Tales of the Unexpected #63

Beneath the striped canopy of an otherworldly big top, a massive green alien beast looms menacingly over a star-suited performer who desperately brandishes a wand — while a shadowy figure in the background reveals, in chilling caption, that a deadly switch has been made in the act. Bob Brown's cover for this July 1961 DC anthology captures that perfect blend of science-fiction spectacle and pulpy suspense that made Tales of the Unexpected such a treat. "Secret of the Space Circus!" promises exactly the kind of delightfully strange premise the series delivered so well.