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Issue: Tales of the Unexpected #4
Publication Date: August 1956
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Issues: #4 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: 06/05/1956
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (6 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
Format Notes:  
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The House Where Dreams Come True!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Prentice
Inker(s): John Prentice
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as Tales of the Unexpected #4 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilson Chemical Company
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Seven Steps to the Unknown

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Ely
Inker(s): Bill Ely
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Synopsis: Zara seems to psychically know who the next target of a madman will be, but there is a logic to the attacks and rational explanation. You just have to know what it is, as Zara did.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #228 published December 1974
as Seven Steps to the Unknown [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Mystery Tales #35 published January 1978
as Seven Steps to the Unknown [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as Seven Steps to the Unknown [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHorror #76 published ?
as Sieben Schritte ins Unbekannte [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Boys and girls! Here's the news you've been waiting for...
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Pages: 1
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The Day I Broke All Records

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Synopsis: An athlete performs several amazing feats after he takes a mythological elixir, but he's not sure whether he actually performed the feats or, if he did, if the elixir was the reason.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as The Day I Broke All Records [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Peter Porkchops Solves "The Case of the Careless Camper!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Rube Grossman
Inker(s): Rube Grossman
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, opinion
Feature(s): Peter Porkchops
Character(s): Peter Porkchops; Wolfie
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Pages: 1
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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): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Moolah the Mystic
First Line: It's a nice day out. Maybe I'll go fishing!
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Pages: 2
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The Flowers of Sorcery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Leonard Starr
Inker(s): Leonard Starr
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Synopsis: Painter Anton poisons Maria's lovers. To get him to confess, the police make him believe he killed Maria, but that a sorcerer can bring her back to life.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Hundred Comic Monthly #8 published May 1957
as The Flowers of Sorcery [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as The Flowers of Sorcery [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Animal People

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Kashdan
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Irwin Hasen
Penciller(s): Irwin Hasen
Inker(s): Irwin Hasen
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Irwin Hasen
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Professor Brainstorm
First Line: This is my greatest scientific invention -- A super-duper sound machine!
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Pages: 0.5
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Clocks of Doom!

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mort Drucker
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Mort Drucker
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Superstitions about clocks.
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Pages: 0.5
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The House Where Dreams Came True

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Prentice
Inker(s): John Prentice
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Synopsis: The dreams of the girls who live in Mrs. Moore's boarding house all have their dreams come true. All she asks in return is a lock of their hair to remember them by.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as The House Where Dreams Came True [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Mis-labeled on cover as "The House Where Dreams Come True".
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Disneyland Color Television Set
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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