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Issue: The Unexpected #199
Publication Date: June 1980
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Issues: #199 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: 03/25/1980
Volume: 25
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893070506
Price: $0.40 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 12 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #177.
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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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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Dracula's Daughter

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Eva Wroclaw
First Line: You are a vampire's daughter, so now die as he did!
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In Content Item: FlagWeird Mysteries #46 published March 1981
as Dracula's Daughter [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagHorror #130 published ?
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: C-875
Disclose Notes: Cover contains small logos for The Witching Hour! and The House of Secrets.
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The Saga of Johnny West

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Character(s): Johnny West
First Line: Johnny West, wearing his Acme boots keeps an eye out for kids in trouble.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Acme Boots.
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Frontispiece

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Abel; Mordred; Mildred; Cynthia
First Line: High atop a cliff overlooking the unknown, stand four frightening fiends...
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In Content Item: FlagHorror #130 published ?
as [untitled] [Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-6449
Disclose Notes: Displays cover logos from other series: The House of Secrets and The Witching Hour.
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Dracula's Daughter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Cynthia (host); Eva Wroclaw; Milovan; Josef; Milovan's aunt
First Line: Can't you work any faster?
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Mysteries #46 published March 1981
as Dracula's Daughter [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagHorror #130 published ?
as Dracula's Tochter [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Originally scheduled for Witching Hour #86.
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A Flash in the Dam

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Flash [Barry Allen]; The Destroyer
First Line: The Destroyer will blast the dam to pieces... unless I get there first.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Hostess Twinkies Cakes.
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Do's and Don'ts for Monsters!

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Abel (host)
First Line: Hi there bat-brains!... Sooner or later we all get the itch to try something new...
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In Content Item: FlagHorror #130 published ?
as Monster-Knigge! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-6487
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: I was really sad to read that Unexpected will soon be a regular 40ยข title again.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: L-503
Disclose Notes: Letter from David Douglas.
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Project Eternity

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, science fiction
Character(s): Abel (host); Maxine Steinham; Timothy Alpert; Keeper of the Dead; Gloria Alpert
First Line: In a secret government complex in Colorado, science is exploring the final frontier-- death!
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In Content Item: FlagHaunted Tales #40 published August 1980
as Project Eternity [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: J-5611
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Unexpected Fear Fun

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: J-6330
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[untitled]

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: How come Clark Kent's hair doesn't have a curl like Superman's does?
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Job Number: F-135
Disclose Notes: Part of The DC Feature Page.

Questions from Katrina Ham, Alberta L. Stout, Derek Smith, Dustin Keillor, Chris Khalaf, Greg Davis, Vivek Dehejia, Nick Zwiep, Alfonso Limone, Michael Higdon, Keith Procaccini, Bobby Defoor, Tony Davino, Dean Howard, Kevin, Carlo Dalla, Jim Kunkle, Andy Drooker, Casey Lartz, and Raul Marrero.
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On the Comic Bookshelf...

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: The Comic Reader (PO Box 255, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051. Sample copy: $1.)
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Part of The DC Feature Page.
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Street Ball

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Spalding
Character(s): Rick Barry; Dr. J [Julius Erving]
First Line: Hey look! It's Rick Barry and Dr.J!!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Spalding balls.

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