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Unusual Tales comic books issue 1

  • Issue #1
    Unusual Tales (1955 Charlton) 1
    • 4" Spine split/tear from bottom. 1" Spine split from top. Heavy water damage.

    Cover by Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Bill Molno and Sal Trapani. Strange stories of science fiction, fantasy and horror that fit within the guidelines of the new Comics Code. A boxer packs a punch like an atom bomb - literally. A photographer fakes a prehistoric monster in an unexplored cave and convinces a scientist to take him on an expedition, but there really IS a prehistoric monster. Prospectors get into a gun battle over who owns a meteorite filled with diamonds, but none of them realizes the object is already inhabited. The Atom Bomber; La Caverna Del Pasado; Narzo the Coward; Grandma; Where the Road Ends; They Say It Really Happened; High Temperature. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    PS Artbooks Softee: Unusual Tales TPB (2021 PS Artbooks) 1-1ST


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    Volume 1 - 1st printing. "November 1955-September 1956!" Collects Unusual Tales (1955-1965) #1-5.

    Unusual Tales is a treasure trove of science fiction, horror, suspense, fantasy and the supernatural from the jewels of 1950's comic book talent including Bill Molno, Marc Swayze, Maurice Whitman, Charles Nicholas, Dick Giordano, Ernie Bache, Rocco Mastoserio, Vince Alascia, Tony Tallarico and Pat Musull, all captured here within these pages, reproduced completely from cover to cover as they should be! They'll have any self-respecting comicbook fan absolutely drooling at the prospect of digging up this treasure chest!

    Softcover, 184 pages, full color.

    Cover price $24.99.

  • Issue #1
    Strange Tales of the Unusual (1955 Atlas) 1
    • 3 1/2" spine split from the bottom. Cover oxidation. Water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover pencils by Joe Maneely, inks by Carl Burgos. Man Lost!, art by Bob Brown; A scientist who has invented a time machine has an unscrupulous brother who plans to use it for his own profit. The Sorcerer text story, art by Joe Maneely. Who Walks in the Dark?, art by John Romita, Sr. The Gift, art by Bob Powell. Cry for Help!, art by Robert McCarty. The Experiment That Failed, art by Don Heck. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #1
    Gareth Blackmore's Unusual Tales (1993) 1

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    Horror Anthology featuring work by Armando Gil and Kyle Hotz. Cover price $4.95.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Silver Age Classics: Unusual Tales HC (2021- PS Artbooks) 1-1ST


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    This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.

    Volume 1 - 1st printing. "November 1955-September 1956!" Collects Unusual Tales (1955-1965) #1-5.

    Unusual Tales is a treasure trove of science fiction, horror, suspense, fantasy and the supernatural from the jewels of 1950's comic book talent including Bill Molno, Marc Swayze, Maurice Whitman, Charles Nicholas, Dick Giordano, Ernie Bache, Rocco Mastoserio, Vince Alascia, Tony Tallarico and Pat Musull, all captured here within these pages, reproduced completely from cover to cover as they should be! They'll have any self-respecting comicbook fan absolutely drooling at the prospect of digging up this treasure chest!

    Hardcover, 184 pages, full color.

    Cover price $46.99.

  • Issue #1-1ST
    Silver Age Classics: Unusual Tales HC (2021- PS Artbooks) Limited Slipcase Edition 1-1ST


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    Volume 1 - 1st printing. "November 1955-September 1956!" Collects Unusual Tales (1955-1965) #1-5.

    Unusual Tales is a treasure trove of science fiction, horror, suspense, fantasy and the supernatural from the jewels of 1950's comic book talent including Bill Molno, Marc Swayze, Maurice Whitman, Charles Nicholas, Dick Giordano, Ernie Bache, Rocco Mastoserio, Vince Alascia, Tony Tallarico and Pat Musull, all captured here within these pages, reproduced completely from cover to cover as they should be! They'll have any self-respecting comicbook fan absolutely drooling at the prospect of digging up this treasure chest!

    Hardcover (with Slipcase), 184 pages, full color.

    Cover price $56.99.