(May-June 1965)

American Comics Group, 1951 Series
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Price:
0.12 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
eight times a year
Indicia Publisher:
Best Syndicated Features, Inc.
Brand:
American Comics Group ACG
Editing:
Richard E. Hughes
Format:
Standard Silver Age U.S.; Full Color: Glossy cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched

The Case of the Young Old Men! (Table of Contents)

Magicman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Kurt Schaffenberger [as Pete Costanza] (signed)
Inks:
Kurt Schaffenberger [as Pete Costanza] (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Magicman
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Indexer Notes

According to Schaffenberger in a 1998 letter, many covers at ACG were penciled and inked by him, but signed by Pete Costanza because DC editor Mort Weisinger (for whom Schaffenberger worked on the Superman Family titles at that time) did not want him drawing superhero covers for other companies.


The Case of the Young Old Men! (Table of Contents)

Magicman / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Richard E. Hughes [as Zev Zimmer]
Pencils:
Pete Costanza
Inks:
Pete Costanza
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Magicman [Tom Cargill]; Sgt. Kilkenny; Col. Blimpsworthy; Dr. Moeller
Synopsis:
Sergeant Kilkenny is again suspected of being Magicman and is sent to solve a string of murders. The real Magicman tags along to help out.
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Look Out -- He's After You! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks:
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #154, featuring Nemesis


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

From Your Editor -- to You! / letters page / 1.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Richard E. Hughes
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Dwayne Meisner; Chris Stanley; Colin Berry; Guy H. Lillian III; Richard Hoppenstedt


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1964
Average monthly paid circulation during preceding 12 months: 179,250
Actual sales for issue nearest filing date: 196,000
Owner: Best Syndicated Features, Inc., 2nd and Dickey Streets, Sparta, Illinois; Frederick H. Iger; H. Donenfeld


Dreams Can Come True (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Ogden Whitney
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
occult
Synopsis:
Writer H. Rider Haggard's account of a dream he had foretelling his dog's death.
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The Seller of Dolls! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Richard E. Hughes [as Lafcadio Lee]
Pencils:
Bob Jenney
Inks:
Bob Jenney
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
occult
Synopsis:
A strange old man sells lifelike dolls, dolls that help him get revenge on two men who tried to swindle him.
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Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Case of the Young Old Men!
    Magicman
  2. 2. Look Out -- He's After You!
    Nemesis
  3. 3. [no title indexed]
    From Your Editor -- to You!
  4. 4. [no title indexed]
  5. 5. Dreams Can Come True
  6. 6. The Seller of Dolls!
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Dwayne Best
  • Mike Nielsen
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Gene Reed
  • Lou Mougin
  • Bob Hughes
  • Gary Perlman
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Peter Croome