The Unexpected #127

By 1971, DC's anthology horror line was producing some genuinely unsettling cover images, and Nick Cardy delivers a haunting one here: a wild-haired piper plays his instrument in a moonlit graveyard while a glowing, ethereal blonde woman in white drifts toward him, gnarled roots clawing up from the earth at their feet and a shadowy mansion looming in the distance. The tagline "Follow the Piper — To Your Grave!" sets an ominous tone that matches the eerie atmosphere perfectly. Inside, Robert Kanigher writes and Alex Toth draws, with inks by Sy Barry and lettering by Gaspar Saladino — a strong creative lineup for a chilling anthology tale.