(November 1958)

American Comics Group, 1951 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Best Syndicated Features Inc.
Brand
American Comics Group ACG
Editing
Richard Hughes (editor)

The Strange Ones! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ogden Whitney (signed)
Inks
Ogden Whitney (signed)
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Dr. Martin's Marvelous Museum (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 13 pages (report information)

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Pencils
John Forte (signed)
Inks
John Forte (signed)
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
You can step out of everyday life--right into the midst of the strangest adventures you dreamed of!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Eddy Brewster; Brenda Trent; Jed Hoffstra; Dr. Martin
Synopsis
Eddy and Brenda have grown up as neighbours and friends. But Brenda wants someone courageous as a boyfriend and all-state quarterback Jeff takes her out as well. Brenda confuses her dates and all three go out together to the private closed house of Dr Martin. The Dr shows them his museum exhibits and, after Jed and Brenda have left, challenges Eddy to track down the Georgio tiara. Eddy visits the eras of the exhibits and finds the tiara defeating obstacles on the way. Eddy meets Jed and Brenda, Jed challenges Eddy but he now has courage and defeats Jed. Brenda is happy with her real man.
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Keywords
Georgio Tiara

Call in the Night (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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It happened on a frosty, clear night---it started with a telephone message---
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
John W. Crane (Fire chief); Mr. Parkins
Synopsis
Chief Crane receives a phone call advising of a fire at 346 Elm. When the fire equipment arrives they find that someone is inside, old man Parkins. The firemen save Mr Parkins. Later, when they are making out the fire report, Crane asks Parkins if he knows anyone called Danny, as he made the call. Parkins tells Crane that Danny is his son and that he always looks after him. Crane wonders why Danny is not present and Crane says that his son died in 1942. Further attempts to trace the phone caller are unsuccessful.
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The Strange Ones! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Those lights! They're blinding me! I'm losing control!
Characters
Glenn Parker; Olga Parker; Family doctor
Synopsis
Glenn Parker is driving home when two strange lights cause him to crash his car. The two lights are concerned that Glenn does not die. When Glenn wakes up he drives home. Over the following weeks Glenn is obsessed with building a strange machine. Olga is concerned about Glenn and calls the doctor who hypnotises Glenn. Glenn reveals that the machine is to give physical form to the lights who want to invade Earth. The doctor and Olga rush to the machine just as two aliens emerge. There is a brief fight and the aliens accidentally destroy the machine and disappear. The invasion is over.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

From Your Editor- To You! / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

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Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Tom Gould, Noreen Balogh, Dean Silverstone, Robert Ron, Jr., Robert Vasseur, Lawrence I. Wright, Lydia Bonsante, Anthony Steer, Dan Ryan, Paula Lucio, Richard Askey, David Brown, August I. Venter, and Dorothy Gates.

The Ironclad Will! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Pencils
Emil Gershwin
Inks
Emil Gershwin
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Am I dreaming? It's... his face!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Jude Tyndal; Harry Tyndal; Laura; Philip Tyndal
Synopsis
Jude Tyndal's heirs get exactly what they deserved, even if it is impossible to explain how he accomplished it.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Strange Ones!
  2. 1. Dr. Martin's Marvelous Museum
  3. 2. Call in the Night
  4. 3. The Strange Ones!
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    From Your Editor- To You!
  6. 5. The Ironclad Will!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jay Kinney
  • Paul Robinson
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore