Forbidden Worlds (1951 ACG) comic books 1960-1962

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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.

"Time is a Two-Way Thing!" (script by Richard Hughes as "Kurato Osaki"; art by Al Wenzel), "Convict #14612!" (script by Curt Carpenter, art by Bill Walsh), "The Revenge of Kolara!" (script by Hughes as "Greg Olivetti"; art by Tom Hickey), and "Castle Out of the Past!" Ogden Whitney cover. Cover price $0.12.

"The Hand of the Unknown!" (script by Richard Hughes as "Shane O'Shea"; art by Pete Costanza), "A Matter of Identity" (art by John Rosenberger?), and "Elmer Gets the Most Striking Dates!" (script by Hughes as "Pierre Olonzo"; art by Ogden Whitney). Statement of ownership--average paid circulation 178,600. Whitney cover. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Bob Standish and Shane O'Shea. Art by John Rosenberger, Ogden Whitney and Pete Costanza. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A dedicated cop continues to pursue a case even after hes dead; A woman lives another life while shes in a coma; An exploration of mental telepathy between twin brothers. Ghost of a Chance!; Twin Telepathy; Alter Ego!; The Dog That Conquered Space! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Zev Zimmer and Kurato Osaki. Art by Hy Eisman, Ogden Whitney and Chic Stone. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A lonely boy encounters a ghostly pirate band and is befriended by one of them; The Mississippi Queen riverboat makes its final journey into the unknown; Jupiter, king of the gods, gets fed up with the challenges of godhood and decides to live as a mortal on Earth. My Pal Jeremy!; The Riverboat That Vanished; The Old Familiar Faces!; By Jupiter! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Brad Everson and Kurato Osaki. Art by John Rosenberger, Ogden Whitney, Ruben Moreira and Joe Sinnott (credited as Paul Reinman). An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Aliens battle cavemen on prehistoric Earth, but one of the aliens falls in love with a beautiful cavewoman; A mad scientist invents a nerve gas that turns people into mindless slaves, then learns that a civilization of mindless slaves will not work; A man travels back in time on a witchs broom and meets the girl of his dreams. The People From Afar!; Jeweled Sceptre; The Strange Barrier!; The Girl from Way Back! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

"I Can Shrink Into a Tiny Thing--and Come Back Again!" (script by Richard Hughes as "Shane O'Shea"; art by Pete Costanza), "Destiny Knows Many Roads!" (art by Harry Lazarus), and "Rover's a Good Dog!" (script by Derek Rutherford). Ogden Whitney cover. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Pierre Alonzo, Pierce Rand and Lafcadio Lee. Art by Leo Morey, Ogden Whitney, Tom Hickey and Rudy Palais (credited as Rudi Palais). An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A man who cares nothing for other people discovers that the afterlife is a series of endless rooms where he must relive past horrors; An alien race has one last evil citizen, so they decide to send the child to Earth; A shipwreck survivor washes up on an island with miraculous healing properties. The Endless Rooms!; Mysterious Island; Child of Evil; The Ghost of the Museum! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Pierre Alonzo and Shane O'Shea. Art by Leo Morey, Ogden Whitney, Tom Hickey and Paul Reinman. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A coward is drafted for a fake space mission, but accidentally gets sent to an alien civilization; An inventor creates a cigarette filter that transports him one day into the future every time he uses it; A painter is able to capture future events in his paintings. Space Sissy!; Facing the Future; Strange Visit; The Man Who Painted Destiny! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.