Tales of the Unexpected #91 is an issue of the series Tales of the Unexpected (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1965.
Synopsis for Green Glob: "The Prophetic Mirages"
An unscrupulous con man by the name of Gabe Larson sets out to ruin a local business by the name of Cartwright Pharmaceuticals. The owner of the company confronts Larson and informs him that he will have to lay off his workforce because of the way Larson manipulated their stock. Larson kicks him out of his office and announces that he is busy packing for an upcoming African Safari. Unknown to Larson, the mysterious green glob seeps inside one of his knapsacks. While on Safari, Larson experiences a series of realistic mirages. He sees a bridge collapsing and he also witnesses a horse winning at the racetrack. When Larson returns back home he realizes that his mirages are coming true. A bridge really does collapse in the city and he manages to bet on the winning horse at the racetrack to capitalize on the mirage that he witnessed. Larson sees an opportunity to further capitalize on his visions in the jungle. He then starts to buy huge amounts of stock in Cartwright Pharmaceuticals. He liquifies all of his assets to buy stock in the company because of a Mirage that he witnessed while on Safari. According the vision he saw, the company is scheduled to develop an immortality formula which could bring in billions in profit. Larson corners the stock on the company which compensates all the employees whose jobs were lost from his previous actions. He then finds out that there is no Immortality formula and the chemists there have never heard of such a project. Larson then realizes that he was wrong about the vision and has a physical collapse. He wakes up in a hospital bed with the knowledge that he is financially ruined. In the meantime the Green Glob escapes from his knapsack and moves on to another adventure.
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Synopsis for Automan: "Robot For Hire"
Professor Sterling is conducting an interview with a local reporter. He announces that he has developed a robot which is capable of thinking for itself. He trains it to sense danger and is capable of functioning as a security guard. He hires out the robot and gets hired by a man named Rankin. Unknown to anyone, Rankin is running an illegal smuggling operation and he uses the Robot for his illegal activities. Rankin feels safe with the robot because it cannot betray him or give him away. The robot is known as Automan. It looks like he will cooperate with Ranking but automan soon starts to act in an erratic manner sabotaging his operations. Ranking attempts to destroy the robot but it fights back and manages to capture the entire ring of smugglers. The authorities are summoned and the smuggling ring is hauled of to jail. Rankin is left pleading his innocence to police but automan reveals that he has recorded all of the illegal activities on his camera and this leaves Ranking with no alibi. Professor Sterling also reveals that Automan comes equipped with an anti-evil device that prevents him from being used in any crimes.
Appearing in Automan: "Robot For Hire"
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- Automan (First appearance) (Origin)
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- Professor Sterling (First appearance)
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- Mr. Rankin
- Petie
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- An unnamed American city
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Synopsis for "The Aliens Nobody Saw"
A local business man by the name of Hary Simpson is walking by a construction site when he sees a group of aliens constructing a strange contraption on the grounds. He alerts authorities to the strange site but he soon realizes that he is the only one that can see the aliens. He pleads his case at the police station but his is laughed out, Simpson revisits the site and learns that the aliens plan to destroy the city with their device in order to lay the groundwork for an invasion. The aliens realize that Simpson can see them and they attempt to eliminate him with strange ray guns but Simpson manages to escape. He then runs to a hardware store and purchases a paint spray gun. He runs back to the construction site and begins to spray paint the aliens and their machine. The paint allows others to see them through their invisible haze. The aliens realize they have been discovered and abandon their machine. Their strange device is then destroyed by a large wrecking ball at the site. Simpson reveals that he was able to see the aliens because of his special prescription contact lenses. The police thank him for preventing an invasion.
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- First issue for Automan.
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