Tales of the Unexpected #72

(August-September 1962)

The Creature of 1,000 Dooms (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Lee Elias

Inks:

Lee Elias

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

A band of space explorers take a small creature aboard their ship as a pet, but it soon begins to absorb nearby objects, growing in size and taking on the dangerous properties of the things it absorbs.

Batman and Robin's Most Fantastic Foes! (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (various)

Inks:

? (various)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

House ad for Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #3

See the Many Exciting Roles of Lois Lane... (Table of Contents)

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

House ad for Lois Lane Annual (DC, 1962 series) #1

The Cosmic King of Sports (Table of Contents)

Spaceman-at-Work / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller ?

Pencils:

Howard Purcell

Inks:

Howard Purcell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Colin; Deering

Synopsis:

Searching for more unusual exhibitions, sports promoter Colin plans to train animals from other worlds in sporting events, but it turns out they eat all metal and voraciously pursue more and more.

Indexer Notes

writer identification by Bob Hughes

["We landed on the Planet Og!"] (Table of Contents)

On the Planet Og / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor; science fiction

Mystery of the Moons (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

Information about the many moons of the planets in our solar system.

Krypton, the World Where Superman Was Born, Lives Again! (Table of Contents)

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

House ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #5

Space Ranger's Last Voyage (Table of Contents)

Space Ranger / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

George Kashdan

Pencils:

Bob Brown

Inks:

Bob Brown

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction; superhero

Characters:

Space Ranger [Rick Starr]; Myra Mason; Cryll; Burvo

Synopsis:

Martian criminal Burvo captures Space Ranger, reveals his secret identity, and plans to shoot him into a space warp.

Indexer Notes

writer credit verified by Martin O'Hearn