Unexpected (1956 DC) comic books 1957

Cover art by Leonard Starr. "The Amazing Cube!, art by Bernard Baily; Harvey Hacker meets a fellow gambler who has made his own dice from a meteor and with which he cannot lose; Following him, Hacker is able to snatch one when the other gambler crashes his car outside an atomic station; Planning to analyze the cube later, Hacker finds that it is apparently getting larger and larger through the night, nearly crushing him in his own house. Ad for Showcase; Challengers of the Unknown. "The Carbon Copy Man, art by George Papp; Frank Dorne has been faking teleportation with the help of his twin brother George, whose existence is unknown to the outside world since the brothers were brought up in separate orphanages; When a trick goes wrong and George is killed, Frank figures the gig is over until it appears that George has fulfilled his part of the act once again. Buzzy's "Famous Books" Quiz, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. Moolah the Mystic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Day Nobody Died, art by George Roussos; Dr. Jim Morgan is worried about performing his first surgery, but he notices an odd man about who seems to be able to ensure no one dies. "Mystery of the Talking Mongoose article by George Kent. "The Man Who Ate Fire, art by Leonard Starr; Tommy Briggs discovers that Edward Hermes is really an alien from Mercury and sent to Earth to prepare an invasion, but Tommy and his father alert the authorities and prevent it, with the help of the Statue of Liberty. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Mort Meskin. "The Strangest Show on Earth, art by Jim Mooney; A failing circus takes on bizarre new acts billing themselves as the Martian Circus; Though they pretend to be faking their alien acts, they are real Martians on Earth to smoke out a Martian criminal. Professor Eureka humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. Winter Sports Champions of the World public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. "The Phantom Mariner, art by Sheldon Moldoff; When Bruce Blake witnesses three captains going down with their ships in identical ways he begins to wonder about a connection; But when he sees one breathing underwater, and thinks about all three captains' initials, he realizes he might have been dealing with Davy Jones himself. Robbie the Robot humor page by Hi Mankin. "The Duplicate Man, art by Bill Ely; Orry Conn kills the inventor of a duplicating machine and creates a duplicate of himself to take the rap; But later he realizes that whatever happens to the original or the duplicate happens to the other, and, unfortunately for him, his duplicate is sentenced to die! "The Man Who Hunted Witches text article. Moolah the Mystic humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. "I Was Slave to the Wizard's Lamp, art by Mort Meskin; Emmet Mason purchases a lamp accompanied by a legend that the owner must keep it lit for ten years or be cursed with death; Mason protects the lamp at all costs until it is destroyed in a fire and a blue ruby found inside. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Leonard Starr. "Who Am I?, art by Bernard Baily; A man with amnesia is forced to steal against his will by a disembodied head; He is a robot, and the head belongs to his creator; When the police trail the robot home, the scientist tries to escape, but he and the robot end up falling to their deaths. Buzzy's Special Brotherhood Week Quiz (Feb. 17-24) Do You Know the People of Your Country? public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. "I Was a Man from the Future, art by Nick Cardy; Blake travels back in time through a crevice in a mountain side where he frees a good man and falls in love with a beautiful girl; To protect his new friends he returns to the present for a weapon, but when he tries to rejoin them the crevice is gone and he is stuck in the present. Moolah the Mystic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Ghost of Hollywood, art by Bill Ely; Miles Turner makes a deal with a ghost to help him create realistic special effects for a film; But when he is forced to break the deal, through no fault of his own, the ghost ruins the film. "The Bewitched Vehicle text story. "The Man Who Hated Green, art by Leonard Starr; The paintings of Jean Malreaux put their owners into comas; Hector Abbott notices the paintings lack the color green and deduces that the painter is an impostor with an aversion to the color green, striking out at people associated with that color. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Ely. "The Four Threads of Doom, art by Nick Cardy; Four convicts on their way to death row escape but are re-captured as destined by the threads woven by the three Fates of ancient Greek myth. Buzzy Learns about Careers in Nursing public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. "The Witch's Statues, art by Mort Meskin; Wygand Cornish fakes the deaths of valuable animals, creates statues of the animals for their owners, then replaces the statues with the real things in order to collect money from the grateful owners. "The Mysterious Painting one-page non-fiction strip, art by Morris Waldinger. "The All-Seeing Eye, art by Jack Kirby; A newspaperman inherits the "all-seeing eye" which allows him to make all kinds of scoops; But when criminals try to steal it from him, he uses it to alert the police and decides it is too dangerous to keep. Moolah the Mystic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "His Double - In Death article. "The Indestructible Man, art by Bill Ely; A man is safe from all harm and can commit any crime as long as he wears a special glove covering his vulnerable spot; But when he dips his hand in what he thinks is ink, but is really poison, he is struck dead. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Kirby. "Weapons of Destiny, art by Bill Ely; A man with no memory is compelled to steal three weapons, but he doesn't know why; When he sees Professor Desmond on television, he senses he can solve the mystery. "The Thing from the Skies, art by Mort Meskin; Rupert Corbin sees a small spaceship land, but is told by its inventor that it is only a mechanical prop; Corbin figures he can make money to pay back his gambling debts from pictures of the craft anyway, and kills Professor Lucas to do it. "Second Warning!, art by George Papp; Pete Newell returns to the battlefields of World War II where he is saved from angry locals by ghostly help. "I Was a Prisoner of the Supernatural, script by Ed Herron, art by Nick Cardy; Jasper Murdock, an actor playing the role of Mephistopheles, agrees to a deal with the Devil, but refuses to fulfill the contract and is rewarded. "The Face Behind the Mask, script by Ed Herron, art by Jack Kirby; Jay Hamilton woos an actress who spends each night with her face covered in bandages; She claims to be 300 years old and to have a magic potion that keeps her young for a short period of time. A Date with Effie public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Curt Swan. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Sheldon Moldoff. "The Forbidden Game, art by Mort Meskin; A sorcerer gives Alex Denton unlimited power as long as he never rides in a vehicle of a certain color, but the sorcerer refuses to say which color; Denton tricks the sorcerer into revealing the color, but then he is in accident that leaves him color blind. Sgt. Bilko ad. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "Cry, Clown, Cry, art by Bernard Baily; Tom Grayson follows his father into the family business as a circus clown, though the family line is subject to an ancient curse. Worldwide Adventures in Science! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. "The Man Who Owned King Arthur's Sword, art by George Papp; Criminals use a phony sword of King Arthur to defraud the public, but when one of the criminals kills his partner and then loses the sword in the ocean he must dive for it; Below he finds the real sword of King Arthur. "They Vanished Into Space article. "The Green Gorilla, art by Sheldon Moldoff; A blackmailer is pursued by a green gorilla only he can see or hear thanks to the mystical Tibetan statue he extorts from one of his victims. Moolah the Mystic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Ruben Moreira. "Three Wishes to Doom, art by Jack Kirby; 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. "The Sinister Cannon, art by Bernard Baily; 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. Moolah the Mystic humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. "The Rainbow Man, art by George Roussos; Dr. Hargate discovers how chameleons change color and gives himself the same abilities in order to commit crimes. Binky Shows "How to Make New Friends!", script by Jack Schiff, art by Bob Oksner. "Spirits in the Sky article. "The City of the Three Dooms, art by Mort Meskin; 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. Professor Eureka humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. Shorty humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for the "Unlucky Fishermen" ad for the Junior Sales Club of America. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Ruben Moreira. Yogi Berra Homers in the 9th - Wins Big Game! ad for Wilson Chemical Co. "The Magic Hammer, art by Jack Kirby; Gerald Bard finds Thor's hammer and uses it as a rainmaker, but Thor arrives to retrieve it. Moolah the Mystic humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "I Was a Spy for Them, art by Mort Meskin; Aliens use a scientist to do research on Earth for them before their invasion, but they don't count on him having a secret weapon to stop them. Brainstorm humor half-page by Irwin Hasen. Earn While You Learn! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. "The Exile from Earth, script by Dave Wood, art by Sheldon Moldoff; Kirk Randall uses an ancient Egyptian ring to makes himself invulnerable—as long as he doesn't touch the ground—to commit a string of robberies. Professor Eureka humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "Meeting-Ground of the Spirits article. "The Interplanetary Line-Up, art by Ruben Moreira; A detective searches a science-fiction writers' masquerade ball for an alien; After several mistakes, he finally spots the tell-tale clue giving the alien away. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Ruben Moreira, inks by Ruben Moreira and Jack Adler (washes). Yogi Berra Homers in the 9th - Wins Big Game! ad for Wilson Chemical Co. "Who Is Mr. Ashtar?, art by Jack Kirby; A hotel detective helps a man from the future get a picture of blueprints of a weapon necessary to repel a Martian invasion in 2957. Danger Prejudice at Work! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. "Beware the Thinking Cap, art by Bill Ely; Johnny Manton steals a cap from a museum reputed to give its wearer great intelligence, but Manton doesn't know that the cap only allows itself to be used for good. Hamid the Hypnotist humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Professor Eureka humor half-page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Bullet Man, art by Bernard Baily; Due to a mixture of elements from a meteorite and scrap metal from an atomic research lab in his ID tag, inmate Chick Durant is able to leave his cell for 25 minutes at a time. "Strange Visit from Venus article. "The Impossible Voyage, art by Jim Mooney; As a prank, aliens take people lining up for a new amusement ride on a real ride through the solar system. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Jack Kirby. "The Man Without a World, art by Jim Mooney; Howard Chase accepts the opportunity to leave Earth forever offered by aliens, but he eventually becomes homesick. How Not to Enjoy a Vacation! public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. "The Riddle of the Glass Bubble, art by Mort Meskin; A bomb meant for another planet will destroy Earth in 12 days unless someone finds a way to deactivate it; Though scientists are stumped a boy's dog whistle proves just the thing. "Silk Gauze one-page non-fiction story, art by Morris Waldinger. "The Amazing Swap Shop, art by Nick Cardy; People are able to barter for amazing scientific marvels at an odd little shop, but only for a brief time, as the proprietor is only collecting Earth objects for his space fair for a limited time. Professor Eureka humor page by Henry Boltinoff. "The Specter Who Stole a Fortune article. "The Man Who Collected Planets, art by Jack Kirby; Astronomer Bradley Wells is abducted by the alien Sardor who has captured and shrunk several planets to extract their elemental resources; But Wells traps Sardor, returns the planets to their proper sizes and positions, and returns to Earth. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bob Brown. Teddy Roosevelt Guardian of Nature public service announcement, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. "The Man from Two Worlds, art by Nick Cardy; Aliens convince a man he is one of them in order to get his help procuring radium, but he realizes they are lying about him being an alien and he tricks them into leaving empty-handed. Ad for Tomahawk and Superman comics. "D-Day on Planet Vulcan, art by Jim Mooney; The planet Vulcan contacts Earth for help coming up with a military strategy to defend themselves against an aggressor element within their government. Professor Eureka humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. "The Human Lie Detector, art by Bill Ely; A man's face changes colors when in the vicinity of someone lying; He aids the police until gangland hears of his ability and kidnaps him. "Men Who Make Ghosts text story. "The Menace of the Fireball, art by Bob Brown; A scientist accidentally draws a fireball towards Earth and nothing seems able to stop its course until his wacky inventor father provides just the machine needed. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Ruben Moreira. The Trick Is to Treat All the World's Children! public service announcement with Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Ruben Moreira. "The Earth Gladiator, art by Nick Cardy; Aliens will take possession of Earth unless John Trent can defeat their champion in a game of survival. Doctor Rocket humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The One and Only Superman comic book ad. "The Remarkable Mr. Multiplier, art by Bill Ely; Thad Merkel invents a machine to mass-produce copies of things like cars and planes, but the machine seems to have a childlike mind of its own; This playfulness helps the inventor stop a group of thieves. Moolah the Mystic humor two-pager by Henry Boltinoff. "I Was Marooned on Planet Earth, art by Bernard Baily; A Saturnian is accidentally rocketed to Earth where he must find a source of radium in order to return home. "Ghostly Re-Enactments text story. "You Stole Our Planet, art by Ruben Moreira; Working on a way to create a barrier against nuclear fallout, two scientists are visited by creatures accusing humans of having stolen their world. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.