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50June 1960
$0.10

Tales of the Unexpected #50

DC · June 1960 · on sale 1960-04-14

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Series
Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series)
Issue
#50
Publication date
June 1960
Key date
1960-06-00
On-sale date
1960-04-14
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Menace of the Sun-Creaturecover1pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira SchnappMyra Mason, Space Ranger, Rick Starr
2King Barney the Apecomic story8pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson
3The Readers' Choice!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Mike Sekowsky, Joe Kubert; inks: Murphy Anderson, Joe Kubert; letters: Ira Schnapp
4Be Your Own Boss!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
5-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffDr. Floogle
6The Mad Moon of Clunecomic story7.67script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: George Roussos; inks: George Roussos
7Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
8-cartoon1script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Morris Waldinger; inks: Tommy Nicolosi; letters: Milt Snapinn
10Sniper from Spacetext story1letters: typeset
11Menace of the Sun-Creaturecomic story8.67script: Gardner Fox, Ed Hamilton; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob BrownCryll, Myra Mason, Space Ranger, Rick Starr
12Challengers of the Unknown; Blackhawkpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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