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Issue: Tales of the Unexpected #3
Publication Date: June 1956
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Issues: #3 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: 04/10/1956
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); Jack Schiff ? (actual)
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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Title Page
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The Master of 100 Wigs!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Prentice
Inker(s): John Prentice
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as Tales of the Unexpected #3 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilson Chem. Co.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Highway to Tomorrow

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Howard Purcell
Inker(s): Howard Purcell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Synopsis: A futuristic highway project is sabotaged by a man posing as a Native American shaman.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as The Highway to Tomorrow [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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A New Star

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Jackie Gleason and the Honeymooners
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Binky Presents "Pioneers of 1976!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Binky
Character(s): Binky; Allergy
Synopsis: Binky gets the kids to see that they too might be able to make important scientific discoveries in the future.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
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The Man Nobody Could See!

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: A man discovers the formula to invisibility and uses it to make himself wealthy, but he misplaces the antidote. In order to become visible again, he must turn himself over to the police.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Hundred Comic Monthly #3 published January 1956
as The Man Nobody Could See [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Unexpected #130 published December 1971
as The Man Nobody Could See! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Mystery Tales #40 published January 1979
as The Man Nobody Could See! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as The Man Nobody Could See! [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): DeLuxe Photo Service
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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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): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Moolah the Mystic
First Line: I'll look up my old friend Darro the Fire-Eater!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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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): Professor Eureka
Character(s): Professor Eureka
First Line: I'm convinced that some early specimen...
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagTop Comics Wassermann #112 published ?
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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I Lost My Past

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mort Drucker
Inker(s): Mort Drucker
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Synopsis: Paul Martin returns to his home town but finds that none of his old friends remember him. But it is all part of a plot to restore his memory of a Nazi formula.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagCentury, The 100 Page Comic Monthly #10 published January 1957
as I Lost My Past [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagStrange Adventures #216 published January 1969
as I Lost My Past [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as I Lost My Past [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Secrets of the Voodoo

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Kashdan
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Superstitions about Spiders

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSensation Comics #109 published May 1952
was Superstitions About Spiders [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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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: 0.33
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The Man with 100 Wigs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Miller
Penciller(s): John Prentice
Inker(s): John Prentice
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Synopsis: A man steals a trunk of wigs that give the wearer the abilities of the people the wigs represent.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Doom Patrol #117 published February 1968
as The Man with 100 Wigs [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as The Man With 100 Wigs [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): 100 Autos, Buses & Trucks
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
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): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Movyland Studios; Dean Studios
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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