DC Comics | February 1973 | Bronze Age Horror
Pure Bronze Age unease.
Issue #144 of The Unexpected is a tight, moody horror package from DC’s early-’70s sweet spot — psychological dread, gothic menace, and that slow-build terror the Comics Code still let through if you were clever about it.
The cover alone does the heavy lifting: Nick Cardy brings “Curse of the Black Cat” to life in a single image that feels cursed just looking at it. Inside, you get a stacked lineup of short-form nightmares drawn by horror heavy-hitters like Alfredo Alcala and Ruben Yandoc, capped off with an illustrated letters page by Alex Toth. This is DC horror at its quiet, confident best.
If you collect Bronze Age weird — you want this one.
Grade: VF+ (8.5)
A very clean copy.
Expect:
Bright cover with strong color
Tight spine with minimal stress
Clean interior pages
Light handling only
No major defects noted
Displays sharp and reads even better.
DC Comics | February 1973 | Bronze Age Horror
Pure Bronze Age unease.
Issue #144 of The Unexpected is a tight, moody horror package from DC’s early-’70s sweet spot — psychological dread, gothic menace, and that slow-build terror the Comics Code still let through if you were clever about it.
The cover alone does the heavy lifting: Nick Cardy brings “Curse of the Black Cat” to life in a single image that feels cursed just looking at it. Inside, you get a stacked lineup of short-form nightmares drawn by horror heavy-hitters like Alfredo Alcala and Ruben Yandoc, capped off with an illustrated letters page by Alex Toth. This is DC horror at its quiet, confident best.
If you collect Bronze Age weird — you want this one.
Grade: VF+ (8.5)
A very clean copy.
Expect:
Bright cover with strong color
Tight spine with minimal stress
Clean interior pages
Light handling only
No major defects noted
Displays sharp and reads even better.
