Tales of the Unexpected #3

(June-July 1956)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Wilson Chem. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Highway to Tomorrow (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Howard Purcell

Inks

Howard Purcell

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery; science fiction

Synopsis

A futuristic highway project is sabotaged by a man posing as a Native American shaman.

Reprints

• in Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([August] 2012)

A New Star (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Jackie Gleason and the Honeymooners / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Binky Presents "Pioneers of 1976!" (Table of Contents: 4)

Binky / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

advocacy; teen

Characters

Binky; Allergy

Synopsis

Binky gets the kids to see that they too might be able to make important scientific discoveries in the future.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

The Man Nobody Could See! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Meskin

Inks

Mort Meskin

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

A man discovers the formula to invisibility and uses it to make himself wealthy, but he misplaces the antidote. In order to become visible again, he must turn himself over to the police.

Reprints

• in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #3 ([Circa1956-1960])
• in The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #130 (December 1971)
• in Weird Mystery Tales (K. G. Murray, 1972 series) #40 ([1979])
• in Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([August] 2012)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

DeLuxe Photo Service / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'll look up my old friend Darro the Fire-Eater!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #238 (December 1967-January 1968)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Professor Eureka / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm convinced that some early specimen...

Genre

humor

Characters

Professor Eureka

Reprints

• in The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #54 (June-July 1964)
which is reprinted
• in Aquaman Classics (Classics/Williams, 1969 series) #2527 (1972)
• in Top Comics Wassermann (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #112

I Lost My Past (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Drucker

Inks

Mort Drucker

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Synopsis

Paul Martin returns to his home town but finds that none of his old friends remember him. But it is all part of a plot to restore his memory of a Nazi formula.

Reprints

• in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #10 ([Circa 1957-1958])
• in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #216 (January-February 1969)
• in Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([August] 2012)

Secrets of the Voodoo (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

George Kashdan

Pencils

? (illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Colors

? (illustration)

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Superstitions about Spiders (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #109 (May-June 1952)

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Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Man with 100 Wigs (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller

Pencils

John Prentice

Inks

John Prentice

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Synopsis

A man steals a trunk of wigs that give the wearer the abilities of the people the wigs represent.

Reprints

• in The Doom Patrol (DC, 1964 series) #117 (February 1968)
• in Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([August] 2012)

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100 Autos, Buses & Trucks / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Movyland Studios; Dean Studios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)