Forbidden Worlds #139
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Proper Spirit!", a boy raised by two crooks to beg on the streets finds an unexpected guardian when a ghost takes a sudden interest in him during a night spent in a haunted house. Written by Bob Standish and illustrated by Chic Stone, this 1966 tale from Forbidden Worlds #139 blends eerie charm with a surprising twist, as the ghost’s presence shifts the boy’s fate in ways no one expected. The cover, by Kurt Schaffenberger, captures the story’s haunting mood with a striking, moody image.
In "The Proper Spirit!", a haunted house becomes the unlikely sanctuary for a boy abandoned to a life of begging, when a ghost—drawn to the child's innocence—intervenes to scare off his cruel caretakers. The crooks' cruel scheme unravels in the eerie silence of the old mansion, leaving the boy and the spectral guardian alone in the dark.
In "Dare the D-Dimension!" from *Forbidden Worlds* #139, Magicman ventures into a hidden micro-world revealed by Professor Jabberwocky’s revolutionary microscope, where a cure for atomic radiation has been discovered—now he must bring that knowledge back before it’s too late. The story blends science fiction wonder with superhero urgency, as the fate of the larger world hinges on a journey into the unseen.
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Reprinted in Astounding Stories #89 (1972), Tales of Torment #3 (1979), Astounding Stories #169 (1983), Uncanny Tales #175 (1985), Magicman Archives #[nn] (2008), Astounding Stories #27
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