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Issue: The Unexpected #189
Publication Date: January 1979
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Issues: #189 of 118 Issues (156 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/10/1978
Volume: 24
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893070502
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #161.

With this issue, the series starts the Dollar Comics giant format with no ads for six issues. This issue permanently subsumes the Witching Hour, House of Secrets, and Doorway to Nightmare series. The hosts/characters for those series are here to introduce their sequences.

The original cover logos for Doorway to Nightmare (DC, 1978 series), The Witching Hour (DC, 1969 series), and House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) occur on the covers of many Unexpected issues from #189 through #205.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US, standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (#1-156, #163-222); squarebound (#157-162)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Cover, Wraparound
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front Only (of Wraparound and/or Gatefold)
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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The Haunted Skyscraper

Illustration  on  Cover, Wraparound
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: C-784
Disclose Notes: wraparound cover
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The Unexpected

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Mildred; Mordred; Cynthia; Abel
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Haunted Skyscraper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Jonah Willis; Sally; Bert
Synopsis: Jonah has his childhood home placed atop a skyscraper he owns and keeps his wife prisoner there.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: J-5797
Disclose Notes: The Unexpected
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Escape from the Grave

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Dr. Grimsby; Pete Tupper; Mr. Finch; Alfie; Dr. Ware
Synopsis: Pete Tupper fakes his death in an attempt to avoid execution.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDoomsday Album #15 published April 1980
as Escape From the Grave [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: J-5693 ?
Disclose Notes: The Unexpected
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Death Was in the Driver's Seat!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Harriet Grant; Horace; Rosita Morales
Synopsis: Harriet and Horace want to know what is the secret of the red box of Rosita's.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHaunted Tales #40 published August 1980
as Death Was In The Driver's Seat [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Job Number: J-5711
Disclose Notes: The Unexpected
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Face of Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Arnold Bryant; Maria Delgato; Dr. Juan Aleman
Synopsis: Arnold Bryant is tricked into plastic surgery to make him look like the dictator of a Latin American country.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Job Number: J-5697
Disclose Notes: The Unexpected
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Feeble Fables

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-5548
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The Witching Hour

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Mildred; Mordred; Cynthia
Synopsis: The witches stop and ask a man for the time.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-5804
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Killer Pack

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Mordred (host); Colin Canis; George Harlow; Mrs. Harlow
Synopsis: Colin Canis trains his dogs to attack the man who got him fired from his job.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDoomsday Album #14 published January 1979
as Killer Pack [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: J-5796
Disclose Notes: Witching Hour
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Cruise of Corpses

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Cynthia (host); Brad; Rita; Crile; Eric Halston; Diane Halston
Synopsis: Eric Halston plans his revenge against the three people he believe killed his wife with witchcraft.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: J-5739
Disclose Notes: Witching Hour
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The Killing Machine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Mildred (host); Bert; Elaine; Mr. Ezeel; Felix
Synopsis: Mr. Ezeel challenges four gamblers to a pinball contest.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Mysteries #46 published March 1981
as The Killing Machine [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: J-5763?
Disclose Notes: Witching Hour
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Now!! Throw the switch Igor...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-5516
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[untitled]

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Abel
First Line: O-oh... Hello, fear fanatics...
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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A Deadly Game

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Abel (host); Luke Haney; Bert Clemens
Synopsis: Luke Haney pulls one to many practical jokes.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Job Number: J-5707
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The Revenge of the Toymaker

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Coville (idea)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Abel (host); Alberto the Toymaker; Emperor Shal-Fizah; Raschid
Synopsis: The evil Emperor first kills Alberto's son, then Alberto himself, but Alberto's toys get their revenge.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHaunted Tales #38 published February 1980
as The Revenge of the Toymaker [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: J-2052
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Dead Man's Eyes!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Abel (host); Frank Bronson; Ed Macy; Madam Zara; Myra
Synopsis: Frank Bronson consults a fortune teller to advise him on the best time to move against a rival crime boss.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: J-3898
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: B4079
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Features stories on the supernatural; no letters.

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