The Unexpected #222
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Lilacs in February," a poignant tale from 1982, a young girl haunted by her father's grief over her mother's death at birth finds her world upended when alien visitors arrive with a startling revelation. Written by Arnold Drake and brought to life by Tor F. Infante’s expressive art and Jerry Serpe’s subtle coloring, the story unfolds with quiet emotional weight, exploring loss, identity, and the fragile line between memory and replacement. The cover, by Ernie Colón, captures the story’s haunting mood with striking precision.
In "Lilacs in February," Bill Crescent struggles to care for his daughter Laura, a young girl born under a strange cosmic anomaly that left her bald and marked by tragedy—her mother died at birth, and her father blames her for it. When mysterious aliens arrive, claiming Laura is their long-lost child, they offer to replace her mother with a clone, unraveling the fragile bond between father and daughter.
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Reprinted in Beast of Darkness #[nn] (1981), Shadows from Beyond #[nn] (1983), Unexpected #[nn] (1985)
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