Forbidden Worlds, #4
Published: January-February 1952
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Issue Contents:
Exploring the Supernatural!
A Queen for the Voodoo Chief
Characters
- Danny Keller
- Jeri Adams [Nafaris]
- Kufir
- Dr. John Marberry
Credits
- Pencils: Paul Cooper
- Inks: Paul Cooper
- Letters: Ed Hamilton
Story Notes
Previous indexer stated this as written by Richard Hughes, however the story does not read like Hughes, and Hughes has stated that he edited, but didn't start writing for "Forbidden Worlds" until circa 1957.
Devil-Doomed Sandman
Characters
- Joan
- Donald
The Fiend in Fur
Storyline
Frank tries to explain to Miss Hall why she shouldn't walk in the woods alone, but she finds out for herself what the fiend in fur is.
Characters
- Frank
- Phyllis Hall
Credits
- Pencils: George Wilhelms
- Inks: George Wilhelms
The Spectral Sleepwalker
Storyline
Jeanne La Blazon is murdered in 1177, but still she waits for Prince Richard to return.
Characters
- Jeanne La Blazon
- Richard the Lion-Hearted
Credits
- Pencils:
- Inks:
Storyline
Announcement of the "L. F./ O. F. W." (Loyal Fans of Forbidden World") Club. Also mentions that "House of Horror" in this issue was written by two members of the Club. Letters from Helene Weiss, Josephine Eldes, and Ken Jorgowsky.
Credits
- Script: Richard Hughes (uncertain)
Whirlpool of Death
Storyline
Rex and Nancy are drowned and see ancient Viking warriors.
Characters
- Nancy
- Rex
- Hela
The Undying
Characters
- Graham
- Evans
For Recommended Reading...
Storyline
Ad for ten ACG comics; primarily text.
Story Notes
Other half of page is ad for Smith Brothers Cough Drops, for getting a U.S. Military style ring and bracelet.
The Doom of the Moonlings
Storyline
Bob and Joyce are confronted on a beach by Selena, Queen of the Moonlings, and are taken away to the moon.
Characters
- Bob
- Joyce
- Selena
- Death
Credits
- Pencils: George Wilhelms
- Inks: George Wilhelms
House of Horror
Storyline
Alice and Ken try to get a job with Forbidden Worlds, but are turned down for inexperience. On their way home, they decide to investigate the old Dustan House and find that the ghosts of the old man and woman who lived there have been capturing burglars and living off their life energies for 20 years.
Characters
- Alice Carter
- Ken Bainbridge
- Dr. Amos Dunstan
- Martha Dunstan
- One-Eyed Foster
- Scar-Face Mike
Story Notes
Intro to story (and text page in this issue) claims that two main characters, Alice and Ken, are readers who submitted their story to the comic.