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Issue: The Twilight Zone #40
Publication Date: November 1971
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Issues: #40 of 92 Issues (122 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company, Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/30/1971
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 10016-111. Edited out of Western Publishing's New York offices.

On sale date of 1971-09-30 from newsdealer notation on the cover of indexer's copy. May or may not be completely accurate, but is reasonable given a cover date of November, 1971.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; later standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Title Page
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A Charmed Life

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Rod Serling (photo inset); Big Tony Martel (gangster); gangland assassin
First Line: He bought himself a charmed life... but he forgot to ask the price!
Synopsis: Big Tony Martel is impervious to an assassin's tommy-gun.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Twilight Zone #73 [Gold Key] published September 1976
as A Charmed Life [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: credit from Alberto Becattini
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Giant Play Zoo Animal Collection

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Colorist(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Colonial Studios
First Line: 20 loveable animals to delight the heart of every child!
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering 20 figures of zoo animals, made of "rubbery washable plastic", for one dollar. Color ad on inside front cover.
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A Charmed Life

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Rod Serling (host); Big Tony Martel (gangster); Benny (gangland assassin); The Devil; Morton (Devil's chauffeur); Legs Barton (gangster boss); Simpson (ambitious assistant D.A.); various police; various gangsters
First Line: Okay, Big Tony, you've had it!
Synopsis: Ambitious gangster Big Tony Martel makes a deal with the devil. Those never turn out well.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Twilight Zone #73 [Gold Key] published September 1976
as A Charmed Life [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGespenster Geschichten #13 published ?
as Pakt mit dem Satan [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Cover story. The the identity of the devil is reveled on page two of the story, lest anyone fear a "spoiler" is leaked in the synopsis. The names of real-life gangsters Al Capone and Dutch Schultz are invoked as those Big Tony could overcome with the help of the Devil.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mark Jewelers
First Line: 25 Years Service to Military Personnel
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for military emblem rings and other products from Mark Jewelers. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
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Door to Oblivion

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Charlotte Ashton; the Ashton family
First Line: For the Ashton family the horror began on a fall night in October, 1876.
Synopsis: Teen-age Charlotte Ashton vanishes while on her way to get water from the family well. Her voice is heard emanating from trees and rocks, calling for help
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In Content Item: FlagThe Twilight Zone #73 [Gold Key] published September 1976
as Door to Oblivion [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: © 1971, Western Publishing Company, Inc. Not officially a Twilight Zone story.
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Premonition

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Fred Harris; Peter Dewey; Mrs. O'Brien
First Line: The evening is strangely hot and sticky as Fred Harris, a young professor in the small town of Midville, returns home...
Synopsis: A strange phenomenon allows Fred Harris to escape death.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Twilight Zone #73 [Gold Key] published September 1976
as Premonition [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGespenster Geschichten #30 published ?
as Warnung aus dem Jenseits [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: © 1971, Western Publishing Company, Inc. Not officially a Twilight Zone story.
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Scary, Life Size Monster Ghost

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Melton Co.
First Line: Obeys Your Commands!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Black and white ad (over a yellow borderless background) offering a 7 foot polyethylene ghost for $1.00, with free "Peeping Skeleton Hands" included in each order. Between pages 1 and 2 of previous story. Top half of page.
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Enter the Amazing World of Live Sea-Monkeys

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Nature House; Sea-Monkeys
First Line: Guaranteed in writing – to live and grow!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for Sea-Monkeys sold by Nature House. Between pages 1 and 2 of previous story. Lower half of page.
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Any 14 of These Hit Records For Only $2.86

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Columbia Record Club
First Line: If you join now and agree to buy ten more records during the coming two years
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Two-page ad offering membership in the Columbia Record Club. Comprises the issue's centerfold.
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The Missing Link

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Rod Serling (host); Professor Harding; skeptical reporters; hunter; hunting dogs; hyena; lion; large bird; saber-toothed tiger
First Line: Sometimes you can ride a hobby-horse too far!
Synopsis: Harsh circumstances and deprivation force Professor Harding on a journey of devolution, over which be becomes the "missing link" he so desires to discover.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Twilight Zone #73 [Gold Key] published September 1976
as The Missing Link [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGespenster Geschichten #19 published ?
as Der Fluch des weißen Affen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Own Your Own

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kodak
First Line: For less than $10.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for “The Kodak Instamatic 44 Camera”, with flashcube. Between pages 3 and 4 of the previous story.
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The Last Voyage

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Rod Serling (host); Zack Bosley; Lucas Byrne
First Line: Meet Zack Bosley and Lucas Byrne, men without conscience -- to whom murder is as natural an act as breathing --
Synopsis: Murderous renegade pirates Zack Bosley and Lucas Byrne meet their individual fates while adrift at sea.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Twilight Zone #73 [Gold Key] published September 1976
as The Last Voyage [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGespenster Geschichten #10 published ?
as Fahrt ins Grauen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Monster S-I-Z-E Monsters

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Honor House
First Line: 7 feet tall in authentic colors with GLOW in the DARK EYES only $1.00
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad offering seven-foot polyethylene monster novelties with glow in the dark eyes. Choose from Frankenstein's Monster and Boney the Skeleton. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story. Top half of page.
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Polaris Nuclear Sub

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Honor House
First Line: Big enough for two kids
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Illustrated ad for seven foot long fiberboard submarine from Honor House Prod. Corp, Lynbrook, NY. Lower half of page.
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Hey Kids... Get Your Free Bike Whiz Ring!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Paul F. Beich Co.
Character(s): boy; girl
First Line: They're colorful, safe and fun to throw!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for “Beich’s Chew” taffy caramel candies and “Whiz” candy bar, offering a free “Whiz Ring” for 50 one-cent Beich Taffy Caramel wrappers, or 10 wrappers from Beich’s Whiz candy bar.

Per the illustration, the “Whiz Ring” appears to be a plastic disc that looks like a “Frisbee”, but with a large donut hole in the middle. In the ad’s opening title quote, it is referred to as a “Bike Whiz Ring”. After that, it is called simply a “Whiz Ring”.
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100 pc. Toy Soldiers Set $1.25

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lucky Products, Inc.
First Line: Made of durable plastic, each with its own base.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for 100 plastic toy soldiers, packed in a footlocker-styled storage box. Color ad on inside back cover.
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SSP Super Sonic Power Takes On the Grueling Obstacle Run!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kenner; SSP Super Sonic Power
First Line: You guys think you're man enough to take on these obstacles?
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Kenner's SSP Racers. Color ad on back cover.

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