Tales of the Unexpected #79

(October-November 1963)

Play It Safe! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

A day in the life of a forest ranger (billed as a "true story from the records of the Minnesota Warden Service").

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

The Big Show on Planet Earth (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Howard Sherman

Inks:

Howard Sherman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

An alien actor with the power to change his appearance (but not to change back without special pills) is framed for the murder of a theater manager.

The Flashiest News of the Year... (Table of Contents)

The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

House ad for Flash Annual (DC, 1963 series) #1, on sale August 15

["I want you to go to the planet Earth."] (Table of Contents)

On the Planet Og / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction; humor

Characters:

King Zog

Synopsis:

King Zog orders his astronauts to bring him some dogs from Earth.

Earth's Alien Traitor (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Roussos

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

An alien friendly to Earth invents a machine that will make all weapons obsolete, but others from his world force him to reveal the secret so they can use it to invade.

Mysteries of the Comets (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Captives of the Insect-Men (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Arnold Drake ?

Pencils:

Phil Kelsey

Inks:

Phil Kelsey

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction; superhero

Characters:

Space Ranger [Rick Starr]; Myra Mason; Cryll

Synopsis:

Space Ranger and his crew become involved in a long-running battle between a race of insect-men and a race of spider-men.

Indexer Notes

writer identification by Bob Hughes