(August 1962)

American Comics Group, 1951 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly July, August, September, October; bi-monthly Jan.-Feb., March-April, May-Jun, Nov.-Dec.
On-sale Date
1962-05-24
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 (credited as Richard E. Hughes) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The People from Afar! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ogden Whitney (signed as Ogden Whitney)
Inks
Ogden Whitney (signed as Ogden Whitney)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction

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

Medford Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Medford Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The People from Afar! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes (credited as Brad Everson)
Pencils
Ogden Whitney (credited)
Inks
Ogden Whitney (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Tony Harbison; Varis; Alana
Reprints

[Fun Magic Mystery] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

House of a Thousand Mysteries / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Jeweled Sceptre (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Rosenberger
Inks
John Rosenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Paul Booher, Jr., Don Dohler, Allen Mefferd, Bryan Hanson, Katherine Goodenow, Bob Brannon, Beverly Sims, and Hago Chakmakjian.

[Grog Grows Own Tail] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Western World Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Powerful Motor] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

NPR Sales / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Strange Barrier! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ruben Moreira
Inks
Ruben Moreira
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Ben Harrow
Synopsis
Ben Harrow invents a nerve gas that turns people into mindless slaves, but he learns that a civilization of mindless slaves will not work.
Reprints

The Girl from Way Back! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes (credited as Kurato Osaki)
Pencils
Joe Sinnott (ghosted for Paul Reinman) (ghost)
Inks
Paul Reinman (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Kurato Osaki (headshot); Paul Reinman (headshot); Hubert Bump; Rufus W. Donnerwetter; Patience Hopkins; George Washington
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Joe Sinnott stated that he ghosted pencilled stories for Paul Reinman at Marvel and 4 for ACG. He even drew the portrait of Reinman on the splash page. http://joesinnott.com/home/othercomics.html (website accessed 2011.02.02)

[Insect Collecting Kit] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Bike Bonanza of Big Buys] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Norton Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The People from Afar!
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Medford Products
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Medford Products
  4. 3. The People from Afar!
  5. 4. [Fun Magic Mystery]
    House of a Thousand Mysteries
  6. 5. Jeweled Sceptre
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    From Your Editor — To You!
  8. 7. [Grog Grows Own Tail]
    Western World Products
  9. 8. [Powerful Motor]
    NPR Sales
  10. 9. The Strange Barrier!
  11. 10. The Girl from Way Back!
  12. 11. [Insect Collecting Kit]
    Honor House Products
  13. 12. [Bike Bonanza of Big Buys]
    Honor House Products
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Norton Products
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Coates
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Edgar Loftin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore