Tales of the Unexpected #9 (1957) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Man Who Ate Fire!	cover	1	pencils: Leonard Starr; inks: Leonard Starr
2	The Amazing Cube!	comic story	6	script: George Kashdan; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily	Harvey Hacker
3	Meet the League of Death-Cheaters!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
4	The Talking Head!	comic story	1
5	The Carbon Copy Man	comic story	6	pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp
6	Buzzy's "Famous Books" Quiz	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Ruben Moreira; inks: Ruben Moreira; letters: Ira Schnapp
7	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
8	The Day Nobody Died	comic story	6	pencils: George Roussos; inks: George Roussos	Dr. Tom Morgan; Jim; Dr. Sampson; Death
9	Mystery of the Talking Mongoose	text article	2	script: George Kent
10	The Man Who Ate Fire	comic story	6	pencils: Leonard Starr; inks: Leonard Starr

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
World's Finest Comics #169	1967	On eBay ›
House of Secrets #94	1971	On eBay ›
The Unexpected #135	1972	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: The House of Secrets #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1818-8	2008	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-3520-8	2012	On eBay ›

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