Tales of the Unexpected #55 (1960) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Ghost Creatures of Phobos!	cover	1	pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira Schnapp	Myra Mason, Space Ranger, Rick Starr
2	The Interplanetary Creature Trainer	comic story	7.67	pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Howard Purcell	Keeley; Samm
3	A City 100 Miles Down!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
4	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Doctor Rocket
5	Keep Learning -- the Key to Success!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
6	Just Imagine!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp	Barry Allen, Aquaman, Arthur Curry, The Flash, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Princess Diana, Wonder Woman
7	The Ghost Creatures of Phobos	comic story	9	pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown	Cryll, Myra Mason, Space Ranger, Rick Starr
8	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Professor Eureka
10	Project Earth Hunt	text story	1	letters: typeset
11	The Planet of 1,000 Treasures	comic story	8	pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy

Plus 5.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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