ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN "World that Was"

Yesterday at Atomic Kommie Comics™...

...we ran a most unusual tale about a shunned outsider.

Today, we present the original version of that tale with the codicil that it may be NSFW due to politically-incorrect references to mental handicaps...

Appearing in ACG's Adventures into the Unknown #61 (1955), this tale was written by Richard Hughes and illustrated by Ken Landau with a number of changes by Ogden Whitney (the last three panels of page 2, all of page 3, and panel 1 of page 4!

Among other things, an entire plot point, involving a dead dog is changed into a "mistaken identity" story!

Strangely, the dead dog plot was restored in the Comics Code-approved reprint!

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Tell a Tale of Terror TWICE #1! SUSPENSE DETECTIVE "Short Step to Oblivion"

With the recent revelation that Fredric Wertham lied about comics' effects on kids...

...it seems appropriate to take a look at how his far-reaching deception altered pop culture as we know it!

BTW, most people (myself included) felt that Wertham exaggerated his claims, but altering/modifying evidence to validate his theories went over the line.

This pre-Comics Code tale appeared in Fawcett's Suspense Detective #1 (1952), illustrated by George Evans, but the writer is uncredited.

It seems to be a straightforward tale of mistaken identity and justice served with some violence mixed in, but nothing over-the-top, right?

Not according to the Comics Code Authority!

Tomorrow, check out our "brother" blog Crime & Punishment™ on Friday to see how the Code altered this story, which they considered too violent!

Join us next time as we present another tale your grandparents didn't want your parents to see!

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JOURNEY INTO FEAR "Her Lips Dripped Blood"

It's Valentine's Day, so let's think of something romantic like moonlight...

...as not-so-romantically illustrated in Superior's Journey into Fear #15 (1953)!

Surprisingly, this story had never been reprinted before it's re-appearance in the new IDW anthology Haunted Horror!

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WORLDS OF FEAR "Death for a Death"

We've all squashed an insect or spider at one point or another...

...but what happens when the insects and arachnids decide to fight back...from beyond the grave?

Sadly, both the writer aand artist(s) for this tale from Fawcett's Worlds of Fear #6 (1952) are unknown.

Surprisingly, this story had never been reprinted before it's recent re-appearance in the new IDW anthology Haunted Horror!

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BAFFLING MYSTERIES "Kill, My Minions of Death!"

The idea of hands-on killing is not a new one...

...but the idea of hands-on using someone else's hands, certainly is!

While the writer is unknown, the artist of this tale from Ace's Baffling Mysteries #17 (1953) is Lou Cameron, who was both a comic/pulp illustrator and a paperback novelist with over 300 books to his credit.

Surprisingly, this story had never been reprinted before it's re-appearance in the new IDW anthology Haunted Horror!

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