The Unexpected #221
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- April 1982
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.60 USD; 0.20 GBP
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
-
DC [bullet]
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- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/36257
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Credits
- Editing
- Dave Manak, Editor
- Dick Giordano, Managing Editor
Issue contents
Cover
The Trouble With Air
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Code
- C-853
Credits
- Art
- Joe Kubert, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Shadows from Beyond (Murray, 1983?) ([1983?]) — Untitled
-
Shadows from Beyond (Murray, 1983?) #Second Release ([1983?]) — Untitled
- Printed in
- Shadows from Beyond (K. G. Murray, 1983 series) #[nn] ([1983])
1"My God! Welcome to hell, gang!"
Featuring
- Feature
- The Day after Doomsday
- Genre
- Horror-suspense; science fiction
- Code
- J-7550
- Characters
- Robert; Jeff; Al; Richard; David; Karen; Abby
Credits
- Writing
- Robin Snyder, scripter
- Sarah Gregory, idea
- Art
- Vic Catan, line art
- Colours
- Jerry Serpe, colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Shadows from Beyond (Murray, 1983?) ([1983?]) — The Day after Doomsday
-
Shadows from Beyond (Murray, 1983?) #Second Release ([1983?]) — The Day after Doomsday
-
Showcase Presents: The Great Disaster Featuring the Atomic Knights (DC, 2016) (2014) — "My God! Welcome to hell, gang!"
- Printed in
- Shadows from Beyond (K. G. Murray, 1983 series) #[nn] ([1983])
Synopsis
Six astronaut scientists return home to "The Day After Doomsday" and decide to repopulate the planet. Their experiments create evolved adult children in less than a year. The evolved men and women abandon their cold-hearted parents, leaving them to their own devices.
Notes
The astronauts consist of three men and three woman. However, five male names are given over the course of the story (Robert, Jeff, Al, Richard, and David). Two of the three women are named Karen and Abby.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Unexpected Mail
- Code
- L-943
Credits
- Writing
- Robin Snyder, scripter
- Dave Manak, scripter
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Snyder credit per Gary Usher's Robin Snyder Comic Book List. Letters section includes a personal reply by Robin Snyder to a fan (Scott Hughes) over a letter he wrote. Comments from Jim Valencia, Jim Plank, Michael Iacca, Sue Randall, Charles David Haskell and Scott Hughes.
3Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Code
- J-5608
- Characters
- Dr. Bazom; General Kibor
Credits
- Writing
- Steve Ditko, scripter
- Art
- Steve Ditko, penciller
- Gary Martin, inker
- Colours
- Jerry Serpe, colourist
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- The Steve Ditko Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #1 ([October] 2011)
Synopsis
An alien energy monster crash lands and tries to find the right material to defend himself against the locals.
4Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-suspense
- Characters
- Charlie
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Kelley, scripter
- Art
- Dick Ayers, penciller
- Bruce Patterson, inker
- Colours
- Jerry Serpe , colourist
- Text
- Milt Snapinn, letterer
Synopsis
Charlie stops a mugging by accidentally killing a man, but stops the wrong mugger.
5Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Code
- J-7069
- Characters
- Lamount; Curly
Credits
- Writing
- Gerry Conway, scripter
- Art
- Mike Zeck, penciller
- John Beatty, inker
- Colours
- Jerry Serpe, colourist
- Text
- Todd Klein, letterer
- Editing
- Len Wein, editor (Guest Editor)
Synopsis
An astronaut is saved by aliens on Pluto.
Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.