Forbidden Worlds #4

(January-February 1952)

A Queen For the Voodoo Chief (Table of Contents)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Paul Cooper (signed)

Inks:

Paul Cooper (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ed Hamilton

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Reprints:

• in Shock (Stanley Publications, 1969 series) #v3#2 (May 1971)
• in Shock (Stanley, 1969 series) #V2#3

Indexer Notes

Previous indexer stated this as written by Richard Hughes, however the story does not read like Hughes, and Hughes has stated that he edited, but didn't start writing for "Forbidden Worlds" until circa 1957.

Devil-Doomed Sandman (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Joan; Donald

The Fiend In Fur (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Wilhelms

Inks:

George Wilhelms

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Synopsis:

Frank tries to explain to Miss Hall why she shouldn't walk in the woods alone, but she finds out for herself what the fiend in fur is.

The Spectral Sleepwalker (Table of Contents)

True Ghosts of History / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Charlie Sultan

Inks:

Charlie Sultan

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction; horror-suspense

Characters:

Jeanne La Blazon; Prince Richard

Synopsis:

Jeanne La Blazon is murdered in 1177, but still she waits for Prince Richard to return.

From Your Editor - To You (Table of Contents)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Richard Hughes ?

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Announcement of the "L. F./ O. F. W." (Loyal Fans of Forbidden World") Club. Also mentions that "House of Horror" in this issue was written by two members of the Club.

Whirlpool of Death (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Synopsis:

Rex and Nancy are drowned and see ancient Viking warriors.

The Undying (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Graham; Evans

For Recommended Reading... (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Content Information

Synopsis:

Text only promo for ten ACG comics.

Indexer Notes

Other half of page is ad for Smith Brothers Cough Drops, for getting a U.S. Military style ring and bracelet.

The Doom of the Moonlings (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Wilhelms

Inks:

George Wilhelms

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense; science fiction

Synopsis:

Bob and Joyce are confronted on a beach by Selena, Queen of the Moonlings, and are taken away to the moon.

House of Horror (Table of Contents)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alice Carter; Ken Bainbridge; ?

Pencils:

Al Camy

Inks:

Al Camy

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Alice Carter; Ken Bainbridge

Synopsis:

Alice and Ken try to get a job with Forbidden Worlds, but are turned down for inexperience. On their way home, they decide to investigate the old Dustan House and find that the ghosts of the old man and woman who lived there have been capturing burglars and living off their life energies for 20 years.

Indexer Notes

Intro to story (and text page in this issue) claims that two main characters, Alice and Ken, are readers who submitted their story to the comic.