Adventures into the Unknown comic books issue 3

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Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover inks by Edvard Moritz. Stories by Frank Belknap Long, Al Feldstein and unknown. Art by Ken Bald, Leonard Starr, Edvard Moritz, King Ward, Al Feldstein and unknown. Tales of suspense, horror and the supernatural. In this issue (spoilers ahead): "The Vampire Prowls!" by Frank Belknap Long and Leonard Starr - A vampire is obsessed with musical comedy star Ruth Morton. Ruth's husband Bill consults Dr. Junius B. Jethro about the case. Dr. Jethro and two policemen track the vampire to a tomb in a cemetery. The vampire is identified on the coffin as Marvin Sanders, who died in 1954. Dr. Jethro kills him with a stake while the two police officers look on. The vampire turns into a skeleton in his coffin. Also: "The Specter of Little Dread House" with art by Edvard Moritz - "Tiny Tim" Carver and his tiny house return from the hereafter to terrorize Alice and Jim who have built their house where Tim's used to stand. And: "The Creekmore Curse" by Al Feldstein - Dr. Gaunt worked the dark arts to create demonic minions. His activities began in Whispering Hollow, within the county of Creekmore. In 1770, a lightning strike kills Gaunt and burns his house to the ground. Two centuries later, a research historian named Rand rebuilds the property using the surviving stonework. He and his assistant Betty move in. Gaunt enters the house in the form of a black dog. Soon, he is active once more. Dr. Gaunt chases Betty and Rand into the cemetery. The ghosts of his 18th century murdered victims and lightning prove to be his demise. Plus: "The Witch-Cat of Salem" with pencils by Ken Bald; 3/4-page text story "By the Light of the Lantern"; Strange Spirits 1-pager "Celtic Superstitions" with pencils by Edvard Moritz; Do Such Things Exist? tale "The Affair of the Ferrick Phantom" with art by Edvard Moritz; 1-page text story "The Empty House"; and King Charles in untitled True Ghosts of History 2-pager with art by King Ward. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects Adventures into the Unknown (1948-1967 ACG) #11-15. Written by Richard E. Hughes and Barry Forshaw. Richard Hughes's groundbreaking Adventures Into The Unknown, the world's first anthology-title, boldly stepped where no comic book had gone before. Now, the lovely folks at PS Artbooks are making them available again! This slipcased volume collects issues #11-15 (June/July 1950 to January 1951) of the ACG classic Adventures Into The Unknown. The volume has been meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored. Hardcover(Slipcased), 7-in. x 10-in., 240 pages, full color. Cover price $64.99.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing. "June/July 1950 to January 1951!" Collects Adventures into the Unknown (1948-1967 ACG) #11-15. Ah, they were truly the best of times. Forget the rest. Richard Hughes's groundbreaking Adventures Into The Unknown, the world's first anthology-title boldly stepped where no comicbook had gone before. And now, hot on the heels of their critically acclaimed and hugely popular Harvey Horrors series, those lovely folks at PS Artbooks are making them available in state-of-the-art hardcover volumes. Includes issues 11-15, published from June/July 1950 to January 1951. Hardcover, 288 pages, full color. Cover price $47.99.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Reprints Forbidden Worlds (1952) #60. 68 pages, B&W.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects Adventures into the Unknown (1948-1967 ACG) #9-12. Written by Richard E. Hughes. Art by Edvard Moritz. Foreword by Michael T. Gilbert.From storm-battered castles to secret laboratories, the golden age supernatural anthology Adventures into the Unknown! had every spooky setting audiences could desire! Eminent illustrators Ogden Whitney, Bob Lubbers, John Celardo, Lin Streeter, and others deliver some classic pre-Code horror stories! Hardcover, 216 pages, full color. Cover price $49.99.