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Issue: Forbidden Worlds #105 Public Domain
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia Publisher: Best Syndicated Features Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/24/1962
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
Format Notes:  
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reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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The People from Afar!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
science fiction
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Miscellaneous
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Miscellaneous
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Advertisement for life-like 10 foot long snake from Medford Products.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Miscellaneous
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Advertisement for coin bank that looks like a miniature dresser, from Medford Products.
The People from Afar!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
science fiction
Tony Harbison; Varis; Alana
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Miscellaneous
10
Fun Magic Mystery

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Sold by House of a Thousand Mysteries.
Appears after page 6 of the first story.
Jeweled Sceptre

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Reprinting
FlagAdventures into the Unknown #81 published February 1957
was No. 5 The Happening at Hadley Hall [Story on Interior Page(s)]retitled
 
Miscellaneous
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
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Miscellaneous
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Letters from Paul Booher, Jr., Don Dohler, Allen Mefferd, Bryan Hanson, Katherine Goodenow, Bob Brannon, Beverly Sims, and Hago Chakmakjian.
Grog Grows Own Tail

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Miscellaneous
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Advertisement for Grog, a prehistoric monster, that contains a plant that grows to form the "tail", from Western World Products.
Powerful Motor

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
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Miscellaneous
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Advertisement for an electric motor, from NPR Sales.
The Strange Barrier!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
science fiction
Ben Harrow
Ben Harrow invents a nerve gas that turns people into mindless slaves, but he learns that a civilization of mindless slaves will not work.
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FlagAmazing Stories of Suspense #100 published ?
as The Strange Barrier! [Story on Interior Page(s)]in this form
FlagAdventures into the Unknown #87 published August 1957
was The Tunnel! [Story on Interior Page(s)]retitled
 
Miscellaneous
7
The Girl from Way Back!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Kurato Osaki (headshot); Paul Reinman (headshot); Hubert Bump; Rufus W. Donnerwetter; Patience Hopkins; George Washington
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Miscellaneous
8
Joe Sinnott stated that he ghosted pencilled stories for Paul Reinman at Marvel and 4 for ACG. He even drew the portrait of Reinman on the splash page. http://joesinnott.com/home/othercomics.html (website accessed 2011.02.02)
Insect Collecting Kit

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
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Miscellaneous
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Advertisement for insect collecting kit, from Honor House Products. Appears after page 4 of last story.
Bike Bonanza of Big Buys

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Miscellaneous
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Advertisement for bicycle accessories, from Honor House Products.
[untitled]

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typeset
Subject Matter
Norton Products
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Miscellaneous
1
Advertisement for "magic art reproducer". Appears after the last story.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Wilson Chemical Co.
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Miscellaneous
1
Appears on back cover.

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