(April 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 (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's...it's a living man of glass!
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints
Keywords
machine guns; monsters

Indexer Notes

TrueVision cover

[Come on, Buddy, Quit Being a Bag-of-Bones Weakling Like I Was] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dry Death (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Dobie; Amy; Larabee; Grandpa
Synopsis
Western gunman Larabee reappears in skeletal form and spreads death all over the valley.
Reprints
Keywords
skeleton; vulture

Indexer Notes

TrueVision story

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

National Schools Home Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Gift for Greta (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Greta
Synopsis
Greta has poisoned her husband and is visited by his avenging ghost.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

first-person narrative

The Man Who Lost His Face (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Steven Camp; Mike Swayne; Abby Mason
Synopsis
Plastic surgeon Dr. Camp develops a compound to make operations easier. The bones get soft and can be formed in any way. When Camp disfigures the gangster Mike Swayne, he's in for real trouble.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

TrueVision story

[Start a Fine Business in Spare Time] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Mason Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Let's Talk It Over! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Editorial and letters page. Letters from C. Moore, Richard Summersgill, and Thomas A. Bishop.

True Vampires of History! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Forgione (signed as BF)
Inks
Bob Forgione (signed as BF)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Alicia Von Czerny
Synopsis
Alledgedly true story of Alicia von Czerny, a vampire lady of the 15th century.
Reprints
Keywords
vampire

Indexer Notes

TrueVision story

[Be Lucky in Love!] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

[Reversible Auto Seat Covers] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Mardo Sales Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

One Bright and Shining Day (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Treeby; Jackson
Synopsis
Two escaped convicts discover a jungle wherein glass beings are living. In breaking, these beings spill a liquid which will turn anything it touches into glass also. A glass infection starts to spread around the island.
Reprints
Keywords
volcano

Indexer Notes

TrueVision story

[Draw the First Day] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Norton Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Now you can fly a real jet plane!] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Jetex Jet Planes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[I Will Train You at Home for Good Pay Jobs in Radio-Television] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

National Radio Institute Home Study Course / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fix Any Car in a Jiffy! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["It's...it's a living man of glass!"]
  2. 1. [Come on, Buddy, Quit Being a Bag-of-Bones Weakling Like I Was]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  3. 2. Dry Death
  4. 3. [Get Shop-Method Home Training]
    National Schools Home Training
  5. 4. A Gift for Greta
  6. 5. The Man Who Lost His Face
  7. 6. [Start a Fine Business in Spare Time]
    Mason Shoes
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Let's Talk It Over!
  9. 8. True Vampires of History!
  10. 9. [Be Lucky in Love!]
    Plaza Book Co.
  11. 10. [Reversible Auto Seat Covers]
    Mardo Sales Products
  12. 11. One Bright and Shining Day
  13. 12. [Draw the First Day]
    Norton Products
  14. 13. [Now you can fly a real jet plane!]
    Jetex Jet Planes
  15. 14. [I Will Train You at Home for Good Pay Jobs in Radio-Television]
    National Radio Institute Home Study Course
  16. 15. Fix Any Car in a Jiffy!
    Motor Book Dept.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Tillmann Courth
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore