Forbidden Worlds (1951 ACG) comic books 1961

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.