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Issue: Tales of the Unexpected #20
Publication Date: December 1957
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Issues: #20 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: 10/13/1957
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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You Stole Our Planet!

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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 #20 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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The Trick Is to Treat All the World's Children!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: opinion, teen
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Earth Gladiator

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Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: Aliens will take possession of Earth unless John Trent can defeat their champion in a game of survival. Though out-gunned, Trent uses his wits to protect the world.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as The Earth Gladiator [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
First Line: Don't worry, dear. We'll make the trip and be back in time for dinner!
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The One and Only Superman

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Feature(s): Superman
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The Remarkable Mr. Multiplier

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Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: Thad Merkel invents a machine to mass-produce copies of things like cars and planes, but the machine seems to have a childlike mind of its own. This playfulness helps the inventor stop a group of thieves, but the idea of a self-aware machine is too dangerous, and Merkel destroys its master circuit.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
First Line: I shall look into the past...
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I Was Marooned on Planet Earth

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Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: A Saturnian is accidentally rocketed to Earth where he must find a source of radium in order to return home.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as I Was Marooned on Planet Earth [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Ghostly Re-Enactments

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Letterer(s): typeset
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You Stole Our Planet

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Alec; Marcus; Intalla; Bwhalli
Synopsis: Working on a way to create a barrier against nuclear fallout, two scientists are visited by creatures accusing humans of having stolen their world. Eventually the creatures realize they are not on their planet and the scientists reverse their experiment, sending the creatures back to their universe.
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In Content Item: FlagFrom beyond the Unknown #22 published April 1973
as You Stole Our Planet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 published October 2012
as You Stole Our Planet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Yogi Berra Homers in the 9th - Wins Big Game!

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Penciller(s): Ray Thompson [as R. T.] (signed)
Inker(s): Ray Thompson [as R. T.] (signed)
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Feature(s): Wilson Chemical Co.
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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