Strange Worlds
Avon · 1950–1955 · 14 issues
About the series
A short-lived but visually striking science fiction and fantasy anthology from Avon Periodicals, Strange Worlds ran for fourteen issues in the early 1950s, blending space opera with sword-and-sorcery. The series is best remembered for the powerhouse artistic talents of Wally Wood, Everett Raymond Kinstler, and Joe Kubert, who brought vivid life to recurring features like Captain Dave Kenton of the Star Patrol, Crom the Barbarian, and Queen Tanit. Writer Gardner Fox anchored the series with his imaginative, fast-paced tales. Though brief, the comic stands as a showcase for some of the era's most dynamic illustration.