[4] With issue #189 (January–February 1979), The Unexpected converted to the Dollar Comics format[5] and incorporated the previously cancelled titles House of Secrets, The Witching Hour, and Doorway to Nightmare.

The final issue of the series was #222 (May 1982) which included early artwork by Marc Silvestri.

[7] DC again revived the title in 2018, in the wake of the Dark Nights: Metal event, this time as a mystical superhero team featuring revised versions of Neon the Unknown and Firebrand.

The Judge Gallows character would later appear in the final story arc of The Dreaming.

The Witching Hour feature was alternated with Doorway to Nightmare starring Madame Xanadu, who appeared in issues #190, 192, 194, and 195.

The series' only continuing feature at any point was "Johnny Peril", which ran from issues #106 to 117.

Purcell remained for the first few All-Star stories, with artists Joe Kubert, Gil Kane, Carmine Infantino and others later working on the feature through #57 (March 1951).