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98December 1966-January 1967
$0.12

Tales of the Unexpected #98

DC · December 1966-January 1967 · on sale October 11, 1966

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Series: Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series)
Issue: #98
Publication date: December 1966-January 1967
Key date: December 1966
On-sale date: October 11, 1966
Indicia publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price: $0.12
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	I Was Half-Man, Half-Machine!	cover	1	pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Bob Brown; letters: Ira Schnapp
1	Half-Man/Half Machine	comic story	7.67	pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily, George Roussos
2	Who Is Batman's Most Dangerous Foe?	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	pencils: Carmine Infantino; inks: Joe Giella; letters: Ira Schnapp
3	The Weird Passenger in Cabin #13!	comic story	7.67	script: Dave Wood; pencils: George Roussos; inks: George Roussos	Green Glob
4	-	in-house column	0.5	letters: typeset
5	Appointment with Death; The Gift That Kept His Promise; The Statue That Could Not Be Photographed	text article	1	letters: typeset
6	Elevator to Nowhere!	comic story	7.67	pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Howard Purcell
7	-	activity	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff

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