The Unexpected #179

DC's long-running horror anthology The Unexpected serves up a genuinely unsettling cover with issue #179, where a wide-eyed young man points eagerly at a grotesque, wild-haired corpse-like figure looming over him in what appears to be a costume shop, exclaiming "That's the costume I want!" — while shadowy, monstrous onlookers crowd the edges of the scene. Luis Dominguez's cover art wrings real dread from the mundane premise of costume shopping, leaving you to wonder whether the young man fully understands what he's admiring. Inside, Bill Dennehy and Abe Ocampo contribute "My Son, the Mortician" among three tales of the macabre that make this 1977 issue a satisfying package for any fan of DC's horror anthology era.