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Issue: Alarming Tales #1 Public Domain
Publication Date: September 1957
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Issues: #1 of 6 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagHarvey
Brand: A Thrill AdventureView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Western Tales 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: 20 (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
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Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Tommy Donnegan
First Line: What was it?.. Who built it?... Where was the chair taking him?
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Disclose Notes: Cover is a composite with main figure drawn by Joe Simon and background figures by Kirby.
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Character(s): Tony Curtis (photo); Debbie Reynolds (photo); Elvis Presley (photo)
First Line: 631 movie & TV star pictures 25¢
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Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Character(s): Tommy Donnegan; Eddie Michaels; Max Hall
First Line: We're off!! Into the realm of the unknown!!!
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First Line: Everything you need to enjoy stamp collecting yours for only 25¢
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The Cadmus Seed!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Professor Horace Googer
Synopsis: Googer has created plant men.
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In Content Item: FlagShocking Tales Digest #1 published October 1981
as The Cadmus Seed! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Jack Kirby Reader #2 published January 2004
as The Cadmus Seed! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Simon and Kirby Library #[nn] published March 2013
as The Cadmus Seed [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
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Logan's Next Life!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Tom Conway; Mary Conway; Rex Logan
Synopsis: Tom thinks his friend Rex has been reincarnated as a dog.
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In Content Item: FlagUnearthly Spectaculars #3 [unnamed variant] published March 1967
as Logan's Next Life [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShocking Tales Digest #1 published October 1981
as Logan's Next Life! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #47 published May 2004
as Logan's Next Life [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Fourth Dimension is a Many Splattered Thing!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Eddie Michaels; Max Hall
Synopsis: Eddie chases a burgler into the fourth dimension.
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In Content Item: FlagShocking Tales Digest #1 published October 1981
as The Fourth Dimension is a Many Splattered Thing! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAmerica's Greatest Comics #9 published July 2004
as The Fourth Dimension is a Many-Splattered Thing [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Simon and Kirby Library #[nn] published March 2013
as The Fourth Dimension Is a Many-Splattered Thing [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
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Character(s): Tim Calhoun
First Line: Start to play real music on the harmonica in 15 minutes flat!
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First Line: Men! Boys! Here are the best exciting adventure stories!
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First Line: 3-way hurricane lantern
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First Line: Like-new motor overhaul job $2.98
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The Last Enemy!

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Hammond Drake; Rat leader; The General (a bulldog)
Synopsis: Drake travels to 2514 AD. He finds dead tigers in a field. A rat tells him that all humans were killed in an atomic war and that animals inherited the earth. Drake is knocked out and back at their lair they demand the secret of making atom bombs. Suddenly the lair is attacked knocking Drake out. He wakes up in a bed with a dog, fox and bear at his side. The General enters the room and tells him that only rats want to continue fighting, everyone else wants peace. Drake gives him the secret of atomic bombs. Drake travels back to the present hoping that dogs will be better than rats.
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In Content Item: FlagShocking Tales Digest #1 published October 1981
as The Last Enemy! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Simon and Kirby Library #[nn] published March 2013
as The Last Enemy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: In some ways, this story anticipates Kirby's later Kamandi strip, as it features a future world populated by talking dogs and rats.
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Sealed Doom

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Rick Horne; The Black Cat [Linda Turner]; Charlie Niles
Synopsis: Linda and Rick are summoned to police headquarters to identify a dead actress.
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Blind Fury

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Edward Joliffe; The Black Cat [Linda Turner]; C. B. de Pille; Rick Horne
Synopsis: A press agent has been murdered at the studio.
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Donnegan's Daffy Chair

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Timothy Donnegan; Sam; Frank
Synopsis: Donnegan sits in an inventor's fancy chair and launches it.
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In Content Item: FlagShocking Tales Digest #1 published October 1981
as Donnegan's Daffy Chair [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Simon and Kirby Library #[nn] published March 2013
as Donnegan's Daffy Chair [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
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First Line: Automatic firing tripod machine gun
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First Line: Amazing precision miniature secret camera
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Disclose Notes: Precision Miniature Secret Camera, from Honor House Products.
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Character(s): Kajar (photo)
First Line: Magician tells all!
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Writer(s): George Jowett
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Character(s): George Jowett (photo); John Sill (photo); Tony Pascarella (photo); Jim Norman (photo)
First Line: How to gain up to 50 lbs. of mighty muscles!
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Yogi Berra Homers in the 9th - Wins Big Game!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Character(s): Yogi Berra
Synopsis: Yogi Berra tells kids how they can get gifts by selling White Cloverine Brand Salve.
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Disclose Notes: Ad in comic form.

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