The Unexpected #173

A stranded couple washes ashore on an island littered with human skeletons, a burning ship visible on the horizon behind them — while a lone dog races across the beach in their direction, prompting the hopeful cry, "There must be life on this island!" Luis Dominguez's cover sets a genuinely unsettling tone, balancing that glimmer of relief against the grim evidence scattered across the sand. Part of DC's mid-1970s anthology tradition, this June 1976 issue promises "shocking stories of menace and mystery" — and the cover alone makes good on that claim.