Tales of the Unexpected #17

(September 1957)

Yogi Berra Homers in the 9th - Wins Big Game! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Who Is Mr. Ashtar? (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Jack Kirby

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

A hotel detective helps a man from the future get a picture of blueprints of a weapon necessary to repel a Martian invasion in 2957.

Reprints

• in Fantastic Tales (Thorpe & Porter, 1963 series) #5
• in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #3 ([circa 1959])
• in The Jack Kirby Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #1 ([October] 2011)
• in Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([October] 2012)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Danger Prejudice at Work! (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Ruben Moreira

Inks

Ruben Moreira

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

Beware the Thinking Cap (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Ely

Inks

Bill Ely

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Synopsis

Johnny Manton steals a cap from a museum reputed to give its wearer great intelligence, but Manton doesn't know that the cap only allows itself to be used for good.

Reprints

• in Fantastic Tales (Thorpe & Porter, 1963 series) #5
• in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #33 (1959)
• in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #3 ([circa 1959])
• in Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([October] 2012)

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

Hamid the Hypnotist / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I can't seem to fall asleep!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #129 (December 1962)

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

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

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm worried about the professor.

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #186 (August 1952)

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

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

The Bullet Man (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

Due to a mixture of elements from a meteorite and scrap metal from an atomic research lab in his ID tag, inmate Chick Durant is able to leave his cell for 25 minutes at a time. But Durant is stuck on an uncharted island when he reshapes his tag, altering the mixture.

Reprints

• in Fantastic Tales (Thorpe & Porter, 1963 series) #5
• in Mighty The 100-Page Comic! (K. G. Murray, 1957 series) #4 ([March 1958] ?)
• in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #3 ([circa 1959])
• in DC Special (DC, 1968 series) #4 (July-September 1969) [splash panel removed]
• in Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([October] 2012)

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Saltarella via the GCD Error Tracker and the index to DC Special #4; previously credited as "George Roussos (B Baily?)."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Strange Visit from Venus (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• in Adventures into the Unknown (Arnold Book Company, 1950 ? series) #2
• in Fantastic Tales (Thorpe & Porter, 1963 series) #3 (1963)

The Impossible Voyage (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jim Mooney

Inks

Jim Mooney

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

As a prank, aliens take people lining up for a new amusement ride on a real ride through the solar system.

Reprints

• in Fantastic Tales (Thorpe & Porter, 1963 series) #5
• in Mystery in Space (Thorpe & Porter, 1958 ? series) #3 ([circa 1959])
• in Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([October] 2012)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

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

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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