Unusual Tales
#23
(August 1960)
Charlton,
1955 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bimonthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Charlton Comics Group
- Brand
-
A Charlton Publication [corner triangle]
- Editing
- Pat Masulli (editor)
The Old Space Ship!
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Joe Gill ?
- Pencils
- Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed as RAM)
- Inks
- Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed as RAM)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- 6276
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- In the future, a pair of brothers buy an old derelict ship so they can capture space pirates plaguing a space lane. The pirates think the ship is old and outdated not realizing its equipped with hidden laser weapons.
The Enchanted Hat
comic story / 5 pages
- Job Number
- 5336
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Synopsis
- A tribal chief gives an explorer a magical hat that protects him from hostile natives.
- Reprints
Menace From Beyond
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Joe Gill ?
- Pencils
- Charles Nicholas (signed as Cha-Nic)
- Inks
- Sal Trapani (signed as Sal-Tra)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- 6106
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- A group of brilliant scientists decide to fake an alien invasion in hopes that humanity will band together and not destroy each other in an atomic war.
- Reprints
-
in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #42, #108, #227 ([circa 1985 - 1986])
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Dragonitius Destructivius
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Synopsis
- In the 15th century, the Count Luigi Berlatini sails out to sea and battles the magic talking sea serpent known as Dragonitius Destructivius.
- Reprints
The Amazing Guest of Planet 23
comic story / 5 pages
- Job Number
- 5939
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- A boring nondescript accountant is teleported to Planet 23 of Lotan by the friendly aliens. He then helps them battle against dwarf like savages. Afterwards the grateful aliens send him back to Earth and decide to visit the planet.
- Reprints
- in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #62, #5 ([1963? ]) [Black and white], #101 ([circa 1974 - 1975]), #132 ([circa 1978 - 1979]), #163 ([circa 1982 - 1983])
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in Steve Ditko: Space Wars (Vanguard Productions, 2005 series) (February 2005)
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Indexer Notes
Cover story.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Planet 23
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1.
The Old Space Ship!
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2.
The Enchanted Hat
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3.
Menace From Beyond
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4.
Dragonitius Destructivius
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5.
The Amazing Guest of Planet 23
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
- Richard Smith
- Richard Thomson
- Jim Van Dore
- Jim Walls
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
- Mike White
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