The Unexpected
#193
(September-October 1979)
DC,
1968 Series
- Volume
- 24
- Price
- 1.00 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1979-06-19
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Barcode
- 0709893070510
- Editing
- Jack C. Harris (editor); Joe Orlando (managing editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Comic Reader #169.
Secret of the Dead Man's Diary!
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Luis Dominguez (signed as LD [overlapping])
- Inks
- Luis Dominguez (signed as LD [overlapping])
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- Job Number
- C-122
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
-
in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #38 ([February 1980]) -
in Le Manoir des Fantômes (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #1 - Message posthume (2ème trimestre 1981) which is reprinted - in Le Motard Fantôme (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #1 (3ème trimestre 1981)
-
in Mysterieserier (Semic, 1983 series) #5/1983 ([6 maj] 1983)
-
- Keywords
- skeleton
Indexer Notes
Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.
Secret of the Dead Man's Diary
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Carl Wessler
- Pencils
- Noly Zamora
- Inks
- Noly Zamora
- Colors
- Tatjana Wood
- Letters
- Esphid Mahilum (credited as Esphid M.)
- Job Number
- J-5745
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Curt Fowler; Eliot Wallis
- Synopsis
- Eliot gets his revenge on Curt Fowler, who must find the clue to avoid his fate before he is killed.
- Reprints
-
in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #113 - in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #38 ([February 1980])
- in Le Manoir des Fantômes (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #1 - Message posthume (2ème trimestre 1981)
- in Mysterieserier (Semic, 1983 series) #5/1983 ([6 maj] 1983) [svartvit]
-
Don't Monkey with Murder
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- George Kashdan
- Pencils
- Franc Reyes (credited as Frank Reyes)
- Inks
- Franc Reyes (credited as Frank Reyes)
- Colors
- Adrienne Roy
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- J-5701
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Professor Walters; Malgo; Umbezi
- Synopsis
- The villain kidnaps the monkey god of a group of local worshipers.
- Reprints
- in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #113
- in Terror Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #12 ([January 1980])
- in Le Manoir des Fantômes (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #1 - Message posthume (2ème trimestre 1981)
-
Dead Heat
comic story / 2 pages
- Job Number
- J-5699
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Payne
- Synopsis
- A murderer picks the wrong place to hide.
- Reprints
- in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #113
- in Haunted Tales (K. G. Murray, 1973 series) #41 (1980)
- in Le Manoir des Fantômes (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #1 - Message posthume (2ème trimestre 1981)
-
- Keywords
- Ganges river; India
The Garden of Death!
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Carl Wessler
- Pencils
- Noly Zamora
- Inks
- Noly Zamora
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe
- Letters
- Benjie Pabulos (credited as Benjie P.)
- Job Number
- J-5766
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Dr. Anton Conimari; Norman Lucas; Adam Halford
- Synopsis
- A physician uses his knowledge of exotic plants to become a poisoner for hire.
- Reprints
- in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #95
- in Weird Mystery Album (K. G. Murray, 1980 series) #10 ([1980])
- in Le Manoir des Fantômes (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #1 - Message posthume (2ème trimestre 1981)
-
- Keywords
- blackmail; poisoning
[no title indexed]
Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Script
- Mike W. Barr (credited as M. C. M.)
- Pencils
- Romeo Tanghal (signed)
- Inks
- Romeo Tanghal (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- J-6059
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- W-Welcome dear readers! I'm Abel! I-I'm so glad you could make it this t-time!
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Abel
Indexer Notes
Introductory page for the House of Secrets stories.
Midnight Muzak
Abel / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Scott Edelman
- Pencils
- Ruben Yandoc
- Inks
- Ruben Yandoc
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe
- Letters
- Esphid Mahilum (credited as Esphid M.)
- Job Number
- J-5396
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Abel (host); Simon Thorne; Jason Parr
- Synopsis
- Jason Parr invents a new germ warfare technique that makes the subjects go mad at the slightest sound.
- Reprints
- in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #106
- in Terror Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #12 ([January 1980]) [Illustrations of Abel (host) removed from pages 1, 3, and 6.]
- in Le Manoir des Fantômes (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #1 - Message posthume (2ème trimestre 1981)
-
- Keywords
- germ warfare
The Beautiful and the Damned
Abel / comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- J-3918
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Abel (host); Nora Cooper; Miles Cooper
- Synopsis
- Nora tries to force her husband to create a formula that will keep her forever young.
- Reprints
- in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #95
- in Terror Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #12 ([January 1980]) [Illustrations of Abel (host) removed from pp1. and last panel of story.]
- in Le Manoir des Fantômes (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #1 - Message posthume (2ème trimestre 1981)
-
- Keywords
- eternal youth; grave robbing
[no title indexed]
The Three Witches / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Script
- Murray Boltinoff
- Pencils
- E. R. Cruz (credited as ER Cruz)
- Inks
- E. R. Cruz (credited as ER Cruz)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- E. R. Cruz
- Job Number
- J-5777
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I wonder how Mildred made out at the doc's?
- Genre
- humor; horror-suspense
- Characters
- Cynthia; Mildred; Mordred
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Introductory page for the Witching Hour stories.
Flame of Death
The Three Witches / comic story / 2 pages
- Job Number
- J-5706
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Mordred (host); Dr. Ian Heath; Nina Heath
- Synopsis
- Nina uses science to outsmart a witch doctor.
- Reprints
- in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #106
- in Terror Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #12 ([January 1980]) [Illustrations of Mordred (host) and her wording removed from first and last panels of story.]
- in Le Manoir des Fantômes (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #1 - Message posthume (2ème trimestre 1981)
-
in Iskalde Grøss (Semic, 1982 series) #2/1983 (1983)
-
- Keywords
- witch doctor
Give a Great Big Smile to Satan
The Three Witches / comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- J-5801
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Mildred (host); Martin Clubbe; Timothy Clubbe; Lynne; Janice Clubbe; Eliza
- Synopsis
- Martin and Janice's newborn baby is fought over by two covens, one good and one evil.
- Reprints
- in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #107
- in Terror Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #12 ([January 1980]) [Story title changed from three lines to two lines, plus illustration and two word balloons of Mildred (host) removed from pp1. All other illustrations of Mildred removed from story and her word balloons converted to text boxes, except on pp4 where the editor missed deleting Mildred on panel one of pp4.]
- in Le Manoir des Fantômes (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #1 - Message posthume (2ème trimestre 1981)
-
- Keywords
- coven; witch
Moonlight and Mayhem!
The Three Witches / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Job Number
- J-5807
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Cynthia (host); Lenore Cowan; Bert Cowan
- Synopsis
- Lenore becomes suspicious of her husband who claims to be working nights.
- Reprints
- in Terror Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #12 ([January 1980]) [All ten illustrations of Cynthia (host) removed from panels throughout story.]
- in Le Manoir des Fantômes (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #1 - Message posthume (2ème trimestre 1981)
- in Mysterieserier (Semic, 1983 series) #5/1983 ([6 maj] 1983) [svartvit]
-
[no title indexed]
Unexpected Mail / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Jack C. Harris
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- L-296
Indexer Notes
Letters from John Ellis Sech and Pat Bain.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Secret of the Dead Man's Diary!
-
1.
Secret of the Dead Man's Diary
-
2.
Don't Monkey with Murder
-
3.
Dead Heat
-
4.
The Garden of Death!
-
5.
["W-Welcome dear readers! I'm Abel! I-I'm so glad you could make it this t-time!"]
Abel -
6.
Midnight Muzak
Abel -
7.
The Beautiful and the Damned
Abel -
8.
["I wonder how Mildred made out at the doc's?"]
The Three Witches -
9.
Flame of Death
The Three Witches -
10.
Give a Great Big Smile to Satan
The Three Witches -
11.
Moonlight and Mayhem!
The Three Witches -
12.
[no title indexed]
Unexpected Mail
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