The Unexpected #204 [Newsstand]
(November 1980)

DC, 1968 Series
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Volume
25
Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale date
1980-08-28
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics, Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893070511
Editing
Joe Orlando (managing editor); Jack C. Harris (editor)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Silver Age and Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock
Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding
Mostly Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound #157-162)
Publishing Format
Was Ongoing Series

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #204 [Direct].

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star... (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Job Number
C-442
Reprints
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Another Unexpected Visit to the House of Secrets at the Witching Hour (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack C. Harris
Pencils
Romeo Tanghal
Inks
Romeo Tanghal
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza
Job Number
J-6720
Characters
Abel; Mordred; Mildred; Cynthia

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Murray Boltinoff [as Al Case]
Pencils
John Calnan
Inks
John Calnan
Colors
Bob Le Rose
Letters
?
Job Number
J-5688
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Batman vs. the League of Assassins (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Batman; Hostess Twinkies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Jack C. Harris
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L-601

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Patsy Murray, Paul E. Kusnerik.

Demons Are a Girl's Best Friend! (Table of Contents: 5)

The House of Secrets / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Charlie Seeger
Pencils
Don Newton
Inks
Tex Blaisdell
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
John Costanza
Job Number
J-6265
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel (host)
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

The Witching Hour / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack C. Harris
Pencils
Bo Hampton (signed)
Inks
Bo Hampton (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn ?
Job Number
J-5818
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, Mildred! Still at your crossword puzzle, I see!
Characters
Mordred; Mildred; Cynthia

The 13 Hex (Table of Contents: 7)

The Witching Hour / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Wessler
Pencils
Bill Payne
Inks
Bill Payne
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Bill Payne
Job Number
J-5817
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Cynthia (host)
Reprints
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star...
  2. 1. Another Unexpected Visit to the House of Secrets at the Witching Hour
  3. 2. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
  4. 3. Batman vs. the League of Assassins
    Batman; Hostess Twinkies
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Unexpected Mail
  6. 5. Demons Are a Girl's Best Friend!
    The House of Secrets
  7. 6. ["Hi, Mildred! Still at your crossword puzzle, I see!"]
    The Witching Hour
  8. 7. The 13 Hex
    The Witching Hour
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