Tales of the Unexpected #15
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- July 1957
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Silver Age size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
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DC: Superman National Comics
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- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/13630
Credits
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, Editor [credited]
Issue contents
Cover
City of Three Dooms!
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Art
- Ruben Moreira, line art (wash)
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 2012) ([October] 2012) — Untitled [Tales of the Unexpected #15]
- Printed in
- Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #20 (May 1958)
- Historias Fantásticas (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #10
1Featuring
- Feature
- Garcelon Stamp Co.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Inside front cover.
2Featuring
- Genre
- Detective-mystery
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Jack Kirby, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #31 ([November 1960]) — Three Wishes to Doom
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The Jack Kirby Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #1 (July 2011) — Three Wishes to Doom
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Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 2012) ([October] 2012) — Three Wishes to Doom
- Printed in
- The Jack Kirby Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #1 ([October] 2011)
- Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #18 (March 1958)
- Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #6 (1971)
- Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #56 (1982)
Synopsis
Inmates Ram Crowder and Silky Martin find a magical lamp which grants them three wishes, including freedom, though not riches. But Ram is OK with that because he stashed the stolen money from his last job...which is Silky's cue to reveal this was all a sting to get Ram to reveal the location of the money.
3Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
4Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Bernard Baily, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 2012) ([October] 2012) — The Sinister Cannon
- Printed in
- Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #20 (May 1958)
- Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #7 (1972)
- Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #58 (1982)
Synopsis
Men are compelled to create a cannon for a being claiming to be a moon-dweller, supposedly to send him back to the moon, but the moon-dweller is really a mole-man and the cannon is to send him back into the Earth. Once accomplished the men seal the hole in the ground so he can't return.
5"Lying on a bed of spikes! Imagine that!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Moolah the Mystic
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer [signed]
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Out of This World (Thorpe & Porter, 1961 series) #8
6Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Dr. Hargate; Tod Milling
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- George Roussos, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #21 (January 1960) — The Rainbow Man
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The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #159 (September-October 1974) — The Rainbow Man
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Doomsday Album (Murray, 1975 series) #6 (June 1977) — The Rainbow Man
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Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 2012) ([October] 2012) — The Rainbow Man
Synopsis
Dr. Hargate discovers how chameleons change color and gives himself the same abilities in order to commit crimes. But he doesn't realize he has a color-blind neighbor who can spot him.
7Featuring
- Feature
- Binky [DC]
- Genre
- Advocacy; teen
Credits
- Writing
- Jack Schiff, scripter
- Art
- Bob Oksner, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Blackhawk Album (Thorpe & Porter, 1957 series) #1 (1957)
8Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Writing
- , author
- Text
- , typeset
9Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Mort Meskin, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Century the 100 Page Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #18 ([November 1957]) — The City of Three Dooms
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Century the 100 Page Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #18 ([November 1957])
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DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #4 (1971) —Weird Mystery Tales — The City of Three Dooms
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DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #4 (1971) —Weird Mystery Tales
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Weird Mystery Tales (Colour Comics, 1972 series) #2 ([July 1972?]) — The City of Three Dooms
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Weird Mystery Tales (Colour Comics, 1972 series) #2 ([July 1972?])
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Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 2012) ([October] 2012) — The City of Three Dooms
- Printed in
- Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #20 (May 1958)
- Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #8 (1972)
- Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #58 (1982)
Synopsis
A Nazi sub travels through time to three different eras, but decides it would be better for them if they just turned themselves in in the present.
10"A great invention! Now for a nice quiet game of chess..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Professor Eureka
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer
Reprint history
- First print
-
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #177 (June 1952) — A great invnetion! Now for a nice game of chess.
- Also printed
-
Batman (KGM, 1952 series) #30 ([February 1953?]) — Untitled
Notes
Feature is signed in the original publication.
11Featuring
- Feature
- Palisades Amusement Park
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
12"After two weeks on Mars..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Shorty
- Genre
- Humour; science fiction
- Characters
- Shorty; Elsie; Atro (Martian)
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer [signed]
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Five-Score Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #3 ([July 1958]) — No title recorded
- Printed in
- Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #3 ([July 1958])
13Featuring
- Feature
- Stephens Credit Sales
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Inside back cover.
14Featuring
- Feature
- Junior Sales Club of America
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Back cover.
Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.