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Adventures Into the Unknown Archives
Adventures Into The Unknown Archives Volume 2
Cursed phantoms and enraged apparitions haunt the pages of Adventures into the Unknown! - the first ongoing comics anthology of supernatural horror! Collecting issues #5-8 of this strange series and featuring Golden Age talents like Jon L. Blummer, Tarzan newspaper strip illustrators Bob Lubbers and John Celardo, and horror legend Johnny Craig, Adventures into the Unknown! Archives Volume 2 also reprints the beginning of Charlie Sultan's multipart "Spirit of Frankenstein" saga, which updated the classic tale for the new Atomic Age! Enjoy over 200 pages of pre-Code, Golden Age frights - with a new introduction by horror writer Bruce Jones!
224 pages, Hardcover
First published April 2, 2013
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
March 31, 2023
I'm actually a really big fan of classic comic books, especially those from The Golden Age, so when I began reading the Adventures into the Unknown comics, I already knew that I would enjoy them a lot.
Volume 2 of this series was quite entertaining for me. I love a good ghost story and this volume had plenty to offer. I think my favorite comic out of this volume was the one about the test pilot who breaks the sound barrier only to see how he and his friends would die and upon returning they play out exactly exactly as he saw it. That one was particularly poignant and memorable, at least to me it was.
It's also worth mentioning that since the comic books are originally from the 1930's, they have period specific sexism and the like. Personally, I make fun of the comic book Mystery Science Theater 3000 style to my friends whenever this pops up and it's hilarious. I personally realize that the comic is old and has old sensibilities so I joke about how backwards that thinking is. I know a lot of people can't do that when it pops up so, keep in mind that it's an old series and if you can't joke about it or look past it, you'll probably want to avoid it.
In the end, I've decided to give the comic book a 4 out of 5, if you like old comic books as much as I do and are interested in the history of horror comics, then definitely give it a read, it's quite fun.
Volume 2 of this series was quite entertaining for me. I love a good ghost story and this volume had plenty to offer. I think my favorite comic out of this volume was the one about the test pilot who breaks the sound barrier only to see how he and his friends would die and upon returning they play out exactly exactly as he saw it. That one was particularly poignant and memorable, at least to me it was.
It's also worth mentioning that since the comic books are originally from the 1930's, they have period specific sexism and the like. Personally, I make fun of the comic book Mystery Science Theater 3000 style to my friends whenever this pops up and it's hilarious. I personally realize that the comic is old and has old sensibilities so I joke about how backwards that thinking is. I know a lot of people can't do that when it pops up so, keep in mind that it's an old series and if you can't joke about it or look past it, you'll probably want to avoid it.
In the end, I've decided to give the comic book a 4 out of 5, if you like old comic books as much as I do and are interested in the history of horror comics, then definitely give it a read, it's quite fun.
October 16, 2019
2.5 Stars
Adventures Into The Unknown is credited with being the first horror anthology comic, and in this volume the rough edges are evident. The art runs hot and cold, and the stories are just too wordy. At times there are so many words they obscure the art, which is never a good sign.
Overall it's still not terrible, but can be a tedious read. You won't get EC Comics quality here, but if you love 50s horror comics you'll still probably enjoy it.
Adventures Into The Unknown is credited with being the first horror anthology comic, and in this volume the rough edges are evident. The art runs hot and cold, and the stories are just too wordy. At times there are so many words they obscure the art, which is never a good sign.
Overall it's still not terrible, but can be a tedious read. You won't get EC Comics quality here, but if you love 50s horror comics you'll still probably enjoy it.
May 26, 2022
Rocketed through this one today while waiting to be scammed by a bogus job interview, and I've gotta say, kinda the ideal scenario in which to experience it. I love the one-offs, and especially the "true stories" included in this collection, but the more serialized stuff ("Spirit of Frankenstein" especially) left me largely cold (incredible title aside).
January 7, 2021
Old fashioned horror comics.
Good color artwork. A little crude by modern standards. From the days when I could buy a comic for 10 cents. Plenty of apparitions and zombies. The series on Frankenstein robot is a good pseudo science fiction.
Good color artwork. A little crude by modern standards. From the days when I could buy a comic for 10 cents. Plenty of apparitions and zombies. The series on Frankenstein robot is a good pseudo science fiction.
May 22, 2020
Another excellent collection of old horror stories. Well worth the read.
June 22, 2013
A fun collection of pre-code horror comics. A few of the stories were a bit annoying, such as "Spirit of Frankenstein" in issue #8 wher the characters must have said "microvolt resistor" ten times in a short story!
The art is, also, at times, not well done. Human faces oftentimes looked rushed, and not detailed enough to show expression. But, the better stories were highly entertaining.
The art is, also, at times, not well done. Human faces oftentimes looked rushed, and not detailed enough to show expression. But, the better stories were highly entertaining.
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