Cover: Jack Sparling & Vince Colletta

The Unexpected #176

Nov 1976 · DC · 0.30 USD

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“Having a Wonderful Crime”

DC's horror anthology takes a delightfully sinister turn in this 1976 issue, with a cover by Jack Sparling and Vince Colletta that sets the perfect unsettling tone: a cheerful camp counselor introduces young Roy to his new "fellow campers" — three grinning skeletons dressed in shorts, standing at attention in the shadowy woods of Camp Surprise. The tagline "Have You the Nerve to Face the Unexpected?" feels well-earned here, and inside you'll find three tales including "Having a Wonderful Crime," written by Al Case and illustrated by Jess Jodloman, promising the kind of creepy, clever storytelling that made this series a staple of '70s DC horror.

writer Al Case · artist, inker Jess Jodloman · cover Jack Sparling, Vince Colletta

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writer Al Case

artist, inker Jess Jodloman

cover pencils Jack Sparling

cover inks Vince Colletta

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A psychologist puts Herbert into a trance and makes him think he's gone into the past where he is going to be beheaded.

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