Tales of the Unexpected #53

(September 1960)

Interplanetary Trouble Shooter (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Nick Cardy

Inks:

Nick Cardy

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

Jeff's boss at the Interplanetary Insurance Agency tricks him into taking a vacation to Venus so he can be onboard the spaceship if anything happens. When space raiders invade the ship an angry Jeff nearly quits, but his girfriend Mabel helps him repel the attackers so they can enjoy the rest of their vacation in peace.

Presenting the Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told! (Table of Contents)

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Indexer Notes

House ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1.

Bike Safety = Bike Fun! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Bernard Baily

Inks:

Bernard Baily

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

Quiz based on the rules of the Bicycle Institute of America.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

["Before you take off, here's your sticker..."] (Table of Contents)

Doctor Rocket / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor; science fiction

Characters:

Doctor Rocket

Synopsis:

All the various safety and certification stickers issued block the view through Dr. Rocket's spaceship windshild.

Express Train to the Stars (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jim Mooney

Inks:

Jim Mooney

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

Stan Miles accidentally boards the wrong train, which takes him to another planet where he foils the aliens' invasion attempt.

The Indestructible Aliens (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

[What would happen if the moon ever approached closed to the Earth?] (Table of Contents)

Mysteries in Space / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mort Drucker

Pencils:

Mort Drucker

Inks:

Mort Drucker

Colors:

?

Letters:

Mort Drucker

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

astronomical facts

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #10 (October-November 1952) [top half of page only]

The Creature in the Glass Ball (Table of Contents)

Space Ranger / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Arnold Drake

Pencils:

Bob Brown

Inks:

Bob Brown

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction; superhero

Characters:

Space Ranger [Rick Starr]; Myra Mason; Cryll; The Waxatu; Link Forbes; Chief Oji

Synopsis:

On the planet Tok, Space Ranger and his crew face a crooked miner who has stolen a sacred creature with the power to cause earthquakes.

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Bob Hughes.