Tales of the Unexpected(comics)
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Publisher | DC Comics |
Schedule | Monthly |
Format | Standard |
Genre | Fantasy Horror Science fiction |
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Tales of the Unexpectedwas ascience fiction,fantasy,andhorrorcomics anthologyseries published byDC Comicsfrom 1956 to 1968 for 104 issues. It was later renamedThe Unexpectedalthough the numbering continued and it ended at issue #222 in 1982. The title was revived as a limited series in 2006.
Publication history
[edit]Original series
[edit]In response to the restrictions imposed by theComics Code Authority,DC began a new science-fiction series in 1956.[1]The series featured artwork byMurphy Anderson,Gil Kane,and many others, with stories byJohn Broome,Gardner Fox,and additional writers. It was an anthology comic for many years, publishing a variety of science fiction stories.[2]The series featuredSpace Rangeras of issue #40[3][4]and running through #82 (April–May 1964).[5]Other features included the "Green Glob" (issues #83–98, 100, 102, 103) and "Automan" (issues #91, 94, 97).[5]The series' last issue asTales of the Unexpectedwas #104 (December 1967–January 1968).[5]As of issue #105 (February–March 1968), the title was shortened toThe Unexpected.[6][7]
2006 limited series
[edit]DC revived the title for an eight-issue miniseries in 2006, focusing on theCrispus Allenincarnation of theSpectre,with a back-up series featuringDoctor Thirteen.
The back-up feature starred a team made up of Thirteen and his daughterTraci,I…Vampire,Genius Jones,Captain Fear,Infectious Lass,Anthro,thePrimate Patrol,and theHaunted Tank.It was written byBrian Azzarelloand drawn byCliff Chiang.[8]
Collected editions
[edit]- Showcase Presents:Tales of the UnexpectedcollectsTales of the Unexpected#1–20, 512 pages, August 2012,ISBN1401235204
- TheJack KirbyOmnibusVolume 1 includes stories fromTales of the Unexpected#13, 15–18, and 21–24, 304 pages, August 2011,ISBN1401231071
- Crisis Aftermath:The Spectreincludes the Spectre lead stories fromTales of the Unexpectedvol. 2 #1–3, 144 pages, May 2007,ISBN1401213804
- Spectre: Tales of the Unexpectedcollects the Spectre lead stories fromTales of the Unexpectedvol. 2 #4–8, 128 pages, December 2007,ISBN1401215068
- Doctor 13: Architecture and Mortalitycollects the Doctor 13 backup stories fromTales of the Unexpectedvol. 2 #1–8, 144 pages, September 2007,ISBN1401215521
References
[edit]- ^Irvine, Alex(2010). "1950s". In Dolan, Hannah (ed.).DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle.London, United Kingdom:Dorling Kindersley.p. 80.ISBN978-0-7566-6742-9.
As part of a new breed of science-fiction adventure cut from the more wholesome cloth demanded by the Comics Code Authority,Tales of the Unexpectedbegan its 104-issue run with 'The Cartoon that Came to Life' by writer Otto Binder and artist Bill Ely.
- ^Schelly, William (2013).American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1950s.TwoMorrows Publishing. pp. 142–143.ISBN9781605490540.
- ^Irvine, Alex "1950s" in Dolan, p. 80: "With issue #40 (August 1959), the series became home to Rick Starr, Space Ranger who protected the solar system of the 22nd century".
- ^Markstein, Don (2008)."Space Ranger".Don Markstein's Toonopedia.Archivedfrom the original on May 26, 2024.RetrievedOctober 18,2012.
- ^abcTales of the Unexpectedat theGrand Comics Database
- ^The Unexpectedat theGrand Comics Database
- ^Overstreet, Robert M. (2019).Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide(49th ed.). Timonium, Maryland:Gemstone Publishing.pp. 1070–1071.ISBN978-1603602334.
- ^Tales of the Unexpectedvol. 2at theGrand Comics Database
External links
[edit]- Tales of the Unexpectedat the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)
- Tales of the Unexpectedvol. 2at the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)
- Tales of the Unexpectedat Cover Browser
- Tales of the UnexpectedandTales of the Unexpectedvol. 2at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
- 1956 comics debuts
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