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Issue: Sinister Tales #35
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Issues: #35 of 229 Issues (231 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagAlan Class
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Indicia Publisher: Alan Class & Co. Ltd
On Sale Date: (not set)
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Pages: 68
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Price: 12.0 pence GBQ 0-1-0
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Content Items: 11 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Alan Class ? (reprint editor)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: colour cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: 7.25" x 9.25"
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: perfect bound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Return of Egghead!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Egghead [Elihas Starr]
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From Content Item: FlagTales to Astonish #45 [unnamed variant] published July 1963
was The Return of Egghead! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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Children's Books of Knowledge

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for a series of Children's encyclopedias published by Alan Class.
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The Terrible Traps of Egghead!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Ape; Twister
First Line: This time you lose, Ant-Man!
Synopsis: Egghead forms a new gang and sets a trap for the Wasp, hoping to use her against Ant-Man. He captures the Wasp, but Ant-Man frees her and the two recover Egghead's loot, though he escapes capture.
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Pages: 13
Job Number: X-213
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Egghead last appeared in issue #38 (December 1962), he next appears in issue #57 (July 1964).
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Herbie Goes to the Devil!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, humorous
Character(s): Herbie Popnecker; Pincus Popnecker; Mrs. Popnecker; Satan; Miss Baylor; Frankenstein; Dracula
Synopsis: Satan is getting fewer souls every year so he boasts that he will deliver a randomly chosen one: Herbie's. Herbie agrees to a deal with the Devil to help his dad, and after consultation on contracts, Herbie reluctantly agrees to go to Hades. Hades would never be the same!
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Pages: 13
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The Absent-Minded Professor!

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Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Professor Blank
Synopsis: A college professor is certain that life exists upon other worlds, but can't quite remember why he is so assured of this fact. One evening he is abducted by aliens and he receives his answer. The aliens tell him the reason for his abduction is that years ago the aliens sent a spy to Earth, but failed to hear back from him, and the captain of the spaceship realizes that he should not have sent an absent-minded spy. The professor realizes that he is the alien spy.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: First page caption: "It's time once again to match wits with Lee and Ditko!!" The third page includes an advertisement for the Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series), the last page includes an advertisement for Amazing Adult Fantasy (Marvel, 1961 series), also by Lee and Ditko.
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Tunnel Trap

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): George Murry
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Pages: 2
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You Can't Teach Fairy-Tales!

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Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Homer Addison; Lorana
Synopsis: Anthropology professor Homer Addison decides to stop teaching about the supernatural Salori tribe after he encounters it because no one would believe him.
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Pages: 7
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Weird Walking Stick!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Sim Hilligan; Arky Madden; Dr. Johnston
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Pages: 7
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What a Picture It Would Make!

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Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Wilhelm Brandt; Manny; Charlie Bobo
Synopsis: A low-budget film studio considers making a picture about Wilhelm Brandt, a sorcerer who was cheated out of payment after freeing a town from a plague of wolves. But they didn't count on the actor they hire being the reincarnation of Brandt.
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Pages: 13
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Strange Beast

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Kurt Andrews; Princess Astarella; Prince Rolbana; Volero
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Pages: 5
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Companion Comics in this Series

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1

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