The Unexpected #133 is an issue of the series The Unexpected (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1972.
Synopsis for "Agnes Doesn't Haunt Here Anymore!"
An evil enchantress named Agnes uses her feminine wilds to convince an artist to carve a likeness of her from a sinister block of wood that seems to be possessed. Almost as soon as the carving is finished, it falls on top of the artist killing him instantly. Agnes uses the power of the carving to lure potential suitors who are taken in by her beauty. The suitors then suffer tragic deaths. Agnes then moves in and takes possession of their wealth. At one point, the carving is stolen by a love interest named Edmond. He places the carving at the head of his ship to act as a figurehead. The carving is then destroyed in a storm and Agnes is struck by lightning as she walks along the beach. Edmond wakes up in a hospital and is informed that Agnes is dead. He rushes out to the beach where he inadvertently finds the carving of Agnes washed up on shore and takes it as a remembrance of his lost love.
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Featured Characters:
- Judge Gallows (Host)
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Synopsis for "For Better or Hearse"
A widower named Merton Higby suffers tragedy when each of his wives meet an untimely death. He goes from one partner to the other seeking wealth. He blatantly murders each one of them. All of this is witnessed by his servant Beth who sticks by him and defends him in front of authorities. In the end Higby is left destitute when his last wife leaves all of her possessions to her biological son. Higby remarks to Beth that all he really wanted was a nice carriage with horses. Upon hearing this, Beth murders Higby by pushing him over a ledge. At his funeral he is led away by a team of fine horses in a handsome looking carriage that acts as his hearse. Beth is then led away to an asylum happy in the thought that she gave Merton Higby what he wanted.
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Synopsis for "The Madman of Maricombe Island!"
This story is reprinted from House of Mystery #21.
A prisoner named Dubois is jailed in a jungle prison. He attracts the attention of a sadistic jailer named Letrec who seems bent on making Dubois suffer. Letrec and Dubois seem to know each other from the past but their relation is not revealed until the end of the story. No matter how hard he tortures Dubois, Letrec is unable to dampen his spirit. Dubois taunts the jailer and he seems to grow more confident with each passing punishment that Letrec dishes out. At one point Letrec fires a rifle at Dubois but the prisoner remains unharmed. Letrec eventually goes mad as a result of not breaking Dubois. It is later revealed that Dubois used a batch of mysterious pills that allowed him to endure all the punishments dished out by Letrec. He also replaced the bullets in Letrecs rifle with blanks to make it appear that he was invulnerable. Dubois reveals that he wanted revenge on Letrec for the brutality that he showed his brother who was imprisoned in the same jail five years earlier. He vengeance was now complete.
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Featured Characters:
- Renault (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Andre DuBois (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Letrec (Single appearance)
Locations:
- France
- Maricombe Island Prison
Synopsis for "Tattoos of Doom!"
This story is reprinted from House of Mystery #8.
A tattooed man named Leroy is working in a local freak show when he notices that a new tattoo has appeared on his body. It depicts a man drowning but Leroy does not recall adding a new tattoo to his skin. In a strange coincidence, a man disappears in the tunnel of love and is presumed drowned. Leroy reveals that this has happened to him once before when a new tattoo appeared on his body. It depicted an explosion and it foretold the destruction of the French dirigible Corsair when it blew up in mid air. Another tattoo soon appears on Leroy. This time it shows a man being shot. The victim resembles the front office cashier named Joe. He is warned that there might be a holdup and sure enough a thug appears that night and attempts to rob the cash receipts. Joe shoots the thief and successfully defends himself thanks to the warning from Leroys tattoo. Leroy becomes very uneasy with what is happening. A new tattoo suddenly appears on his chest. This time it depicts a man falling through the air to his death. The victim is presumed to be Mr Wilson the owner of the freak show. Wilson likes to climb up to the Ferris wheel to be alone with his thoughts. Even though Wilson is warned by circus employee, he remain skeptical about Leroy’s ability to tell the future. He orders a search of Leroy’s living quarters and finds evidence that Leroy planted the tattoos on himself making it appear that they popped up magically. Leroy is hunted down and accused of trying to murder Wilson. Leroy runs away from his pursuers proclaiming his innocence. At one point Leroy climbs up to a roller coaster structure where he falls to his death. His final tattoo proved to be true after all, Leroy himself was the final victim.
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Featured Characters:
- Mr. Wilson (Single appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Fatima (Single appearance)
- Dingo (Single appearance)
- Pluto (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Leroy (Single appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Joe (Single appearance)
- Johnny (Single appearance)
Locations:
- A carnival
Synopsis for "School for Fear"
A young teacher named Ethan Williams arrives at the Chestwick Academy for young gentlemen. He is quickly victimized by an immature practical joking student named Colin. Williams humiliates the young student by caning him in front of his classmates. Colins then employs the help of a classmate named Hugh to help him get revenge on Mr Williams. Hugh sneaks into Williams sleeping quarters and turns on a gas valve. Hugh and Colin return to their teacher’s sleeping quarters in the morning and find him dead. They stuff his body into a trunk and dump it into a local river. The next day the trunk is found by a group of students. Colin and Hugh stand by as the trunk is opened but there is nothing inside. It is totally empty. The two boys are mystified as to what happened to the teachers body. They return to their living quarters where they find the body of Mr Williams in one of their closets. The body seems to come to life as Hugh runs off. Colins is so scared that he seems to go mad and has to be institutionalized. It is later revealed that Williams and Hugh cooperated with each other to make it seem like Williams had been murdered. They both shared a mutual hatred of young Colin and wanted to make sure that he got what he deserved. The two are then approached by the headmaster, Professor Copley. He accuses them of bringing harm to Colin and announces his intention of opening a full investigation into their actions. Williams and Hugh are confident that they can overcome any accusations with their alibis.
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