Tales of the Unexpected #15

(July 1957)

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

Garcelon Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Three Wishes to Doom (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Jack Kirby

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

detective-mystery

Synopsis:

Inmates Ram Crowder and Silky Martin find a magical lamp which grants them three wishes, including freedom, though not riches. But Ram is OK with that because he stashed the stolen money from his last job...which is Silky's cue to reveal this was all a sting to get Ram to reveal the location of the money.

Reprints:

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #18 (March 1958)
• in The Jack Kirby Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #1 (2011)
• in Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([August] 2012)

For the Best in Comics Entertainment (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Sinister Cannon (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bernard Baily

Inks:

Bernard Baily

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

Men are compelled to create a cannon for a being claiming to be a moon-dweller, supposedly to send him back to the moon, but the moon-dweller is really a mole-man and the cannon is to send him back into the Earth. Once accomplished the men seal the hole in the ground so he can't return.

Reprints:

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #20 (May 1958)
• in Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([August] 2012)

["Lying on a bed of spikes! Imagine that!"] (Table of Contents: 5)

Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Genre:

humor

The Rainbow Man (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Roussos

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Dr. Hargate; Tod Milling

Synopsis:

Dr. Hargate discovers how chameleons change color and gives himself the same abilities in order to commit crimes. But he doesn't realize he has a color-blind neighbor who can spot him.

Reprints:

• in The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #159 (September-October 1974)
• in Doomsday Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #6 (April 1977)
• in Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([August] 2012)
• in Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #21

Keywords:

chameleon

Binky Shows "How to Make New Friends!" (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Bob Oksner

Inks:

Bob Oksner

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Genre:

advocacy; teen

Characters:

Binky; Allergy

Reprints:

• in Blackhawk Album (Thorpe & Porter, 1957 ? series) #1 (1957)

Spirits in the Sky (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

non-fiction

The City of the Three Dooms (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Mort Meskin

Inks:

Mort Meskin

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

A Nazi sub travels through time to three different eras, but decides it would be better for them if they just turned themselves in in the present.

Reprints:

• in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #20 (May 1958)
• in DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #4 (1971)
• in Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([August] 2012)

["A great invention! Now for a nice quiet game of chess..."] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Genre:

humor

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #177 (June 1952)

Indexer Notes

Feature is signed in the original publication.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

["After two weeks on Mars..."] (Table of Contents: 12)

Shorty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Genre:

humor; science fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for the "Unlucky Fishermen" (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America / advertisement / 1 page (report information)