Forbidden Worlds

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caption=Issue #1 of "Forbidden Worlds", October 1951.
schedule=Varied between monthly and bi-monthly.
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publisher=American Comics Group
date=July/August 1951 - August 1967
issues=145
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"Forbidden Worlds" was a fantasy comic from the American Comics Group, which won the 1964 Alley Award for Best Regularly Published Fantasy Comic.

History

"Forbidden Worlds", a 52 page comic with the initial subtitle "Exploring the supernatural!", debuted in October 1951. The comic was replaced by Young Heroes from February until October 1955, when it reappeared with #35 and the altered subtitle "Stories of strange adventure". #101 saw a price raise from 10 cents to 12 cents. From #108 on, it became sporadically twomonthly instead of strictly monthly. #114 and #116 were special issues called "Forbidden Worlds presents Herbie", featuring Herbie Popnecker, who was created in "Forbidden Worlds" #73 (December 1958). #125 to #138 all featured Magicman on the cover. The final issue was #145 (August 1967), when the company disappeared.

Most of the contents of "Forbidden Worlds", including "Magicman" and "Herbie", was written by Richard E. Hughes under a plethora of pseudonyms. Artists which contributed include Pete Costanza for "Magicman" and Ogden Whitney for "Herbie". Other occasional contributors include Hy Eisman, John Buscema, Paul Reinman and Chic Stone.

ource

* [http://www.comics.org/series.lasso?seriesid=837 Grand Comics Database Project]
* [http://www.supermanartists.comics.org/dchistory/ACG.htm History of DC Comics:] American Comics Group
*Toonopedia pages on [http://www.toonopedia.com/acg.htm American Comics Group] and [http://www.toonopedia.com/magicman.htm Magicman]