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Forbidden Worlds, #130

Published: September 1965

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Forbidden Worlds #130

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Magicman Vs. the Wizard of Science!

Featuring Magicman

1 page superhero
Characters
  • Magicman
Credits
Story Notes

According to Schaffenberger in a 1998 letter, many covers at ACG were penciled and inked by him, but signed by Pete Costanza because DC editor Mort Weisinger (for whom Schaffenberger worked on the Superman Family titles at that time) did not want him drawing superhero covers for other companies.

Magicman vs. the Wizard of Science!

Featuring Magicman

Story 1 10 pages superhero
Storyline

Magicman is captured by the Wizard of Science and forced to make a propaganda broadcast endorsing Fidel Castro.

Characters
  • Magicman [Tom Cargill]
  • Wizard of Science [Waldo Sissinger] (villain)
  • Fidel Castro
Credits
Story 2 2 pages
Credits
Story Notes

Letters submitted by John Pierce, Mark Patrican, Mark Porter, Jason Wight, Jr., Ignacio Arroyo, Jr., and L. L. Simpson.

Stone Age Man
Story 3 6 pages fantasy
Storyline

Chesley Grimmick is mysteriously transported back in time to prehistoric days where he befriends the cavemen there and eventually dies. In the present, his skeleton and watch are unearthed by two paleontologists who cannot understand what they have found.

Characters
  • Chesley Grimmick
Credits
Story Notes

Lundgren pseudonym noted by Jerry Bails' Who's Who of American Comic Books. Original title: "Out of the Past."

Gangway for Gasps!
Story 4 1 page humor; superhero
Story Notes

house ad for Adventures into the Unknown (American Comics Group, 1948 series), featuring Nemesis, and Herbie (American Comics Group, 1964 series)

The Ghost That Died!
Story 5 9 pages horror-suspense
Storyline

Henry Matthews enlists the aid of a ghost hunter to destroy the ghost of his nephew Steven. He doesn't realize that his nephew's ghost was trying to warn him to avoid the madman who killed Steven, so he is murdered too.

Characters
  • James Wilkes
  • Pierre
  • Henry Matthews
  • Steven Matthews
Credits