Issue Tales of the Unexpected 1 Subtitle Architecture & Mortality part one Date December 2006 Writer(s) Brian Azzarello Artist(s) Cliff Chiang storyline Dr. Terry Thirteen had a dream that he was waking up from a dream. His daughter, Traci, finally got him out of both of them and told him he had a phone call. It was an old schoolmate who happened to be the Premier of France. Thirteen and his daughter traveled to France to investigate the newly discovered wreckage of a plane that crashed seven months before. Survivors had recently been discovered. Ever the skeptic, Thirteen was astonished when Traci was attacked by a Yeti. He still didn't believe it and simply walked up to the creature. The man inside the costume took of his mask and lifted the doctor up by his neck.

Issue Tales of the Unexpected 2 Subtitle Architecture & Mortality part two Date January 2007 Writer(s) Brian Azzarello Artist(s) Cliff Chiang storyline Dr. Thirteen woke up in a cave with his daughter and the vampire (the man who was dressed as a Yeti). Traci showed him cave paintings, one of which had French text accompanying it. The vampire translated it as "beware the architects" and introduced himself as Lord Andrew Bennett. Thirteen raced to the cave exit as he heard his daughter scream. He was knocked unconscious by a what appeared to be a bear wearing a Nazi insignia. When he woke up, he found a preserved cro-magnon in ice below him. I pirate ship hovered above his discovery.

Issue Tales of the Unexpected 3 Subtitle Architecture & Mortality part three Date February 2007 Writer(s) Brian Azzarello Artist(s) Cliff Chiang storyline Dr. 13 refused to believe he was on a ghost pirate ship flying through the air looking for his daughter who'd been abducted by Nazi animals. The French Alps gave way to a jungle. With a Nazi fort. Run by gorillas. They fired on the ship, but their blast went straight through it. When the pirate captain (Captain Fear) mistook them for Yeti, they corrected him with a German accent - they were Das Primate Patrol. Bennett took some bullets but no damage. 13 was startled when the cave man (still encased in ice save for his arm) pinched him. He fell overboard and saw the little boy he'd been dreaming about. A ghost on a horse (James Ewell Brown Stuart) joined the battle.

Issue Tales of the Unexpected 4 Subtitle Architecture & Mortality part four Date March 2007 Writer(s) Brian Azzarello Artist(s) Cliff Chiang storyline Thirteen untied his daughter. He pulled out a dollar and told the little boy from his dreams that he had ten questions (the boy always asked for a dime). He told him he couldn't help without dimes. One of the apes burst in claiming Traci was his bride. While telling about how the Nazis had recruited them as super soldiers, the ape vomited on Dr. 13. A pale skinned woman with purple hair entered the room. She introduced herself as Infectious Lass, from the 31st Century. The Cro-Magnon pointed out "les architectes" were there. The building exploded.

Issue Tales of the Unexpected 5 Subtitle Architecture & Mortality part five Date April 2007 Writer(s) Brian Azzarello Artist(s) Cliff Chiang storyline The group boarded the pirate ship with their new friend, Genius Jones (the boy from Dr. Thirteen's dreams). Genius told them the architects were in charge of them all. Thirteen took offense and went after them. He and the vampire tried to go through "the door" and were offered assistance by the lead gorilla. In return for his help, he wanted them to let him on their team. The door was opened and a ladder was under it. Mt. Rushmore attacked them.

Issue Tales of the Unexpected 6 Subtitle Architecture & Mortality part six Date May 2007 Writer(s) Brian Azzarello Artist(s) Cliff Chiang storyline The pirate ship fired on Mt. Rushmore as Thirteen, the ape, and the vampire descended into the tunnel below them. The vampire was hit by a subway train. Julius, the ape, offered the vampire his own blood so he could regenerate - and so he could possibly become a vampire, too (a Nazi talking ape vampire). Traci Thirteen defeated Mt. Rushmore by conjuring a large sheet of paper (paper beats rock).

Issue Tales of the Unexpected 7 Subtitle Architecture & Mortality part seven Date June 2007 Writer(s) Brian Azzarello Artist(s) Cliff Chiang storyline Thirteen, Julius, and the Vampire found themselves in Times Square. They came face to face (almost) with the architects (who were wearing masks representing Batman, Superman, Flash, and Wonder Woman). They told them they had to remake the universe so it would be "current." They admitted they had a plan for all of them except for Julius, that is, until he became a vampire. But he needed a new name so they called him Primaul. The vampire they had no use for, so he told them he was really gay. The ghost pirate ship attacked. It crashed, but the architects were defeated. With no ship to captain, the ghost pirate faded away.

Issue Tales of the Unexpected 8 Subtitle Architecture & Mortality part eight Date July 2007 Writer(s) Brian Azzarello Artist(s) Cliff Chiang storyline The team entered the Daily Planet building and were attacked by the costumes of the Justice League. Infectious Girl infected the clothes with moths. Primaul reappeared in a new costume of his own. The Architects took Traci and placed her into their world. Primal saved Traci from them when a tornado tore them apart after Dr. 13 denied their existence. Team 13 set out to find Captain Fear (the dead dead pirate).