Ace’s first horror comic book is CHALLENGE OF THE UNKNOWN #6 (formerly LOVE EXPERIENCES). Because the second issue of CHALLENGE OF THE UNKNOWN was renamed BEYOND #1, we treat CHALLENGE OF THE UNKNOWN #6 like a BEYOND #0.
Ace Comics was the banner under which pulp magazine publisher Aaron A. Wyn and his wife Rose Wyn produced comic books between 1940 and the end of 1956. The Wyns had been publishing pulp fiction under the Periodical House and Magazine Publishers names since 1928. Like many comic book publishers of the day, Ace Comics earlier series included costumed superheroes, although as trends in the comic book market changed by the 1950s the focus shifted more to other genres, such as crime, horror, romance, and later, Westerns.
The Beyond started out as Challenge of the Unknown #6 which was to be Ace Comics first horror comic, and it would be fair to treat this like a The Beyond #0. Challenge of the Unknown #7 was renamed to The Beyond #1.
"Weird, Spooky, Supernatural Stories"...So warned by every cover page of The Beyond...One of the horror comics that gained notoriety in the Golden Age of comics.
CHALLENGE OF THE UNKNOWN #6
September 1950
Cover: Dungeon-scene: Reporter finds human head in a box, zombies closing in, girl screaming (0) – Warren Kremer + Al Avison
„High Priestess Of The Snake People“ („Ace Baker“) – reprinted in HAND OF FATE #19
“The Ghost In The Portrait” (Ken Rice) – reprinted in BAFFLING MYSTERIES #18
“Villa Of The Vampire” (Lin Streeter, signed: “Lin”) – reprinted in WEB OF MYSTERY #19
“No Grave To Hold Him” (Mike Sekowsky + Vince Alascia ?) – reprinted in WEB OF MYSTERY #21
Ace Comics was the banner under which pulp magazine publisher Aaron A. Wyn and his wife Rose Wyn produced comic books between 1940 and the end of 1956. The Wyns had been publishing pulp fiction under the Periodical House and Magazine Publishers names since 1928. Like many comic book publishers of the day, Ace Comics earlier series included costumed superheroes, although as trends in the comic book market changed by the 1950s the focus shifted more to other genres, such as crime, horror, romance, and later, Westerns.
The Beyond started out as Challenge of the Unknown #6 which was to be Ace Comics first horror comic, and it would be fair to treat this like a The Beyond #0. Challenge of the Unknown #7 was renamed to The Beyond #1.
"Weird, Spooky, Supernatural Stories"...So warned by every cover page of The Beyond...One of the horror comics that gained notoriety in the Golden Age of comics.
CHALLENGE OF THE UNKNOWN #6
September 1950
Cover: Dungeon-scene: Reporter finds human head in a box, zombies closing in, girl screaming (0) – Warren Kremer + Al Avison
„High Priestess Of The Snake People“ („Ace Baker“) – reprinted in HAND OF FATE #19
“The Ghost In The Portrait” (Ken Rice) – reprinted in BAFFLING MYSTERIES #18
“Villa Of The Vampire” (Lin Streeter, signed: “Lin”) – reprinted in WEB OF MYSTERY #19
“No Grave To Hold Him” (Mike Sekowsky + Vince Alascia ?) – reprinted in WEB OF MYSTERY #21
