Cover: Luis Dominguez

The Unexpected #193

Sep 1979 · DC · 1.00 USD

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“Secret of the Dead Man's Diary”

A terrified man hunches over an open book by lamplight, his face twisted in dread as he cries out that what he's reading means he's about to die — all while a looming skeleton presides over the shadowy, shelf-lined room above him. Luis Dominguez's cover for this 1979 DC anthology delivers that perfect chill of dread, teasing the featured story "Secret of the Dead Man's Diary" with unsettling economy. Three complete tales — drawn from House of Secrets and The Witching Hour territory — await inside, making this dollar-priced package a genuinely satisfying dive into late-'70s DC horror.

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writer Scott Edelman · artist, inker Rubeny · colorist Jerry Serpe · letterer Esphid Mahilum · cover Luis Dominguez

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writer Scott Edelman

artist, inker Rubeny

colorist Jerry Serpe

letterer Esphid Mahilum

cover pencils, inks Luis Dominguez

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Jason Parr invents a new germ warfare technique that makes the subjects go mad at the slightest sound.

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