(March 1954)

American Comics Group, 1948 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Best Syndicated Features Inc.
Brand
American Comics Group ACG
Editing
Richard Hughes (credited as Richard E. Hughes) (editor)

[The Wolpire] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Harry Lazarus (signed)
Inks
Harry Lazarus (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints
Keywords
vampires

Indexer Notes

TrueVision cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Haunted Hunchback (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lazarus (signed)
Inks
Harry Lazarus (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Ed Hamilton

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Quadro; Denise; Pierre
Synopsis
A witch gives an ugly hunchback the gift of one night of happiness.
Reprints
Keywords
hunchback; witch

Indexer Notes

TrueVision story.

Get Shop-Method Home Training (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

National Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Haunted Stradivarius (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Gilbert Henderson; Koenig
Reprints

The Wolpire (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lazarus (signed)
Inks
Harry Lazarus (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Ed Hamilton

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Count Orabal; Pat Mitchell; Barbara Mitchell
Synopsis
Pat saves Barbara from the Wolpire, a creature half werewolf and half vampire.
Reprints
Keywords
vampire; werewolf

Indexer Notes

TrueVision story

[The Gripping Thrills of a Lifetime!] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Out of the Night / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Complete Artist's Set (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Smith Bros. Oil Paints / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Let's Talk It Over! / letters page / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Reprints

Indexer Notes

No letters. Editorial discusses the lack of critical letters.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Reprints

The Head Man (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lazarus (signed)
Inks
Harry Lazarus (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Baron Kroger; Herr Schwill
Synopsis
The unscrupulous dealer Herr Schwill is obsessed to find out what the wealthy Baron Kroger is collecting. It turns out (much to his chagrin) that its human heads.
Reprints
Keywords
beheading; guillotine

Indexer Notes

TrueVision story

Be Lucky in Love! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Plaza Book Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Mardo Sales Corp.] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Death from the Depths (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lazarus (signed)
Inks
Harry Lazarus (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Jones; Havis; Chito
Synopsis
A strange island erupts from the ocean. While inspecting it, Jones and Havis accidentally bring the evil beings that used to live on the island back to life.
Reprints
Keywords
Galapagos Islands

Indexer Notes

TrueVision story

[Draw the First Day] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Norton Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Now You Can Fly a Real Jet Plane! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Jetex Javelin / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

I Will Train You at Home for Good Pay Jobs in Radio-Television (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Fix Any Car in a Jiffy] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Motor Book Dept. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [The Wolpire]
  2. 1. ["Come on, buddy, quit being a bag-of-bones weakling like I was"]
    Jowett Institute
  3. 2. The Haunted Hunchback
  4. 3. Get Shop-Method Home Training
    National Schools
  5. 4. The Haunted Stradivarius
  6. 5. The Wolpire
  7. 6. [The Gripping Thrills of a Lifetime!]
    Out of the Night
  8. 7. Complete Artist's Set
    Smith Bros. Oil Paints
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Let's Talk It Over!
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
  11. 10. The Head Man
  12. 11. Be Lucky in Love!
    Plaza Book Co.
  13. 12. [Mardo Sales Corp.]
  14. 13. Death from the Depths
  15. 14. [Draw the First Day]
    Norton Products
  16. 15. Now You Can Fly a Real Jet Plane!
    Jetex Javelin
  17. 16. I Will Train You at Home for Good Pay Jobs in Radio-Television
    National Radio Institute
  18. 17. [Fix Any Car in a Jiffy]
    Motor Book Dept.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Mike White