Adventures into the Unknown

During the twilight of the super-heroes in the 1950s, science fiction and horror comics were the hottest thing on the newsstands, and this title was one of the pioneers of the genre. Each issue served up three or four short stories featuring alien attacks, post-atomic nightmares, bug-eyed monsters, unexplained phenomena, and other meat-and-potatoes 1950s science-fantasy themes. Adventures into the Unknown was broad enough in format to allow straight mystery and suspense stories side by side with hardcore science fiction, horror, and monsters.

The ACG art and writing staff lacked the talent of the big publishers like EC, Atlas (Marvel), and DC, but managed to produce clean, workmanlike art and entertaining stories.

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#55

3-D cover, story

May 1954

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TrueVision 3-D effect

1 copy for $3.90
#96

May 1958

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A: Al Williamson

1 copy for $17.00
#106

Mar 1959

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1 copy for $24.95
#123

Mar 1961

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#124

Apr 1961

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W: Pierre Alonzo, Ace Aquila · A: Paul Reinman, Kenneth Landall

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#139

Mar 1963

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W: Bob Standish, Richard E. Hughes · A: Chic Stone, Tom Hickey

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#141

Jun 1963

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W: Richard E. Hughes, Curt Carpenter · A: Ogden Whitney, Paul Reinman, Kurt Schaffenberger

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#142

Aug 1963

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#143

Sep 1963

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#144

Oct 1963

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W: Shane O’Shea, Richard E. Hughes, Charles Lacoste, Brad Everson · A: Chic Stone, Tom Hickey, Dick Beck, Sam Citron

Oct-Nov issue; Reprint from Forbidden Worlds #57 (Aug 1957)

1 copy for $6.24
#145

Dec 1963

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W: Richard E. Hughes, Ace Aquila · A: Chic Stone, John Forte, Paul Reinman

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#147

Mar 1964

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W: Richard E. Hughes, Kurato Osaki, Sven Larsen · A: Ogden Whitney, Paul Reinman, Pete Costanza, Sam Citron

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#150

Aug 1964

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W: Ace Aquila, Richard E. Hughes · A: Bob Jenney, Sam Citron, Ogden Whitney

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#152

Oct 1964

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W: Kurato Osaki, Richard E. Hughes, Pierce Rand · A: Johnny Craig, George Wilhelms, Hy Eisman

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#153

Dec 1964

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W: Kurato Osaki, Ace Aquila, Richard E. Hughes · A: Pete Costanza, Paul Reinman, Sam Citron, Tom Hickey

Richard Hughes writing as Ace Aquila

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#154

Feb 1965

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W: Richard E. Hughes, Kurato Osaki · A: Pete Costanza, Bob Jenney

Origin of Nemesis (Steve Flint); Origin of Nemesis (Tom Tresser)

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#156

Apr 1965

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W: Richard E. Hughes, Charles Lacoste · A: Pete Costanza, Paul Reinman

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#157

Jun 1965

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W: Richard E. Hughes, Greg Olivetti · A: Chic Stone, Pete Costanza

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#158

Aug 1965

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W: Richard E. Hughes, Greg Olivetti, Kurato Osaki · A: Chic Stone, John Buscema, Hy Eisman

Nemesis

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#159

Sep 1965

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W: Richard E. Hughes, Kurato Osaki, Pierce Rand · A: Chic Stone, Hy Eisman

Nemesis

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#160

Oct 1965

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W: Richard E. Hughes, Ace Aquila · A: Chic Stone, Johnny Craig

Richard Hughes writing as Ace Aquila; Richard Hughes writing as Shane O’Shea

5 copies from $8.98
#161

Dec 1965

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W: Richard E. Hughes, Kurato Osaki · A: Chic Stone, Pete Costanza, George Klein

2 copies from $8.00
#162

Feb 1966

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W: Richard E. Hughes, Pierce Rand, Kurato Osaki · A: Chic Stone, Leo Morey, Pete Costanza

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#163

Mar 1966

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#164

Apr 1966

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W: Richard E. Hughes · A: Chic Stone, Paul Reinman

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#165

Jun 1966

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W: Richard E. Hughes · A: John Buscema, Chic Stone

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#166

Aug 1966

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W: Richard E. Hughes · A: Chic Stone

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#167

Sep 1966

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W: Richard E. Hughes · A: Chic Stone, Paul Reinman

3 copies from $10.00
#168

Nov 1966

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W: Shane O’Shea, Richard E. Hughes, Ace Aquila, Kurato Osaki · A: Steve Ditko, Chic Stone, Paul Reinman

Kurt Schaffenberger drawing as Lou Wahl; Kurt Schaffenberger inking as Lou Wahl; Nemesis; Oct-Nov issue; Reprint from Midnight Mystery #3 (May-Jun 1961); Richard Hughes writing as Ace Aquila; Richard Hughes writing as Kurato Osaki; Richard Hughes writing as Shane O’Shea

1 copy for $10.00
#169

Jan 1967

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W: Kurato Osaki, Richard E. Hughes, Shane O’Shea · A: Sal Trapani, Chic Stone, Harry Lazarus

Dec-Jan issue; Kurt Schaffenberger drawing as Lou Wahl; Nemesis; Reprint from Out of the Night #12 (Dec 1953-Jan 1954); Richard Hughes writing as Kurato Osaki; Swastika in story; Time travel

1 copy for $6.00
#170

Feb 1966

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W: Kurato Osaki, Richard E. Hughes, Shane O’Shea · A: Pete Costanza, Chic Stone

1 copy for $6.50
#171

Mar 1966

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W: Ace Aquila, Bob Standish, Richard E. Hughes · A: Pete Costanza, Chic Stone, Paul Reinman

Richard Hughes writing as Ace Aquila

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#172

Apr 1967

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#173

Jun 1967

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W: Sven Larsen, Richard E. Hughes · A: Sal Trapani, Wil Helms, Paul Reinman

1 copy for $15.00
#174

Aug 1967

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W: Richard E. Hughes, Kurato Osaki, Bob Standish · A: Dick Beck, Paul Reinman, Bob Jenney

Final Issue

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