Forbidden Worlds (1951 ACG) comic books 1959-1961

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.

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.

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Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Shane O'Shea, Pierce Rand, Frederick Masters and Derek Rutherford. Art by Sam Citron, John Forte, John Rosenberger and Al Williamson. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A botanist cultivates plant spores from space, learning too late that they can duplicate other life forms; An arrogant Earth scientist finds he is the dumbest person on the planet Tolanno; A strange voice from the stars gives advanced weapons technology to a warring Stone Age tribe in a story by EC great Al Williamson. The Glittering Nightmare!; Professor Benton's Betters; The Second Henry Stone!; In the Beginning! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by James R. Thompson and Richard Hughes, credited as Curt Carpenter, Kermit Lundgren and Derek Rutherford. Art by Ogden Whitney, 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 diver investigates a sunken pirate treasure that carries a curse on all who search for it; Medieval alchemists seeking a new weapon discover something so powerful, the castle is still irradiated centuries later; An Amazon tribe targeted by land developers seeks aid from the ancient spirit of the volcano who watches over them. The Golden Doom!; Orango the Mighty; The Castle of Kraken!; Safari to the Stars! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Stray!" (script by Richard Hughes as "Greg Olivetti"; art by Al Williamson); "The Oracle Stone!" (script possibly by Hughes as "Charles Lacoste"; art by Jon Diehl); "The Flaming Phantom!" (script by Hughes as "Shane O'Shea"; art by Al Wenzel); and "Queen of Uranus" (script by Thomas R. Drew, art by Odgen Whitney). Whitney cover. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Brad Everson, Bob Standish, Curt Carpenter and Jonathan Burns. Art by Ogden Whitney, Tom Hickey, John Buscema, Dick Beck and Pete Costanza. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A power-hungry space explorer who abuses the chimp on his rocketship lands on a planet populated by intelligent chimps, in an early story by legendary Marvel and Conan artist John Buscema; A greedy treasure hunter strands his fellow sailors on a tropical island paradise with a beautiful woman; A hunter stalks the invisible creature that lives in a remote crater. The Man Who Couldn't Be Stopped!; Island with a Secret; The Hunt!; The Strange Case of Uncle Hoober! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Brad Everson, Kurato Osaki and Shane O'Shea. Art by John Forte, Harry Lazarus, Paul Reinman, Dick Beck and Pete Costanza. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. An ape sent into space on an experimental flight returns with human intelligence, and conducts experiments on the scientist who sent him out; A stranger rents a cottage in a small village, where he uses alchemy to bring forth creatures from another world; A mad scientist creates a strange device that turns modern-day humans into Neanderthals. The Ape in the Sky!; The Golden Knight; The Answer Machine!; The Thing in the Sea!; The Stranger; Mystery Island! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Hepzibah's Dream!" (script by Richard Hughes as "Shane O'Shea"; art by John Buscema), "All the Time in the World!" (script by Bob Standish, art by John Rosenberger), "The Lonely Life of Homer Hergis" (script by Hughes as "Greg Olivetti"; art by Pete Costanza), and "The Day the Earth Trembled!" (script by Pierce Rand, art by Paul Reinman). Ogden Whitney cover. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

"The Edge of the Sea" (script by Bob Standish, art by Al Wenzel); "The Mechanical Man" (script by Ed Lorenz); "Echo From the Past" (script by Kermit Lundgren, art by John Forte); and "Things to Come" (script by Pierce Rand, art by Pete Costanza). Cover price $0.10.

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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.

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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.

"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.

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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.

"Top Secret!" (script by Bob Standish, art by John Forte); "One By One!" (script by "Charles Lacoste"; art by John Rosenberger); "The World of Giants!" (script by Pierce Rand, inks by Leo Morey); and "Skybird's Revenge." Ogden Whitney cover. Cover price $0.10.

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.

"Bud's Birthday Presents!" (script by Richard Hughes as "Shane O'Shea"; art by Paul Reinman), "The Image Maker!" (script by Hughes as "Zev Zimmer"; art by Pete Costanza), and "Condemned by the Crystal" (art by Ogden Whitney). Whitney cover. Cover price $0.10.

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.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Kermit Lundgren, Pierre Alonzo and Curt Carpenter. Art by Paul Reinman, Harry Lazarus, Tom Hickey and Pete Costanza. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A supervillain discovers how to blend into his surroundings and become invisible; A man is a lonely outcast despite being raised to be an example of mental and physical perfection; A young hood learns that his uncles antique mirror is actually a window into the past. Doctor Chameleon!; The Eggbeater in the Sky!; Food for Thought!; The Dark Mirror! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

"Soapbox on Wheels!" (script by Richard Hughes as "Zev Zimmer"; art by Paul Reinman); "I Dream of Genie!" (script by Hughes as "Ace Aquila"; art by Jack Sparling); and "Mystery Mews!" (art by Ogden Whitney). Whitney cover. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Pierre Alonzo and Brad Everson. Art by John Forte, Jack Sparling, and Ken Landau. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. The legend of the good witch of Salem; An explorer finds an ancient golden city under the Antarctic ice, then loses it again; The captain of an interstellar vessel decides to explore the forbidden Xenon quadrant. Cover by Superman and Lois Lane artist Kurt Schaffenberger. The Legend of the Good Witch!; Your Future in the Clouds; Golden City!; Welcome to Xenon! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Ace Aquila and Kermit Lundgren. Art by John Forte and Bill Ely. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. The title What Now, Little Man was a just metaphor before, but for corrupt businessman John Ormsby, its the literal truth; Nobotu Ogata can always sense when danger is ahead, but even he could not have foreseen the first atomic bomb; Dr. Kenneth Warlock discusses the truth about curses. Cover by Superman and Lois Lane artist Kurt Schaffenberger. What Now, Little Man?; Warning of Danger!; From the Oceans Bottom; The Case of the Curses! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

"I Gotta See to Everything!" (script by Bob Standish, art by Pete Costanza), "Spawn of the Unknown!" (script by Richard Hughes as "Greg Olivetti"; art by Dick Beck), and "Down, Down, Down!" (script by Pierce Rand), and "From Tomorrow to Yesterday!" (art by John Rosenberger?). Ogden Whitney cover. Cover price $0.10.

"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.

"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.