Adventures into the Unknown #1

American Comics Group

United States

Published
Fall 1948
Page count
52
Cover price
0.10 USD
Colour
Colour
Size
Silver Age size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/7014

Credits

Editing
Richard Hughes, Editor [credited]

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Show/hide Cover Untitled Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense

Credits

Art
Ed Moritz, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
Ed Hamilton, letterer (logo design, see notes)

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Printed in
Adventures into the Unknown Archives (Dark Horse, 2012 series) #1 (June 2012)
 
Collected Works: Adventures into the Unknown (PS, 2011 series) #1
 
Classic Pulp (Source Point Press, 2013 series) #1 ([2013])
 
Classic Pulp Horror (Source Point Press, 2020 series) #[nn] (2020)
 
Classic Pulp (Source Point Press, 2021 series) #1 ([December] 2021)

Notes

Logo design credit from Todd Klein with his Facebook posting Comics Logos A #7: ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN, on 7 January 2021.

Show/hide 1. To Our Readers Table of contents, 1 page

Credits

Writing
Richard Hughes , scripter
Art
Dan Gordon, line art
Text
Dan Gordon, letterer

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Printed in
Adventures into the Unknown Archives (Dark Horse, 2012 series) #1 (June 2012)
Show/hide 2. The Werewolf Stalks Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Characters
John Wilder; Pierre; Jacques; Barbara; Monahan

Credits

Writing
Frank Belknap Long, scripter
Art
Ed Moritz, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
Ed Hamilton, letterer

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Printed in
Adventures into the Unknown Archives (Dark Horse, 2012 series) #1 (June 2012)
 
Classic Pulp (Source Point Press, 2013 series) #1 ([2013])
 
Edge of Fear (Gredown, 1984 series) #[nn] ([1984])
 
Web of Scares Special Collector's Edition (Dennis Druktenis, 2009 series) #4 (2010)
 
Classic Pulp Horror (Source Point Press, 2020 series) #[nn] (2020)
 
Classic Pulp (Source Point Press, 2021 series) #1 ([December] 2021)

Synopsis

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

Show/hide 3. The Living Ghost (Living Ghost) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Living Ghost
Genre
Horror-suspense
Characters
Tony Brand; Gail Leslie; Jean; Ned; Dr. VanDyke; Malevo

Credits

Writing
Frank Belknap Long, scripter
Art
Fred Guardineer, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

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Printed in
Adventures into the Unknown Archives (Dark Horse, 2012 series) #1 (June 2012)
 
Classic Pulp (Source Point Press, 2013 series) #1 ([2013])
 
Classic Pulp Horror (Source Point Press, 2020 series) #[nn] (2020)
 
Classic Pulp (Source Point Press, 2021 series) #1 ([December] 2021)

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!

Notes

First appearance of the Institute of Psychic Research.

Story line to be continued.

Show/hide 4. Voodo (Strange Spirits) Comic story, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Strange Spirits
Genre
Horror-suspense

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
King Ward, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
Ed Hamilton, letterer

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Printed in
Adventures into the Unknown Archives (Dark Horse, 2012 series) #1 (June 2012)
Show/hide 5. The Painted Grave Text story, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Characters
John Drake

Credits

Writing
Frank Belknap Long , author
Colours
, colourist
Text
, typeset

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Printed in
Adventures into the Unknown Archives (Dark Horse, 2012 series) #1 (June 2012)
Show/hide 6. It Walked by Night Comic story, 9 pages

Featuring

Genre
Historical; horror-suspense
Characters
Squire Aram; Philip; Roger; Sylvia; John Tenant; Ken; Stephen Carew

Credits

Writing
Frank Belknap Long, scripter
Art
Max Elkan, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

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Also printed
Australia
Ghost (Gredown/Boraig, 1979 series) ([1980?])
It Walked by Night
Printed in
Adventures into the Unknown Archives (Dark Horse, 2012 series) #1 (June 2012)
Show/hide 7. The Cursed Pistol Comic story, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
Historical; horror-suspense
Characters
The Chevalier De Fraise

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Ed Moritz, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

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Printed in
Adventures into the Unknown Archives (Dark Horse, 2012 series) #1 (June 2012)
Show/hide 8. The Castle of Otranto (Tell Me a Ghost Story) Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Feature
Tell Me a Ghost Story
Genre
Horror-suspense
Characters
Alfonso Otranto; Manfred; Isabella; Theodore (heir to Otranto Castle); Justin; Anne

Credits

Writing
Frank Belknap Long, adaptation
 
Horace Walpole, original scripter
Art
Allen Ulmer, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

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Printed in
Adventures into the Unknown Archives (Dark Horse, 2012 series) #1 (June 2012)

Notes

Adapted from the novel by Horace Walpole.

Show/hide 9. The Horrible Toys Text story, 1 page

Featuring

Characters
Jane; Jimmy; Mrs. Meek

Credits

Writing
, author
Text
, typeset

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Printed in
Adventures into the Unknown Archives (Dark Horse, 2012 series) #1 (June 2012)
Show/hide 10. The Vengeful Specter of Lord Tyrone (True Ghosts of History) Comic story, 2 pages

Featuring

Feature
True Ghosts of History
Genre
Horror-suspense
Characters
Lord Tyrone; Lady Beresford; Dr. Herwood

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Ed Moritz, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

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Printed in
Adventures into the Unknown Archives (Dark Horse, 2012 series) #1 (June 2012)
Show/hide 11. Haunted House Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Characters
Fred Eager (detective); Benny Beaver (detective); Lorna Brent; Horace Brent (ghost); Fielding (crooked lawyer); Jones (crooked lawyer)

Credits

Writing
Frank Belknap Long, scripter
Art
King Ward, line art [signed]
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

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Printed in
Adventures into the Unknown Archives (Dark Horse, 2012 series) #1 (June 2012)
 
Classic Pulp (Source Point Press, 2013 series) #1 ([2013])
 
Classic Pulp Horror (Source Point Press, 2020 series) #[nn] (2020)
 
Classic Pulp (Source Point Press, 2021 series) #1 ([December] 2021)

Notes

cover story