Adventures Into the Unknown (1948 ACG) comic books 1949-1951

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover inks by Edvard Moritz. Stories by Frank Belknap Long, Al Feldstein and unknown. Art by Ken Bald, Leonard Starr, Edvard Moritz, King Ward, Al Feldstein and unknown. Tales of suspense, horror and the supernatural. In this issue (spoilers ahead): "The Vampire Prowls!" by Frank Belknap Long and Leonard Starr - A vampire is obsessed with musical comedy star Ruth Morton. Ruth's husband Bill consults Dr. Junius B. Jethro about the case. Dr. Jethro and two policemen track the vampire to a tomb in a cemetery. The vampire is identified on the coffin as Marvin Sanders, who died in 1954. Dr. Jethro kills him with a stake while the two police officers look on. The vampire turns into a skeleton in his coffin. Also: "The Specter of Little Dread House" with art by Edvard Moritz - "Tiny Tim" Carver and his tiny house return from the hereafter to terrorize Alice and Jim who have built their house where Tim's used to stand. And: "The Creekmore Curse" by Al Feldstein - Dr. Gaunt worked the dark arts to create demonic minions. His activities began in Whispering Hollow, within the county of Creekmore. In 1770, a lightning strike kills Gaunt and burns his house to the ground. Two centuries later, a research historian named Rand rebuilds the property using the surviving stonework. He and his assistant Betty move in. Gaunt enters the house in the form of a black dog. Soon, he is active once more. Dr. Gaunt chases Betty and Rand into the cemetery. The ghosts of his 18th century murdered victims and lightning prove to be his demise. Plus: "The Witch-Cat of Salem" with pencils by Ken Bald; 3/4-page text story "By the Light of the Lantern"; Strange Spirits 1-pager "Celtic Superstitions" with pencils by Edvard Moritz; Do Such Things Exist? tale "The Affair of the Ferrick Phantom" with art by Edvard Moritz; 1-page text story "The Empty House"; and King Charles in untitled True Ghosts of History 2-pager with art by King Ward. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Edvard Moritz. Giants of the Unknown, art by Jon Blummer; Egyrtologist Tom Andrews leads an expedition to an ancient tomb where they find a giant mummy; The giant revives and tells them he is El-Rano, of an even more ancient race that was revered by the Egyptians as gods because of their advanced scientific knowledge. The Affair of Room 1313, art by Edvard Moritz. Back To Yesterday, art by Leonard Starr. Specialist In Spooks, art by Charlie Sultan. St. Mary's Spectre--True Ghosts of History, art by Max Elkan. Rescue Out of the Unknown text story. The Women Wore Black, art by Pete Riss. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Edvard Moritz. She Dared the Unknown, art by Edvard Moritz; In the seventeenth century, Scarlett Dalton finds a weird figurine that is possessed by a spirit who gives her supernatural powers, but she is betrayed by her frightened fiance and burned as a witch. The Spirit of Frankenstein, Part 1, art by Charlie Sultan. The Blonde Witch of the Swamp, art by Edvard Moritz. The Ghostly Crew, art by Jon Blummer. Strange Spirits, pencils by South Sea. The Spectral Singer, art by John Celardo. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Edvard Moritz. Stories by Lynneal H. Diamond and unknown. Art by Robert Brice, Jon Blummer, Paul Gattuso, Charles Sultan, John Celardo, Bob Lubbers, R.S. Pious and unknown. Tales of suspense, horror and the supernatural. In this issue: "Bat by Night" with art by Robert Brice; "Condemned -- to Live!" with art by Jon Blummer; Strange Spirits 1-pager "Bewitched Bali" with art by Paul Gattuso; 1-page text story "The Sands of the Desert"; "Spirit of Frankenstein" (part 2; continued from #5 and continues in #8) with art by Charles Sultan; True Ghosts of History tale "The Case of the Malignant Mummy" (featuring the Titanic) with art by John Celardo; "Journey into the Unknown" with story by grand prize contest winner Lynneal H. Diamond and pencils by Bob Lubbers; 1-page text story "The Moss Man"; and "The Devil's Disciple" with art by R.S. Pious. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Edvard Moritz. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Edvard Moritz, Jon L. Blummer, Pete Riss, Bob Lubbers, R.S. Pious, Johnny Craig and Pete Costanza. Tales of science fiction, horror, and the supernatural from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A couple visiting Haiti encounters the original zombies of voodoo, along with their master, the beautiful but sinister Erzulie Bocor; A cursed piece of cloth taken from an Egyptian mummy brings doom wherever it goes. Plus Ghost Mother, the winner of an Adventures into the Unknown short story contest, written by Mrs. J. Yakayima. The Swamis Secret; Ghost Mother; The Ape Demon; The Mummys Cloth; Timeless Is the Night; Drums of the Undead; The World beyond the Mirror; The Case of the Roman Curse! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Edvard Moritz. Stories by unknown. Art by Paul Gattuso, R.S. Pious, Charles Sultan, Robert Brice and Pete Riss. Tales of suspense, horror and the supernatural. In this issue (spoilers ahead): "The Evil Ones!" with art by Paul Gattuso - George Bailey takes an experimental rocket faster than anyone has previously reached. He sees ghost-like creatures called the Evil Ones. Good spirits try to help George, but they can do little. The Evil Ones show him disastrous events like his friend dying in a fight, his fiancee Mary falling off a cliff, and a devastating explosion at the airfield. George awakes from his unconscious state to find he survived the crash of his plane, but he is powerless to stop the events foretold to him by the Evil Ones. Also: "The Ghost from Algol" with art by R.S. Pious - Terry is a scientist working on a "spectroscope", a device that creates stellar rays. Terry wants to eliminate Ken, Terry's rival for Nancy's affections. Terry sets the spectroscope on high. His plans to have Ken trapped in a burst of stellar rays backfires, and Terry dies instead. Terry's ghost is infected by a creature of evil from the planet Algol. The ghost from Algol hounds Ken and Nancy, and they crash their car. Ken is turned into a ghost, yet is able to save Nancy when she is trapped by the spirits controlled by the ghost of Algol in Terry's home. And: "The Sargasso Specter" with art by Robert Brice - Cora Bryce predicts the next appearance of the Sargasso Sea, the graveyard of lost ships, but it's not easy to plunder their treasures due to the Sargasso Specter. Plus: "Spirit of Frankenstein" (part 3; continued from #6 and continues in #9) with art by Charles Sultan; 2-page text story "The Little Fellah"; and "The Man Who Went to the Devil" with art by Pete Riss. Also: Let's Talk It Over! letters page includes a letter to the editor from editor E. Nelson Bridwell. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Edvard Moritz. Shadow of the Panther, art by Max Elkan; Robert Lewis comes up with a spray to bring things back from the dead, but when they do come back, they change form; A panther becomes a woman that he wants to marry, but he finds out that she never really stopped being a panther! No Answer text story. The Thing At the Bottom of the Sea, art by Charlie Sultan; John Mitchell dives for gold, but finds a woman named Undine who haunts him for 50 years instead. When the Shaman Walked, art by John Belfi; A night-watchman in a museum and his niece are protected from crooks by a statue of a Siberian Shaman. The Gray One text story by E. Nelson Bridwell. The Spirit of Frankenstein [Part 4], art by Charlie Sultan. The Man In the Mirror--Adventures into the Unknown, art by R. S. Pious. The Boy Who Could Fly, art by Bob Jenney. Ad for Blazing West #9. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Edvard Moritz. Stories by Edvard Moritz, George Klein, Pete Riss, Charlie Sultan, Bob Lubbers, and John Celardo. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Edward Moritz. Stories by Ken Bald, Ogden Whitney, Pete Riss, Howard L. Larsen, Al Camy, and Charlie Sultan. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Vampire Vision," "Sold to Satan," "When Witches Walked," "Diary Doom," and "Spirit of Frankenstein." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories by Ken Bald, Edvard Moritz, Lin Streeter, John Celardo, and Charlie Sultan. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Ogden Whitney cover art. Ogden Whitney art on the story "Beware the Jabberwock!" A vampire story titled "The Vampire Swoops." A science fiction story titled "Menace from Mars." Also, "A Knight in Black Knoll" and "The Lost Soul." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories by Leonard Starr, Charlie Sultan, Lin Streeter, Ogden Whitney, and Edvard Moritz. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Ogden Whitney. Land of the Zombies, art by Edvard Moritz. The Haunted Morgue, art by Emil Gershwin. Double Doom, art by Charlie Sultan. The Face In the Moonstone, pencils by Charlie Sultan; Scientist Van and his fiancee Lorna travel to an old abbey in France on a scientific expedition, where they encounter Lilith, the ancient Queen of Darkness. The Werewolf Strikes, script by Charles Spain Verral, art by Bill Ely. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Monstrous Plant," "The Ghostly Goths," "The Ghost That Didn't Die" (art by Ogden Whitney), "Goddess of the Beasts" (art by Fred Gardineer), and "The Bride of Anubis." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories by Ken Bald, Edvard Moritz, Ogden Whitney, and Fred Guardineer. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"Vigil Among the Vampires," "Adventure into the Future," "Demon in the Dark," "Ghost Tiger," and "Spirit of Frankenstein." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories by Ken Bald, Lin Streeter, Emil Gershwin, Paul Gattuso, Charlie Sultan, and Richard Case. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Stories include "Ghostly Destroyer," "The Graveyard Wanderer," "Ozark Witches," "The Phantom That Foretold," "Beast From the Beyond," "Uncanny Mysteries," and "Curse of the Catacombs." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories by Charlie Sultan, Richard Hughes, Al Camy, Paul Gattuso, Edvard Moritz, and Bob Jenney. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Halls of Horror," "The Undying Brain," "Dream of Death" (art by John Belfi), "The Zombie Summons," and "Spook-Buster's Doom." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories by Emil Gershwin, Al Camy, Edvard Moritz, John Belfi, George Wilhelms, Paul Gattuso, Paul Cooper, and Richard Case. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"The Howling Head," "The Hands of Horror," "The Vampire's Bane," "True Ghosts of History: The Highland Phantom," "The Ghoul's Grave," "Case of the Spectral Schoolboy," and "The Frozen Specter." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories by Lin Streeter, George Klein, Richard Brice, Frank Siminski, Art Gates, W. G. Hargis, John Rosenberger, and Al Camy. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Ogden Whitney. The Little People's Revenge, art by Edvard Moritz. The Zombie Death, art by Lin Streeter. World of Werewolves, art by Ken Bald. The Vampire's Victim, art by Emil Gershwin. The Man Who Met His Own Ghost, art by Al Camy; A man who died on the operating table is miraculously saved by his doctor, but later he is menaced by his own ghost, who was released at the time of death and who wants him to die again. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Ken Bald. Haunt From the Unknown, art by Paul Gattuso. The Portrait Without a Soul, art by Lin Streeter. The Zombies Prowl, art by Edvard Moritz. Mr. Home--Uncanny Mysteries, art by Lin Streeter. Journey Into Madness, art by Charlie Sultan. The Ghost Writer, art by Pete Riss; The ghost of a murdered man repeatedly contacts a reporter to prod him into investigating the death, even though the killers have arranged for someone to impersonate the dead man and thus prove there was no murder. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Charles Spain Verral, King Ward, Lin Streeter, Jerry Grandenetti, Carl Kiefer, and Charlie Sultan. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"Fight of the Dead," "The Thing That Lived Again," "Shadow of the Wolf," "When Time Turned Back," and "The Ghostly Host" (art by Ogden Whitney). Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by George Wilhelms, King Ward, Leonard Starr, Al Camy, and Ogden Whitney. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by George Wilhelms, King Ward, Al Camy, Charles Spain Verral, andEd Moritz. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Were-Tiger of Assam," "The Zombie's Eyes," "The Spectral Pirate," and "Assault From the Unknown." Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Charles Sultan, Lin Streeter, Al Camy, Ed Moritz, and Paul Gattuso. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ken Bald. Stories by Ogden Whitney, Edvard Moritz, Milt Knopf, Leo Morey, Edvard Moritz, George Wilhelms, and King Ward. Spine-chilling tales of suspense, horror, and the supernatural—prepare yourself for Adventures into the Unknown! 52 pages, full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.