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Issue Details

Issue #1308
Published March-May 1962
Cover Price 0.15 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Indicia title is "TALES OF THE WIZARD OF OZ, No. 1308." No code number. Copyright 1962 by Videocraft International Ltd. Based on the animated TV series "Tales of the Wizard of Oz." Cover may be an animation cel set-up.

Cover Details - "Tales of the Wizard of Oz"

Characters Rusty, the Tin Man; Socrates, the Scarecrow; Dandy, the Lion
Genre fantasy
Letters typeset
Notes Indicia title is "TALES OF THE WIZARD OF OZ, No. 1308." No code number. Copyright 1962 by Videocraft International Ltd. Based on the animated TV series "Tales of the Wizard of Oz." Cover may be an animation cel set-up.

1 page filler "Mother of Witches"

Characters Lillith
Synopsis The legend of Lillith, the first witch.
Genre fact
Pencils Larry Silverman
Letters typeset
Notes Inside front cover; black and white. Pencils credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

32 page story "Tales of the Wizard of Oz"

Characters Rusty, the Tin Man; Socrates, the Scarecrow; Dandy, the Lion; The Wizard of Oz; Dorothy; Toto; Munchkins; Wicked Witch of the West
Synopsis A whirlwind brings Dorothy and Toto to Oz where they meet Dandy, the cowardly lion. The three go to the Emerald City where see the Wizard and meet up with the scarecrow and the tin man.
Genre fantasy
Pencils Larry Silverman
Notes Series has little connection with the live-action "Wizard of Oz" movie. Heavily-stylized art. Pencils credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

1 page filler "Magic...Its Origins and Sources"

Synopsis Origins of magic.
Genre fact
Pencils Larry Silverman
Letters typeset
Notes Inside back cover; black and white. Text and illustration. Pencils credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)

1 page filler "How Can We Force a Wizard to Reveal His Secrets?"

Synopsis A nonsensical piece of prose on getting information from a wizard.
Pencils Larry Silverman ?
Notes Back cover. Text and illustration. Pencils credit for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)