Adventures into the Unknown (1990 A-Plus) comic books 1991
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Issue #3
$6.00
$6.00
Cover by Bailey Mart. Edited by Roger Broughton. Stories by Nicola Cuti, Tim Boxell and Richard Hughes (credited as Shane O'Shea). Art by Kenneth Landau, Mike Zeck, Ogden Whitney, Edvard Moritz and Rich Larson, plus one story by Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta, Wally Wood, and Joe Orlando. A collection of sci-fi and horror tales from classic 1950s ACG comics and classic 1970s Charlton comics, assembled by latter-day Canadian publisher Avalon/ACG. The highlight 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 inked by Frank Frazetta himself. Also, an escaped convict flees into the swamp and thinks hes in the clear, but then he encounters the alligator woman. Featuring reprints from ACGs Adventures into the Unknown, Forbidden Worlds and Unknown Worlds, and Charltons Scary Tales. Skull of the Sorcerer; Hades University; Bride of the Swamp; Snatcher; 1,000 Years Ago…in 1992; Unknown Rescuer; The Westphalian Werewolf! 48 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.50.
