The Unexpected #185

(May-June 1978)

Monsters from a Thousand Fathoms (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Carl Wessler

Pencils:

Redondo Studio

Inks:

Redondo Studio

Colors:

D. R. Martin

Letters:

?

Job Number:

B-3753

Content Information

Genre:

horror

Synopsis:

Captain Random's son does not want to take up his father's career, but goes along on one voyage to prove that he will be of no use. However, his skills at hypnosis come in handy foiling an attempted mutiny.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Weird Mystery Tales (K. G. Murray, 1972 series) #36 ([1978])

Welcome Home, Killer! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

George Kashdan

Pencils:

Fred Carrillo

Inks:

Fred Carrillo

Colors:

D. R. Martin

Letters:

?

Job Number:

B-2553

Content Information

Genre:

horror

Synopsis:

A man is released after years in an asylum, supposedly cured of his murderous impulses. His sister-in-law plans to drive him mad again and make him kill his brother, but she is the victim instead.

Dilemma (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman; Hostess / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Vince Colletta ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wonder Woman

Synopsis:

Wonder Woman saves a train and some children from a rockslide.

Indexer Notes

advertsiement for Hostess Twinkies

The Strangest Showcase Story in Twenty-One Years! (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Staton

Inks:

Dick Giordano

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Showcase (DC, 1977 series) #100, on sale February 10

Can Four Super-Speed Super-Stars Defeat Gorilla Grodd? (Table of Contents)

The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez

Inks:

Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez

Colors:

? (illustrations)

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #11 [Flash Spectacular], on sale February 21

Cry of the Death Bird (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Toomey

Pencils:

E. R. Cruz

Inks:

Noly Panaligan

Colors:

D. R. Martin

Letters:

Erick Santos [as Erick S. J.]

Job Number:

B-3850

Content Information

Genre:

horror

Synopsis:

A terrorist seeks refuge in his late brother's home, where his nephew is dying. The legend of a giant black bird who carries people to their death comes true, taking the man instead of the boy.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Unexpected Mail / letters page / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Murray Boltinoff

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

B-3912

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Mike Masterson; Kirk Carter; Morris Kass; Debbi Jani

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1977
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 131,315
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 102,854
Owner: DC Comics, Inc., wholly owned by Warner Communications, Inc., a publicly-held company, both at 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10019