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Issue: Uncanny Tales #42
Publication Date: April 1956
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Issues: #42 of 56 Issues (57 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Atlas [black & white]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Prime Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Which Road to Take?

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Telepathic Typewriter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Synopsis: A writer buys a magic typewriter that shows a mental vision of the truth of any newspaper story that is typed on it.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagVault of Evil #13 published September 1974
as The Telepathic Typewriter [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Job Number: J-197
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Mistaken Identity!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
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In Content Item: FlagSecrets of the Unknown #195 published January 1980
as Mistaken Identity [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Job Number: J-167
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Which Road to Take!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Synopsis: A man driving through backroads finds himself dreaming about coming upon a sorcerer's town and rescuing a captive girl.
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In Content Item: FlagTomb of Darkness #10 [unnamed variant] published September 1974
as Which Road to Take! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSecrets of the Unknown #195 published January 1980
as Which Road to Take! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Job Number: J-64
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The Little Men

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, occult
Synopsis: An old man creates wooden statues that leprechauns collect.
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In Content Item: FlagMonsters on the Prowl #30 published October 1974
as The Little Men [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Job Number: J-101
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The Jackpot

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
Job Number: J-313
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The Mystery of Mercury

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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In Content Item: FlagSecrets of the Unknown #195 published January 1980
as The Mystery of Mercury [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
Job Number: J-120
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They Wait Below

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Synopsis: A lighthouse attendant is accosted by Sirens who wish the beacon to remain unlit so passing ships will founder upon the reef, but as he backs away from them, he knocks over a table lamp which starts a fire and warns the ship away. The next day, men who come to investigate tell him he imagined the Sirens, but he points to their footprints in the sand.
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In Content Item: FlagHaunt of Horror #3 published September 1974
as They Wait Below [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDemon! #2 published January 1978
as They Wait Below [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagOut of This World #7 published January 1981
as They Wait Below [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMessages in a Bottle: Comic Book Stories by B. Krigstein #[nn] published April 2013
as They Wait Below [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
Job Number: J-236

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