Price history & market evidence
Price observations belong to this edition. Guide estimates, catalog references and completed sales are separate kinds of evidence.
| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | $132.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1957-05-01 |
| 8.0 | $504.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_8_0_valueguide | 1957-05-01 |
| 9.2 | $655.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_9_2_valueguide | 1957-05-01 |
| RAW | $117.50 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1957-05-01 |
Reading this edition’s market
Compare the same cover, printing and grade before setting a bid. A raw guide or a higher-grade price does not establish a slab’s value. Include selling fees, shipping and the depth of completed-sale evidence when assessing an exit price.
The table includes 4 guide observations and 0 catalog references. These are reference values, not guaranteed sale proceeds.
Graded population
CGC records 9 graded copies for Tales of the Unexpected #13 (1957). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Weapons of Destiny
| StoryTitle2 = The Thing from the Skies | Synopsis2 =
| StoryTitle3 = I was a Prisoner of the Supernatural | Synopsis3 = A movie actor named Jasper Murdock is known for the villainous roles he plays on screen. He is instantly recognized in public but not in a good way. He tries to meet women companions but they are not very receptive. One night, Murdoch is involved in a car accident. Mephistopheles appears to him and instructs him to represent him on earth by battling good and he will be rewarded. Murdoch is soon rescued and he returns back to work. A storage set almost falls on him but freezes in midair until he can get out of the way. He is also engulfed in flames from a stage fire but he comes out of it unscathed. One day an actor named Tom joins Murdoch on stage. A platform collapses and Tom falls down a ledge and hangs on for dear life. Murdoch sees what is happening and gathers some ropes to rescue Tom. A flash of light temporarily blinds Murdoch but he quickly regains his eyesight. Word of his act of bravery soon spreads and Murdoch starts to receive more favorable movie roles. He had thwarted Mephistopheles with his goodness and selflessness.
| StoryTitle4 = The Face Behind the Mask | Synopsis4 =A man named Jay Hamilton watches an actress on stage named Zoe Ann Kearns and is captivated by her beauty. He secures a date with her and they go out on the town but curiously the pretty actress has her head completely covered in bandages and her face cannot be seen. Hamilton asks the pretty young woman to take off the bandages but she refuses. She is invited to Hamiltons home where she meets his father. They again ask her to remove the bandages and thus time she accommodates them. Once she removes the bandages the two men are stunned to see an old woman underneath them. The woman claims to be 300 years old and explains that her beauty is the result of a elixir given to her by a sorcerer. According to the girl, the elixir only works for short periods of time and then she must drink more to stay young but it only lasts for short periods and she then has to call in the sorcerer to provide her with more. Upon hearing this, the elder Hamilton insists on obtaining this youth serum for his own. It will cost him his fortune but the elder Hamilton agrees to pay the price. They set up a meeting with the sorcerer at a deserted spot but Zoe suddenly takes off her old woman disguise revealing her youthful face underneath. She had been part of a scheme to steal Mr Hamiltons money with the youth serum scheme but she could not follow through with it. The sorcerer is revealed to be her agent Freddie White and he is immediately arrested.
| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Jasper Murdock **Supporting Characters:** * **Antagonists:** * Mephistopheles) **Other Characters:** * Fans **Locations:** * Set * Hell **Items:** * Costumes **Vehicles:** * Car **Concepts:** * Magic
| Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * Jay Hamilton **Supporting Characters:** * Zoe Ann Kearns **Antagonists:** * Freddie White **Other Characters:** * **Locations:** * **Items:** * **Vehicles:** *
| Notes = * "The Face Behind the Mask" is reprinted in Manhunter Special Vol 2 1. | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: Otto Binder
Interior art: Will Ely, Mort Meskin, Jack Kirby, Jack Kirby
Source records & attribution
Panel Profits keeps each source identity attached to its edition record.
COMICBASE: comicbase:1071462
GCD: 13525
PANEL PROFITS: 2426853