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Issue: The Unexpected #162
Publication Date: March 1975
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Issues: #162 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: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/12/1974
Volume: 20
Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.60 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Copyright © 1974 by National Periodical Publications, Inc.

On-sale date from Comic Reader #113.
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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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
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That Dead Old Gang of Mine

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Mystery Tales Annual #2 published January 1976
as "That Dead Old Gang of Mine" "Come in! We've been waiting for you... Now the game can start! The stakes are your life!" She dared to defy superstition... By joining "the Friday the 13th Club" What Fearsome future awaits his... Shocking discovery, "I Marri [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagHorror #66 published ?
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: B-2356
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[untitled]

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: B-2362
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I'll Bug You to Your Grave

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Casey; Mr. Elwyn; Frankie
Synopsis: Casey's electric eavesdropping equipment picks up the ghost of the man he killed.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHorror #66 published ?
as Ich locke dich in dein Grab [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: B-2204
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Half a Man Is Better Than None! (But Don't You Believe It!)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Mad Mod Witch (host); Sir Byron McCabe; Pitts; Benson
Synopsis: Sir Byron McCabe, on the run from the law, makes a deal with the beings of an unseen invisible world.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHorror #66 published ?
as Ein halber Mann ist besser als gar keiner! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagThe Unexpected #110 published December 1968
was Half a Man Is Better Than None [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Job Number: L-457
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When Is It My Time to Die?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Mr. Erghon; Officer Burke; Norm; Dr. Welles
Synopsis: Someone is killing citizens and the suspicions all lead to Mr. Erghon, a purveyor of hexes.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHorror #73 published ?
as Wann muss ich sterben? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: B-2265
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: B-2349
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Steps to Disaster!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Hans
Synopsis: A criminal steals a pair of wooden shoes.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Unexpected #116 published December 1969
was Steps to Disaster! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3.67
Job Number: L-457
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The Corpse That Didn't Die

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cyrus Marshall
Synopsis: 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.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Unexpected #112 published April 1969
was The Corpse That Didn't Die! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3.67
Job Number: L-457
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The Vengeful Windmill!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Synopsis: A man is killed by a windmill.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Unexpected #109 published October 1968
was The Vengeful Windmill! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Job Number: L-457
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Friday the 13th Club

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Fred Kromchick; Bernie Kalb; Clara Costello; Jim Costello; Jack Shore; Harry Wong; Norman Nickolowski; Sheila Cayton; Ralph Cayton; Nelson Green; Skinny James; Joe Varbelli; Philip Tager
Synopsis: 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.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHorror #66 published ?
as Club "Freitag, der 13." [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #4 published June 1952
was Friday the 13th Club [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: L-457
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That Dead Old Gang of Mine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Jeff Rudley; Frank; Nate; Clyde; Bert; Nan; Dr. Cowles
Synopsis: Jeff misses all his old poker buddies.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Mystery Tales Annual #2 published January 1976
as That Dear Old Gang of Mine [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHorror #148 published December 1984
as Meine (k)alten guten Freunde [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: B-2256
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I Fell in Love with a Witch!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Jean Brewster; Carter Blake; Boris Wilder
Synopsis: 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."
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #1 published December 1951
was I Fell in Love with a Witch! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Job Number: L-457
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Free Me from the Bewitched Bell!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Tremaine; Jack Flask
Synopsis: A treasure-hunting adventurer is trapped by the vibrations of a giant bell.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHaunted Tales #25 published February 1977
as Free Me From The Bewitched Bell! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagMy Greatest Adventure #71 published September 1962
was Free Me from the Bewitched Bell! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Job Number: L-457
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Master of the Voodoo Machine!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Jon Garson; Morgan Wharton; Joke Harlowe; Matt Bruham; Alice; Jeremy Drake
Synopsis: 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.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagTales of the Unexpected #104 published December 1967
was Master of the Voodoo Machine! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Job Number: L-457
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The Man Who Betrayed Earth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Elliot Wright; Emmet; Professor King; Marston
Synopsis: A film director turns out to be the one man who can stop an alien invasion.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagHorror #66 published ?
as Der Mann, der die Erde verriet! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagHouse of Mystery #72 published March 1958
was The Man Who Betrayed Earth [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: L-435

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