Editing Monster Fun (section)

{{Short description|British children's magazine}}
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|title               = Monster Fun (IPC)
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|caption             = ''Monster Fun'' #1 (14 June 1975)
|schedule            = Weekly
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|publisher           = [[IPC Media|IPC Magazines Ltd]]
|startmo             = 14 June
|startyr             = 1975
|endmo               = 30 October
|endyr               = 1976
|issues              = 73 regular issues<br>2 summer specials
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|artists             = [[Robert Nixon (artist)|Robert Nixon]], [[Thomas Williams (cartoonist)|Thomas Williams]], [[Trevor Metcalfe]], Mike Lacey, [[Ken Reid (comics)|Ken Reid]]
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|editors             = "Frankie Stein"
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|subcat              = Fleetway and IPC Comics
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|nonUS               = y
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|title               = Monster Fun (Rebellion)
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|caption             = <!--''Monster Fun'' #1 (06 April 2022)-->
|schedule            = Bi-Monthly (April 2022-April 2023)<br />Monthly (from June 2023)
|ongoing             = n
|multigenre          = y
|Adventure           = y
|Humor               = y
|Horror              = y
|publisher           = [[Rebellion Developments|Rebellion Publishing]]
|startmo             = 06 April
|startyr             = 2022
|endmo               = December
|endyr               = 2024
|issues              = 26
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'''''Monster Fun''''' was originally a weekly British comic strip magazine for children aged seven to twelve. Published by [[IPC Media]], it ran for 73 issues in 1975–1976, when it merged with ''[[Buster (comic)|Buster]]''.<ref name="comicvine.com">[http://www.comicvine.com/monster-fun/4050-47712/ "Monster Fun,"] ComicVine. Accessed 21 September 2015.</ref> Focused on humorous monster strips and stories, the magazine was known for "The Bad Time Bedtime Books" [[minicomic]] inserts, created by [[Leo Baxendale]].

The nominal editor was "Frankie Stein" (a play on [[Frankenstein]]), a character who had previously appeared in the magazines ''[[Wham! (comic)|Wham!]]'', ''[[Shiver and Shake]]'', and ''[[Whoopee! (comic)|Whoopee!]]''.<ref name="comicvine.com"/> Recurring artists included [[Robert Nixon (artist)|Robert Nixon]], [[Thomas Williams (cartoonist)|Thomas Williams]], and [[Trevor Metcalfe]].

The magazine was known for handing out free toys in its issues. The first issue, for instance, came with a free [[plate lifter|plate wobbler]]<ref>''Monster Fun'' #1 (14 June 1975).</ref> (a [[novelty item]]<ref name=lew>{{cite web|url=http://lewstringer.blogspot.co.uk/2010/12/free-inside-part-5.html|title=Blimey! It's another blog about comics!: Free Inside! - Part 5|last=Stringer|first=Lew|author-link=Lew Stringer|date=3 December 2010|access-date=12 February 2013}}</ref> consisting of an inflatable rubber bladder and a hand-operated pump; the bladder is placed under a plate, and inflating it makes the plate wobble).<ref>{{cite book|last=Kibble-White|first=Graham|author-link=Graham Kibble-White|title=The Ultimate Book of British Comics|year=2005|publisher=Allison & Busby|isbn=9780749082116|page=175}}</ref> The second issue had a "Freaky Spider Ring", the third a "Super Shaking Skeleton".

The comic was relaunched in April 2022, initially as a bi-monthly publication before moving to monthly publication.<ref>[https://monsterfun.co.uk/ Official website]</ref> Its final issue was in December 2024.<ref>[https://downthetubes.net/exclusive-monster-fun-concludes-with-decembers-christmas-cracker/ "Monster Fun concludes with December’s Christmas Cracker"] at ''Down the Tubes'', 19 November 2024. (Retrieved 1 April 2025.)</ref>