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Issue: Tales of the Unexpected #19
Publication Date: November 1957
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Issues: #19 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: 09/15/1957
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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 Menace of the Fireball!

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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 #19 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Teddy Roosevelt Guardian of Nature

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: non-fiction, opinion
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Pages: 1
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The Man from Two Worlds

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Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: Aliens convince a man he is one of them in order to get his help procuring radium, but he realizes they are lying about him being an alien and he tricks them into leaving empty-handed.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as The Man From Two Worlds [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Feature(s): Tomahawk; Superman
First Line: The oldest symbol in comics...
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Genres: humorous
First Line: I will now take you to the most famous ruins in the Far East!
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D-Day on Planet Vulcan

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Johnny Knowland; General Thacker P. Kincade; Professor Kent
Synopsis: The planet Vulcan contacts Earth for help coming up with a military strategy to defend themselves against an aggressor element within their government.
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In Content Item: FlagSamson #15 published June 1970
as Hilfe für Planet Vulkan [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as D-Day on Planet Vulcan [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Genres: humorous
First Line: I packed everything you asked me to, Professor...
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The Human Lie Detector

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Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: A man's face changes colors when in the vicinity of someone lying. He aids the police until gangland hears of his ability and kidnaps him. As he escapes from them, he hits high-voltage wires and loses his ability.
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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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Men Who "Make" Ghosts

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Measuring Rods

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Genres: non-fiction
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Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
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The Menace of the Fireball

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Genres: horror, science fiction
Character(s): Dunstan Waverly Jr.; Dunstan Waverly Sr.
Synopsis: A scientist accidentally draws a fireball towards Earth and nothing seems able to stop its course until his wacky inventor father provides just the machine needed.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Unexpected #158 published July 1974
as The Menace of the Fireball [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as The Menace of the Fireball [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Feature(s): American Specialty Co.
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Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Feature(s): Garcelon Stamp Co.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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