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Issue: Tales of the Unexpected #70
Publication Date: April 1962
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Issues: #70 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 Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/15/1962
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (5 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On-sale date from ad in Challengers of the Unknown #25 and 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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Space Ranger's Invincible Enemy!

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Genres: science fiction, superhero
Character(s): Xorog
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Disclose Notes: Sold by Honor House Products.
Inside front cover.
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The Hermit of Planetoid X

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Tod Rexworth; Ted Rexworth; Hedy Rexworth;Jim Rexworth; Lee Hawks; Pete; Cleanth (dog-like animal)
First Line: Not a soul lived within millions of miles, and that’s the way he wanted it!
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Pages: 7.67
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Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!

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Feature(s): My Greatest Adventure; Challengers of the Unknown; Blackhawk
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Rocket Names

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Genres: humorous, informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: The story behind names given to rockets in the US space program.
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Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know Your Neighbors?"

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Genres: opinion, teen
Character(s): Buzzy
Synopsis: Buzzy and his friends learn about the backgrounds of their neighbors through their ethnic customs.
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Disclose Notes: Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
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Don't Miss These Two Super-Spectaculars!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Lois Lane (robot); Perry White (robot); Jimmy Olsen (robot)
Synopsis: House ad for Superboy #96 and Superman #152 (both April 1962).
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Interplanetary Bodyguard

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Genres: science fiction
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Feature(s): The Brave and the Bold; Detective Comics
First Line: For the very best...
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The Day the Sun Dies

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Genres: informational, non-fiction, science and technology
Synopsis: Article on how the sun will eventually burn out.
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A Judy Jupiter Space Stickler

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Feature(s): Judy Jupiter
Character(s): Judy Jupiter
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Disclose Notes: A brain teaser; draw the design in one continuous line without crossing.
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Genres: humorous, science fiction
First Line: Your mission is to reach Planet Earth.
Synopsis: The Oggites want to determine how Earth governments make money.
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Space Ranger's Invincible Enemy

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Genres: science fiction, superhero
Character(s): Xorog
Synopsis: Martian criminal Xorog has gained super-powers and launches an interplanetary crime wave.
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More Startling than Tomorrow's Science Fiction Is the Metal Men

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Disclose Notes: House ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #37 (March-April 1862) featuring the first appearance of the Metal Men.
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[untitled]

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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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