Forbidden Worlds #126

(March-April 1965)

Watch Out for A-214! (Table of Contents: 1)

Magicman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes (credited as Zev Zimmer)

Pencils

Pete Costanza

Inks

Pete Costanza

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Magicman [Tom Cargill]; Sgt. Kilkenny; Agent A-214

Synopsis

The Communist Chinese infiltrate Cargill's Army post in Viet Nam with Agent A-214, a diminutive man disguised as an infant. Believing Kilkenny to be Magicman, A-214 takes him prisoner and the real Magicman has to rescue him.

Reprints

• in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #20
• in Magicman Archives (Dark Horse, 2008 series) (December 2008)

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

Herbie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Richard Hughes

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Dan Noon, Dale R. Gowin, Danny Doyle, Mark Savage, and Larry Herndon.

Help from Beyond (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes ?

Pencils

Pete Riss

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

John Carlyle; Mrs. Carlyle; Johnny Carlyle

Synopsis

Johnny Carlyle wants to hunt down the puma that killed his father, and his father's ghost appears at a crucial moment to protect him.

Reprints

• from Out of the Night (American Comics Group, 1952 series) #17 (October-November 1954) [retitled]
• in Uncanny Tales (Alan Class, 1963 series) #111 ([circa 1975 - 1976]), #137 ([circa 1979 - 1980])

The Most Human Guy I Ever Knew! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes (credited as Brad Everson)

Pencils

George Wilhelms

Inks

George Wilhelms

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Jim Barrett; Lenore Mills

Synopsis

After her fiancee Jim is killed in Viet Nam, Lenore Mills becomes a famous scientist, inventing a new rocket fuel and joining a space exploration team. During a mission, a chameleon-like alien takes on the appearance of Jim and also assumes his personality, defending Lenore and her crew from his fellow aliens.

Reprints

• in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #62, #174 ([circa 1977 - 1978])
• in Deadly Horror Stories (Gredown, 1980 ? series) (1980)
• in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #211 ([circa 1983 - 1984])

Indexer Notes

Everson pseudonym noted in Jerry Bails's Who's Who in American Comic Books