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Tales of the Unexpected #16

DC · Series began 1956 · August 1957

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Dates

Cover date: August 1957
On sale: June 16, 1957
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Ruben Moreira, Ray Thompson, Jack Kirby, Henry Boltinoff, Mort Meskin, Irwin Hasen, Sheldon Moldoffinks: Ruben Moreira, Ray Thompson, Jack Kirby, Henry Boltinoff, Mort Meskin, Irwin Hasen, Sheldon Moldoffletters: Ira Schnapp, Henry Boltinoff, Irwin Hasenscript: Henry Boltinoff, Irwin Hasen, Jack Schiff, Dave Wood

Stories

The Magic Hammer · 6 pages
Gerald Bard finds Thor's hammer and uses it as a rainmaker, but Thor arrives to retrieve it. The story explains that Thor’s hammer was stolen from him by Loki.
I Was a Spy for Them · 6 pages
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 · 0.5 pages
The Exile from Earth · 6 pages
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, but he falls onto a roof garden and is caught.
Meeting-Ground of the Spirits · 1 pages
The Interplanetary Line-Up · 6 pages
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.

Reprinted in

Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected (2012), House of Mystery (1951), Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (1956), Mighty The 100-Page Comic! (1957), Five-Score Comic Monthly (1958), The Doom Patrol (1964), The Unexpected (1968), DC Special (1968), DC Comics Presents: Jack Kirby Omnibus Sampler (2011), The Jack Kirby Omnibus (2011)