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Tales of the Unexpected #73

DC · Series began 1956 · October-November 1962

Dates

Cover date
October-November 1962
On sale
August 16, 1962
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Bob Brown, Howard Sherman, Henry Boltinoff, George Roussos, Curt Swan, Bill Elyinks: Bob Brown, Howard Sherman, Henry Boltinoff, George Roussos, George Klein, Bill Elyletters: Ira Schnapp, Henry Boltinoffscript: Henry Boltinoff, Jack Schiff, Arnold Drake

Stories

  • The Convict Defenders of Space! · 7.67 pages

    Three former space patrolmen convicted of conspiracy are being flown to prison when the transport ship is attacked by the very raider they were supposed to be helping. The convicts stay to help the crew instead of fleeing, and it is finally revealed that only one of them was truly evil and helped to frame the other two.

  • Aliens for Hire · A Spaceman-at-Work Feature · 7.67 pages

    Shloob from the planet Jorxia tries to get a job with Peters Interplanetary Employment Agency (which matches aliens with specific jobs based on their otherworldly abilities), but all he can do is deteriorate his molecular structure into fluid, and no one has any call for a "melting man."

  • Signals from the Stars · 1 pages

    Article about the development and use of the radio-telescope for the exploration of space.

  • The Demon Sorcerer of Saturn · 8.67 pages

    When Space Ranger is seemingly killed in a battle with a Saturnian sorcerer, Cryll and Myra have a robot duplicate built to continue the fight. The robot locates the missing Space Ranger and helps to expose the "magic" as trickery.

Characters

Rick StarrSpace RangerCryllMyra Mason

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