CATALOG RECORD

The Unexpected #162

DC · Series began 1968 · March-April 1975

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Dates

Cover date: March-April 1975
On sale: December 12, 1974
Pages: 100

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Nick Cardy, Nestor Redondo, Ruben Yandoc, Bill Draut, Alex Niño, Pat Boyette, Curt Swan, Abe Ocampo, George Roussos, Bernard Baily, Jack Kirbyinks: Nick Cardy, Nestor Redondo, Ruben Yandoc, Bill Draut, Alex Niño, Pat Boyette, John Fischetti, Abe Ocampo, Ray Burnley, George Roussos, Bernard Baily, Jack Kirbycolors: Tatjana Woodletters: Gaspar Saladino, Milt Snapinn, Stan Starkman, Pat Gordonscript: George Kashdan, Dave Wood, Murray Boltinoff, Carl Wessler

Stories

I'll Bug You to Your Grave · 8 pages
Casey's electric eavesdropping equipment picks up the ghost of the man he killed.
Half a Man Is Better Than None! (But Don't You Believe It!) · 7.67 pages
Sir Byron McCabe, on the run from the law, makes a deal with the beings of an unseen invisible world.
When Is It My Time to Die? · 8 pages
Someone is killing citizens and the suspicions all lead to Mr. Erghon, a purveyor of hexes.
Steps to Disaster! · 3.67 pages
A criminal steals a pair of wooden shoes.
The Corpse That Didn't Die · 3.67 pages
When a mugger steals his wallet and then dies, Cyrus Marshall is allowed to attend his own funeral to see how he'll be remembered.
The Vengeful Windmill! · 3 pages
A man is killed by a windmill.
Friday the 13th Club · 8 pages
Thirteen men and women form a club to debunk superstition, but one by one they meet violent deaths. They don’t die, however, because they challenge fate, but because they touched a poisoned gavel to smash a mirror with.
That Dead Old Gang of Mine · 7 pages
Jeff misses all his old poker buddies.
I Fell in Love with a Witch! · 7.67 pages
Private investigator Carter Blake falls head over heels in love with Jean Brewster. Without knowing anything about her, he's willing to marry her. Checking old newspaper clippings, Blake finds out that his fiancée seems to possess witch-like powers. Three of her former husbands died after her "kiss of death."
Free Me from the Bewitched Bell! · 7.67 pages
A treasure-hunting adventurer is trapped by the vibrations of a giant bell.
Master of the Voodoo Machine! · 7.67 pages
Inventor Jon Garson's duplicator machine has an unexpected voodoo effect which Garson attempts to capitalize on by killing a romantic rival, but retribution still makes him pay for his crime.
The Man Who Betrayed Earth · 6 pages
A film director turns out to be the one man who can stop an alien invasion.

Reprinted in

Haunted Tales (1973), Weird Mystery Tales (1972), Weird Mystery Tales Annual (1975), Terror Tales Album (1977)