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Issue: Tales of the Unexpected #16
Publication Date: August 1957
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Issues: #16 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: 06/16/1957
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (7 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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reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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The Interplanetary Line-Up!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ruben Moreira
Inker(s): Ruben Moreira
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: A man accuses one of the people from a masquerade ball of being an actual alien.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHistorias Fantásticas #11 published January 1959
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as Tales of the Unexpected #16 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Yogi Berra Homers in the 9th - Wins Big Game!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ray Thompson [as R. T.] (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Thompson [as R. T.] (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilson Chemical Co.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Magic Hammer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Jack Kirby
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Gerald Bard; Thor; Loki
Synopsis: Gerald Bard finds Thor's hammer and uses it as a rainmaker, but Thor arrives to retrieve it. The story explains that Thor’s hammer was stolen from him by Loki.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHistorias Fantásticas #11 published January 1959
as El Martillo Mágico [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Special #4 published July 1969
as The Magic Hammer! [Story on Interior Page(s)]splash panel removed
In Content Item: FlagThe Jack Kirby Omnibus #1 published October 2011
as The Magic Hammer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Comics Presents: Jack Kirby Omnibus Sampler #1 published December 2011
as The Magic Hammer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as The Magic Hammer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Thor precursor. Jack Kirby designs Thor’s Hammer, Mjolnir the same exact way he would design Marvel Thor’s Mjolnir in Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #83 and tests both Mjolnir’s against a tree as per Comic Book Historians article researched by Alex Grand.

Loki story precursor. Jack Kirby reuses this story of Loki stealing the Hammer for the plot of Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #92 as per Comic Book Historians article researched by Alex Grand.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Garcelon Stamp Co.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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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 (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Moolah the Mystic
First Line: Oh, it isn't so bad lying here!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHistorias Fantásticas #11 published January 1959
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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I Was a Spy for Them

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mort Meskin
Inker(s): Mort Meskin
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: Aliens use a scientist to do research on Earth for them before their invasion, but they don't count on him having a secret weapon to stop them.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMighty The 100-Page Comic! #2 published November 1957
as I Was a Spy for Them [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHistorias Fantásticas #11 published January 1959
as Los Hombres Estrella [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #229 published February 1975
as I Was a Spy for Them [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as I Was a Spy for Them [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

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): Brainstorm
Character(s): Professor Brainstorm
First Line: Professor Brainstorm, I have constructed a rocket that will travel to the moon
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHistorias Fantásticas #11 published January 1959
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagStrange Adventures #12 published September 1951
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]under feature titled Brainstorm
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Feature is titled Professor Brainstorm in its original printing.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Earn While You Learn!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Ruben Moreira
Inker(s): Ruben Moreira
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Exile from Earth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dave Wood
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Kirk Randall
Synopsis: Kirk Randall uses an ancient Egyptian ring to makes himself invulnerable -- as long as he doesn't touch the ground -- to commit a string of robberies, but he falls onto a roof garden and is caught.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagCentury, The 100 Page Comic Monthly #43 published January 1959
as The Exile from Earth [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHistorias Fantásticas #11 published January 1959
as El Exiliado de la Tierra [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Unexpected #136 published June 1972
as The Exile from Earth [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHorror #20 published April 1974
as Der Fluch der Erde ! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as The Exile From Earth [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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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 (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Professor Eureka
First Line: I did it! The first man to reach Mars
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHistorias Fantásticas #11 published January 1959
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Meeting-Ground of the Spirits

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Interplanetary Line-Up

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: science fiction
Synopsis: A detective searches a science-fiction writers' masquerade ball for an alien. After several mistakes, he finally spots the tell-tale clue giving the alien away.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHistorias Fantásticas #11 published January 1959
as La Transmisión Interplanetaria [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as The Interplantary Line-Up [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Josely Co.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Junior Sales Club Batting Tips

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Junior Sales Club of America
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

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
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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