Tales of the Unexpected #88

(April-May 1965)

The Fear Master (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Sparling

Inks:

Jack Sparling

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

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 The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #160 (November-December 1974)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:

typeset

Indexer 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

It Started with the Flash! (Table of Contents)

Doctor Fate; Hourman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Murphy Anderson

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

House ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #55 (March-April 1965) [Doctor Fate and Hourman Silver Age revival]

["I'm getting terribly absent-minded lately."] (Table of Contents)

Professor Eureka / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor; science fiction

Characters:

Doctor Eureka

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• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #181 (October 1952)

Beware the Weirdos (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Wood ?

Pencils:

Gil Kane (signed)

Inks:

Gil Kane

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

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.

Indexer Notes

writer identification by Bob Hughes

Are You a Silent Witness? (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Synopsis:

Kids learn that it pays to stick around and help the cops as a witness to a crime.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

If You Missed the Most Famous Flash Story... (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

House ad for 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #9 (April 1965) [Flash]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

True Tales of the Unexpected / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

The Curse of the Mystic Mask (Table of Contents)

Green Glob / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dave Wood ?

Pencils:

George Roussos

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult; science fiction

Characters:

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.

Indexer Notes

writer identification by Bob Hughes