Tales of the Unexpected #88

(April-May 1965)

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Fear Master (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Sparling

Inks

Jack Sparling

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Harold Jukes; Vincent Adler

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.

Reprints

• in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #1 (juillet 1966) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #160 (November-December 1974)

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

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

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 getting terribly absent-minded lately.

Genre

humor; science fiction

Characters

Doctor Eureka

Reprints

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

Beware the Weirdos (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script

Dave Wood ?

Pencils

Gil Kane (signed)

Inks

Gil Kane (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

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.

Reprints

• in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #2 (octobre 1966) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]

Indexer Notes

writer identification by Bob Hughes

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

Silly Putty / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Are You a Silent Witness? (Table of Contents: 9)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy

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

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

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

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

Space Explorers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

J. T. Brossman, a midwestern millionaire...

The Curse of the Mystic Mask (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script

Dave Wood ?

Pencils

George Roussos

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; 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.

Reprints

• in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #2 (octobre 1966) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]

Indexer Notes

writer identification by Bob Hughes

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

House of Mystery; Strange Adventures / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

100 Magnets (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

100 Magnets / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

104 Cars / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)