The Unexpected #218

DC Comics

United States

Published
January 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]
 
DC [bullet]
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/36004

Credits

Editing
Dave Manak, Editor

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Untitled [Alligator Alley] Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Code
C-743

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Ernie Colón, penciller [signed]
 
Dick Giordano, inker [signed]
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Printed in
Névrose (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #5 (décembre 1985)
Show/hide 1. The Cat Came Back or The Final Elbow! Foreword, introduction, preface, afterword, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Code
J-6513
Characters
Johnny Peril; Madame Xanadu; Cain; Mordred; Mildred; Cynthia

Credits

Writing
Robin Snyder, scripter
Art
Howard Bender, penciller
 
Rodin Rodriguez, inker
Colours
, colourist
Text
Milt Snapinn, letterer
Show/hide 2. The 17-Minute War Comic story, 3 pages

Featuring

Genre
Western-frontier
Code
J-7516
Characters
Santa Anna; Sam Houston

Credits

Writing
Robin Snyder, scripter
Art
Dick Ayers, penciller
 
Rodin Rodriguez, inker
Colours
Jerry Serpe, colourist
Text
John Costanza, letterer

Reprint history

Printed in
Le Manoir des Fantômes (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #26 (mars 1983)

Synopsis

General Houston tells a captured Santa Anna why he attacked when he did.

Show/hide 3. I'll Remember You Yesterday Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Science fiction
Code
J-6828
Characters
Joel; Professor; Rita; Fred

Credits

Writing
George Kashdan, scripter
Art
Dick Ayers, penciller
 
Nestor Infante, inker
Colours
Jerry Serpe, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Shadows from Beyond (Murray, 1983?) ([1983?])
 
Australia
Shadows from Beyond (Murray, 1983?) ([1983?])
I'll remember You Yesterday
 
Australia
Shadows from Beyond (Murray, 1983?) #Second Release ([1983?])
I'll Remember You Yesterday
Printed in
Shadows from Beyond (K. G. Murray, 1983 series) #[nn] ([1983])

Synopsis

Joel travels to the future where he finds out all humans were killed a century earlier. Upon returning to his own time he finds a way to alter the future.

Show/hide 4. Untitled (Unexpected Mail) Letters page, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Unexpected Mail
Code
L-869

Credits

Writing
Robin Snyder, scripter
Text
, typeset

Notes

Includes a letter from Todd McFarlane.

Show/hide 5. Alligator Alley Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-suspense
Characters
Tarka; Amanda; Jon

Credits

Writing
Bill Kelley, scripter
 
Glenn Lovell, scripter
Art
Pat Broderick, penciller
 
Kim DeMulder, inker
Colours
Jerry Serpe, colourist
Text
Milt Snapinn, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Beast of Darkness (Murray, 1982) ([September 1982])
Alligator Alley
Printed in
Beast of Darkness (K. G. Murray, 1981 series) #[nn] ([1981])
 
Névrose (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #5 (décembre 1985)

Synopsis

Amanda leads Tarka and his people through Alligator Alley.

Show/hide 6. The Mask of Medusa (The Three Witches) Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Feature
The Three Witches
Genre
Horror-suspense
Code
J-7574
Characters
Mordred (host); Rona Douglas; Medusa; Athena; Perseus

Credits

Writing
Robert Kanigher, scripter
Art
Vic Catan, line art
Colours
Jerry Serpe, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
The Witching Hour (Murray, 1982?) ([April 1982])
The Mask of Medusa
Printed in
Névrose (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) #5 (décembre 1985)
 
The Witching Hour (K. G. Murray, 1982 series) #[nn] ([April 1982])

Synopsis

Rona finds the fabled Mask of Medusa.

Show/hide 7. Untitled Foreword, introduction, preface, afterword, 1 page

"Mee-owwww!"

Featuring

Genre
Humour

Credits

Writing
Robin Snyder, scripter
Art
Howard Bender, penciller [signed]
 
Rodin Rodriguez, inker [signed]
Colours
, colourist
Text
John Costanza, letterer

Synopsis

A cat thinks he is the new host of the Unexpected title.


Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 46257

Cover added

  • 05/06/2010

Index completed

  • 05/06/2010