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Cover: Nick Cardy

The Unexpected #158

Jul 1974 · DC · 0.60 USD
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In "Reserved for Madmen Only," alchemist Rondell’s desperate quest to transmute elements into gold unleashes a magic stone capable of granting any wish—though each use twists its bearer toward darker impulses. With art by Mort Meskin and a striking cover by Nick Cardy, this 1974 issue of The Unexpected explores the perilous price of power, one wish at a time.

Contains 12 stories
Reserved for Madmen Only
8 pp · Horror-Suspense
Cyrus PotterGeraldZena
A Hangman Awaits Me
8 pp · Horror-Suspense
Mr. WiddoesTerrence JonesMrs. Bromley
The Bewitched Beauty!
5.67 pp · Horror-Suspense
Whitey ReedMolly ReedMyra
Prisoner of the Power-Stone!
6.67 pp · Horror-Suspense
Thaddeus WatkinsParnoKing WalthrupRondell

When the alchemist Rondell unleashes a magic stone capable of granting any wish, its power begins to twist those who wield it—turning even the noblest intentions into something dark. As Thaddeus Watkins, Parno, and King Walthrup each seek to control the stone, their desires start to consume them, and the line between power and corruption blurs.

Captives of the Ant Kingdom!
7.67 pp · Horror-Suspense
MaddenKing PharaohScott
The Fearsome Fountain of Youth
6 pp · Detective-Mystery
Roger HallCrabbeChristopher MossJ. T. FarnleyMay Johnson
The Doom Game
7.67 pp · Horror-Suspense
DrakeHaney
The Menace of the Fireball
6 pp · Horror-Suspense
Dunstan Waverly Jr.Dunstan Waverly Sr.

In "The Menace of the Fireball," a scientist grapples with the terrifying consequences of his experiment when a fireball hurtles toward Earth, threatening disaster. With no solution in sight, he turns to his eccentric father, Dunstan Waverly Sr., whose unorthodox mind may hold the only hope for stopping the fiery threat.

Trial by Error
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
Bret HodgeHarriet HodgeComtesse Louise de Rochaud
Flame of Death
1.67 pp · Horror-Suspense
PeteJimsoldier (unnamed)
The End of Death
8 pp · Fantasy
Johnny PerilEric DexoProfessor Karl Dexo
Nightmare House
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
Charlie RobbinsSergeant BoyceMrs. MapesHilda WintersMr. JurgensOtto

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Fine) $55
CGC 9.6 · 3 in census $630*
CGC 9.4 · 3 in census $364*
CGC 9.2 · 4 in census $256*
CGC 9.0 · 3 in census $210*
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $171*
CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $157*
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CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $138*
CGC 7.0 none in existence
CGC 6.5 none in existence
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CGC 5.5 none in existence
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CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $48*
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Full credits

artist, inker Mort Meskin
cover pencils, inks Nick Cardy

Reprints

↩ Reprints Sensation Mystery #113 (1953), House of Mystery #24 (1954), House of Mystery #36 (1955), Tales of the Unexpected #19 (1957), House of Secrets #18 (1959), House of Mystery #144 (1964)

Reprinted in Haunted Tales #24 (1976), Weird Mystery Tales #26 (1976), Terror Tales Album #3 (1977), Weird Mystery Tales #29 (1977), Terror Tales Album #6 (1978), Weird Mystery Tales Album #6 (1978), Terror Tales Album #9 (1979), Le Manoir des Fantômes #18 (1981)

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