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59March 1961
$0.10

Tales of the Unexpected #59

DC · March 1961 · on sale 1961-01-12

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Series
Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series)
Issue
#59
Publication date
March 1961
Key date
1961-03-00
On-sale date
1961-01-12
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Great Solar Dragnetcover1pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira SchnappCryll, Space Ranger, Rick Starr
2The Man Who Won a Worldcomic story7.67pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Howard PurcellJanos Wyler; Erna Wyler; Almus
3Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
4-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffDoctor Rocket
5Don't Sell Nature Short!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
6Now in a Magazine of His Own!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito; letters: Ira Schnapp
7Secret of the Stolen Powerscomic story8pencils: George Roussos; inks: George RoussosProfessor Derek Haklot; Ch’dem
8Sir Arthur S. Eddingtoncomic story1
9The Brave and the Bold; Hawkmanpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Joe Kubert; inks: Joe Kubert; letters: Ira Schnapp
10Ambush on Asteroid Astatext story1letters: typeset
11The Great Solar Dragnetcomic story9script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob BrownMyra Mason, Space Ranger, Cryll, Rick Starr

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

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