(W) Harry Lazarus, Richard E. Hughes (A) Ogden Whitney & Various Tales exploring the supernatural collected together from the ACG classic Forbidden Worlds issues #59-64. Volumes will be meticulously compiled from the original source material and painstakingly digitally restored.

(A) Ogden Whitney & Various They may have been Forbidden to some, particularly when the Wertham Seduction of the Innocent book hit the newsstands, but to kids the length and breadth of the United States (and a select few in the UK), Richard Hughes and his tremblin' team of terrific tormenters were where it was at. Big time. Tempus certainly does fugit. Tales exploring the supernatural collected together from the ACG classic Forbidden Worlds issues #65-70.

(A) Ken Rice & Various The final volume of Ace Magazines' The Beyond is brand new to the PS Artbooks Softee racks, fellow comic book fans and features writers and artists such as Warren Kremer, Frank Giusto, Don Perlin, Ken Rice, Al Hartley. Maurice Gutwirth, Mike Sekowsky, Jerry Grandenetti, Louis Zansky, Jim McLaughlin, Charles Nicholas, Lin Streeter and Richard Case. Just when you thought it was gonna be safe to put your wallet away, think again cos here comes even more horror and suspense in the form of ghouls and cadavers, vampires and ghosts! Collects The Beyond #1-5 (November 1950-July 1951).

(A) Frank Springer & Various (CA) Victor Prezio Brain Boy by the amazing Frank Springer is a heady mix of superhero, fantasy, supernatural, horror, suspense, science fiction and spy adventures! Brain Boy, aka Matt Price Jr., works for the 'Organization of Active Anthropologists,' in reality a special counter-intelligence branch of the U.S Secret Service. Fighting Communist enemies such as Ricotta and alien adversaries like the microscopic Eerown! Brain Boy read minds, use telekinesis to lift objects or make himself fly, control minds, alter emotional states, and was also super intelligent. Collects Brain Boy #4-6 (March/May-Sept/Nov 1963) and Space Patrol #1-2 (Summer-Fall 1952).

(A) Wallace Wood & Various Just take a look - theres's horror and supsense with The Black Tarantula, classic sea-faring action with Moby Dick, jungle quests with the great Allan Quatermain, The New Adventures of Jack the Giant Killer, and an invisible man terrorizes the English countryside! All reproduced completely from cover to cover, just like the original comic, featuring some of the best comic book talent! Collects A Feature Presentation: The Black Tarantula #5 (1950), Moby Dick #6 (1950), King Solomon's Mines #1 (1951), Jack The Giant Killer #1 (1953), and The Invisible Man #1 (1955).

(A) Sam Glanzman & Various Just take a look here at Volume 3! It's 1903, ex-soldiers from the Spanish-American war prey on new settlers in the US Northwest! Fast forward to the 1950's and 'The Unknown Man' the Underworld Gang Lord who controls the Crime Syndicate. Now all the way back to the middle ages for the adventures of the Venetian merchant and explorer Marco Polo in the court of Kubla Khan! And the legends of Robin Hood and his meeting with Little John and the archery contest that was held to trap him! And finally to the 1600's and the epic adventures of Robinson Crusoe! Collects The Hooded Menace #1 (1951), The Unknown Man #1 (1951), Marco Polo #1 (1962), Robin Hood #1 (1963), and Robinson Crusoe #1 (1963).

(A) Norman Nodel & Various Even more Saturday morning picture show classic adventures for you to enjoy with Volume 4, featuring the stunning artwork of the great Sam Glanzman! The Voyage to the Deep series featured the adventures of the submarine Proteus and their adventures and battles pitted against an unknown and powerful alien enemy. Plus you get the bonus addition of Avon's Escape From Devil's Island; set up and framed for murder and robbery, Pierre Gavril is sentenced to twenty years of torture, hard labor, and isolation on Devils Island - and escape is said to be suicide. Collects Voyage to the Deep #1-4 (1962-1964) and Escape from Devil's Island #1 (1952).

(A) Everett Raymond Kinstler, Sam Glanzman DELL - Voyage to the Deep #1 - #4 (1962 - 1964) AVON - Escape from Devil's Island #1 (1952) Even more Saturday morning picture show CLASSIC ADVENTURES for you to enjoy with Volume 4.Featuring the stunning artwork of the great Sam Glanzman (although no household name among the general public, the modest Sam Glanzman had many fans within the industry, including Stephen R. Bissette, Kurt Busiek, Garth Ennis, Stan Lee, Paul Levitz, Jim Steranko, Tim Truman and Mark Waid). The VOYAGE TO THE DEEP series featured the adventures of the submarine Proteus, led by Capt. Duke Peters and Admiral Jonathan Leigh and their adventures and battles pitted against an unknown and powerful alien enemy. All reproduced here completely from cover to cover - just like the original comic! PLUS you get the bonus addition of Avon's ESCAPE FROM DEVIL's ISLAND with art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Norman Nodel and Vince Alascia. Set up and framed for murder and robbery, Pierre Gavril is sentenced to twenty years of torture, hard labour and isolation on Devils Island

(A) Charles Nicholas & Various Mr. L. Dedd (later changed to I. M. Dedd) continues to spin his 'ghostly tales' from the parlour of his 'haunted house' with Ghostly Tales Volume 2! Over the course of its 18-year run, 'Tales was edited by Pat Masulli, Sal Gentile and George Wildman. And regularly featured a stellar line-up of household artists and creatives including the great Steve Ditko, Rocco Mastroserio, Ernie Bache, Pat Boyette, Rudy Palais, Bill Montes, and Charles Nicolas. Collects Ghostly Tales #60-64 (March to December 1967).

(A) Lou Fine & Various Featuring Power Man (aka Rip Regan) who is given a 'power suit' by his friend and mentor Dr. Austin which gives him super-strength, imperviousness, and enables him to perform superhuman leaps alongside other classic comic heroes from Fiction House such as Shark Brodie, Kinks Mason, Spy Fighter, Chip Collins, Big Red McLane, Kayo Kirby, Oran of the Jungle, and Strut Warren. All masterfully brought to life by Lou Fine, George Tuska, Steve Broder, Leonard Frank, Fred Schwab, Charles Sultan, John Celardo, Fletcher Hanks, Dan Zolnerowich, Bob Powell, and Klaus Nordling. Collects Fight Comics #4-6 (April-June 1940).

(A) Lou Fine & Various Featuring Power Man (aka Rip Regan) who is given a 'power suit' by his friend and mentor Dr. Austin which gives him super-strength, imperviousness, and enables him to perform superhuman leaps alongside other classic comic heroes from Fiction House such as Shark Brodie, Kinks Mason, Spy Fighter, Chip Collins, Big Red McLane, Kayo Kirby, Oran of the Jungle, and Strut Warren. All masterfully brought to life by Lou Fine, George Tuska, Steve Broder, Leonard Frank, Fred Schwab, Charles Sultan, John Celardo, Fletcher Hanks, Dan Zolnerowich, Bob Powell, and Klaus Nordling. Collects Fight Comics #4-6 (April-June 1940).

(W) Joe Gill (A) Dick Giordano & Various (CA) Steve Ditko After a seaquake, a huge lizard-like creature walked out of the ocean and almost destroyed a fishing village in Ireland. Fortunately for the village, the same quake that brought the 65 foot monster to land has also grounded a salvage ship, the crew of which proved up to the task of capturing the beast. The monster, dubbed Gorgo, was really just a youngster and its 200 foot tall mother was coming for him. After a pitched battle with the British army, Gorga's mother, Ogra, was able to free her child and they both went lumbering back to the sea! Steve Ditko's artwork just engulfs you in this Silver Age giant monster tale! Collects Gorgo #1-5 (June 1961-January 1962).

(A) Mike Esposito & Various More murderous head-scratchin' and downright alien puzzlement from the likes of Mike Esposito, Ross Andru, Tony Tallarico, Jack Abel, Moe Marcus, Martin Rose, Paul Gattuso, Don Perlin and Walter Palais, all under the tutelage of Stanley Morse which combined to make this 1951/52 five-comic set today's winner, at least until we get into gear and start on volume 2! Collects Mister Mystery #1-5 (September 1951 to May 1952). Illustrated slipcase included.

(W) Gardner Fox & Various (A) Joe Kubert, John Giunta The wonderful folk at PSArtbooks bring you a fabulous two issue volume in the Ace Double format with 64 pages in full color illustrated by the legendary Joe Kubert with able assists by John Giunta. Also featuring an early Conanesque tryout, 'Crom the Barbarian' by famed writer Gardner Fox. Complemented by stories from Lester del Rey and A.E. Van Vogt, among others. Collects Out of This World Adventures #1-2 (July & December 1950).

(A) Joe Kubert & Various Avon's rightly revered Eerie run kicked off in 1951, and raised the bar a good few inches with state-of-the-art words'n'pickshers from luminaries such as Moe Marcus, Fred Kida, Wally Wood, Louis Ravielli, Henry C. Kiefer, and Joe Kubert. Now that should be enough for anyone, right? collects issues #15-17 (April/May 1954 to August/September 1954), plus Eerie Comics 1947 ('the first horror comic'), Phantom Witch Doctor 1952, and Night Of Mystery 1953.

Hey, it's all here, culture-lovers: walking dead folks (loads of 'em), some of them even still sporting their heads, plus witches, ghosts, werewolves, and enough vampires to go into the second-hand dentures business. Collects issues #8-14, July 1952 to July 1953.

(A) Bill Molno & Various Another volume, this time it's from Charlton, of far-out funky fodder from some of the best writers and artists ever to pick up a brush or pound on a tupewriter. More stuff in the great tradition of the likes of EC Comics and the PS multiple-volume library of Harvey's horror line-up, featuring a dizzying bevy of gnarled and twisted tales of post-death revenge and retribution. Don't miss out! Collects issues #12-16 (July 1957 to May 1958). Slipcased edition.

(A) John Celardo & Various The covers alone are worth the price of admission - Alex Toth, Jerry Grandenetti, plus, for fans of DC's My Greatest Adventure, Ruben Moreira - comics just don't come no better than this, folks. Standard Comics did not believe in #1 issues. They were convinced that comics sold better if they appeared to have been around for a while, and therefore they started all their horror titles with #5, each lasting about ten issues of fairly well-done E.C. imitations. Collects issues #5-9 (August 1952 to April 1953).

(A) John Celardo & Various The covers alone in this baby are worth the price of admission - Alex Toth, Jerry Grandenetti, plus, for fans of DC's My Greatest Adventure, Ruben Moreira. Comics just don't come no better than this. Standard Comics did not believe in #1 issues. They were convinced that comics sold better if they appeared to have been around for a while, and therefore they started all their horror titles with #5, each lasting about ten issues of fairly well-done E.C. imitations. Collects issues #10-14 (June 1953 to June 1954).

(A) Harry Harrison & Various And here, fresh from the fear-fraught fifties, comes the first seven issues of Trojan's Beware, dragging along a whole bunch of festering corpses by way of an atists repertoire that includes The Stainless Steel Rat himself, the great Harry Harrison, plus Gerald Altman, Vince Napoli, Henry Kiefer, Roy Krenkel, Al Gordon, Leo Hagler, John Forte, William Zeller, Albert Tyler, A.C. Hollingsworth, and Myron Fass. And you thought it couldn't get any better. Pah! Shame on you, Bertram! Collects issues #1-7 (January 1953 to January 1954).

(A) Harry Harrison & Various Just when you thought we couldn't do better, here comes another volume of Trojan's Beware, with the very best scribblers and artists in the business... not to mention heaps and heaps of corpses, vampires, and werewolves. So put another yuletime log on the fire and check the door. You thought you'd locked it but now you see it's ajar. Tut tut! Seems you may have a late night guest! Collects issues #8-14 (March 1954 to March 1955).

(A) L. B. Cole & Various The great Jay Disbrow (who died just a few weeks ago on 2 May) featured memorably in this often overlooked and certainly unsung gem, appearing alongside the likes of L.B. Cole and EC stalwart Jack Kamen. Folks, this is an embarrassment of riches, truly it is. There are no slouches at all in these five comics. Collects issues #120-124 (September 1953 to September 1954).

(A) Ken Rice & Various More pulp style pre-Code yarns from 1952/3 freshly available again having been re-released from Ace's HAND OF FATE numbers 13-17 inclusive by those sick puppies at PS. Lurid artwork and stories featuring stolen pagan religious relics, mysterious cults and all manner of threat and comeuppance taking place in all the odd corners of the world you could imagine! Artists include Lin Streeter, Ken Rice, Louis Zansky Jim McLaughlin, Ace Baker, Bill Molno, Frank Giusto and Dick Beck.

(A) Ken Rice & Various :Maybe a little wild and certainly a whole heap wacky, here comes PS's third volume of Pulp style stories from this Ace title choc-full of stolen pagan religious relics and mysterious cults in odd corners of the world . . . plus, of course, the inevitable (and thank goodness for that!) shuffling cadavers, vampires, ghouls and all manner of similar undead, half-dead or just down with a bad headache monster-types. Five gorey, grungey issues (18 thru 22) with enough four-colour wizardry delivered from the likes of Chic Stone, Sy Grudko, Bill Molno, Ken Rice, Lou Cameron, Jim McLaughlin, Louis Zansky and Ace Baker.

(W) Richard E. Hughes (A) Ogden Whitney & Various So this third volume of Operation Peril is another winner, boasting stories by Hughes (of course) and artwork by Ogden Whitney (double of course) plus Ken Bald, Leonard Starr, George Wilhelms, Rocco Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, Al Camy, Fred Guardineer and Lin Streeter. Packed full of yarns of adventure and science fiction and whole host of other stuff like to make your eyes water! Collects issues #10-14 (April/May 1952 to January 1953).

(W) Harry Harrison (A) Norman Saunders & Various (CA) Norman Saunders This one's got it all: painted cover art by Allen Anderson, interior art from the great Murphy Anderson, and 'The True Story of Flying Saucers' written by Harry Harrison. When the saucers do come then, heck, I want 'em to look like these babies! Collects Space Busters #1-2 (Spring 1952 and Fall 1952), Space Patrol #1-2 (Summer 1952 and Fall 1952), and Nightmare #1-2 (Summer 1952 and Fall 1952). Slipcase edition.

More whacked-out weirdness from the days when comicbooks still had an edge and featuring (in issue #3) an appearance from everyone's favourite jungle princess, Rulah (albeit masquerading under the nom du loincloth, Pulah. The line-up includes writer Bruce Hamilton and penciller, inker Steve Ditko. Strange Fantasy was formerly Rocketman (with one issue) and picked up where Rocketman ceased publication. Strange Fantasy is then numbered 2-14 rather than 1-13. Collects issues #1-7, August 1952 to August 1953.

(A) Iger Shop, Jay Disbrow Canadian publisher Superior Comics arrival into the four-color horror ring all gloved up and swinging fit to punch the lights out of anybody who stands in their way with a collection of bizarre and quirky tales! From #1, 'The Living Corpse' where a wife has dreams about a man dead for 10 years. Her husband makes a deal with the devil to bring the corpse back to life. The corpse kidnaps his wife. The husband gets the wife back, but is shot by her. She then loses her soul to the devil. And from #5, 'Blood of the Zombie' where a man asks to be embalmed because a zombie colony will think that he has white blood and thus believe him to be a god. The colony of zombies makes his wife kill him. Collects Strange Mysteries #1-5 (September 1951-May 1952).

(A) Ken Rice & Various Synopsis: ACE MAGAZINES - THE BEYOND VOL 4: ISSUE 16 - 20 October 1952 to May 1953 Special Notes: This fourth volume of Ace Magazines' THE BEYOND is brand new to the PS Artbooks racks, fellow comicbook fans and features writers and artists such as John Chilly, Ace Baker, Lin Streeter, Lou Cameron, Dick Beck, Jim McLaughlin, Louis Zansky, Al Eadeh, Gene Colan, Sy Grudko,Charles Nicholas, Ken Rice and Chic Stone. So, just when you thought it was gonna be safe to put your wallet away, think again cos here comes even more fun 'n' games in the form of ghouls and cadavers, vampires and ghosts . . . plus an occasional slice of far out SciFi - but then it's PS Artbooks you warriors, so get with the program.

(A) Ken Rice & Various The final volume of Ace Magazines' The Beyond continues apace with pretty much the same stellar creative line-up of sketchers and scribblers from the golden years of the early 50's, I mean, hey, we're talking Ken Rice, Sy Grudko, Louis Zansky, Lou Cameron, Jim McLaughlin, Mike Sekowsky, Frank Giusto, Martin Rose and Warren Kremer. Yeah, kicking off on the first page and all reproduced completely from cover to cover; just like the original comic, it starts good and just keeps right on getting even gooder. Collects The Beyond #26-30 (April 1954-January 1955).

(A) John Celardo & Various It was the 1950's - the Atomic Age, the Cold War, and just the before the Space Race. Comics books were the education, the entertainment, and, according to some, the downfall of America. What a great time! We loved to be scared - still do, it seems - from the comfort of our own home, secure in the knowledge that there's no real danger (or so we think). Nothing could match the imagination, the surprise, and the chilling-of-your-spine like the great horror comics of yesteryear. Collects The Unseen #5-10 (June 1952 to May 1953).

(A) Chuck Cuidera & Various As we already mentioned elsewhere, this title has the lot, including persuasive evidence that animated corpses (that's zombie to you, fella) used to be gray and had see-through ribcages. Just shows you how far medical science has come in almost sixty years. They're all good, these books we're bringing back, but this one may well be the gerkin on the burger. Collects issues #15-21 (June to December 1954) of Web of Fear.

(A) Chuck Cuidera & Various As we already mentioned elsewhere, this title has the lot... including persuasive evidence that animated corpses (that's zombies to you, fella) used to be gray and had see-through rib-cages. Just shows you how far medical science has come in the almost sixty intervening years. Collects issues #15-21 (June 1954 to December 1954) of Web of Evil.

(A) Al Bryant & Various Take to the skies with the Blackhawks in this fifth volume collecting the original Quality Comics series! Collects Blackhawk #25 to #30.

(A) Arthur Peddy & Various Continuing the Softee series of Planet Comics, the fabulous 1940's comic which must have helped create so many astronauts of the present day, albeit minus the ray guns and Bug Eye Monsters? shame! All of these tales created by the staggering artwork from the likes of Bob Powell, Alex Blum, Dan Zolnerowich, Arthur Peddy, Henry Kiefer, Fletcher Hanks, Charles Quinlan, Witmer Williams, Charles Sultan, John Celardo, Gene Fawcette and George Tuska. Read 'em and weep, space heroes! Collects issues #7-9 (July to September 1940).

(A) Joe Kubert & Various Packed with crazy heroes and villains on far flung and distant planets. Drawn by Joe Doolin, Graham Ingels, Lee Elias, Lily Renee, Fran Hopper, George Appel, Joe Kubert, and Murphy Anderson. With our latest offering of the on-going SOFTEE series from PS Artbooks. Collects Planet Comics #31-34 (July 1944-January 1945).

Dick Briefer's Frankenstein for Prize Comics is widely regarded as America's first ongoing horror series. Indeed, it was Briefer's work that probably called the creature to be named as Frankenstein instead of the nameless monstrosity from Shelley's novel. Splitting the stories between two schools - humor and horror - Briefer's tales are absorbing and unsettling in equal parts. Collects issues #6-10 (January/February to November/December 1947).

Roy Thomas Presents: Sheena, Queen of the Jungle. She may still be everyone's favorite yellow-tressed leopard-skin-clad Jungle Jane but, having made her first appearance almost 80 years ago (courtesy of Will Eisner and Jerry Iger in the British mag Wags #1), Sheena, Queen of the Jungle could be forgiven for being somewhat less spritely swinging through the trees righting wrongs and wielding her knife. There have been other incarnations, of course, but it's this classic material that strikes at the very heart of Good Girl Art. Whhhoooooaaaarrrrrgggghhhh!

(W) Roy Thomas (A) Robert Webb, Alex A. Blum She may still be everyone's favourite yellow-tressed leopard-skin-clad Jungle Jane but, having made her first appearance almost 80 years ago (courtesy of Will Eisner and 'Jerry' Iger in the British mag Wags #1), Sheena, Queen of the Jungle could be forgiven for being somewhat less spritely swinging through the trees righting wrongs and wielding her knife. In 1938, she made it Stateside with her first showing in Jungle Comics #1 where she settled happily in every issue (plus a decade in her own title) until April 1953. There have been other incarnations, of course, but it's this classic material that strikes at the very heart of Good Girl Art! Collects issues #11-18, Spring 1951 to Winter 1952.

(W) Roy Thomas (A) Robert Webb, Alex A. Blum Everyone's favorite yellow-tressed leopard-skin-clad Jungle Jane is back in this collection of classic tales! This volume collects Sheena - Queen of the Jungle issues #5-10 (Summer 1949 to 1950) of the original titles from Fiction House.