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Issue: Tales of the Unexpected #88
Publication Date: April 1965
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Issues: #88 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: 02/11/1965
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 20 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 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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Title Page
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Assets2
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Curse of the Mystic Mask!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, occult, science fiction
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Pages: 1
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Treasure Chest of Fun

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Fear Master

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Harold Jukes; Vincent Adler
Synopsis: When Dr. Vincent Adler dies suddenly, his assistant Harold Jukes steals his last invention, a ray that causes instant fear, and embarks on a crime spree.
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In Content Item: FlagThe Unexpected #160 published November 1974
as The Fear Master [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Statement of October 1, 1964
No circulation numbers given
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Harry Donenfeld, J. S. Liebowitz, P. H. Sampliner, Irwin Donenfeld, S. U. Sampliner, Sonia Iger
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: G.I. Joe... G.I. Joe... fighting man from head to toe...
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Hourman; Doctor Fate
First Line: It started with the Flash!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #55 (March-April 1965) [Doctor Fate and Hourman Silver Age revival]
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Character(s): Doctor Eureka
First Line: I'm getting terribly absent-minded lately.
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From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #181 published October 1952
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 0.5
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Beware the Weirdos

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: People are fascinated by a line of robots that can perform various tasks, but when rich owners buy them, they are suddenly the victims of crime.
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Pages: 8.67
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: When it's snowy, cold or muddy...
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Pages: 0.33
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Are You a Silent Witness?

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Genres: opinion
Synopsis: Kids learn that it pays to stick around and help the cops as a witness to a crime.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
First Line: If you missed the most famous Flash story...
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: house ad for 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #9 (April 1965) [Flash]
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: 3 dimensional live action!
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): True Tales of the Unexpected
First Line: J. T. Brossman, a midwestern millionaire...
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Pages: 1
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The Curse of the Mystic Mask

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, occult, science fiction
Character(s): Green Glob; Doug Douglas
Synopsis: Doug Douglas has given up medical school to become an actor, but the Green Glob intervenes to transform him into the living image of a monster costume he wore for a publicity stunt. He returns to normal only when he realizes that the shallow fame of an actor is not what he really wants.
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Pages: 7.67
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): House of Mystery; Strange Adventures
First Line: For the very best...
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: 10 issues of Unexpected for only $1.00
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Pages: 1
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100 Magnets

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[untitled]

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First Line: 104 classic racing foreign modern cars only $1.49 postpaid
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[untitled]

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First Line: Friend, dare you risk a dime 10¢?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Make money get prizes with fast selling American Seeds
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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