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Cover: Luis Dominguez

The Unexpected #190

Mar 1979 · DC · 1.00 USD
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In "The Jigsaw Corpse," Stephen Prince finds himself caught in a surreal battle when Madame Xanadu reveals that their new neighbor, Mr. Hazel, is an incubus weaving deadly tapestries from stolen dreams. With Laurel’s life in peril and the dreams of others at stake, Stephen must venture into her subconscious to dismantle the nightmare before it consumes them all. Written by Cary Burkett and illustrated by Juan Ortiz, with inks by Vince Colletta, colors by Adrienne Roy, and letters by Clem Robins, this eerie tale unfolds under a striking cover by Luis Dominguez.

Contains 9 stories
The Jigsaw Corpse
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
El CondorPabloEl GeneralEl PresidenteRamon
Death Warmed Over
3 pp · Horror-Suspense
Jim HutchMorgan
Death Took the Curtain Calls
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
RombeauLudwigDave LarsenKarenOrville
Getting Rid of Robert
3 pp · Horror-Suspense
RobertReneClaude
Untitled Horror-Suspense story
1 pp · Horror-Suspense
AbelJack C. Harris
Every Silver Lining's Got a Cloud!
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
Abel (host)Carter SherredShirleyAlbertChuckFredScott Radner"Torpedo" Bramton
Lola Is a Lethal Lady
4 pp · Horror-Suspense
Abel (host)Geoffrey GriswoldLola GriswoldAlbert DraperJud CroweDanny CavanaughIlene CavanaughDetective Howard Colbert

In a chilling tale from *The Unexpected #190*, Lola Griswold answers her own matrimonial ad—only to turn the tables on every man who dares respond. As her unsettling campaign unfolds, each suitor’s fate becomes part of a macabre design, leaving only questions about who she truly is and what she’s willing to become.

A Plague of Rats
6 pp · Horror-Suspense
Abel (host)Phineas MottMayor Hubbell
Tapestry of Dreams
25 pp · Horror-Suspense
Madame XanaduMr. Hazel [Azazel]Stephen PrinceLaurelMr. Jaffe

In "Tapestry of Dreams," Madame Xanadu warns Stephen Prince that their neighbor, Mr. Hazel, is no ordinary man—he’s an incubus weaving deadly tapestries from the dreams of his victims. With Laurel’s mind now entangled in his nightmare web, Stephen must venture into her dreams to unravel the tapestry before it claims her life, all while knowing that destroying it may cost her everything.

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Full credits

artist Juan Ortiz
colorist Adrienne Roy
letterer Clem Robins
cover pencils, inks Luis Dominguez

Reprints

↩ Reprints Cancelled Comic Cavalcade #1 (1978)

Reprinted in Haunted Tales #36 (1979), Haunted Tales #37 (1979), Weird Mystery Tales #42 (1979), Haunted Tales #39 (1980), Sueurs Froides #1 (1982), La Créature du marais #2 (1982), Sueurs Froides #2

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