Spy-Hunters (1950) comic books 1951

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by Ogden Whitney, Charles Sultan, John Celardo, and Edvard Moritz. Tales of espionage from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, published as the Cold War was just heating up. An American helps a Tibetan lama keep communists from overrunning his country; An underwater encounter between American and Soviet spies results in dueling bathyspheres; In ancient Persia, a spy conceals a secret message by tattooing it on his scalp, then letting his hair grow back. Jonathan Kent, Espionage Ace; Duel in the Depths; Hot on the Trail; Twin Umbrellas; Threat to Tibet!; Smoked Out; Assault in Armenia; The Tattooed Spy. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by Ogden Whitney, Charles Sultan, Robert S. Pious, and W. G. Hargis. Tales of espionage from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, published as the Cold War was just heating up. A dying man in a kayak points American forces to a communist base in northern Greenland; Cowboys battle communist infiltrators in Texas; The true-life tale of Napoleonic spy Karl Schulmeister. Jonathan Kent, Espionage Ace; Assault in the Arctic; Sabotage Roundup; Alcohol Rubdown; Blowup!; The Spy with a Hundred Faces; Code Case; Terror in Trieste. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by Charles Sultan and Lin Streeter. Tales of espionage from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, published as the Cold War was just heating up. An American agent is accused of cowardice after he fails to prevent a kidnapping; A reporter in Burma encounters the beautiful and mysterious Lady Moonlight; In ancient Africa, Roman general Scipio and aide Caius Lelius use espionage against a Numidian king. Jonathan Kent, Espionage Ace; Coward's Case; Piano-Player Spy; Flare-Up; Blowup in Burma; Passport to Peril; Gunplay in the Gulf; Nazi Nemesis; Roman Ruse. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Ogden Whitney. Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by Mort Drucker, George Wilhelms and Ogden Whitney. Tales of espionage from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, published as the Cold War was just heating up. A beautiful Brazilian actress helps Slim Tremaine battle communists in the rainforest; An American spy and his Italian secretary encounter sinister Albanian agents during a pleasure cruise; A hand-woven rug causes journalist Chuck to be mistaken for a Soviet agent in Afghanistan. Featuring early art by MAD artist Mort Drucker. Brazilian Bombshell; Excursion into Fear; Taps for Spies; Subway Sabotage; Stung!; Affray in Afghanistan; Berlin Plot. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by W. G. Hargis, Lin Streeter and Charles Sultan. Tales of espionage from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, published as the Cold War was just heating up. Communist agents steal a powerful new atomic device and threaten a city; Soldier of fortune Jack gets mixed up in India and Pakistans dispute over the Kashmir region; How real-life spies have cleverly concealed secret messages through the years. Jonathan Kent, Espionage Ace; Three Hours to Doom!; Coffin Corner; Panic at Point Mugu!; Cunning Couriers; Photographic Clue; Intrigue in India; Heel-Clicking Heel. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Richard E. Hughes. Cover by Ogden Whitney. Stories by Richard Hughes. Art by Lin Streeter and Charles Sultan. Tales of espionage from legendary early independent comics publisher ACG, published as the Cold War was just heating up. Navy intelligence investigates a mysterious submarine stalking the Eastern seaboard; A Native American woman and a forest ranger encounter communist agents in the north woods. In a fun sci-fi-flavored tale, a hypnotist (who looks like Mandrake the Magician) is actually a Nazi spy, seeking an American anti-gravity belt. The Vanishing Submarine; The Greedy Spy; Terror in the Timberland; Cracking the Code; Heroic Mission; Thunderbolt in Thuringia; Delayed Revenge; Hypnotist of Death; Spy Against Spain. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.