(August 1973)

DC, 1968 Series
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Volume
18
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1973-05-17
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [circle]
Editing
Murray Boltinoff (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #96.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Nick Cardy (signed as NC)
Inks
Nick Cardy (signed as NC)
Colors
?
Job Number
B-1755
Genre
horror-suspense
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Cover Thumbnail for The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #149
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To Wake the Dead (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Ernie Chan
Inks
Ernie Chan
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Uncle Felix; Cousin Elmo; Aunt Jessie; Mr. Hobart; Corrigan; Matt; Steven Carson
Synopsis
Mr. Hobart calls on the ghosts of his ancestors to help stop Mr. Carson from building a skyscraper on the family graveyard.
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Keywords
ghosts; skyscraper

Indexer Notes

One of the police officers is named Corrigan, possibly a reference to the alter ego of the Spectre.

The Slayer Wore Skirts (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Wessler
Pencils
Rico Rival
Inks
Rico Rival
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Sergeant Fouchet; Louis Blanc; Captain Manet; Madame Blanc
Synopsis
A killer is on the loose, stabbing victims on the streets.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Behind the Scenes at the DC Comic World / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Deadmen Do Tell Tales! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan
Pencils
E. R. Cruz (credited as ER Cruz)
Inks
E. R. Cruz (credited as ER Cruz)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
B-1699
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Mr. Craig; Mr. Robert Belding/Belden; Peterson
Synopsis
Mr. Craig is a reporter trying to interview the reclusive Mr. Belding/Belden.
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Indexer Notes

Character is mistakenly named as both “Belding” and Belden” in this story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Murray Boltinoff
Letters
typeset
Job Number
B-1756

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Robert L. Sprague and Barbara Haywood.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. To Wake the Dead
  3. 2. The Slayer Wore Skirts
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Behind the Scenes at the DC Comic World
  5. 4. Deadmen Do Tell Tales!
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Unexpected Mail
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  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
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