(August 2016)

PS Artbooks, 2016 Series
 
Price
59.99 USD
Pages
260
On-sale Date
2016-11-16
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
PS Artbooks Ltd.
Brand
PS Artbooks
ISBN
978-1-84863-969-0 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781848639690 55999

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
horror-suspense
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Cover Thumbnail for Pre-Code Classics: Strange Suspense Stories (PS Artbooks, 2016 series) #1
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Dick Giordano (credited) (signed as Dick Giordano)
Inks
Dick Giordano (credited) (signed as Dick Giordano)
Colors
?
Genre
crime

Indexer Notes

Cropped image of splash page from "Moment of Decision" Strange Suspense Stories #16 (Charlton, 1954 Series).

Pre Code Classics Strange Suspense Stories Volume One (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Page contains title, publisher's information and Thanks.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils
Dick Giordano (Signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
horror-suspense
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I Will Train You at Home to be a Radio-Television Technician (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

National Radio Institute Home Study Course / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

I Went To My Own Funeral (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Giordano (Signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime; horror-suspense
Synopsis
Basil and Gertrude Jethro are a married couple of brillant surgeons. When Basil takes out an insurance on Gertrude's life, she decides to murder her insane husband first. They change identities via plastic surgery and Gertrude can pose as Basil and cash in on the insurance money.
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Three Way Vendetta (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Giordano (Signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime; horror-suspense
Synopsis
Three bankrobbers set up booby traps for each other to maximize their share of the loot. All of them are killed in the progress.
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Bury Me Deep (Table of Contents: 7)

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Letters
typeset
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
The murder victim Frank Lee visits the town in the guise of his nox-existing twin brother Walter. With the aid of black magic he avenges his death and finishes off his three killers.
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Payment On Time! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Ayers
Inks
Dick Ayers ?
Colors
?
Letters
Dick Ayers
Genre
crime; horror-suspense
Synopsis
Two killers stow away on a freight ship to Africa. When one of them needs his appendix to be removed, they force the ship's doctor to do so. The doctor is killed afterwards, but he left a surprise in the gangster's stomach.
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High Tension (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Giordano (Signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime; horror-suspense
Synopsis
Jealousy and treachery tear apart a circus trapaze act.
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Indexer Notes

Cover story.
Readers are encouraged to write in a new ending to this short story - to be presented in a later issue.

Murder On Time! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Giordano (Signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime; horror-suspense
Synopsis
Henpecked husband Charlie Noonan constructs an explosive alarm clock to murder his wife. When the bomb goes off, he himself is felled by a deadly heart attack.
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Indexer Notes

Story with attached new ending from readers' write-in-contest from "Lawbreakers Suspense" #13.

Big Money Man! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Pencils
Tony Tallarico (signed)
Inks
Tony Tallarico (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime
Synopsis
Bankrobber is caught in the subway, because has hasn't the dime admittance handy.
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Yes, Right from Detroit! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

50 Toy Cars / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

You Can Be a Bombshell in any Tough Spot! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Sportsman's Post / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Junior Space Pilots on the Beam! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Co. / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Giordano (Signed)
Inks
Vince Alascia (Signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
crime
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Mason Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Beautiful Night for Murder! (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Memling
Pencils
Dick Ayers (signed)
Inks
Ernie Bache
Colors
?
Letters
Dick Ayers
Genre
crime
Synopsis
Ferdy Costigan murders his domineering wife and puts the blame on a serial killer on the loose.
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Indexer Notes

Memling script per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2016/04/carl-memling-suspense-stories.html

Bache inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Dick Ayers.

Moment of Decision (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Giordano (Signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime
Synopsis
Tim Fenwick is a robber and murderer on the run. Loaded with two heavy bags of money, Fenwick has a choice: Pay off his cruel creditor Ozzy or turn himself in to the police?
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Indexer Notes

Wirte-in-contest for readers: 10 dollars "in cash!" if their story ending gets illustrated in a future issue.

Quick Exit (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Cappello (signed)
Inks
Art Cappello (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime
Synopsis
Guy stealing the box office of a circus has to hide inside a lion's cage.
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The Witch of Winchlozick (Table of Contents: 20)

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Letters
typeset
Genre
crime; horror-suspense
Synopsis
Three gangsters want to cash in on a real witch's business. They all meet untimely deaths.
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Indexer Notes

Has statement of ownership and management. Lists the title as "Lawbreakers" and editor as Burton N. Levey.

Surprise Ending (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Giordano (Signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime
Synopsis
A murder plan goes wrong. The wrong person is killed, but the killer won't live long, either.
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Indexer Notes

Readers' ending to write-in contest in "Lawbreakers Suspense Stories" #14 from September 1953.

Dead Man's Revenge (Table of Contents: 22)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Tallarico (signed)
Inks
Tony Tallarico (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime
Synopsis
Two rivals for a woman's love kill each other at sea.
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10 Cent's Worth of Doom! (Table of Contents: 23)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Memling
Pencils
Stan Campbell (signed)
Inks
Stan Campbell (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime
Synopsis
A holdup murderer feels haunted by a special dime his victim was carrying. He gets hectic, nervous and finally loses his head.
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Indexer Notes

Memling script per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2016/04/carl-memling-suspense-stories.html

Don't Pay A Penny For These Newest Frocks! (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

Harford Frocks / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fix Any Car in a Jiffy! (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

Motor Book / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Given - Premiums or Cash Commission (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

Wilson Chem, Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Extra Money (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

Stuart Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

[Gain More Weight] (Table of Contents: 29) (Expand) /

More-Wate Tablets / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

What Was in Sam Dora's Box? (Table of Contents: 30)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Memling
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It was an incredible mystery that baffled the citizens of Twin Pines... a puzzle that drove Zach Marrow to the edge of madness.
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Sam Dora
Synopsis
Recluse Sam Dora always carries a box on his shoulder. Curiosity is killing the townspeople - until one of them has a fatal look.
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Indexer Notes

Memling script per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2016/04/carl-memling-suspense-stories.html

The Matchless Firebug! (Table of Contents: 31)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Ayers
Inks
Dick Ayers ?; Ernie Bache ?
Colors
?
Letters
Dick Ayers
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sam Match was a "hot shot" in his chosen profession... arson!
Genre
crime; horror-suspense
Synopsis
The arsonist Sam Match sets fires to buildings and his employers to cover his tracks.
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Tight Squeeze (Table of Contents: 32)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Giordano
Inks
Vince Alascia
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jeb Chisum was willing to kill his partner for the gold dust they had prospected together...
Genre
crime; horror-suspense; western-frontier
Synopsis
Prospector Jeb kills his partner Vance for his share of gold dust. He makes it look like a robbery with himself as a second victim. But his plan has a catch.
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Burning Revenge (Table of Contents: 33)

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Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mary Farrel looked at the clock above the counter.
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
The ghost of John Clark awaits three brutal gangsters in his house and lets them kill each other.
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The Jaws of Death! (Table of Contents: 34)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Ayers
Inks
Dick Ayers ?; Ernie Bache ?
Colors
?
Letters
Dick Ayers
First Line of Dialogue or Text
"Ace" Madigan would go anywhere to photograph a spectacular story, even into the jaws of death!
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
Photographer "Ace" Madigan tries to capture a dragon-god fire ritual on film, but perishes while doing so.
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Face to Face! (Table of Contents: 35)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Memling
Pencils
Dick Giordano
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear readers... we've just finished judging hundreds of solutions to our recent 4-page quiz, face-to-face...
Genre
crime
Synopsis
The Ajax twin brothers try to kill each other to change identities.
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Indexer Notes

This is reader Caroline Denver's solution to the quiz "Face to Face!" that appeared in Lawbreakers Suspense #15 (November 1953).

Memling script per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2016/04/carl-memling-suspense-stories.html

Dead Right! (Table of Contents: 36)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Memling
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the weird little house on the dead-end street, in London, lived the old man known as... Mr. Mord.
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Mr. Mord; Sam Drake; Ken Karl; Mephistopheles (cat)
Synopsis
Two newspaper reporters go story hunting and end up with more than they could ever have hoped for. Because Mr. Mord's strange wax museum proves to be a hell's kitchen itself.
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Indexer Notes

Memling script per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2016/04/carl-memling-suspense-stories.html

Now! The Amazing Facts about Baldness (Table of Contents: 37) (Expand) /

Comate Laboratories, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

$100,000 Ring Sale (Table of Contents: 38) (Expand) /

U.S. Diamond House Rings / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

They Mailed This Coupon... (Table of Contents: 39) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 40) (Expand) /

The FUNman Religious Wall Motto Plaques / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 41)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

In 10 Minutes of Fun a Day I Changed Myself (Table of Contents: 42) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Give Back My Body (Table of Contents: 43)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Molno
Inks
Ray Osrin ?
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
crime; horror-suspense
Synopsis
The body of Lefty Riccardi dies in the electric chair, but his mind has been transferred to broker John Billings. Two detectives solve this mystery.
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Indexer Notes

cover story. Molno art per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2014/10/joe-shusters-charlton-ghost.html

All Burnt Up (Table of Contents: 44)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Memling
Pencils
?
Inks
Vince Alascia
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
crime
Synopsis
Gangster Blenheim hides at the house of a friend. A boy living there gives him nothing but trouble.
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Indexer Notes

Memling script per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2016/04/carl-memling-suspense-stories.html

Surprise Package (Table of Contents: 45)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Giordano
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
crime
Synopsis
Gustav Perrin steals a miniature atom bomb, but loses it to a suicidal stranger who jumps off a building with it.
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Indexer Notes

Write-in contest for readers to send in their story ending.

Destructive Death (Table of Contents: 46)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
crime; horror-suspense
Synopsis
Violinist Jan Sagoro can collapse buildings by playing the right "vibrating point". He blackmails the city.
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You Know Too Much! (Table of Contents: 47)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Giordano
Inks
Vince Alascia
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
crime
Synopsis
A "Mr. Average American" turns knife murderer at night and seeks the professional help of a psychiatrist.
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A Nice Quiet Place! (Table of Contents: 48)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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?
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
crime
Synopsis
Tony and Chopper enter their quiet hideout in the mountains, but get attacked by a mountain lion.
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High Tension (Table of Contents: 49)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Giordano
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
crime
Synopsis
The surviving acrobat falls as well and lands on the unfaithful wife.
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Indexer Notes

Reader's ending to write-in contest in "Strange Suspense Stories" #16

Complete Baffling Magic Outfit 20 First Class Illusions (Table of Contents: 50) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Now Fly Like a Bird! (Table of Contents: 51) (Expand) /

Stravon Publishers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

How to Hypnotize (Table of Contents: 52) (Expand) /

Stravon Publishers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Gain More Weight in 10 Days Or Your Money Back! (Table of Contents: 53) (Expand) /

More-Wate Tablets / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Friends! Here's How to Get at Almost No Cost Your New Real, Live Miniature Dog (Table of Contents: 54) (Expand) /

Dean Studios Photo Enlargements / advertisement / 0.75 page (report information)

Any Photo Copied (Table of Contents: 55) (Expand) /

Movyland Studios Photos / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 56)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Genre
adventure
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400 Movie & TV Star Pictures Wallet Size $1 (Table of Contents: 57) (Expand) /

Hollywood Star Pix / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Payoff! (Table of Contents: 58)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Memling
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
crime
Synopsis
Secret agents fight aboard a train over a valuable vial containing deadly germs.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Memling script per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2016/04/carl-memling-suspense-stories.html

Food For Thought (Table of Contents: 59)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Molno ?
Inks
Ray Osrin ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime
Synopsis
Ruthless killer Gus hides at his sister's house. He kills the inhabitants to last longer on the remaining food, but eats poisoned mushrooms and dies.
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Retribution (Table of Contents: 60)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime; horror-suspense
Synopsis
With the help of magic, detective John Carbone gets back at the Wilton mob for killing his partner. He transforms the gangsters into animals like rats, snakes, gorillas, coyotes, vultures and sheep.
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The Kill! (Table of Contents: 61)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
Vince Alascia ?
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
crime
Synopsis
Calvin Brock kills a man aboard a ship for a bag of diamonds and escapes by jumping into the water. Or does he?
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Write-in contest for readers to contribute a story ending.

Deadly Seance! (Table of Contents: 62)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Tallarico
Inks
Tony Tallarico
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime
Synopsis
Gangster has his fortune told and is killed in the process.
Reprints

Von Mohl Vs The Ants! (Table of Contents: 63)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
Hugo von Mohl runs his African plantation with an iron fist. When he faces an invasion of killer ants, von Mohl fights them with dynamite, guns and fire. But he overlooks a hole the pesty bugs slip through.
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Moment of Decision! (Table of Contents: 64)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Memling
Pencils
Dick Giordano
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter ?
Genre
crime
Synopsis
Tim Fenwick is a robber and murderer on the run. Loaded with two heavy bags of money, he jumps into the river and is dragged underwater trying to escape the police.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Readers' ending to write-in contest in "Strange Suspense Stories" #17 from March 1954.

Memling script per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2016/04/carl-memling-suspense-stories.html

Learn to Dance.. (Table of Contents: 65) (Expand) /

Pickwick Books / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Stops "Bed Wetting" (Table of Contents: 66) (Expand) /

Dry-Tabs; Gary Pharmacal Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Hey Skinny! (Table of Contents: 67) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Need Extra Spending Money? (Table of Contents: 68) (Expand) /

Stuart Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 69)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Steve Kirkel ?
Inks
Ray Osrin ?
Colors
?
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

$100,000 Ring Sale (Table of Contents: 70) (Expand) /

U.S. Diamond House Rings / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Who Will He Be? (Table of Contents: 71)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Molno
Inks
Ray Osrin ?
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
An Arabian tyrant uses sleep-deprivation to torture his opponents and find out about assassination plots about him. Some day something out of the ordinary happens.
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The Well of Fear! (Table of Contents: 72)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Molno (signed as Joe Shuster)
Inks
Ray Osrin (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
crime; horror-suspense
Synopsis
Bankrobbers Logan and Sellis get trapped in an old well and can't get out. They mistrust each other and won't help the other to escape. They both perish miserably.
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Indexer Notes

Cover story. Molno pencils per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2014/10/joe-shusters-charlton-ghost.html

Surprise Package (Table of Contents: 73)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Memling
Pencils
Dick Giordano (Signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
Gustav Perrin steals a miniature atom bomb, but loses it to a suicidal stranger who jumps off a building with it. The jumper, however, has a parachute and does an advertisement stunt.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Reader's solution to write-in-contest for a new ending from "Strange Suspense Stories" #19 (July 1954).

Memling script per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2016/04/carl-memling-suspense-stories.html

Sam the Seer (Table of Contents: 74)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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?
Letters
typeset
Genre
crime; horror-suspense
Synopsis
Sam Snittleman can foresee the future. He knows that a crime mobster will kill him. When he does, Snittleman returns from the dead as "Mr. Vision" and leads the police to his murderers.
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This Bite is Sweet! (Table of Contents: 75)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Molno
Inks
Ray Osrin ?
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
Peter North is a vampire. He settles down in a village in the Pyrenees and terrorizes the good people. When he meets the lovely Monique, North is torn between love and blood lust.
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Indexer Notes

first-person narrative

The Mark of the Ripper! (Table of Contents: 76)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sy Moskowitz (signed)
Inks
Sy Moskowitz (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
crime; horror-suspense
Synopsis
Police detective Baird has to bring down the "Ripper", a knife-wielding maniac on the loose. Following the clues Baird is confronted with the fact that he himself is the "Ripper".
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Indexer Notes

First page of the story has a "Steve Ditko-ish" appearance to the art.

No Questions Asked (Table of Contents: 77)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Giordano ?
Inks
Dick Giordano ?
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
Dr. Hurtt needs fresh cadavers for his anatomy sessions. When he gets blackmailed he decides to commit a murder and thus kill two birds with one stone.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Write-in contest for readers to contribute an ending to this story.

Amazing Double-Action Skin Treatment (Table of Contents: 78) (Expand) /

Scope Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Why Just Wish for the Things You Want? (Table of Contents: 79) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Come On, Buddy, Quit Being a Bag-of-Bones Weakling Like I Was (Table of Contents: 80) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Hello, Bob - Have You Found that Underseas Treasure? (Table of Contents: 81) (Expand) /

Cloverine Brand Salve / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 82)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Make Big Money With Fast-Selling Warm Mason Leather Jackets (Table of Contents: 83) (Expand) /

Mason Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Killer's Arms (Table of Contents: 84)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Leon Winik
Inks
Ray Osrin
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
Scientist gets transplanted the arms of a killer gorilla - and goes on a rampage.
Reprints

25 Big 8" X 10" Glossy Pictures - Your Choice $1.00 (Table of Contents: 85) (Expand) /

Sunset Fan Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Hands Off! (Table of Contents: 86)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Giordano
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
crime; spy
Synopsis
Government agent transports an important briefcase, but is attacked brutally by enemy agents.
Reprints

The Kill!! (Table of Contents: 87)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Memling
Pencils
Dick Giordano
Inks
Vince Alascia
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime
Synopsis
Calvin Brock kills a man aboard a ship for a bag of diamonds and escapes by jumping into the water. His body is sucked into the ships propeller.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Reader's solution to write-in contest in Strange Suspense Stories #20.

Memling script per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2016/04/carl-memling-suspense-stories.html

Lovelier Hair In 7 Days Or Your Money Back (Table of Contents: 88) (Expand) /

Juel Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Explorer's Return (Table of Contents: 89)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Jonah
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
Jungle explorer Mark Pennell brings home the idol of a snake god and is haunted by attacking snakes.
Reprints

White Birds of Death! (Table of Contents: 90)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Correa
Inks
Bob Correa
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime
Synopsis
The "Shotgun Gang" terrorizes Florida.
Reprints

Hey Kids!! Send For The New Howdy Doody Color Television Set (Table of Contents: 91) (Expand) /

Howdy Doody Color Television Set / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Secret of the Box! (Table of Contents: 92)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Molno
Inks
Ray Osrin
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
American newspaperman Michael Preston investigates east European tyrant Smirnov and finds out the secret of Smirnov's cruelty.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

cover story. Molno pencils per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2014/10/joe-shusters-charlton-ghost.html

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 93) (Expand) /

Magic Art Reproducer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Amazing New Way to a Slimmer Figure (Table of Contents: 94) (Expand) /

American Healthaids Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How to Fix Any Part of Any Car (Table of Contents: 95) (Expand) /

Motor's Book Dept. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

I'm "Uncle" Harry I Will Send You Prizes Like These Without One Cent of Cost (Table of Contents: 96) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

If You Love Golden & Silver Age Comics, Get an Alter Ego (Table of Contents: 97) (Expand) /

Alter Ego / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 98)

illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sy Moskowitz (credited)
Inks
Sy Moskowitz (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
crime

Indexer Notes

Cropped image of splash page from "The Mark of the Ripper!" Strange Suspense Stories #21 (Charlton, 1954 Series).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 99) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. Pre Code Classics Strange Suspense Stories Volume One
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. I Will Train You at Home to be a Radio-Television Technician
    National Radio Institute Home Study Course
  6. 5. I Went To My Own Funeral
  7. 6. Three Way Vendetta
  8. 7. Bury Me Deep
  9. 8. Payment On Time!
  10. 9. High Tension
  11. 10. Murder On Time!
  12. 11. Big Money Man!
  13. 12. Yes, Right from Detroit!
    50 Toy Cars
  14. 13. You Can Be a Bombshell in any Tough Spot!
    Sportsman's Post
  15. 14. Junior Space Pilots on the Beam!
    Wilson Chemical Co.
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
  17. 16. ["Build a fine business... full or spare time!"]
    Mason Shoes
  18. 17. Beautiful Night for Murder!
  19. 18. Moment of Decision
  20. 19. Quick Exit
  21. 20. The Witch of Winchlozick
  22. 21. Surprise Ending
  23. 22. Dead Man's Revenge
  24. 23. 10 Cent's Worth of Doom!
  25. 24. Don't Pay A Penny For These Newest Frocks!
    Harford Frocks
  26. 25. Fix Any Car in a Jiffy!
    Motor Book
  27. 26. Given - Premiums or Cash Commission
    Wilson Chem, Co.
  28. 27. Extra Money
    Stuart Greeting Cards
  29. 28. [no title indexed]
  30. 29. [Gain More Weight]
    More-Wate Tablets
  31. 30. What Was in Sam Dora's Box?
  32. 31. The Matchless Firebug!
  33. 32. Tight Squeeze
  34. 33. Burning Revenge
  35. 34. The Jaws of Death!
  36. 35. Face to Face!
  37. 36. Dead Right!
  38. 37. Now! The Amazing Facts about Baldness
    Comate Laboratories, Inc.
  39. 38. $100,000 Ring Sale
    U.S. Diamond House Rings
  40. 39. They Mailed This Coupon...
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  41. 40. ["Boys, girls, men, women!"]
    The FUNman Religious Wall Motto Plaques
  42. 41. [no title indexed]
  43. 42. In 10 Minutes of Fun a Day I Changed Myself
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  44. 43. Give Back My Body
  45. 44. All Burnt Up
  46. 45. Surprise Package
  47. 46. Destructive Death
  48. 47. You Know Too Much!
  49. 48. A Nice Quiet Place!
  50. 49. High Tension
  51. 50. Complete Baffling Magic Outfit 20 First Class Illusions
    Honor House Products
  52. 51. Now Fly Like a Bird!
    Stravon Publishers
  53. 52. How to Hypnotize
    Stravon Publishers
  54. 53. Gain More Weight in 10 Days Or Your Money Back!
    More-Wate Tablets
  55. 54. Friends! Here's How to Get at Almost No Cost Your New Real, Live Miniature Dog
    Dean Studios Photo Enlargements
  56. 55. Any Photo Copied
    Movyland Studios Photos
  57. 56. [no title indexed]
  58. 57. 400 Movie & TV Star Pictures Wallet Size $1
    Hollywood Star Pix
  59. 58. The Payoff!
  60. 59. Food For Thought
  61. 60. Retribution
  62. 61. The Kill!
  63. 62. Deadly Seance!
  64. 63. Von Mohl Vs The Ants!
  65. 64. Moment of Decision!
  66. 65. Learn to Dance..
    Pickwick Books
  67. 66. Stops "Bed Wetting"
    Dry-Tabs; Gary Pharmacal Co.
  68. 67. Hey Skinny!
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  69. 68. Need Extra Spending Money?
    Stuart Greeting Cards
  70. 69. [no title indexed]
  71. 70. $100,000 Ring Sale
    U.S. Diamond House Rings
  72. 71. Who Will He Be?
  73. 72. The Well of Fear!
  74. 73. Surprise Package
  75. 74. Sam the Seer
  76. 75. This Bite is Sweet!
  77. 76. The Mark of the Ripper!
  78. 77. No Questions Asked
  79. 78. Amazing Double-Action Skin Treatment
    Scope Products
  80. 79. Why Just Wish for the Things You Want?
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
  81. 80. Come On, Buddy, Quit Being a Bag-of-Bones Weakling Like I Was
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  82. 81. Hello, Bob - Have You Found that Underseas Treasure?
    Cloverine Brand Salve
  83. 82. [no title indexed]
  84. 83. Make Big Money With Fast-Selling Warm Mason Leather Jackets
    Mason Shoes
  85. 84. Killer's Arms
  86. 85. 25 Big 8" X 10" Glossy Pictures - Your Choice $1.00
    Sunset Fan Club
  87. 86. Hands Off!
  88. 87. The Kill!!
  89. 88. Lovelier Hair In 7 Days Or Your Money Back
    Juel Company
  90. 89. Explorer's Return
  91. 90. White Birds of Death!
  92. 91. Hey Kids!! Send For The New Howdy Doody Color Television Set
    Howdy Doody Color Television Set
  93. 92. The Secret of the Box!
  94. 93. ["Draw Any Person in One Minute"]
    Magic Art Reproducer
  95. 94. Amazing New Way to a Slimmer Figure
    American Healthaids Company
  96. 95. How to Fix Any Part of Any Car
    Motor's Book Dept.
  97. 96. I'm "Uncle" Harry I Will Send You Prizes Like These Without One Cent of Cost
    American Seeds
  98. 97. If You Love Golden & Silver Age Comics, Get an Alter Ego
    Alter Ego
  99. 98. [no title indexed]
  100. 99. [no title indexed]
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