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| Publication | August 1962 | Price: 0.12 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly July, August, September, October; bi-monthly Jan.-Feb., March-April, May-Jun, Nov.-Dec. |
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| Cover | The People from Afar! |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Advertisement for life-like 10 foot long snake from Medford Products. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Advertisement for coin bank that looks like a miniature dresser, from Medford Products. |
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| Comic Story | The People from Afar! (10 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Tony Harbison; Varis; Alana |
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| Advertisement | Fun Magic Mystery (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Sold by House of a Thousand Mysteries.
Appears after page 6 of the first story. |
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| Comic Story | Jeweled Sceptre (1 page) |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Letters from Paul Booher, Jr., Don Dohler, Allen Mefferd, Bryan Hanson, Katherine Goodenow, Bob Brannon, Beverly Sims, and Hago Chakmakjian. |
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| Advertisement | Grog Grows Own Tail |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Advertisement for Grog, a prehistoric monster, that contains a plant that grows to form the "tail", from Western World Products. |
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| Advertisement | Powerful Motor |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Advertisement for an electric motor, from NPR Sales. |
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| Comic Story | The Strange Barrier! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ben Harrow invents a nerve gas that turns people into mindless slaves, but he learns that a civilization of mindless slaves will not work. |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Ben Harrow |
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| Comic Story | The Girl from Way Back! (8 pages) |
| Content | Characters: Kurato Osaki (headshot); Paul Reinman (headshot); Hubert Bump; Rufus W. Donnerwetter; Patience Hopkins; George Washington |
| Notes | 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) |
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| Advertisement | Insect Collecting Kit |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Advertisement for insect collecting kit, from Honor House Products. Appears after page 4 of last story. |
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| Advertisement | Bike Bonanza of Big Buys |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Advertisement for bicycle accessories, from Honor House Products. |
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| Featuring | Norton Products |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Advertisement for "magic art reproducer". Appears after the last story. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Featuring | Wilson Chemical Co. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Appears on back cover. |
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