The Unexpected #212 [Newsstand]
(July 1981)

DC, 1968 Series
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Volume
26
Price
0.50 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1981-04-23
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893070507
Editing
Jack C. Harris

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #190.
This issue is a variant of The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #212 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

Corpses in Quicksand! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Michael Wm. Kaluta (signed as MW Kaluta)
Inks
Michael Wm. Kaluta (signed as MW Kaluta)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino ?
Job Number
C-625
Genre
horror-suspense
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Jack C. Harris
Pencils
Howard Bender (signed)
Inks
Tony DeZuniga (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn
Job Number
J-7218
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Night... at the House of Secrets...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abel; Mordred; Mildred; Cynthia

Indexer Notes

Introductory page.

The Adventure of the Angel's Smile! (Table of Contents: 2)

Johnny Peril / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Mike W. Barr
Pencils
Trevor Von Eeden
Inks
Brett Breeding
Colors
Bob LeRose
Letters
Shelly Leferman
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense
Characters
Johnny Peril
Reprints

Gold for Dessert (Table of Contents: 3)

Hostess Twinkies; Plastic Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
superhero; humor
Characters
Plastic Man

Corpses in Quicksand! (Table of Contents: 4)

The Three Witches / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Wessler
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Phil Rachelson
Letters
John Costanza
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Mildred (host)
Reprints

Burial Rights (Table of Contents: 5)

Judge Gallows / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Kim DeMulder
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Shelly Leferman
Job Number
J-6505
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Judge Gallows (host)
Reprints

Miss Not the Hour of the Witch (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L-784

Quarantine (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan
Pencils
Charles Nicholas
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Phil Rachelson
Letters
Shelly Leferman
Genre
science fiction
Reprints
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Corpses in Quicksand!
  2. 1. ["Night... at the House of Secrets..."]
    Abel
  3. 2. The Adventure of the Angel's Smile!
    Johnny Peril
  4. 3. Gold for Dessert
    Hostess Twinkies; Plastic Man
  5. 4. Corpses in Quicksand!
    The Three Witches
  6. 5. Burial Rights
    Judge Gallows
  7. 6. Miss Not the Hour of the Witch
  8. 7. Quarantine
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  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore
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