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Forbidden Worlds (1951 ACG) comic books 1965

  • Issue #125
    Forbidden Worlds (1951 ACG) 125

    Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger, credited as Pete Costanza. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Zev Zimmer. Art by Pete Costanza, Kurt Schaffenberger and George Wilhelms. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. As the Silver Age of comics begins, ACG introduces a superhero: Magicman, immortal son of the wizard Cagliostro, who disguises himself as an American soldier when not battling evil as Magicman. A modern-day man undergoes hypnosis to discover the truth about his great-grandfathers disappearance; student Willie Stover and his pet frog Oswald accidentally foil an invasion from a microscopic world during Detention. Also featuring a one-page Herbie story/ad for his new comic. Cover by Superman and Lois Lane artist Kurt Schaffenberger, working under an assumed name at the request of DCs editor. Magicman!; Missing: Frederick Forbes!; No Good to the World! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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    $199 FORBIDDEN WORLDS #125 CGC 8.5 MAGICMAN 1ST APPEARANCE
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  • Issue #126
    Forbidden Worlds (1951 ACG) 126

    Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger, credited as Pete Costanza. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Zev Zimmer and Brad Everson. Art by Pete Costanza, Pete Riss and George Wilhelms.An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. In Vietnam, Magicman battles Agent A-214, a diminutive Communist agent who disguises himself as an infant; Johnny Carlyle hunts the puma that killed his father, and his father's ghost appears at a crucial moment; A space explorer encounters a duplicate of her dead fiance on an alien world. Also featuring a one-page Herbie story/ad for his new comic. Cover by Superman and Lois Lane artist Kurt Schaffenberger, working under an assumed name at the request of DCs editor. Watch Out for A-214!; Help From Beyond; The Most Human Guy I Ever Knew! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #127
    Forbidden Worlds (1951 ACG) 127

    Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger, credited as Pete Costanza. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Zev Zimmer and Lafcadio Lee. Art by Pete Costanza, Ogden Whitney and Bob Jenney. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Magicmans associate Sergeant Kilkenny, suspected of being Magicman, is asked to solve a string of murders; Writer H. Rider Haggard reveals a dream he had foretelling his dog's death; A strange old man sells lifelike dolls, and woe be to those who try to swindle him. Cover by Superman and Lois Lane artist Kurt Schaffenberger, working under an assumed name at the request of DCs editor. The Case of the Young Old Men!; Dreams Can Come True; The Seller of Dolls! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #128
    Forbidden Worlds (1951 ACG) 128

    Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger, credited as Pete Costanza. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Zev Zimmer, Pierre Alonzo and Bob Standish. Art by Pete Costanza, Edd Ashe and Paul Reinman. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Trying to solve a robbery performed by sorcery, Magicman travels to the past to ask Merlins advice. But the crimes are happening all through time, pointing to one person: Magicmans father, the wizard Cagliostro. A bully looks forward to intimidating aliens in space; A ruthless antiques dealer meets three elderly sisters who can tell the future, but doesnt foresee his own destiny. Cover by Superman and Lois Lane artist Kurt Schaffenberger, working under an assumed name at the request of DCs editor. Magicman Meets Merlin!; Only Tough Guys Get Places!; Loom of Fate! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #129
    Forbidden Worlds (1951 ACG) 129
    • Centerfold plus two wraps detached at one staple.

    Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Zev Zimmer, Sven Larsen and Pierce Rand. Art by Pete Costanza, Edd Ashe and John Rosenberger. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. Magicman battles aliens who have taken over the bodies of a team of space explorers; A con artist offers to help Satan run the place after he arrives in Hell; The new member of a diving crew turns out to be an exceptionally good diver – too good to be entirely human. Well Bury You Deep!; Theres a New Lot of Spirits Coming In!; The Thing from the Depths. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #130
    Forbidden Worlds (1951 ACG) 130

    "Magicman vs. the Wizard of Science" (script by Richard Hughes as "Zev Zimmer," art by Pete Costanza), "Stone Age Man" (script by Kermit Lundgren, art by Paul Reinman), and "The Ghost That Died" (script by Hughes as "Kurato Osaki," art by Hy Eisman). Costanza cover. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #131
    Forbidden Worlds (1951 ACG) 131

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    Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger, credited as Pete Costanza. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Zev Zimmer and Ace Aquila. Art by Pete Costanza, Edd Ashe, Chic Stone and Emil Gershwin. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. In a seaside New England town, the ghosts of a pirate crew wreak havoc until Magicman shows up to put them to rest; A teller of tall tales is abducted by aliens, but he knows no one will believe him; A man insists that he controls his own destiny, but the gods just laugh. Cover by Superman and Lois Lane artist Kurt Schaffenberger, working under an assumed name at the request of DCs editor. Pirate Peril!; Two Weeks with Pay; The Four-Fingered Hand!; Master of his Fate! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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    $8 Forbidden Worlds #131 ACG Silver Age sci fi horror g/vg

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  • Issue #132
    Forbidden Worlds (1951 ACG) 132

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    Cover by Kurt Schaffenberger, credited as Pete Costanza. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes, credited as Zev Zimmer, Brad Everson and Greg Olivetti. Art by Pete Costanza, Lloyd Cynwald and Sal Trapani. An anthology series featuring tales of fantasy and science fiction adventure from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG. A gangster gains control of a giant ape and forces it to commit crimes for him, arousing Magicmans ire; A broomstick has incredible magic powers; A magic mirror creates duplicates of people, but they have opposite personalities. Cover by Superman and Lois Lane artist Kurt Schaffenberger, working under an assumed name at the request of DCs editor. Ancient Ape!; The Space Broomstick; The Mirror of Mystery! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.