Omnibus 1
Tales of the Unexpected: Dr. Thirteen Architecture & Mortality
Brian Azzarello and Cliff Chiang join forces to tell the adventures of Dr. Terrence Thirteen, a parapsychologist who disproves reports of supernatural activity. In this story collected from TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED #1-8, Dr. Thirteen rounds up a group of the world's magical beings to prevent strange forces from tearing asunder the very fabric of the past, present, and future!
Issue 1
Tales of the Unexpected (2006-) #1
As the personality of recently murdered Detective Crispus Allen recedes into the shadows, the strange entity known as the Spectre spans both interstellar cosmos and the crime-ridden back alleys of Gotham on his eerie quest to brutally punish those who choose to do wrong. Plus, Dr. 13 rounds up the usual suspects in the start of a mind-bending backup tale!
Issue 2
Tales of the Unexpected (2006-) #2
Detective Allen thinks the case is closed when a slumlord and his deranged murderer get what's coming to them at the hands of his alter ego, the Spectre! But he's in for big surprise when the cosmic authority over crime, guilt, and punishment mysteriously continues to haunt the wretched Gotham tenement.
Issue 3
Tales of the Unexpected (2006-) #3
The Spectre's wrath targets the most unlikely of sinners: an everyman driven to murder by the circumstance of life! Plus, a mysterious boy promises the answers to the mounting impossibilities, and it will only cost Dr. 13 one thin dime!
Issue 4
Tales of the Unexpected (2006-) #4
Batman challenges Gotham's spookiest dead cop in a trial of mayhem and horror! Just wait until Batman learns what tricks of terror lie up the sleeve of The Spectre. Plus, what are the extradimensional forces that compel Dr. 13 in his pursuit of debunking the impossible?
Issue 5
Tales of the Unexpected (2006-) #5
Malpractice takes on a whole new meaning when some unscrupulous doctors go in for the worst kind of operation at the shaky hands of the Spectre! Plus, Beware the Architects, cosmic puppet masters whose elusiveness is exceeded only by their apparent capriciousness.
Issue 6
Tales of the Unexpected (2006-) #6
Crispus Allen cannot crack the case that links him to his monstrous alter ego, the Spectre! The Phantom Stranger appears to offer his own uncanny insights. Plus, Dr. 13's reality-bending riot continues!
Issue 7
Tales of the Unexpected (2006-) #7
Dead detective Crispus Allen is himself a victim, doomed to witness the unstoppable instrument of cosmic retribution. Or can the will of one forgotten soul tame the fury of the Spectre? Plus, Dr. 13: The Reality Breaker?!
Issue 8
Tales of the Unexpected (2006-) #8
Twists and shocks abound as the secret behind two tales is finally revealed! Witness the true and terrible nature of crime, punishment, and The Spectre! Plus: Dr. 13's wild adventure ends with a big bang in the hidden nexus of the DCU!