(May-June 1965)

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-June, Nov.-Dec.
On-sale Date
1965-02-25
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)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1965 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

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

Magicman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger (signed as Pete Costanza)
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger (signed as Pete Costanza)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Magicman
Reprints

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: 1)

Magicman / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes
Pencils
Pete Costanza
Inks
Pete Costanza
Colors
?
Letters
?

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.
Reprints

Look Out -- He's After You! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Script
Richard Hughes
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

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: 5)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ogden Whitney
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
H. Rider Haggard
Synopsis
Writer H. Rider Haggard's account of a dream he had foretelling his dog's death.
Reprints

The Seller of Dolls! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes
Pencils
Bob Jenney
Inks
Bob Jenney
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Ra Dilo; Al Dewey; Joe Dewey; Ted Malone; Cora Malone
Synopsis
A strange old man sells lifelike dolls, dolls that help him get revenge on two men who tried to swindle him.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Case of the Young Old Men!
    Magicman
  2. 1. The Case of the Young Old Men!
    Magicman
  3. 2. Look Out -- He's After You!
    Nemesis
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    From Your Editor- To You!
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. Dreams Can Come True
  7. 6. The Seller of Dolls!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Steve Coates
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore