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Issue: Tales of the Unexpected #1
Publication Date: February 1956
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Issues: #1 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: 12/11/1955
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration. The on-stand date listed in the Comic Magazine Publishing Report (The Dougherty Co., 1942 series) #168 (January 1956) for this issue was listed as December 6, 1955.
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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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The Cartoon That Came to Life!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as Tales of the Unexpected #1 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Credits
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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The "Out-of-the-World Club"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: Ross Rand discovers that the musicians at the new jazz club really are "out of this world."
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In Content Item: FlagCentury, The 100 Page Comic Monthly #7 published January 1956
as The Out-of-World Club [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as The "Out-of-the-World Club" [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Ah - The crystal ball tells me today will be a bad day for you!
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Pages: 0.67
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: from Daisy Manufacturing Company
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Professor Eureka
First Line: These pyramids will give me lots of information...
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Pages: 1
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The Dream Lamp

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: Cyrus Perkins experiences his adventures through the help of a "dream lamp."
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In Content Item: FlagCentury, The 100 Page Comic Monthly #6 published January 1956
as The Dream Lamp [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC Special #4 published July 1969
as The Dream Lamp [Story on Interior Page(s)]splash panel modified
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as The Dream Lamp [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected Volume 1 credits pencils to John Prentice.
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Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know How to Be a Good Baby-Sitter?"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, teen
Character(s): Buzzy
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Pages: 1
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Genres: humorous
First Line: And it gives me great pleasure to introduce Moolah the Mystic...
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Pages: 1
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The Secret of Cell Sixteen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: historical, mystery
Synopsis: Charles Duval searches for the one way out of his cell.
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In Content Item: FlagCentury, The 100 Page Comic Monthly #4 published January 1956
as The Secret of Cell Sixteen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #157 published May 1966
as The Secret of Cell Sixteen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly #17 published September 1966
as The Secret of Cell Sixteen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as The Secret of Cell Sixteen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected Volume 1 credits script to Jack Miller.
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Exposing Famous Ghost Stories

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
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The Cartoon That Came to Life

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Don Doyle; Editor Barton
Synopsis: An alien creature uses cartoonist Don Doyle and his comic strip to prepare an invasion of Earth.
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In Content Item: FlagFrom beyond the Unknown #24 published September 1973
as The Cartoon That Came to Life [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as The Cartoon That Came to Life [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Sold by Wilson Chemical Co.
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