Unusual Tales #33

Death of a Hot Rod

by Joe Gill [?], Charles Nicholas, and Rocco “Rocke” Mastroserio

• Release: mAY 1962
• Format: Comic Book
• Genre: Fantasy
• Audience: YA and Up
• Content: Definite Time Travel
• Original Language: English

He looks for real! So does the chariot!

VARIANTS

1 English variant

TAGS(SPOILERS!)

Time Periods

• Ancient History (3000 BC to AD 476: Bronze/Iron Ages): the time of Roman legions
• Circa AD 1960 to 1969: presumed starting time period

Time Travel Methods

• Timeslips: Joe and his hot rod slip back in time while Joe sleeps.

Themes

• After Traveling, Someone Thinks They’re on a Movie Set: Maybe it’s a movie outfit shooting a movie on location.

Real-World Tags

• Roman Empire

Groupings

• Charlton Comics (franchise)
• Unusual Tales (comic book): #33, May 1962

TIME TRAVEL ITINERARY (SPOILERS!)

1. From the Libyan desert, circa 1962 ⋙ to Ancient Libya, in the time of Roman legions. Round trip. Note: Joe and his hot rod.