dark horse
/ˈdärk ˈˌhôrs/
noun
1. a candidate or competitor about whom little is known but who unexpectedly wins or succeeds.
"a dark-horse candidate"
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In this issue:
GALADRA, THE SON
A.Z. Burton
LULLABY
Steve Loiaconi
PENUMBRA
Danny Menter
SPUDDY
Corey Miller
THE QUICK AND THE JURASSIC UNDEAD
Wayne Kyle Spitzer
THE BUG AND THE EGG
Nenad Pavlovic
THE TERROR AT WOODRUFF
Michael Penncavage
THE WATCHMAN
James Crowell
A POX ON THEM
TS S. Fulk
GHOST TOUCH
Stephen Meisel