The Unexpected #219 [Direct]
(February 1982)

DC, 1968 Series
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Volume
27
Price
0.60 USD; 0.20 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1981-11-03
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Dave Manak (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from the previous issue where it is listed as "4th week of November" and copyright registration.
This issue has variants:

[Boxed In!] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
C-777

Boxed In! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Andy Helfer
Pencils
Ric Estrada
Inks
Ric Estrada
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Pierre Bernard Jr.

Job Number
J-7559 ?
Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
Space voyagers get caught in a Roach Motel.
Reprints

They Don't Call Him Lucky Sam for Nothing! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Sheldon Mayer
Pencils
Jose Matucenio
Inks
Jose Matucenio
Colors
Bob LeRose
Letters
?

Job Number
J-6337
Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
"Lucky" Sam Flake gets stranded on an alien transport.
Reprints

Marathon Madman (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

The Flash; Hostess Cup Cakes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Baited (Table of Contents: 4)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dave Manak (signed)
Pencils
Dave Manak (signed)
Inks
Dave Manak (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-7312
Genre
humor

A Wild Tale (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan
Pencils
Trevor Von Eeden
Inks
Ricardo Villamonte
Colors
Tom Ziuko
Letters
Shelly Leferman

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
A child abandoned in a jungle on an asteroid when her parents are killed, grows up with alien abilities.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Unexpected Mail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robin Snyder
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-915

Indexer Notes

Letters from Pam Miller, Ron Wilson and Charles David Haskell.

A Little Bite in the Night (Table of Contents: 7)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dave Manak (signed)
Pencils
Dave Manak (signed)
Inks
Dave Manak (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
J-7420
Genre
humor
Synopsis
A midget vampire bites people in the leg.

Dust Devil (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Gary Cohn
Pencils
Keith Giffen
Inks
Keith Giffen
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Pierre Bernard Jr.

Job Number
J-7692
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
The Devil tries to make a deal with a Kansas drought damaged town.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Boxed In!]
  2. 1. Boxed In!
  3. 2. They Don't Call Him Lucky Sam for Nothing!
  4. 3. Marathon Madman
    The Flash; Hostess Cup Cakes
  5. 4. Baited
  6. 5. A Wild Tale
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Unexpected Mail
  8. 7. A Little Bite in the Night
  9. 8. Dust Devil
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • CTGarry
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore