Publishers / DC / Tales of the Unexpected (1956) / #74
74December 1962-January 1963
$0.12

Tales of the Unexpected #74

DC · December 1962-January 1963 · on sale 1962-10-11

First appearance: Johnny DC
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Identification plate

Series
Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series)
Issue
#74
Publication date
December 1962-January 1963
Key date
1962-12-00
On-sale date
1962-10-11
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Johnny DC - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Man Who Petrified Heroescover1pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob BrownCryll, Space Ranger, Rick Starr
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: Ira SchnappBarry Allen, Aquaman, The Atom, Batman, Batwoman, Crawford Crow, Arthur Curry, The Flash, Fauntleroy Fox, Dick Grayson, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Tom Hawk, Bob Hope
2Prison Camp on Asteroid X-3!comic story7.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: George Roussos; inks: George Roussos
5-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
6Showcase; Tommy Tomorrowpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Lee Elias; inks: Lee Elias; letters: Ira SchnappColonel Tommy Tomorrow, Johnny DC First
7Prospector-- In Outer Space!comic story7.67script: Jack Miller; pencils: Sid Greene; inks: Sid GreeneBirch; W'all
9They Shoot the Starstext article1letters: typeset
10Two Spectacular Heroes!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Nick Cardy, Bill Ely; inks: Nick Cardy, Bill Ely; letters: Ira SchnappAqualad, Aquaman, Arthur Curry, Garth, Rip Hunter, Jeff Smith, Quisp
11-cartoon0.5script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo
12-cartoon1script: Julius Schwartz; pencils: Tom Nicolosi; inks: Morris Waldinger
13The Man Who Petrified Heroescomic story8.67script: Arnold Drake; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob BrownCryll, Space Ranger, Rick Starr
16Superman Talks About... "Pennies for UNICEF!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent, Superman

Plus 3.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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Sources

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