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Issue: Adventures into the Unknown #121 Public Domain
Publication Date: December 1960
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Issues: #121 of 174 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagAmerican Comics Group
Brand: American Comics Group ACGView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Best Syndicated Features Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/18/1960
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1960 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Below the Surface!

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Genres: fantasy
First Line: There are mysteries too deep for the mind of man - secrets undreamed of! See them come to life in...
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In Content Item: FlagWeird Planets #23 published ?
as Below the Surface! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Draw Mishe-Mokwa

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First Line: Draw the Indian Warrior any size other than this (bigger or smaller but not a size that would look like a tracing).
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art contest sponsored by the Art Instruction Inc. Studios.
Inside front cover.
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The Maltese Cross

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Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Lance Minton; Uncle Carl; Alma Minton; Lefty McCabe
First Line: You've heard of good luck tokens... Now let's look at the other side of the picture!
Synopsis: A man experiences bad luck every time he encounters a Maltese cross.
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Pages: 8
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[untitled]

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First Line: New super-speed way to add pounds of solid muscle to chest, back, arms, wrist
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Chest Pull Body Builder exercise device, from Medford Products, Inc.
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Record Your Voice at Home

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First Line: Make your own records anywhere!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for a home voice recorder, from Honor House Products.
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Fun Magic Mystery

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First Line: It's fun to be fooled - but it's more fun to fool others
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for a catalogue of magic tricks, as well as the following individual tricks: vanishing cigarette; nickels change to dimes; color changing silk. Sold by The House of a Thousand Mysteries.
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The Wanderers---

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Commander Vorn; Lord Barlak; Brand; Neil
First Line: For unknown centuries they had been migrating across the fathomless depths of space.
Synopsis: In the year 20,059, space travelers from Earth break free from alien slave masters and reach an Earth that has been revitalized.
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In Content Item: FlagSinister Tales #216 published January 1987
as The Wanderers... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagWeird Space #5 published January 2001
as The Wanderers... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

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First Line: Another month, another issue - and we're happy to greet all you fine fans of 'Adventures Into the Unknown'.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Letters from Leslie Fein, Daniel Erwine, Charles Ditters, Richard C. Walls, Roy Vogel, Billy Lambert, Eugene Steinberg, and Don Bridwell.
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Egyptian Destiny

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Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): Fan Fare Series
Character(s): Edward Mercer; Sally Mercer; Mitchell
First Line: That storm... it's aimed at me! It's trying to strike me down!
Synopsis: A man realizes his life parallels that of a mysterious ancient Egyptian, Sesostran.
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From Content Item: FlagForbidden Worlds #46 published September 1956
was The Pharaoh's Fate! [Story on Interior Page(s)]retitled
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Pages: 7
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Treasure Chest of Fun and Surprises

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the following products: midget Bible; one-way glass; exploding hand grenade; personal insult cards; god ring; see behind glasses; magic smoke pots; wonder x-ray tube; silent dog whistle; bike 'tuner'; electronic target telescope; build you own pocket radio; trick coat hanger.
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Below the Surface!

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Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Tim Janssen; Steve Landreth
First Line: There are astounding things in this world of ours... But nothing as incredible as the strange creatures that swam upward from...
Synopsis: Deep-sea treasure hunters discover that the voices they're hearing from deep underwater belong to mer-people.
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In Content Item: FlagShriek of Despair #[nn] published January 1983
as Below the Surface! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
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[untitled]

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First Line: An amazing invention - 'Magic Art Reproducer'
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Magic Art Reproducer projector, from Norton Products.
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Amazing Wrist Radio

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First Line: Wow! A wrist radio, like the one used by the famous cartoon detective, that really works.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for a wrist radio, from Honor House Products.
Inside front cover.
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Safety Deposit Bank Vault

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First Line: Here is a heavy duty Safety Deposit Bank Vault that is the newest way to save valuable papers, cash, secret possessions, etc.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for a combination lock safe, from Honor House Products.
Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Fill the gaps in you family's education with the amazing Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia
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Pages: 1

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