Tales of the Unexpected #7 (1956) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Face in the Clock	cover	1	pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy
2	The Pen That Never Lied!	comic story	5.67	pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily
5	Binky's Special Election Exhibit	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer
6	Beware, I Can Read Your Mind	comic story	6	pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff	Tello the Great [Johnny Carter]; Doctor Benson
7	Here Are the Prizes	promo (ad from the publisher)	3	letters: typeset
8	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
10	The Forbidden Wish	comic story	4	pencils: George Roussos; inks: George Roussos	Cal Colby; Helen
11	The Deadly Dolls	text article	2	letters: typeset
12	The Face in the Clock	comic story	6	pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy

Plus 6.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
House of Mystery #200	1972	On eBay ›
The Unexpected #157	1974	On eBay ›
Super DC Giant #S-23	1971	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: The House of Mystery #2 ISBN 978-1-4012-1238-4	2007	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-3520-8	2012	On eBay ›

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