The Unexpected
#195
(January-February 1980)
DC,
1968 Series
- Volume
- 25
- Price
- 1.00 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1979-10-23
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Barcode
- 0709893070502
- Editing
- Jack C. Harris (editor); Joe Orlando (managing editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Comic Reader #173.
Weave a Tangled Skein of Death
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Luis Dominguez (signed as LD [overlapping])
- Inks
- Luis Dominguez (signed as LD [overlapping])
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Job Number
- C-217
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
-
in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #134 -
in Weird Mystery Album (K. G. Murray, 1980 series) #45 (1980) -
in Le Manoir des Fantômes (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #2 - La tapisserie infernale (4ème trimestre 1981) which is reprinted - in Le Motard Fantôme (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #2 - La fin d'un champion (1er trimestre 1982)
-
- Keywords
- demon
Whose Face Is at My Window?
comic story / 6 pages
- Job Number
- J-5723
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Don Nolan; Angela Bruce
- Synopsis
- Don Nolan rushes home to save his wife from a deranged killer.
- Reprints
- in Le Manoir des Fantômes (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #2 - La tapisserie infernale (4ème trimestre 1981)
-
- Keywords
- mental asylum
Indexer Notes
The Unexpected
The UFO from Planet Earth
comic story / 7 pages
- Job Number
- J-5753
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Colonel Talcott; Captain Joe Wiley; Captain Toby Judson; Marshal Ang; General Hogan
- Synopsis
- Two Air Force captains are sent to investigate strange UFO sightings.
- Reprints
- in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #133
- in Doomsday Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #16 (April 1980)
- in Le Manoir des Fantômes (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #2 - La tapisserie infernale (4ème trimestre 1981)
-
- Keywords
- F-15 fighter jet; UFO
Indexer Notes
The Unexpected
[no title indexed]
Abel / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Script
- Jack C. Harris
- Pencils
- Romeo Tanghal (signed)
- Inks
- Romeo Tanghal (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Job Number
- J-6270
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- H-Hello there readers.. I-I was just starting t-to spruce up the old house a bit.
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Abel
Weave a Tangled Skein of Death
Abel / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Abel (host); Jason Forbes; Shamar; Korex
- Synopsis
- Jason Forbes attempts to steal a tapestry from the Cult of Korex.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- cult; devil worship; Satanism; tapestry
The Rescue
Hostess Twinkies; Superman / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
[Rapunzel]
Feeble Fables / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Dave Manak
- Pencils
- Dave Manak (signed)
- Inks
- Dave Manak (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- J-5874
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A maiden attempts to use her hair to allow her prince to climb to her rescue.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Parody of Rapunzel.
[no title indexed]
The Three Witches / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Job Number
- J-5792
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is my disguise for the costume party tonight!
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Mildred; Mordred; Cynthia
- Synopsis
- The witches get ready for a costume party.
Indexer Notes
The Witching Hour
Snake Fright
The Three Witches / comic story / 2 pages
- Job Number
- J-5714
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Cynthia (host); Mr. Freis; Mr. Pinkney
- Synopsis
- Mr. Pinkney does not like his neighbor or his pet snakes.
- Reprints
- in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #134
- in Le Manoir des Fantômes (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #2 - La tapisserie infernale (4ème trimestre 1981)
- in Terror Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #15 ([October-November 1981])
-
Indexer Notes
The Witching Hour
[no title indexed]
Unexpected Mail / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Jack C. Harris
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- L-393
[Rapunzel, Part II]
Feeble Fables Revisited / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Dave Manak
- Pencils
- Dave Manak (signed)
- Inks
- Dave Manak (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- J-5875
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Another prince tries to climb the maiden's hair.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Sequel to the earlier Feeble Fables story in this issue.
Deadly Homecoming!
Madame Xanadu / comic story / 25 pages
- Job Number
- J-5537
- Genre
- horror-suspense; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Madame Xanadu; Vanessa Price; Sergeant Johnny Dallas; Colonel Edwin; Pete Wolfe; Omani
- Synopsis
- Vanessa's boyfriend and his fellow soldier return from Vietnam carrying the spirit of Omani, god of war.
- Reprints
- in Horror (BSV - Williams, 1972 series) #134
- in Doomsday Album (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #16 (April 1980)
- in Le Manoir des Fantômes (Arédit-Artima, 1981 series) #3 - Vision d'horreur (février 1982)
-
in Seriespesial (Semic, 1979 series) #2/1982 (uke 9 1982)
-
- Keywords
- Vietnam War
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Weave a Tangled Skein of Death
-
1.
Whose Face Is at My Window?
-
2.
The UFO from Planet Earth
-
3.
["H-Hello there readers.. I-I was just starting t-to spruce up the old house a bit."]
Abel -
4.
Weave a Tangled Skein of Death
Abel -
5.
The Rescue
Hostess Twinkies; Superman -
6.
[Rapunzel]
Feeble Fables -
7.
["This is my disguise for the costume party tonight!"]
The Three Witches -
8.
Snake Fright
The Three Witches -
9.
[no title indexed]
Unexpected Mail -
10.
[Rapunzel, Part II]
Feeble Fables Revisited -
11.
Deadly Homecoming!
Madame Xanadu
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- CTGarry
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Karsten S.
- Jim Van Dore
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