᚨᚺᛖᛚᛗᚨᛉ, ''*Wiljahelmaz'' > German ''Wilhelm'' and Old Norse ᚢᛁᛚᛋᛅᚼᛅᛚᛘᛅᛋ, ''Vilhjálmr''). By regular sound changes, the native, inherited English form of the name should b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Jones
Russ Jones (born July 16, 1942 in Ontario) is a Canadian novelist, illustrator, and magazine editor, active in the publishing and entertainment industries over a half-century, best known as the creator of the magazine ''Creepy'' for Warren Publishing. As the founding editor of ''Creepy'' in 1963, he is notable for a significant milestone in comics history by proving there was a readership eager to read graphic stories in a black-and-white magazine format rather than in a color comic book.Richardson, Peter"Russ Jones, Woody and the Genesis of Creepy" Cloud 109 (July 6, 2010). During the mid-1960s, Jones also pioneered the presentation of original comics formatted directly for paperback books, such as '' Christopher Lee's Treasury of Terror'' (Pyramid, 1966). Comics and graphic novels While in the Marine Corps, Jones worked on ''Leatherneck'' magazine. Arriving in New York, he teamed with Wally Wood and Joe Orlando on several comics-related projects, some for Warren Publishing. J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |