Ed Moritz continues his series of striking cover art, this time likely inspired by "Isle of the Dead" by Swiss painter, Arnold Böcklin, illustrating the interior story, "Out of the Unknown".
More known for his weird fiction and being a "member" of the legendary H.P. Lovecraft Circle, Frank Belknap Long made ends meet by writing comic book scripts. He wrote the lion's share of stories in the first two issues of this title, including creating The Living Ghost character who also appeared in the first two issues. These stories were probably the ones that could be considered straight up horror stories, the others focusing on the supernatural and ghostly hauntings. Long wrote one more script for ACG in UKNOWN's issue #3 then disappeared from the title along with his Living Ghost.
Edmond Good was a Canadian cartoonist and began his career drawing for Canadian Comics, then traveled south to work for, among other American imprints, DC, Pines, Eastern Color, Fox and Fiction House. Max Elkin drew for Quality, Fiction House, Fawcett and numerous others. Before the prolific Paul Reinman came onboard ACG, he worked for Archie, DC, Hillman and Marvel.
Readers got a real bargain with this comic; 52 pages for a dime and the only ad is on the inside front cover.
ADVENTURES INTO THE UNKNOWN
Vol. 1 No. 2
December 1948 - January 1949
B. & I. Publishing Co. Inc. (ACG Comics)
Editor: Richard Hughes
Cover: Ed Moritz
Pages: 52
Cover price: 10 cents
CONTENTS
"Kill, Puppets, Kill"
Script: Frank Belknap Long
Art: ? (Ed Moritz inks)
"Out of the Unknown"
Script: Frank Belknap Long
Art: Ed Moritz
"The Old Tower's Secret"
Script: Frank Belknap Long
Art: Edmond Good
"The Master's Hand"
Script: Frank Belknap Long
Art: Max Elkin
"Phantom of the Seas"
Script: Frank Belknap Long
Art: Paul Reinman
"True Ghosts of History: The Grim Lady of Raynham Hall"
Script: ?
Art: King Ward