CATALOG RECORD

The Unexpected #161

DC · Series began 1968 · January-February 1975

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Dates

Cover date: January-February 1975
On sale: October 10, 1974
Pages: 100

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Nick Cardy, Lee Elias, Ruben Yandoc, Jerry Grandenetti, George Roussos, Bernie Wrightson, Ruben Moreira, George Tuska, Bruno Premiani, Alfredo Alcala, Howard Sherman, Werner Roth, Gerry Talaocinks: Nick Cardy, Lee Elias, Ruben Yandoc, Jerry Grandenetti, George Roussos, Bernie Wrightson, Ruben Moreira, George Tuska, Bruno Premiani, Alfredo Alcala, Howard Sherman, Frank Giacoia, Gerry Talaocletters: Gaspar Saladino, John Costanza, Pat Gordon, Ben Oda, Stan Starkmanscript: George Kashdan, Jack Oleck, Carl Wessler, Murray Boltinoff, Dave Wood

Stories

Has Anyone Seen My Killer? · 8 pages
Professor Tinsley experiments to bring back the dead Boynton Beast but instead becomes the feared killer himself.
The Haunted Dollhouse · 8 pages
Mr. Randall buys a dollhouse for his daughter Mandy but soon the dolls inside come to life.
The Face in the Ball! · 4.67 pages
John Benson finds his future by gazing into a crystal ball.
The Supernatural Swindler · 6 pages
Warren makes a living selling bogus supernatural items, but has he stumbled onto the real thing?
Ball of String! · 1.67 pages
Ethan collects a huge ball of string.
Roehmer's Revenge! · 3.67 pages
In the closing days of World War II a low-ranking Nazi officer has a plastic surgeon change his face so he can remain free from capture.
The Queen Who Lived Again! · 8 pages
Moira Fate is hired to star in a movie about three historical Queens, and she seems to already know more about them than anybody else.
The House That Hate Built! · 7.67 pages
Clem Atwill tries to use his money to become powerful but soon realizes that he's wasted his money on a mirage.
Death of the Man Who Never Lived · 4 pages
After a robbery goes wrong and Bremer kills Mr. Hubbard, he tries to pin the murder on Adams only to discover that Adams is a robot.
Wake Me Before I Die! · 3 pages
Arthur Kinnison is slowly driven mad by lack of sleep when he can't decide what is reality and what is a dream.
The Menace of Wrecker's Reef! · 7.67 pages
Big Ed and his friends are trapped by a sea monster.
The Day Nobody Died! · 8.67 pages
Hans manages to capture Death, preventing anyone in the area from dying.
Mis-Judgment Day · 7 pages
A con man and his wife trick a cult into believing he is their savior.

Reprinted in

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