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Issue: Tales of the Unexpected #40
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
On Sale Date: 06/16/1959
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 20 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (associate); George Kashdan (associate)
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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Cover, Front
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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Assets1
 
 
Battle of the Colossal Creatures!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Bob Brown
Bob Brown
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

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typeset
Subject Matter
The National Sports Council
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside front cover.
The Last Days of Planet Mars!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ed Hamilton ?; Gardner Fox ?
Jim Mooney
Jim Mooney
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Subject Matter
science fiction, superhero
Space Ranger
Space Ranger; Myra Mason; Cryll
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Miscellaneous
9.67
Space Ranger continued from try-out in Showcase #15-16.
[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Tootsie Roll
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Miscellaneous
0.33
[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Stephens Credit Sales
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Miscellaneous
1
The Tree of Death!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Morris Waldinger
Morris Waldinger
Morris Waldinger
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Morris Waldinger
Subject Matter
informational
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FlagHouse of Mystery #14 published May 1953
was The Tree of Death! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Palisades Amusement Park
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Miscellaneous
0.5
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
?
Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
humorous
Peter Puptent Explorer
There are rumors about this desert being inhabited by monsters...
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Miscellaneous
1
The Lighthouse in the Sky

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Miller ?
Howard Purcell (signed)
Howard Purcell (signed)
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Miscellaneous
5.67
[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Tootsie Roll Pop
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Miscellaneous
0.33
Peter Porkchops Gives Tips on Summer Fun!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Schiff
Rube Grossman
Rube Grossman
?
Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, opinion
Peter Porkchops
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Miscellaneous
1
Comets, Helium, Robot

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Mort Drucker
Mort Drucker
Mort Drucker
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Mort Drucker
Subject Matter
informational
Scientific Word Origins
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FlagStrange Adventures #24 published September 1952
was Comet, Helium, Robot [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
[untitled]

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Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Wilson Chemical Co.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
The Super-Insect Army

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
science fiction
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Miscellaneous
1
The Battle of the Colossal Creatures

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack Miller ?
Bob Brown
Bob Brown
?
?
Subject Matter
science fiction
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Miscellaneous
7.67
Cover story. Writer credit suggested by textual analysis from Lou Mougin.
[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Tootsie Roll Fudge
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Miscellaneous
0.33
[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Garcelon Stamp Co.
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Miscellaneous
1
Bill's Vacation Gift from Dad!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Daisy Manufacturing Company
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Junior Sales Club of America
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Daisy Manufacturing Company
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Miscellaneous
1
Back cover.

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