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Famous Monsters magazine's disturbing fly portrait could be yours

Famous Monsters magazine's disturbing fly portrait could be yours

Ken Kelly's original oil painting of The Fly from 1974 Famous Monsters magazine seeks new owner

Ellsworth Toohey
Jul 02, 2025
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Famous Monsters of Filmland #104

Who could resist having an oil-painted portrait of a human-fly hybrid monstrosity for their dining room? That's the question art collectors will face when Ken Kelly's original 1974 cover art for Famous Monsters of Filmland #104 goes up for sale at Heritage Auctions today.

The striking piece, painted by Frank Frazetta's nep…

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