Forbidden Worlds (1951 ACG) comic books in grade GD or better

Add to cart GD 2.0 $59.00 View scans Cover detached. Cover oxidation.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Charles Spain Verral and others. Art by Ogden Whitney, King Ward, Emil Gershwin, Edvard Moritz and Leo Morey, plus one story by Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta, Wally Wood, and Joe Orlando. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A couple studying ancient castles in Europe comes upon one that is the lair of an ancient vampire, situated on an inaccessible peak. Another couple accidentally flung into space on an experimental balloon lands on a purgatory planet inhabited by atomic mutants, in a story full of ludicrous science and genuinely disturbing art by King Ward. But the real gem is about a boy who accidentally summons the spirit of a vengeful sorcerer while playing with the skull on his fathers desk. This oft-reprinted story, Skull of the Sorcerer, features pencils by EC legend Al Williamson, inks by Joe Orlando and Wally Wood, and one panel (page 6 panel 3?) inked by Frank Frazetta himself. Lair of the Vampire; The Return; The Vengeful Spirit; The Domain of the Doomed; Giants on the Earth; Skull of the Sorcerer; Pursuit Into the Past. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CBCS 7.5 $445.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #17-4049963-047 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Al Williamson, Pete Riss, Sam Cooper, Paul Gattuso and Paul Gustavson. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. An adventurous medical researcher gets more than he bargained for in the backcountry of Brazil; A writer sells his soul so that he can tell this very story; The strange tale of the African Were-Jackals. Any similarity to King Kong on the cover is purely commercial. The Domain of the Dead; The Haunted Gallery; The Sorcerers Play-Kit; The Flapping Head; The Haunting Refrain; The Devils Typewriter!; Stranglers Spirit; Bride of the Beast; The African Were-Jackals. 44 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG/FN 5.0 $117.95 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by humble cow

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Al Camy, Jayson Disbrow, Jon L. Blummer and Charlie Sultan. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Joe learns that his pals mysterious fiancee hates to be photographed and has had previous husbands, all of whom disappeared; Survivors of a plane crash discover that their tropical island is inhabited by a vampire; A treasure hunter unearths a voodoo idol and is targeted for vengeance by the dead. The Unknown Vampire; Portrait of Satan; Bride of Doom; Strange Machine; The Curse of Rada! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 8.5 $282.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4641127015 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by King Ward, Charles Nicholas and Jon Blummer. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. The strange story of a ghost army at the Battle of Buena Vista in the Mexican-American War; The genie released from an ancient box sets out to fulfill his thousand-year-old promise to destroy humankind; Honeymooners discover that the executed witches of Salem have left behind a fearsome curse. The Chest of Death; True Ghost Armies; The Haitian Puppet; Were-Spiders Doom; The Tomb of the Unseen; The Witch's Curse. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $330.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4482079013 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Charles Nicholas, Bill Walsh and Harry Lazarus. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A mad scientist creates horrifying insect-animal hybrids; A robot falls in love with a woman and goes on a rampage; A ghost ship appears over the South Pacific with a crew of undead privateers. Nightmare for Two!; The Mummy That Lived; The Machine That Fell in Love; The Thing in the Bottle!; Terror of the Deep! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $375.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4482079014 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Art Gates, Sam Citron, Charles Nicholas and Bob Forgione. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A boxer faces death in the ring; A faceless fiend sets out to murder the descendants of an ancient noble family; Uranium hunters in Sumatra find the connection between a beautiful native woman and a deadly tree. The Champ; Death Through the Ages; The Specters of Carteret Castle; Report from the Beyond!; Tree of Terror! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 5.5 $330.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #4482079015 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Poka

Cover by Ken Bald. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Kenneth Landau, Sheldon Moldoff, Art Gates, and Lin Streeter. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy, horror, and science fiction from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A strange visitor brings death to the corrupt nobles who hunted common folk for sport; A hideous stone idol opens a gateway to the dimension of the dead; An obsessed artist sculpts a self-portrait thats a little too lifelike. Circle of the Doomed!; No Escape!; The Horrors of Mu!; Danny and the Demon!; Masquerade. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $17.00 View scan 2" Spine split/tear from bottom (partially taped).

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Mike Suchorsky, Charlie Sultan, and Harry Lazarus. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Twin brothers have a psychic connection, which becomes vital when one of them is trapped in a cave; A man is guided to an injured girl by a phantom policeman; A pilot discovers a lost Greek civilization living on an enchanted plateau in the Himalayas. The Identical Twins!; I'll Protect Him; Nine Fathoms Deep!; Destiny Road!; Journey into Time! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $20.50 View scan

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Kurt Schaffenberger, Mike Suchorsky, Tom Hickey and John Rosenberger. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A woman encounters her fairy godmother; A Moroccan prince mysteriously vanishes without a trace; Brothers create a device that allows them to send their thoughts to each other – or so they think. The Awakening!; Hitch; Someone to Watch Over You!; The Records!; The Moroccan Prince; A Penny for Your Thoughts! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $22.00 View scans Water damage.

Add to cart FN- 5.5 $70.00 or Best Offer View scans Water spotting. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by John Rosenberger, Dick Beck and Ogden Whitney. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. An ace pilot is rescued by the goddess Diana during World War II; A German U-boat commander is saved by the relief ship he just sank; An art historian discovers an ancient record of an artists contact with flying saucer aliens. Immortal Diana!; The Old Willow; U-Boat 327!; A Painting by Del Georgio!; Someone Is Watching; The 13th Floor! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $16.00 View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by John Rosenberger, Kurt Schaffenberger and Ogden Whitney. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A man meets his evil duplicate, who is trying to do away with him; A boy orphaned during World War II has detailed visions of his parents lives; During sunspot activity, an astronomers new TV set starts picking up broadcasts from another planet. Art by Superman and Lois Lane artist Kurt Schaffenberger. The Stand-In!; Medieval Dagger; The Ardsley Incident!; Jockey on Future!; Famous Mediums! No. 1: Daniel Dunglas Home; Channel X! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $60.00 or Best Offer View scans Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by John Rosenberger, Bob Jenney and Harry Lazarus. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A man speaks to his dead wife through the picture window in his secluded house; A man finds himself hurled into the past; A stranded soldier is rescued by the St. Bernard named Bozo he had as a child many years before. The Time Capsule!; Behind the Picture Window; Thanks to Mr. Peabody!; The Eternal Hunter!; The Man Who Feared!; The Faithful Bozo! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $15.00 View scan Centerfold plus one wrap detached at one staple. Staple rust.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by John Rosenberger, Emil Gershwin and Ogden Whitney. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A woman has strange premonitions during an ocean voyage; A couple somehow flashes forward in time and attends a New Years party four years in the future; A wartime blood transfusion gives two soldiers a lifelong psychic bond. The Passengers in Cabin 9!; Trip to the Moon; A Matter of Blood!; Annals of the Occult; The Old and the New! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $26.00 View scan Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Ogden Whitney, Harry Lazarus, Al Williamson and Roy Krenkel. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Jupiterians give an Earth weakling superhuman strength as part of their plan to enslave humankind; A skier travels back in time to a previous incarnation as an Egyptian pharaoh; A stranded woman is rescued after help from a mysterious source; And The Vortex, a story by EC legend Al Williamson. The Strength of Ten!; The Pharaoh's Skis; The Vortex!; The Robinson Affair! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $12.00

Add to cart GD 2.0 $14.00 View scan 2" Cumulative spine split.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Mike Roy, Bob Jenney and John Rosenberger. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Arthur Lansing is given a mirror that foretells the future, but only to those who are pure of heart; A giant robot learns to think for itself, leading to a turn of events absolutely everyone could have foreseen; A visiting UFO accidentally leaves behind an alien virus that threatens to wipe out humankind. The Mirror of Mowgladi!; Superstitious Notes; The Alien Germs!; The Iron Brain! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 6.5 $785.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #3719308001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Ogden Whitney, John Forte and Emil Gershwin. Cover by Ogden Whitney. A new era begins for the formerly straight-faced science-fiction anthology from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. This issue introduces a rotund, bespectacled kid named Herbie who cares for nothing but his lollipop. Nevertheless, he can fly, talk to animals, intimidate alien invaders, consult with world leaders, and charm any woman. He also manages to save a shipwrecked U.S. Senator. Thus is born one of the great unheralded heroes of 1950s comics. Also, a theater agent insults the wrong stage magician; A WWII fighter pilot gets shot down and finds himself on board a pirate ship in the distant past. Herbie's Quiet Saturday Afternoon!; Magic Maker; Thanksgiving Day!; The Riddle of Robert O'Malley! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $18.00 View scan 3/4" Cumulative spine split. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Art by John Buscema, John Forte, John Rosenberger and Paul Reinman. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A meteorologist investigates a snowstorm in July and winds up battling a time-traveling sorcerer 100 years in the past; A haunted house one-pager featuring early work by legendary Marvel and Conan artist John Buscema; A special pair of glasses lets a man see both the distant past and the future. A Highly Localized Snowfall!; 1207 Pickett Lane; The Second Visit!; Past, Present, and Future! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $15.50 View scan

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $11.50

Cover art by Ogden Whitney. "Legend of the Clock!" starring Gary, Mr. Janero, Duke De Bascon, Marquis Duchamps, Monsieur Lechat, Aline and Rene, script by Richard Hughes (as Jonathan Burns), art by John Buscema. "The House of Tomorrow!", script by Richard Hughes (as Shane O'Shea), art by John Forte; Saturnian furniture is mistaken for Bob Carter's designs, but the futuristic furniture gets better reviews that his traditional work. "Somewhere I'll Find You!" starring Lyle Gordon, Ellen, and Vincent H. Carr, script by Richard Hughes (as Bob Standish), art by Paul Reinman. "Strange Journey," script by Richard Hughes (as Thomas R. Drew), art by Ogden Whitney; Professor Bordoni's experimental car takes him to another dimension, from which he is banished as a mental case... back to Earth! 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $8.00

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Jonathan Burns, Greg Olivetti, Kurato Osaki and Shane O'Shea. Art by Ogden Whitney, George Klein (credited as Mark Midnight), Paul Reinman, and John Buscema. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Aliens return to Earth after millions of years and are astonished to find dinosaurs are still around; A man rescued from the ocean describes a ship graveyard in the Sargasso Sea, in an early story by legendary Marvel and Conan artist John Buscema. A scientist discovers the secret machinery that controls the Earths magnetic pole, and almost dooms the planet by messing with it. Letters page includes a request for more stories featuring Herbie, who made his debut in issue #73. The Vengeance of Coyote Charlie!; The Little Man Who Wasn't There; A Second Look!; The Secret of the Sargasso!; World in Torment! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Gloves of Dr. Marek" (script by Richard Hughes as "Kurato Osaki," art by "Mark Midnight," "Ignook" (script by James R. Thompson, art by John Rosenberger), "The Demon of the Wind" (script by Thomas R. Drew, art by John Forte), and "Birds of Fate" (script by Pierce Rand). Ogden Whitney cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $8.00

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $8.00

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Pierce Rand and Curt Carpenter. Art by Ogden Whitney, John Forte, Paul Reinman, and John Rosenberger. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Interplanetary miners turn the solar system into their own private grudge match after one of them swindles the other; A man believes he can rule the world after he finds a ray that will turn anything into its exact opposite; A nostalgia buff encounters ships bearing pilgrims and pirates, and gets caught up in their search for treasure. The Vengeance of Mike Dane!; Exchange Student; The World at My Feet!; Time Turns Back!; Vengeance of the Sea! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD 2.0 $12.00 2.5" Cumulative spine split. Only one staple (manufacturing).

Add to cart VG 4.0 $22.00 View scan Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Bob Standish and Brad Everson. Art by Kenneth Landau, Paul Reinman, and John Rosenberger. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. The discovery of an alien medical bag turns a would-be doctor into an ace surgeon; A meek, bespectacled man discovers a stone-age civilization and becomes a great warrior; An ancient dome with a perfectly smooth surface turns out to have something huge living inside it. Letters page includes one from sci-fi author Jack Chalker, criticizing the comics portrayal of indigenous people but otherwise favorable. Calling Dr. Wimble!; The Road from the Past; The Triumph of Harvey Meek!; The Dome!; Interplanetary Episode! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $30.00 View scans Centerfold detached at one staple. Water spotting.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $14.50 View scan Centerfold detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $22.00 View scan 1" Spine split from bottom. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

"The House in the Fog!" (script by "Charles Lacoste"; art by Kurt Schaffenberger); "The Train That Vanished!" (script by Jonathan Burns; art by John Buscema); "The Amazing Talent of Horace Frisbee!" (script by Richard Hughes as "Shane O'Shea"; art by "Mark Midnight"); and "Puzzle of the Deep!" Ogden Whitney cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $9.00

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Shane O'Shea, Curt Carpenter and Jonathan Burns. Art by Leo Morey, Paul Reinman, and George Klein (credited as Mark Midnight). An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A magical funhouse mirror turns people into what their reflections look like; A ladies man traveling the world becomes involved with the stone image of an ancient goddess; A prank turns a weakling into the strongest man in the world. Gift From Beyond!; The Stone Goddess!; The Mighty Bruno!; Strange Visitor! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $14.50 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Pierce Rand and Brad Everson. Art by John Rosenberger, Kurt Schaffenberger, and George Klein (credited as Mark Midnight). An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Americans and Russians race to recover artifacts left in the Arctic by ancient space travelers; A man invents a gas that sends him 20 years into the future, into an abandoned New York City; A treasure hunter becomes a friend to all monkeys after stealing a golden Hanuman monkey-god idol. Art by Superman and Lois Lane artist Kurt Schaffenberger. When the Earth was Young!; Ghost Town!; Madman—or Psychic?; The Golden One!; You Never Can Tell! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart Good $5.60

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Pierce Rand and Curt Carpenter. Art by Paul Reinman, John Forte, Dick Beck and Pete Costanza. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A revolutionary new camera lens can see into the past, but it can also transport people there, whether they want to go or not; Modern-day (for 1959) crooks get their hands on a weapon left by an errant time-traveling tourist; A WWII soldier takes refuge in a European castle that is strangely familiar. The Minus-Zero Lens!; The Mad Musician!; The Man from Elsewhere!; Puzzle from the Past! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $30.00 View scan Water damage.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Shane O'Shea and Bob Standish. Art by Ogden Whitney, Emil Gershwin, and John Rosenberger. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. The return of Herbie, the unassuming, ordinary-looking kid with vast powers who was introduced in issue #73. Herbies new classmates dare him to enter a haunted house, which really is haunted by ghosts and monsters, but even they are no match for Herbie and his lollipops. A heartless business executive gets the Scrooge treatment when he is forced to work as a dishwasher in a mysterious restaurant; Aliens meet the most terrifying race in all the galaxies…the humans. Herbies return is even noted on the cover, which was rare for this era of the comics history. Herbie and the Spirits!; The Roadside Restaurant!; The Conquering Breed! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $8.30

"Look Into the Mirror Three Times!" (script by "Sven Larsen"; art by Ogden Whitney), "Magic of Mu'uri!" (script by Pierce Rand, art by Beck/Costanza), "Strange Things Happen Everywhere," and "Watch the Birdie!" (script by Richard Hughes as "Shane O'Shea"). Whitney cover. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart VG 4.0 $8.30

Add to cart GD 2.0 $5.60

"The Buried Life of Joe Ferrari!" (script by Richard Hughes as "Shane O'Shea," art by Ogden Whitney), "That's the Way the Ball Bounces!" (script by Zev Zimmer, art by Beck/Hamilton), and "The Body in the Well!" Whitney cover. Cover price $0.10.