The Unexpected (1968) #179

DC 1968–1982 series Cover date May 1977

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

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About this issue

The Unexpected #179 (1968) is issue #179 of DC's The Unexpected (1968–1982), with a cover date of May 1977. Written by Bill Dennehy, George Kashdan and Carl Wessler and drawn by Abe Ocampo, Ruben Yandoc and Noly Zamora.

Creators

Writers: Bill Dennehy, George Kashdan, Carl Wessler
Pencillers: Abe Ocampo, Ruben Yandoc, Noly Zamora
Inkers: Abe Ocampo, Ruben Yandoc, Noly Zamora
Cover artist: Luis Dominguez

The stories

“My Son, the Mortician”

Lemuel struggles to learn the family business.

“Angel in Black”

Old Katherina had attended every funeral in town for years until it was time to attend her own.

“Deathmask for the Living”

A costume maker's disfigured son is mistaken as a scary costume.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.