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Tales of the Unexpected#7
Cover: Nick Cardy
Tales of the Unexpected #7
“The Pen That Never Lied!”
In "The Pen That Never Lied!", a 1956 DC gem, young Johnny Carter struggles with a haunting gift: the ability to read minds, a power granted by strange radiation in childhood. Now overwhelmed by the constant barrage of thoughts, he seeks solace in a mysterious pen that promises to reveal only the truth. Sheldon Moldoff handles both pencils and inks for the story, while Nick Cardy delivers the striking cover.
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artist, inker Sheldon Moldoff · cover Nick Cardy
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artist, inker Sheldon Moldoff
cover pencils, inks Nick Cardy
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As a child strange radiation gives Johnny Carter the ability to read minds, but a lifetime of hearing other people's thoughts is driving him mad.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).