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Issue: Tales from the Tomb #1
Publication Date: October 1962
 
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Issues: #1 of 1 Issue
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: Dell GiantView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/28/1962
Volume: none
Pages: 84
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 15 (14 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Indicia says "TALES FROM THE TOMB No. 1, 02-810-210". Cover code is 02-810-210.

Although there is no month given in the indicia, the last 3 digits of the cover code (02-810-210) indicate a cover date of [196]2-10, i.e. October 1962.

There was no copyright record found for this issue. On sale date from stamped cover found on eBay.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock:  
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: one-shot
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): John Schoenherr (painting)
Inker(s): John Schoenherr (painting)
Colorist(s): John Schoenherr (painting)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Synopsis: A half seen figure beckons from an open grave in an abandoned cemetery.
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In Content Item: FlagArt in Time: Unknown Comic Book Adventures, 1940-1980 #[nn] published May 2010
as Dustjacket front cover [Illustration on Dustjacket]detail from page 5 of "Crazy Quilt"
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: John Schoenherr cover painting per http://johnschoenherr.blogspot.com/2013/10/tales-from-tomb.html. Previous indexer credited L.B. Cole.
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Know Thyself...

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Synopsis: A man comes into a morgue to identify his own mangled corpse.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover
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Mr. Green Must Be Fed

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Mrs. Wittly; Harry Felt; Mr. Grimes; Mr. Green
Synopsis: A young hitchhiker stays at the apartment of a deadly supernatural menace.
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Pages: 12
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Still Life

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Character(s): Betty; Randy
Synopsis: A young painter returns from his vacation with an eerie painting.
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Pages: 8
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Turnabout

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Synopsis: A traveler about to perish of cold discovers a cabin with a lone occupant.
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Pages: 4
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Oh, How We Danced

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Les; Hank; Sharon
Synopsis: Les meets a solitary girl at a charity ball, and discovers why she was there alone.
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Pages: 10
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R.I.P. and L.M.A.

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Subject Matter
Character(s): Martha
Synopsis: Martha's husband decides to clean the basement as a ten year anniversary present.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: From the context, L.M.A. would seem to mean "Leave Me Alone".
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Two for the Price of One

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Walter Bryn; Vera; Paula Worth; Al Lowe; Hector
Synopsis: Hector's plan to get Paula to divorce him has an unexpected side-effect.
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In Content Item: FlagArt in Time: Unknown Comic Book Adventures, 1940-1980 #[nn] published May 2010
as Two for the Price of One [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Credit from the reprint.
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Crazy Quilt

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Miss Brikley; Mr. Quilt
Synopsis: A young woman meets a man with a quilted face
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In Content Item: FlagArt in Time: Unknown Comic Book Adventures, 1940-1980 #[nn] published May 2010
as Crazy Quilt [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
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The Cat That Was Part of the Night

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Subject Matter
Character(s): Jerry; Dinah; Sue; Sammy
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: The title has an ellipsis
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The Long Wait

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Mr. Drone; Harry Wales (mentioned); Robert
Synopsis: An old man prepares to finally meet his nemesis, who has been haunting him for 56 years.
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In Content Item: FlagUniversal Pictures Presents Dracula - the Mummy & Other Stories #[nn] published September 1963
as The Long Wait [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Goblin's Ball

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Character(s): George Junior; Harry George; Ethel; Mrs. Jones (mentioned)
Synopsis: A little boy asks for permission to play touch football with his goblin friends, with his head as the ball...
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Pages: 1
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The Mudman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Ma; Ol' Butch; Joe; Wilbur
Synopsis: A faithful hound dog shows what happened to his master in the swamp.
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Pages: 9
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Asphalt Test

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Bill; May
Synopsis: Bill buries May's brother where he wanted to be buried.
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In Content Item: FlagUniversal Pictures Presents Dracula - the Mummy & Other Stories #[nn] published September 1963
as Asphalt Test [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover strip.
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The Interview

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover strip. On some issues, it is replaced by an ad.

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