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97October-November 1966
$0.12

Tales of the Unexpected #97

DC · October-November 1966 · on sale 1966-08-11

First appearance: Automan
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Identification plate

Series
Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series)
Issue
#97
Publication date
October-November 1966
Key date
1966-10-00
On-sale date
1966-08-11
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 Automan - 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
0Automan vs. Mutant-Man!cover1pencils: Jay Scott Pike; inks: Jay Scott Pike; letters: Ira SchnappAutoman First
2One Month to Die!comic story7.67script: Dave Wood; pencils: George Roussos; inks: George RoussosGreen Glob
3-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; letters: Ira Schnapp
4The Human Stallioncomic story6pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: Mort Meskin
5Special!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: Ira Schnapp
6Automan vs. Mutant-Man!comic story9.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: Jay Scott Pike; inks: Jay Scott PikeAutoman First
7Now -- in Your Daily Newspaper!promo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: Ira Schnapp
8The Ghost that Walked; The Deadly Role; Mystical Transfusion!text article1letters: typeset

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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