Publishers / Charlton / Unusual Tales (1955) / #40

40July 1963
$0.12

Unusual Tales #40

Charlton · July 1963

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Series: Unusual Tales (Charlton, 1955 series)
Issue: #40
Publication date: July 1963
Key date: 1963-07-00
Indicia publisher: Charlton Comics Group
Price: $0.12
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Ring of Smoke	cover	1	script: Dick Giordano; pencils: Dick Giordano
1	The Cloth of Death	comic story	4	script: Joe Gill; pencils: Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; inks: Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio
2	Door to Door	comic story	4	script: Joe Gill; pencils: Bill Molno; inks: Vince Alascia
3	Incident in a Museum	comic story	5	script: Joe Gill; pencils: Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; inks: Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio
4	From Beyond	text story	2	letters: typeset
5	Canceled Debt	comic story	4	script: Joe Gill; pencils: Bill Molno; inks: Bill Molno
6	Ring of Smoke	comic story	8	script: Joe Gill; pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Vince Alascia

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