Welcome to the last Classic Creepy Comics for 2023! Can you believe it's the
Wednesday before Halloween already? This week's feature is The Beyond from Ace
Magazines which ran for 30 issues from November 1950 to January 1955.
In yet another case of a comic company changing a title name, what was to be
Challengers of the Unknown issue #7 became The Beyond issue #1 so technically,
Challengers #6 is The Beyond #0. Because that makes sense.
I just picked this one because it was seasonally appropriate.
The most notable thing I found about this series is that issue #27 was sited
in Dr. Frederic Wertham's book
"Seduction of the Innocent"
which warned against the dangers of comic books. In particular, the story
"Strange Potion of Dr Lorch."
You can read the full run of The Beyond online for free at
Comic Book+,
including the notorious issue 27 which also has a great story about a dentist
that turns a patient into a werewolf by transplanting all their teeth with dog
teeth. Good stuff!
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