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The Unexpected #196 (1980) · The Collector

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The Unexpected (1968)
#196

DC Comics#196

The Unexpected

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The Unexpected #196

The Fear of Number 13 / Stranger, Beware! / Never Trust a Devil-Doll / The Devil to Pay

Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: March 1980
On sale: Dec 18, 1979
Cover price: $0.40
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Grand Comics Database issue 34196

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Credits

Writers: Carl Wessler, Murray Boltinoff, George Kashdan, Mike W. Barr
Pencillers: Abe Ocampo, Jerry Grandenetti, Ernie Patricio, Vic Catan
Inkers: Abe Ocampo, Jerry Grandenetti, Ernie Patricio, Vic Catan
Colorist: Jerry Serpe
Letterer: Milt Snapinn
Cover: Luis Dominguez
Editor: Jack C. Harris
Cover letters: Gaspar Saladino
Managing editor: Joe Orlando

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Abel
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