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Shock Suspenstories (1952) comic books 1954

  • Issue #13
    Shock Suspenstories (1952) 13
    • 2.5" cumulative spine split, cover oxidation, edge chipping.
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    • 6" Spine split from bottom to cover with splitting to first wrap. Cover detached at one staple and coming loose at the other. Water spotting.
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    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split to cover with some splitting through most wraps. Staples added (not manufacturing).
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    Cover art by Jack Kamen. Only Skin-Deep, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A man comes out of an car accident with amnesia and plastic surgery to reconstruct extensive facial burns to be met by a woman who claims to be his lover and that the two of them plotted to murder her husband for his insurance money. Blood-Brothers, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A bigot finds out that his life was saved as a child by a blood transfusion from a black man. Proposal text story, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Marie Severin. Upon Reflection, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Reed Crandall; A boxer feels guilty for killing a man in the ring when the man's widow screams at him that he's a 'beast'; He perceives that his hands and face are taking on the appearance of a gorilla but a psychologist tells him that it's all in his mind. Squeeze Play, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Frank Frazetta (art by Frank Frazetta--his only solo story for EC); A young man gets a girl pregnant and then murders her by throwing her out of a roller coaster car. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #14
    Shock Suspenstories (1952) 14

    Cover art by Wally Wood. The Orphan, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A little girl murders her drunken father and frames her uncaring mother for the crime so that she can go live with her nice aunt. The Whipping, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A bigot murders his own daughter when she marries a Mexican. Blunderer text story by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Marie Severin. You, Murderer, script by Otto Binder, art by Bernard Krigstein; A story told in first person about the victim a hypnotist picks to do his dirty work for a killing after his wife leaves him for another man. As Ye Sow..., art by George Evans; A husband hires a contract killer to trail his wife and murder the man she meets. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #15
    Shock Suspenstories (1952) 15

    Cover art by Jack Kamen. Raw Deal, script by Otto Binder, art by Jack Kamen; A man cannibalizes his new bride in order to survive being stranded at sea. The Confidant, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A mob beats to death a priest when the man refuses to betray the confession of a killer. Slaughter! text story by Albert B. Feldstein. For Cryin' Out Loud!, script by Otto Binder, art by Reed Crandall; A man's conscience bothers him so much after he strangles a woman that he has an uncontrollable urge to confess the deed to anyone in earshot. Well Trained, script by Carl Wessler, art by George Evans; A detective arrests the man burglar who murdered his wife when she surprised him and, after a brutal beating that hospitalizes him, continues to hound him in the hospital about the death he will receive in the electric chair. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #16
    Shock Suspenstories (1952) 16
    • Interior is complete. Near full-length spine split and book-width tears to cover (taped), cover detached, water damage.
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    Cover art by George Evans. "Are You A Red Dupe" editorial on interior front page. ...My Brother's Keeper, script by Carl Wessler, art by George Evans; An evil Siamese twin murders but the state does not execute him as it would mean the death of the good one. The good one finally commits suicide to halt the evil of the other. The Hazing, art by Joe Orlando; A college student wants to join a frat so he makes up a story about a professor they don't like being a communist in order to get him fired. Slob! text story by Albert B. Feldstein. A Kind Of Justice, script by Carl Wessler, art by Reed Crandall; A mob beat a vagrant to death for the rape of a sixteen year old girl that the town sheriff has been violating. The Pen Is Mightier, script by Carl Wessler, art by Jack Kamen; A newspaper columnist murders his gangster friend to get his wife and frames an innocent man for the crime through the power of his words. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
    Shock Suspenstories (1952) 17
    • Water damage. Cover oxidation.
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    Cover art by George Evans. 4-Sided Triangle, script by Carl Wessler, art by Jack Kamen; A farmer tries to molest a retarded girl he keeps to work on the farm as a servant; She tells him that she's got a boyfriend that she sees in the evening. In Character, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Reed Crandall; Boris Karloff murders all of his Hollywood contacts after he has been typecast in pictures. Timetable text story by Albert B. Feldstein. The Assassin, script by Carl Wessler, art by George Evans; An assassin unknowingly pursues his mark backstage of a theater and kills the man just before the curtain rises. The Operation, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; A diamond thief surgeon cuts open his two goons to smuggle diamonds into the country in their bodies. Letter to the editor from E. Nelson Bridwell. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #18
    Shock Suspenstories (1952) 18

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    Final issue of the series. Cover art by George Evans. Cadillac Fever, script by Carl Wessler, art by George Evans; A poor girl knows her father will never be able to afford to buy a Cadillac, so she murders her mother and swears in court that the father did it, so after he is executed he gets his long sought after ride in a Cadillac hearse. The Trap, script by Carl Wessler, art by Jack Kamen; A husband is betrayed by his wife and funeral director when they plot to commit fraud to collect on his life insurance policy for his own murder. A Special Editorial text article by Albert B. Feldstein. Blowhard text story, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Marie Severin. In The Bag, script by Carl Wessler, art by Bernard Krigstein; A cop kills a man with a bowling ball in a bag thinking it's a head. Rundown, script by Carl Wessler, art by Reed Crandall; A man commits murder attempting to acquire enough money to win back his wife's affections. One-page editorial about the attacks upon comics and the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency's investigation into the comic book industry. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.