Tales of the Unexpected #1 (1956) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Cartoon That Came to Life!	cover	1	pencils: Bill Ely; inks: Bill Ely; letters: Ira Schnapp
2	The "Out-of-the-World Club"	comic story	6	pencils: John Prentice; inks: John Prentice
3	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
5	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Professor Eureka
6	The Dream Lamp	comic story	6	pencils: Leonard Starr; inks: Leonard Starr
7	Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know How to Be a Good Baby-Sitter?"	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp	Buzzy
8	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
9	The Secret of Cell Sixteen	comic story	6	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Charles Paris
10	Exposing Famous Ghost Stories	text article	2	script: Jack Miller
11	The Cartoon That Came to Life	comic story	6	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Bill Ely; inks: Bill Ely	Don Doyle; Editor Barton

Plus 5.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Adventure Comics #281	1961	On eBay ›
Batman #151	1962	On eBay ›
World's Finest Comics #157	1966	On eBay ›
DC Special #4	1969	On eBay ›
From Beyond the Unknown #24	1973	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-3520-8	2012	On eBay ›

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