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ib-comics"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><i>Tales of the Unexpected</i></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tales_unexpected_001.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cf/Tales_unexpected_001.jpg/250px-Tales_unexpected_001.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="354" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cf/Tales_unexpected_001.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="375" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Cover of <i>Tales of the Unexpected</i> #1 (Feb.–March 1956) by Bill Ely.</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Publication information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_comics_publishing_companies" title="List of comics publishing companies">Publisher</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/DC_Comics" title="DC Comics">DC Comics</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Schedule</th><td class="infobox-data">Monthly</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Format</th><td class="infobox-data">Standard</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fantasy_comics" title="Fantasy comics">Fantasy</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Horror_comics" title="Horror comics">Horror</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Science_fiction_comics" title="Science fiction comics">Science fiction</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publication date</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>List</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><b>(vol. 1)</b><br /> February–March 1956 – December 1967–January 1968 <br /> <b>(vol. 2)</b><br /> December 2006–July 2007</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of issues</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>List</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><b>(vol. 1)</b>: 104 <br /> (continued as <i><a href="/wiki/The_Unexpected_(1968_comic_book)" title="The Unexpected (1968 comic book)">The Unexpected</a></i>) <br /><b>(vol. 2)</b>: 8</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Creative team</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> 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title="Nick Cardy">Nick Cardy</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Bob_Brown_(comics)" title="Bob Brown (comics)">Bob Brown</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Mort_Drucker" title="Mort Drucker">Mort Drucker</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Murphy_Anderson" title="Murphy Anderson">Murphy Anderson</a><br /><a href="/wiki/George_Roussos" title="George Roussos">George Roussos</a><br /><a href="/wiki/John_Giunta" title="John Giunta">John Giunta</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Jack_Sparling" title="Jack Sparling">Jack Sparling</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Lee_Elias" title="Lee Elias">Lee Elias</a> <br /> <b>(vol. 2)</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Eric_Battle" title="Eric Battle">Eric Battle</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Chiang" title="Cliff Chiang">Cliff Chiang</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Inker" title="Inker">Inker(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>List</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <b>(vol. 2)</b><br /> Prentis Rollins</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Colorist" title="Colorist">Colorist(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>List</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> <b>(vol. 2)</b> <br /> Guy Major <br /> Patricia Mulvihill</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Editor(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>List</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><b>(vol. 1)</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Jack_Schiff" title="Jack Schiff">Jack Schiff</a> (#1–72 and #83–102)<br /><a href="/wiki/George_Kashdan" title="George Kashdan">George Kashdan</a> (#73–82)<br /><a href="/wiki/Murray_Boltinoff" title="Murray Boltinoff">Murray Boltinoff</a> (#103–104)<br /><b>(vol. 2)</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Bob_Schreck" title="Bob Schreck">Bob Schreck</a> (#1–8)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Tales of the Unexpected</b></i> was a <a href="/wiki/Science_fiction_comics" title="Science fiction comics">science fiction</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fantasy_comics" title="Fantasy comics">fantasy</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Horror_comics" title="Horror comics">horror</a> <a href="/wiki/Comics_anthology" title="Comics anthology">comics anthology</a> series published by <a href="/wiki/DC_Comics" title="DC Comics">DC Comics</a> from 1956 to 1968 for 104 issues. It was later renamed <i><a href="/wiki/The_Unexpected_(1968_comic_book)" title="The Unexpected (1968 comic book)">The Unexpected</a></i> although the numbering continued and it ended at issue #222 in 1982. The title was revived as a limited series in 2006. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Publication_history">Publication history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tales_of_the_Unexpected_(comics)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Publication history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Original_series">Original series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tales_of_the_Unexpected_(comics)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Original series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In response to the restrictions imposed by the <a href="/wiki/Comics_Code_Authority" title="Comics Code Authority">Comics Code Authority</a>, DC began a new science-fiction series in 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The series featured artwork by <a href="/wiki/Murphy_Anderson" title="Murphy Anderson">Murphy Anderson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gil_Kane" title="Gil Kane">Gil Kane</a>, and many others, with stories by <a href="/wiki/John_Broome_(writer)" title="John Broome (writer)">John Broome</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gardner_Fox" title="Gardner Fox">Gardner Fox</a>, and additional writers. It was an anthology comic for many years, publishing a variety of science fiction stories.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The series featured <a href="/wiki/Space_Ranger" title="Space Ranger">Space Ranger</a> as of issue #40<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and running through #82 (April–May 1964).<sup id="cite_ref-GCD_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GCD-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other features included the "Green Glob" (issues #83–98, 100, 102, 103) and "Automan" (issues #91, 94, 97).<sup id="cite_ref-GCD_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GCD-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The series' last issue as <i>Tales of the Unexpected</i> was #104 (December 1967–January 1968).<sup id="cite_ref-GCD_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GCD-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of issue #105 (February–March 1968), the title was shortened to <i><a href="/wiki/The_Unexpected_(1968_comic_book)" title="The Unexpected (1968 comic book)">The Unexpected</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2006_limited_series">2006 limited series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tales_of_the_Unexpected_(comics)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2006 limited series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>DC revived the title for an eight-issue miniseries in 2006, focusing on the <a href="/wiki/Crispus_Allen" title="Crispus Allen">Crispus Allen</a> incarnation of the <a href="/wiki/Spectre_(DC_Comics_character)" title="Spectre (DC Comics character)">Spectre</a>, with a back-up series featuring <a href="/wiki/Doctor_Thirteen" class="mw-redirect" title="Doctor Thirteen">Doctor Thirteen</a>. </p><p>The back-up feature starred a team made up of Thirteen and his daughter <a href="/wiki/Traci_Thirteen" title="Traci Thirteen">Traci</a>, <a href="/wiki/I%E2%80%A6Vampire" title="I…Vampire">I…Vampire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Genius_Jones" title="Genius Jones">Genius Jones</a>, Captain Fear, <a href="/wiki/Infectious_Lass" class="mw-redirect" title="Infectious Lass">Infectious Lass</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anthro_(comics)" title="Anthro (comics)">Anthro</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Primate_Patrol" class="mw-redirect" title="Primate Patrol">Primate Patrol</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Haunted_Tank" title="Haunted Tank">Haunted Tank</a>. It was written by <a href="/wiki/Brian_Azzarello" title="Brian Azzarello">Brian Azzarello</a> and drawn by <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Chiang" title="Cliff Chiang">Cliff Chiang</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Collected_editions">Collected editions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tales_of_the_Unexpected_(comics)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Collected editions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i><b><a href="/wiki/Showcase_Presents" title="Showcase Presents">Showcase Presents</a>: Tales of the Unexpected</b></i> collects <i>Tales of the Unexpected</i> #1–20, 512 pages, August 2012, <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output 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(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1401235204" title="Special:BookSources/1401235204">1401235204</a></li> <li><i><b>The <a href="/wiki/Jack_Kirby" title="Jack Kirby">Jack Kirby</a> Omnibus</b></i> Volume 1 includes stories from <i>Tales of the Unexpected</i> #13, 15–18, and 21–24, 304 pages, August 2011, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1401231071" title="Special:BookSources/1401231071">1401231071</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/Infinite_Crisis" title="Infinite Crisis">Crisis Aftermath</a>: The Spectre</b></i> includes the Spectre lead stories from <i>Tales of the Unexpected</i> vol. 2 #1–3, 144 pages, May 2007, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1401213804" title="Special:BookSources/1401213804">1401213804</a></li> <li><i><b>Spectre: Tales of the Unexpected</b></i> collects the Spectre lead stories from <i>Tales of the Unexpected</i> vol. 2 #4–8, 128 pages, December 2007, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1401215068" title="Special:BookSources/1401215068">1401215068</a></li> <li><i><b>Doctor 13: Architecture and Mortality</b></i> collects the Doctor 13 backup stories from <i>Tales of the Unexpected</i> vol. 2 #1–8, 144 pages, September 2007, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1401215521" title="Special:BookSources/1401215521">1401215521</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tales_of_the_Unexpected_(comics)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFIrvine2010" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Alexander_C._Irvine" class="mw-redirect" title="Alexander C. Irvine">Irvine, Alex</a> (2010). "1950s". In Dolan, Hannah (ed.). <i>DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle</i>. London, United Kingdom: <a href="/wiki/Dorling_Kindersley" class="mw-redirect" title="Dorling Kindersley">Dorling Kindersley</a>. p. 80. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7566-6742-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7566-6742-9"><bdi>978-0-7566-6742-9</bdi></a>. <q>As part of a new breed of science-fiction adventure cut from the more wholesome cloth demanded by the Comics Code Authority, <i>Tales of the Unexpected</i> began its 104-issue run with 'The Cartoon that Came to Life' by writer Otto Binder and artist Bill Ely.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=1950s&rft.btitle=DC+Comics+Year+By+Year+A+Visual+Chronicle&rft.place=London%2C+United+Kingdom&rft.pages=80&rft.pub=Dorling+Kindersley&rft.date=2010&rft.isbn=978-0-7566-6742-9&rft.aulast=Irvine&rft.aufirst=Alex&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATales+of+the+Unexpected+%28comics%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSchelly2013" class="citation book cs1">Schelly, William (2013). <i>American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1950s</i>. TwoMorrows Publishing. pp. 142–143. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781605490540" title="Special:BookSources/9781605490540"><bdi>9781605490540</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=American+Comic+Book+Chronicles%3A+The+1950s&rft.pages=142-143&rft.pub=TwoMorrows+Publishing&rft.date=2013&rft.isbn=9781605490540&rft.aulast=Schelly&rft.aufirst=William&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATales+of+the+Unexpected+%28comics%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">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".</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMarkstein2008" class="citation web cs1">Markstein, Don (2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.toonopedia.com/spranger.htm">"Space Ranger"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Don_Markstein%27s_Toonopedia" title="Don Markstein's Toonopedia">Don Markstein's Toonopedia</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20240526075857/https://www.webcitation.org/6BWAFY6gj?url=http://www.toonopedia.com/spranger.htm">Archived</a> from the original on May 26, 2024<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 18,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Space+Ranger&rft.pub=Don+Markstein%27s+Toonopedia&rft.date=2008&rft.aulast=Markstein&rft.aufirst=Don&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.toonopedia.com%2Fspranger.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATales+of+the+Unexpected+%28comics%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-GCD-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-GCD_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GCD_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GCD_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.comics.org/series/1196"><i> Tales of the Unexpected</i></a> at the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Comics_Database" title="Grand Comics Database">Grand Comics Database</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.comics.org/series/1857"><i> The Unexpected</i></a> at the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Comics_Database" title="Grand Comics Database">Grand Comics Database</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOverstreet2019" class="citation book cs1">Overstreet, Robert M. (2019). <i><a href="/wiki/Overstreet_Comic_Book_Price_Guide" title="Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide">Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide</a></i> (49th ed.). Timonium, Maryland: <a href="/wiki/Gemstone_Publishing" title="Gemstone Publishing">Gemstone Publishing</a>. pp. 1070–1071. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1603602334" title="Special:BookSources/978-1603602334"><bdi>978-1603602334</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Overstreet+Comic+Book+Price+Guide&rft.place=Timonium%2C+Maryland&rft.pages=1070-1071&rft.edition=49th&rft.pub=Gemstone+Publishing&rft.date=2019&rft.isbn=978-1603602334&rft.aulast=Overstreet&rft.aufirst=Robert+M.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ATales+of+the+Unexpected+%28comics%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.comics.org/series/20053"><i> Tales of the Unexpected </i>vol. 2<i></i></a> at the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Comics_Database" title="Grand Comics Database">Grand Comics Database</a></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tales_of_the_Unexpected_(comics)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/2018010101/http://comicbookdb.com/title.php?ID=1981"><i>Tales of the Unexpected</i></a> at the Comic Book DB (archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://comicbookdb.com/title.php?ID=1981">the original</a>)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/2018010101/http://comicbookdb.com/title.php?ID=10034"><i>Tales of the Unexpected</i> vol. 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