Adventures into the Unknown Archives #1

(June 2012)

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

cover / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Black cover with crimson title logo.

[Front Endpapers] (Table of Contents: 2)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Al Feldstein

Inks

Al Feldstein

Colors

? (gray tones)

Indexer Notes

Front pastedown and flyleaf endpapers consisting of gray-tone reproduction of a panel on page four of "The Creekmore Curse", book p.158.

[Blank Page] (Table of Contents: 3)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

[Half-Title] (Table of Contents: 4)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ed Moritz

Inks

Ed Moritz

Colors

? (background and lettering only)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Half-title page consists of book title, over a panel from the seventh page of "Out of the Unknown", book p.81.

[Frontispiece] (Table of Contents: 5)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ed Moritz

Inks

Ed Moritz

Colors

?

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #4 (April-May 1949) [No trade dress.]

Indexer Notes

Full-page illustration from cover of issue #4 with no trade dress.

[Title Page] (Table of Contents: 6)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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? (logo and background only)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Title page with main credits only; title is in the form of the cover logo. Dark Horse emblem at bottom.

[Indicia] (Table of Contents: 7)

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Publisher credits; indicia.

Contents (Table of Contents: 8)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

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?

Letters

typeset

[Snake Hovers Over Ghost] (Table of Contents: 9)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Fred Guardineer

Inks

Fred Guardineer

Colors

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

Full-page color panel enlargement from eighth page of "The Living Ghost", book p.28.

Under Forbidden Covers, Part 1 (Table of Contents: 10)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Bruce Jones (credited)

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

illustration / 3 pages (report information)

Pencils

Ed Moritz

Inks

Ed Moritz

Colors

? (background only)

Indexer Notes

Same art used on half-title page used again as filler on p.10, 62 and 219.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ed Moritz

Inks

Ed Moritz

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #1 (Fall 1948)

Keywords

bats; haunted houses

To Our Readers (Table of Contents: 13)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes ?

Pencils

Dan Gordon

Inks

Dan Gordon

Letters

Dan Gordon

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #1 (Fall 1948)

The Werewolf Strikes (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Belknap Long

Pencils

Ed Moritz

Inks

Ed Moritz

Colors

?

Letters

Ed Hamilton

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

John Wilder; Pierre; Jacques; Barbara; Monahan

Synopsis

They captured a timber wolf, but it was instead a werewolf!

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #1 (Fall 1948)

The Living Ghost (Table of Contents: 15)

Living Ghost / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Belknap Long

Pencils

Fred Guardineer

Inks

Fred Guardineer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Tony Brand; Gail Leslie; Jean; Ned; Dr. VanDyke; Malevo

Synopsis

Train wrecked, man strangled, cars thrown over cliffs; could it be the supernatural? Malevo, Satan's first lieutenant, lives and is looking for a queen!

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #1 (Fall 1948)

Indexer Notes

First appearance of the Institute of Psychic Research.
Story line to be continued.

Voodoo (Table of Contents: 16)

Strange Spirits / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

King Ward

Inks

King Ward

Colors

?

Letters

Ed Hamilton

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #1 (Fall 1948)

The Painted Grave (Table of Contents: 17)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Frank Belknap Long ?

Colors

?

Letters

Ed Hamilton; typeset

Characters

John Drake

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #1 (Fall 1948)

It Walked by Night (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Belknap Long

Pencils

Max Elkan

Inks

Max Elkan

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

historical; horror-suspense

Characters

Squire Aram; Philip; Roger; Sylvia; John Tenant; Ken; Stephen Carew

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #1 (Fall 1948)

The Cursed Pistol (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Moritz

Inks

Ed Moritz

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

historical; horror-suspense

Characters

The Chevalier De Fraise

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #1 (Fall 1948)

The Castle of Otranto (Table of Contents: 20)

Tell Me a Ghost Story / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Belknap Long (adaptation); Horace Walpole (credited) (original story)

Pencils

Allen Ulmer

Inks

Allen Ulmer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Alfonso Otranto; Manfred; Isabella; Theodore (heir to Otranto Castle); Justin; Anne

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #1 (Fall 1948)

Indexer Notes

adapted from novel by Horace Walpole

The Horrible Toys (Table of Contents: 21)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Jane; Jimmy; Mrs. Meek

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #1 (Fall 1948)

The Vengeful Specter of Lord Tyrone (Table of Contents: 22)

True Ghosts of History / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Moritz

Inks

Ed Moritz

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Lord Tyrone; Lady Beresford; Dr. Herwood

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #1 (Fall 1948)

Haunted House (Table of Contents: 23)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Belknap Long

Pencils

King Ward (signed as W.)

Inks

King Ward (signed as W.)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Fred Eager (detective); Benny Beaver (detective); Lorna Brent; Horace Brent (ghost); Fielding (crooked lawyer); Jones (crooked lawyer)

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #1 (Fall 1948)

Indexer Notes

cover story

Hand Out Only 20 Coupons Free (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ed Moritz

Inks

Ed Moritz

Colors

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #2 (December 1948 - January 1949)

Keywords

life rafts

Streamline the Appearance of Your Figure Instantly (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Kill, Puppets, Kill (Table of Contents: 27)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Belknap Long

Pencils

?

Inks

Ed Moritz

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Turgot; Jeanne; Pierre; Gloria; Ralph Wellman

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #2 (December 1948 - January 1949)

The Mermaid Mole (Table of Contents: 28)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Tom Jenson; Steve Miller

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #2 (December 1948 - January 1949)

Out of the Unknown (Table of Contents: 29)

Living Ghost / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Belknap Long

Pencils

Ed Moritz

Inks

Ed Moritz

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Gail Leslie; Tony Brand; The Living Ghost; Dr. VanDyke; Professor Mavelli; The Dark Phantom

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #2 (December 1948 - January 1949)

Indexer Notes

The Living Ghost first appeared in Adventures Into The Unknown #1.
Story continues in next issue.

The Old Tower's Secret (Table of Contents: 30)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Belknap Long

Pencils

Edmond Good (signed as Edmond Good)

Inks

Edmond Good (signed as Edmond Good)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Douglas Drew (ghost-breaker); Henry Masters; Jane Masters; Carter; Robert; Andrew

Synopsis

Douglas Drew discovers the truth behind a lovers' triangle with the help of their ghosts.

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #2 (December 1948 - January 1949)

Indexer Notes

cover story

The Haunted Hoard (Table of Contents: 31)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Jimmy Severn; William Denning; Miss Scruggins

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #2 (December 1948 - January 1949)

The Master's Hand (Table of Contents: 32)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Belknap Long

Pencils

Max Elkan

Inks

Max Elkan

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Betty Saunders; Kees Van Ruyter

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #2 (December 1948 - January 1949)

Phantom of the Seas (Table of Contents: 33)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Belknap Long

Pencils

Paul Reinman (signed as PAUL REINMAN [stacked])

Inks

Paul Reinman (signed as PAUL REINMAN [stacked])

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Captain Wolfson; Orfeo; Stephen Knowles; Joan Knowles; Betty Knowles; Bobby Knowles

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #2 (December 1948 - January 1949)

Indexer Notes

cover story

The Grim Lady of Raynham Hall (Table of Contents: 34)

True Ghosts of History / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

King Ward (signed as K. W.)

Inks

King Ward (signed as K. W.)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense

Characters

Lady of Raynham Hall; Captain Frederick Marryatt; Sir Charles

Synopsis

A writer witnesses the ghostly Grim Lady, but only a photograph is proof.

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #2 (December 1948 - January 1949)

Talk - Sing - Play (Table of Contents: 35) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.3 page (report information)

Make Your Own Records (Table of Contents: 36) (Expand) /

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Amazing 16 mm Movie Projector Bargain! (Table of Contents: 37) (Expand) /

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Lose Weight Where It Shows Most (Table of Contents: 38) (Expand) /

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Greatest Value Ever Offered To Our Readers (Table of Contents: 39) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 40)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

Ed Moritz

Colors

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #3 (February-March 1949)

Keywords

lanterns; pith helmets; sarcophagi; tombs

Throw Up Your Hands! (Table of Contents: 41) (Expand) /

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

The Witch-Cat of Salem (Table of Contents: 42)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ken Bald

Inks

Pete Riss ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Black Naomi; Adam Adams; Mr. Gates; Bob; Ann

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #3 (February-March 1949)

By the Light of the Lantern (Table of Contents: 43)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Martin Hall; Henry Travers

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #3 (February-March 1949)

Indexer Notes

Quarter-page spot illustration of a bat and skeleton at bottom of page.

The Vampire Prowls! (Table of Contents: 44)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Leonard Starr

Inks

Leonard Starr

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Junius B. Jethro; Ruth Morton; Bill; Larry Roberts

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #3 (February-March 1949)

Celtic Superstitions (Table of Contents: 45)

Strange Spirits / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Moritz

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #3 (February-March 1949)

The Specter of Little Dread House (Table of Contents: 46)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Moritz

Inks

Ed Moritz

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Luke; "Tiny Tim" Carver; De Scalo; Diana Trapella; Alice; Jim

Synopsis

"Tiny Tim" Carver and his tiny house return from the hereafter to terrorize Alice and Jim who have built their house where Tim's used to stand.

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #3 (February-March 1949)

Know What This Is, Reader? (Table of Contents: 47) (Expand) /

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

The Affair of the Ferrick Phantom (Table of Contents: 48)

Do Such Things Exist? / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Moritz

Inks

Ed Moritz

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Richard Ferrick; Vardis Nelson; David Ferrick; Emery Kent; Henry Loftus; R. V. Claton; Thomas R. Demby

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #3 (February-March 1949)

The Empty House (Table of Contents: 49)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Silk; Lefty; Pete; Slim McKee

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #3 (February-March 1949)

[King Charles] (Table of Contents: 50)

True Ghosts of History / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

King Ward

Inks

King Ward

Colors

?

Letters

?

Feature Logo

“True” Ghosts of History

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

King Charles; Kirke; Sir Edmund Varney; Lord Pembroke

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #3 (February-March 1949)

The Creekmore Curse (Table of Contents: 51)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Feldstein (signed as A. Feldstein)

Inks

Al Feldstein (signed as A. Feldstein)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Dr. Gaunt; Debby; Rand; Mr. Andrews; Roger Barrow; Alexander Watkins; George Pryor

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #3 (February-March 1949)

Now You Can Have Daring Newest Look Beauty ... (Table of Contents: 52) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How a Simple Discovery Made Billy a Very Happy Boy (Table of Contents: 53) (Expand) /

comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Have Fun! Get Laughs.. Amaze Friends (Table of Contents: 54) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 55)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ed Moritz

Inks

Ed Moritz

Colors

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #4 (April-May 1949)

Keywords

caves; dinosaurs; lanterns; pith helmets; treasure chests

The American Comics Group! (Table of Contents: 56) (Expand) /

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

Giants of the Unknown (Table of Contents: 57)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jon Blummer

Inks

Jon Blummer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Tom Andrews; Betty; Edward Clinton; El-Rano; El-Clani

Synopsis

Egyptologist Tom Andrews leads an expedition to an ancient tomb where they find a giant mummy. The giant revives and tells them he is El-Rano, of an even more ancient race that was revered by the Egyptians as gods because of their advanced scientific knowledge.

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #4 (April-May 1949)

The Affair of Room 1313 (Table of Contents: 58)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Moritz

Inks

Ed Moritz

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

John Abbott; Casper MacLeish; Ellen Rogers; Mr. Gregory

Synopsis

New insurance agent John Abbott is sent on a wild goose chase that has him selling a policy to ghosts and dying in the same way they did.

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #4 (April-May 1949)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 59)

Let's Talk It Over! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Time we got to know each other, isn’t it?

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #4 (April-May 1949)

Indexer Notes

Letters from: George Dyak, Mrs. Bullard, D. Golden, Richard Pivack, and Pauline Saltzman.

Back to Yesterday (Table of Contents: 60)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Leonard Starr (signed as Leonard STARR [stacked])

Inks

Leonard Starr (signed as Leonard STARR [stacked])

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Joseph Lawrence; Roger Lawrence; Margaret Anders; Margaret Blythe

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #4 (April-May 1949)

Specialist in Spooks (Table of Contents: 61)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Charles Sultan

Inks

Charles Sultan

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Elliot O'Donnell; McKaye

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #4 (April-May 1949)

St. Mary's Specter (Table of Contents: 62)

True Ghosts of History / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Max Elkan

Inks

Max Elkan

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Johnson

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #4 (April-May 1949)

Rescue Out of the Unknown (Table of Contents: 63)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Lily LeBecque; George LeBecque

Synopsis

After George LeBecque is wounded in their trapeze act, Lily must carry on, but she may not truly be flying solo.

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #4 (April-May 1949)

The Women Wore Black (Table of Contents: 64)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Pete Riss

Inks

Pete Riss

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Jug Nason

Reprints

• from Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series) #4 (April-May 1949)

Talk - Sing - Play (Table of Contents: 65) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Reduce Fat up to 5 lbs. a Week (Table of Contents: 66) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Now You Can Have Daring Newest Look Beauty ... (Table of Contents: 67) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Will Eisner (Table of Contents: 68) (Expand) /

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

Mac Raboy's Flash Gordon (Table of Contents: 69) (Expand) /

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

Dark Horse Archives (Table of Contents: 70) (Expand) /

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Blackjacked and Pistol-Whipped (Table of Contents: 71) (Expand) /

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[Blank Page] (Table of Contents: 72)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

[Back Endpapers] (Table of Contents: 73)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Fred Guardineer

Inks

Fred Guardineer

Colors

? (gray tones)

Indexer Notes

Back pastedown and flyleaf endpapers, consisting of gray-tone reproduction of a panel on eighth page of "The Living Ghost", book p.28.

Adventures into the Unknown (Table of Contents: 74) (Expand) /

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