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Issue: Tales of the Unexpected #86
Publication Date: December 1964
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Issues: #86 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 Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/15/1964
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Jack Schiff
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from ad in House of Mystery #147 and 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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Earth's Second Sun!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Dick Dillin
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Children of Tomorrow!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Bernard Baily
Inker(s): Bernard Baily
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: Celebration of United Nations Day (October 24) with a description of the U.N. Declaration of the Rights of a Child.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly. Previously used in December 1960 DC titles.
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They'll Never Take Me Alive!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Herron ?
Penciller(s): George Roussos
Inker(s): George Roussos
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, science fiction
Feature(s): The Green Glob
Character(s): Arnie Moran; Radon; Kawan; Green Glob
Synopsis: Bank robber Arnie Moran plans to fake his own death but he is transported to another world and transformed into an alien being; when he finally gets back to Earth he is ready to surrender.
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Pages: 7.67
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For the Very Best in Comics Reading

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Strange Adventures; House of Mystery
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: House ad for Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #171 and House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #147, with cover repros.
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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
Character(s): Moolah the Mystic
First Line: Stick 'em up!
Synopsis: Moolah turns the tables on a robber.
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Pages: 0.5
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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): Monogram
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Pages: 0.5
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Metamorpho

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ramona Fradon
Inker(s): Charles Paris
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Metamorpho
Character(s): Metamorpho; Java
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for The Brave and the Bold #57 (December-January 1964-1965), first appearance of Metamorpho.
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Death of a Robot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Howard Purcell ?; Morris Waldinger ?
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: Some believe pencils are by Morris Waldinger.
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Silly Putty
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Pages: 0.33
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Be first in your neighborhood...
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): True Tales of the Unexpected
First Line: Robert Hanna's only inheritance from a rich uncle...
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Professor Eureka
Character(s): Professor Eureka; Professor Eggcup
First Line: Oh, my -- flying saucers!
Synopsis: Professor Eggcup doesn't believe in flying saucers.
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From Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #90 published September 1959
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mystery in Space
First Line: Two great heroes...
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: House ad for Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #96.
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Earth's Second Sun

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dave Wood ?
Penciller(s): Mort Meskin
Inker(s): George Roussos
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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Pages: 8.67
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25 Years of Batman

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): various
Inker(s): various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: House ad for 80-Page Giant #5 (December 1964), a Batman 25th Anniversary special.
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The Superstitious Mine Owner!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Julius Schwartz
Penciller(s): Morris Waldinger
Inker(s): Tommy Nicolosi
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Milt Snapinn
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, western
Character(s): Oll Sparks
First Line: Oll Sparks was only an ordinary prospector--till something happened in Cripple Creek, Colorado, that turned him into one of the most extraordinary gold-hunters of all time...
Synopsis: Miner Oll Sparks finds plenty of gold after making a lucky charm from a piece of iron pyrites (Fools Gold). Then one day it is smashed and Sparks finds no more gold. Eventually he loses his fortune and retires.
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From Content Item: FlagAll Star Western #80 published December 1954
was The Superstitious Mine Owner! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Electric Engine
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hasbro's G. I. Joe
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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): Aurora
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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