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Issue: Tales of the Unexpected #8
Publication Date: December 1956
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Issues: #8 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: 10/14/1956
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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The 3-D Camera That Could Rob!

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Genres: horror
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as Tales of the Unexpected #8 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Draw Bob Hope!

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Penciller(s): ?
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Art Instruction, Inc.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Man Who Stole a Genie

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: fantasy
Synopsis: Roger Hackett steals a statuette his compatriot Martin found that looks like a common trinket, but summons a genie. After proving the power of the statue true, Hackett prepares to head to a new life of wealth, but his native assistant breaks the statue while cleaning.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Hundred Comic Monthly #7 published April 1957
as The Man Who Stole a Genie [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as The Man Who Stole a Genie [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
First Line: Ah - it came! The finest mummy specimen I've seen!
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Smith Brothers Cough Drops
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
First Line: It's too big a trip for you to go home.
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil
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The Secret of the Elephant's Tusk

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Genres: horror
Synopsis: Noonan extorts the families of people paralyzed by contact with the ivory of a sacred elephant for money to kill the animal. A shaman sees what Noonan has done and curses him with death by ivory.
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In Content Item: FlagMighty The 100-Page Comic! #10 published March 1959
as The Secret of the Elephant's Tusk [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as The Secret of the Elephant's Tusk [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Movyland Studios; Dean Studios
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Gifts to the United Nations!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: non-fiction, opinion
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The Four Seeds of Destiny!

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Genres: horror
Synopsis: Ted Hall pilfers four seeds reputed to separately bring wealth, talent, beauty, and death from an Egyptian tomb. The first seeds apparently bring wealth, talent, and beauty, so Hall throws away the fourth seed, but he has misinterpreted the results of the first three seeds.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
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Pages: 6
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For Sale: Your Future

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Genres: non-fiction
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The Camera That Could Rob

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Genres: horror
Synopsis: A scientist creates a camera that produces three-dimensional versions of the items photographed. The scientist's neighbor Adam Hale sees the potential in the camera and steals it, killing the scientist in the process. Hale uses the camera, realizing that what he plucks from the pictures is actually taken from the subjects of the photos and that he has drawn the attention of the police. To hide from the authorities, he photographs himself, to hide in the film until a local boy releases him later. But the scientist's cat knocks over the camera and the film is exposed and ruined.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as The Camera That Could Rob [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): The National Sports Council
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Littleton Stamp Co.
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Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Company
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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