(September-October 1951)

American Comics Group, 1951 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Preferred Publications Inc.
Brand
American Comics Group ACG
Editing
Richard Hughes (credited as Richard E. Hughes) (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ken Bald
Inks
Ken Bald
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Mists of Midnight (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lin Streeter
Inks
Lin Streeter
Colors
?
Letters
Ed Hamilton

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Audrey Clark; Neil; Jim Fletcher
Synopsis
Audrey sees a man struggling in the fog.
Reprints

Phil Rizzuto (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Postscript to Death (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
Ed Hamilton; typeset

Characters
Sylvia; John
Reprints

The League of Vampires (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Sultan
Inks
Charles Sultan
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Nancy Lewis; Roy Carlson
Synopsis
Nancy Lewis has a strange visitor who has bat eyes, and he makes her take him to her finance's laboratory.
Reprints

[Extra Good News!] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

From Your Editor- To You! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Richard Hughes ?
Letters
typeset

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Includes text, with the color header that was first used in issue #1. No letters.

Dead Man's Doom (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
King Ward (signed as K.)
Inks
King Ward (signed as K.)
Colors
?
Letters
Ed Hamilton

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Phanto
Synopsis
Phanto is a fake medium, who is willing to do what it takes to keep his fee.
Reprints

Kate, the Witch, vs. Andrew Jackson (Table of Contents: 9)

"True" Witches of History / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Morris Waldinger
Colors
?
Letters
Ed Hamilton

Genre
non-fiction; horror-suspense
Characters
John Bell; Betsy Bell; Josh Gardiner; Kate the Witch; General Andrew Jackson; Rachel Jackson; Witch-Destroyer
Synopsis
A witch appears before future President Andrew Jackson's friends in Robertson County, Tennessee.
And he goes to see if it is true.
Reprints

Strange Staircase (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
Ed Hamilton; typeset

Characters
Billy; Roger (dog)
Reprints

The Magic Coin (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Klein
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Amos Brown; Ken Havers; Miss Seely; Sabina; Decimus; Emperor Marcus Aurelius; Smithers
Synopsis
Dr. Amos Brown is missing. He is found on top of the old coin that is under the microscope.
Reprints

The Spectral Sky-Ship (Table of Contents: 12)

Uncanny Mysteries / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; horror-suspense
Characters
Captain Lamberton
Synopsis
The Ship, Fellowship, disappears in 1646.
Reprints
Keywords
occult

Indexer Notes

Based on the poem THE PHANTOM SHIP by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

The Boy Who Talked with Spirits (Table of Contents: 13)

True Ghost Tales / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Molno
Inks
Bill Molno
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; horror-suspense
Characters
Eddie Harkness; Josiah; Emily
Synopsis
Eddie has two ghosts who help keep him up on what's going on.
Reprints
Keywords
occult

[Be the Master, not the Slave!] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Pickwick Books / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Look at These 4 Wonder Bargains] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Novelty Mart Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. The Mists of Midnight
  4. 3. Phil Rizzuto
    Wheaties
  5. 4. Postscript to Death
  6. 5. The League of Vampires
  7. 6. [Extra Good News!]
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    From Your Editor- To You!
  9. 8. Dead Man's Doom
  10. 9. Kate, the Witch, vs. Andrew Jackson
    "True" Witches of History
  11. 10. Strange Staircase
  12. 11. The Magic Coin
  13. 12. The Spectral Sky-Ship
    Uncanny Mysteries
  14. 13. The Boy Who Talked with Spirits
    True Ghost Tales
  15. 14. [Be the Master, not the Slave!]
    Pickwick Books
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  17. 16. [Look at These 4 Wonder Bargains]
    Novelty Mart Toys
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Edgar Loftin
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore