Strange Stories of Suspense #15

(June 1957)

Doomsday! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Woodbridge

Inks

George Woodbridge

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

L-904

Synopsis

When a crook finds gold outside of a Gypsy camp he tells them a story about a large meteor landing nearby soon in order to get them to leave. They go, but while he is staking his claim, a large meteor actually does land on him.

Reprints

• in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #64
• in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #3 (1963)

Indexer Notes

Woodbridge credits per Michael J. Vassallo and Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. via atlastales.com. Frank Motler previously credited Sol Brodsky.

The Liquid of Life! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Wessler

Pencils

Richard Doxsee (signed)

Inks

Richard Doxsee (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Synopsis

A diver finds the fountain of youth in an undersea city, but when he drinks the water, he finds can no longer breathe air and must remain in the sea.

Reprints

• in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #54, #3 (1963)

Indexer Notes

Wessler script per Nick Caputo from biblio info in Robin Snyder's The Comics, Vol 25, No. 4, April 2015.

The Man Who Forgot (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Sam Kweskin

Inks

Sam Kweskin

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

L-798

Synopsis

This story postulates that Robinson Crusoe was a time traveler from the future who was using a defective machine and got stranded.

Reprints

• in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #13
• in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #24

Indexer Notes

Kweskin credit per atlastales.com. Frank Motler previously credited Sol Brodsky.

The Sinister Suit (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bernie Krigstein (signed)

Inks

Bernie Krigstein (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

L-872

Synopsis

When a tramp picks up a suit from a murdered man, he dreams of the events which led up to his death and so leads the police to the body.

Reprints

• in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #3 (1963)
• in Out of This World (Alan Class, 1963 series) #23 ([circa February 1966])

The Weight of the World (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

John Tartaglione

Inks

John Tartaglione

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

J-149

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The thin-faced, scrawny little fellow who walked into Harry's gym one night looked terribly embarrassed.

Reprints

• from Journey into Unknown Worlds (Marvel, 1950 series) #44 (April 1956) [as "The Weight of the World"]

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.

I Went Inside the Hidden World! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Wessler ?

Pencils

William Weltman (signed)

Inks

William Weltman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

L-883

Synopsis

A nightwatchman who works for a research lab observes a diamond through a microscope in a tiny world that scientists have developed a transportation device for. He goes to the world and swipes the diamond, but when he returns to his normal size, the diamond remains microscopic.

Reprints

• in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #3 (1963)
• in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #64 ([circa 1967-1968]), #240 ([circa 1987 - 1988])

Indexer Notes

This may be a re-titled script by Wessler (originally "I Went Down into the Deep Well"). Info per Wessler biblio in Robin Snyder's The Comics Vol. 30, No. 8, August 2019.

[Statement of Ownership] (Table of Contents: 7)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Stan Lee listed as editor.

Appears on second page of text story.

The Terrible Timepiece! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Wessler

Pencils

Paul Reinman (signed)

Inks

Paul Reinman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

L-853

Synopsis

A thief steals a watch that can halt gravity. He tries to sell it to communists who test it out by flying a bomber over an enemy capital. When the bomb bay doors open, the bomb hangs suspended in air until it detonates.

Reprints

• in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #3 (1963)

Indexer Notes

Wessler script per Nick Caputo from biblio info in Robin Snyder's The Comics, Vol 25, No. 4, April 2015.