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:
A+ TEETH
Robert Nazar Arjoyan
DACOIT, SON OF A NOBLE
Ronit J.
ERASURE (GOING NUCLEAR)
Sylvia Woodham
LAST RIDE ON THE NIGHT TRAIN
Anthony Ferguson
DEATH GRADER
Wayne Kyle Spitzer
NECROPOLIS
John K. Peck
THE AIR, BUT WITH HANDS
Jake Williams
MYGALOMORPHAE
Clay Waters
THE DROWNING POOL
Vonnie Winslow Crist
WOUNDS ARE LIPS WAITING TO BE KISSED
Eric Nash