The Unexpected #148

A chilling domestic scene anchors Nick Cardy's cover: a young red-haired child arranges toy blocks on the floor to spell out "YOU WILL DIE," while a horrified blonde woman recoils on the staircase behind her — and a shadowy, clawed figure looms menacingly through the window. DC's long-running horror anthology The Unexpected delivers exactly the unsettling dread its title promises with this July 1973 issue, featuring the story "Baby Wants Me Dead!" Written by Carl Wessler with interior art by Rico Rival, it's a fine example of early '70s DC horror at its skin-crawling best.