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Issue: Tales of the Unexpected #2
Publication Date: April 1956
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Issues: #2 of 104 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/12/1956
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Gorilla Who Saved the World!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Leonard Starr
Inker(s): Leonard Starr
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as Tales of the Unexpected #2 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Draw Me!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Art Instruction, Inc.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Magic Hats of M'sieu La Farge

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ruben Moreira (signed)
Inker(s): Ruben Moreira (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Synopsis: M'sieu La Farge's hats have the ability to change men's lives by giving them the personality of the first owners.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as The Magic Hats of M'sieu La Farge [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Seed Co.
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Binky Says: "It's Fun to Belong!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, opinion, teen
Feature(s): Binky
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Pages: 1
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The Fastest Man Alive

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Draut
Inker(s): Mort Meskin
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Synopsis: Adam Jessup and Clyde Baird compete to be the faster throughout their lives.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
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Pages: 6
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The One and Only Superman

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
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Feature(s): Superman
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Moolah the Mystic
First Line: Can I see you, sir?
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In Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #172 published January 1968
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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The Record of Doom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Ely
Inker(s): Bill Ely
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Synopsis: Jack Marshall creates a sensation with the new single, "Blue Monday."
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as The Record of Doom [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFive-Score Plus Comic Monthly #21 published ?
as The Record of Doom [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Some Famous "Haunted" Houses

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Kashdan (credited)
Penciller(s): Raymond Perry
Inker(s): Raymond Perry
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
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The Gorilla Who Saved the World

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Leonard Starr
Inker(s): Leonard Starr
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: Professor Jonas Star pretends to swap his mind with his gorilla's to avoid being kidnapped by aliens.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
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Pages: 6
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stuart Greetings, Inc.
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Charles Atlas
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Penciller(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lucky Products
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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