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69February-March 1962
$0.12

Tales of the Unexpected #69

DC · February-March 1962 · on sale 1961-12-14

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Series
Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series)
Issue
#69
Publication date
February-March 1962
Key date
1962-02-00
On-sale date
1961-12-14
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Man Who Could Move Worldscover1pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira SchnappSpace Ranger, Rick Starr
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? [as The Editors]; letters: typeset
2Doom on Holiday Asteroidcomic story7.67script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Lee Elias; inks: Lee EliasJason Bell; Tekla; Karen Kassel; Yxargians
3A Fantastic New Adventure... Beneath the Earth!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
5Muscle, Galaxy, Cloudcartoon0.5script: Mort Drucker; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker
6Let Science Serve You!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Morris Waldinger, Tom Nicolosi; inks: Morris Waldinger, Tom Nicolosi; letters: Ira Schnapp
7Another Giant Batman Collection!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Curt Swan, Sheldon Moldoff, Dick Sprang; inks: Charles Paris; letters: Ira Schnapp
8Pioneers of Midway Planetcomic story7.67pencils: George Roussos; inks: George RoussosTim Springer; Arnie Brand; Clarth (planet Pyroxo 2); Gloki (planet Muna); Y’Kind (planet Alta); Thelox (planet Seleus); Buldok (planet Ianse)
9Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33
10-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
11Watch for the Fourth Superman Annual!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira Schnapp
12Riddle of the Giant-Makerstext story1letters: typeset
13The Man Who Could Move Worldscomic story8.67script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Gaspar SaladinoCryll, Myra Mason, Space Ranger, Rick Starr
14-statement of ownership0.33script: J. S. Liebowitz

Plus 3.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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