CATALOG RECORD

The Unexpected #160

DC · Series began 1968 · November-December 1974

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Dates

Cover date: November-December 1974
On sale: August 8, 1974
Pages: 100

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Nick Cardy, Rico Rival, Ruben Yandoc, Jack Sparling, Bill Ely, Mort Meskin, Lee Elias, Gene Colan, Jim Mooney, Ramona Fradoninks: Nick Cardy, Rico Rival, Ruben Yandoc, Jack Sparling, Bill Ely, Mort Meskin, Lee Elias, Gene Colan, Murphy Anderson, Charles Parisletters: Gaspar Saladino, John Duffy, Ben Oda, Stan Starkman, Joe Letterese, John Costanza, Pat Gordonscript: George Kashdan, Carl Wessler, Murray Boltinoff, E. Nelson Bridwell, Jerry Grandenetti

Stories

Death of an Exorcist · 8 pages
A warlock makes a deal with Satan to try to trick John Peters into killing himself.
Over My Dead Body · 5 pages
Dr. Mowbray needs fresher corpses to continue his research.
The Fear Master · 7.67 pages
When Dr. Vincent Adler dies suddenly, his assistant Harold Jukes steals his last invention, a ray that causes instant fear, and embarks on a crime spree.
Bewitched for a Day · 6 pages
Henry believes that a strange little man has granted his wish to change his life, but it's just a prank played by his wife and a hidden camera TV show.
The Riddle of the Glass Bubble · 6 pages
A mysterious globe arrives on Earth and will destroy the planet in 12 days unless a way is found to deactivate it.
Panic in the Dark · 8 pages
When a burglar breaks in, the squirrels that Ben has been feeding come to his rescue.
The Wizard of the Diamond World · 6.67 pages
Professor Hugh Ordway uses an experimental ray to travel to another world inside a diamond atom where he helps a beautiful queen against a usurper who uses primitive science. After returning to his lab he wants to go back, but finds that time passes differently on the diamond world, and the civilization he found there is long gone.
Doom Was My Inheritance · 8.67 pages
Adam Lake takes a challenge to reach Simon Horst's emerald mine, 20 miles into the jungle.
The Man Who Was Death! · 5.67 pages
Fred Jones believes that his touch causes death.
Rest in Pieces · 1 pages
Tim makes his own tombstone, complete with date of death.
The Unlucky Birthstones · 6 pages
A cursed bracelet of birthstones causes disaster for whoever holds the bracelet during the month of their birth.
The Enchanted Costumes · 6 pages
Three enchanted costumes cause their wearers to experience the same fate as the costume's original owner.
Among Us Dwells a Man-Beast · 4 pages
A werewolf is on the loose.

Reprinted in

Weird Mystery Tales (1972), Haunted Tales (1973), Terror Tales Album (1977), Weird Mystery Tales Album (1978)