GALLOPING GHOSTS! WEREWOLVES!

Trojan Magazines' BEWARE began life as a three-issue run from Youthful Publications who changed the name from FANTASTIC with issue #10. Trojan took over the title with issue #13 after Youthful changed the title to CHILLING TALES for five more issues. It ran until issue #16, then re-started their own numbering with issue #5. The CCA did it in with issue #14 (March 1955). Merit published one more issue (#15) in May 1955 with the CCA's approval stamp on the cover. Did you get all that?

BEWARE

Vol. 1 No. 5

September 1953

Trojan Magazines

Editor: Adolphe Barreaux 

Cover: ?

Pages: 36

Cover price: 10 cents

CONTENTS

"When Werewolves Die"

Script: ?

Art: Ed Goldfarb?

"Galloping Ghosts"

Script: ?

Art: Al Tyler; John Belfi

"Slithering Terror"

Script: ?

Art: Henry Kierfer

"Music of the Demons"

Script: ?

Art: Gerald Altman

ACG'S FORBIDDEN WORLDS NO. 1

In his editorial, Richard E. Hughes makes his case for a second series of supernatural-themed comics that was so successful with his first attempt, ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN. Like its companion, FORBIDDEN WORLDS proved to be a winner, lasting 145 issues from July/August 1951 until August 1967.

The highlight of this issue is the lead story, "Demon of Destruction" with art by the unbeatable team of Al Williamson and Frank Frazetta. It's a strange little tale, but so are the rest of the stories here featuring ghosts, vampires and werewolves. They aren't as potent as other Pre-Code horror stories from other publishers, but Hughes' even-handedness and restraint from the extreme allowed ACG to stay mainly under the radar during The Great Purge and ensure a longer life than virtually all the other titles.

FORBIDDEN WORLDS

Vol. 1 No. 1

July/August 1951

Preferred Publications Inc. (ACG Comics)

Editor: Richard E. Hughes

Cover: Ken Bald

Pages: 52

Cover price: 10 cents

"Demon of Destruction"

Script: ?

Art: Al Williamson; Frank Frazetta

"Love of a Vampire"

Script: ?

Art: Paul Reinman

"From Your Editor to You" (text article)

Script: Richard Hughes

"The Way of the Werewolf"

Script: ?

Art: Emil Gershwin

"True Ghosts of History: The Ghostly Army of Bethune"

Script: ?

Art: Henry Kiefer

"The Monster Doll"

Script: ?

Art: Ed Moritz

NOTE: All lettering is by Ed Hamilton. Third-party ads have been removed.