CATALOG RECORD

The Unexpected #159

DC · Series began 1968 · September-October 1974

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Dates

Cover date: September-October 1974
On sale: June 11, 1974
Pages: 100

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Nick Cardy, Pat Broderick, Jess Jodloman, Jerry Grandenetti, Lee Elias, Curt Swan, Howard Sherman, Fred Carrillo, Bill Ely, George Roussos, Bob Brown, Jim Mooney, Howard Purcell, Alex Niñoinks: Nick Cardy, Pat Broderick, Jess Jodloman, Jerry Grandenetti, Lee Elias, George Klein, Howard Sherman, Fred Carrillo, Bill Ely, George Roussos, Mike Esposito, Jim Mooney, Sheldon Moldoff, Alex Niñoletters: Gaspar Saladino, Stan Starkman, Pat Gordonscript: Murray Boltinoff, Jerry Grandenetti, George Kashdan, Carl Wessler

Stories

A Cry in the Night · 8 pages
Horst has another person pose as a "wild boy of the forest" to kill the Baron so he can marry Marie.
Schocker · 6 pages
Criminal Jim Laskey is judged by a ghostly jury after he gunned down Officer Ryan.
The Creature That Never Existed! · 8.67 pages
Just as Professor Miles is about to present his evidence that the Quoquarto beast is merely a legend, the beast appears from nowhere and attacks him.
The Telltale Hand! · 6 pages
George Karyl kills his client John Putnam and hides the body but the lines on his palm begin to form a hangman's noose.
I Was Blackmailed by a Phantom · 7.67 pages
A ghost helps lead Santos's army to overthrow the dictator of his country but afterwards tries to blackmail Santos into trading places.
Frozen in Fear · 3 pages
A cemetery watchmen is attacked by two criminals but the ghosts of the cemetery come to his aid.
The Swami of Broadway · 6 pages
Dean Hall and Orry Kane are on a trip in Bengal. Kane tries again to persuade Hall to sell him his theater, Hall again refuses. They enter a village and see a swami who predicts an elephant stampede. The square is emptied just in time. A month later Hall auditions acts for his theater when the swami appears on stage. He makes two predictions which comes true. Later the swami is asked to appear at the theater and he says he will not enter as it will be struck by a meteor. Hall sells the theatre to Kane and leaves. The swami is then revealed to be a fake. Then a meteor hits the theatre.
The Rainbow Man · 6 pages
Dr. Hargate discovers how chameleons change color and gives himself the same abilities in order to commit crimes. But he doesn't realize he has a color-blind neighbor who can spot him.
The Night I Watched Myself Die! · 7.67 pages
A hired killer is after reporter Paul Galen.
The Demon Gun! · 6 pages
Jim Folson believes that big game hunter John Ellis has a magical gun that never misses.
The Strange Experiment of Dr. Grimm! · 6 pages
John Grimm keeps a convicted murderer's brain alive after his execution but finds himself controlled by the brain to commit murder.
Who's That Lying in My Coffin? · 8 pages
A couple has shared dreams about one of them dying.

Reprinted in

Haunted Tales (1973), Weird Mystery Tales Album (1978), Weird Mystery Tales (1972), Terror Tales Album (1977), Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (1965)