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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
∙ Paid

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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