The Unexpected #196 (1980) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Devil to Pay!	cover	1	pencils: Luis Dominguez; inks: Luis Dominguez; letters: Gaspar Saladino
1	The Fear of Number 13	comic story	5	script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Abe Ocampo; inks: Abe Ocampo; colors: Jerry Serpe
2	Stranger, Beware!	comic story	2.5	script: Murray Boltinoff; pencils: Jerry Grandenetti; inks: Jerry Grandenetti; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Milt Snapinn
4	-	letters page	1	script: JCH
5	-	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Murray Boltinoff; pencils: E. R. Cruz; inks: E. R. Cruz; letters: E. R. Cruz	Mordred; Mildred; Cynthia
6	Never Trust a Devil-Doll	comic story	2	script: George Kashdan; pencils: Ernesto Patricio; inks: Ernesto Patricio; colors: Jerry Serpe	Mildred (host)
7	-	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Jack C. Harris; pencils: Romeo Tanghal; inks: Romeo Tanghal; letters: Ben Oda	Abel
8	The Devil to Pay	comic story	5	script: Mike W. Barr; pencils: Vic Catan; inks: Vic Catan; colors: Jerry Serpe	Abel (host)
9	DC Puzzle	activity	0.67	script: Bob Rozakis
10	-	in-house column	0.33	script: Bob Rozakis

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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