Suspense
#5
(November 1950)
Marvel,
1949 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Cornell Publishing Corp.
- Editing
- Stan Lee (editor)
Hangman's House
comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Everett; Joe Maneely; ? (see notes)
- Inks
- Bill Everett; Joe Maneely; ? (see notes)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Everett
- Job Number
- 5492
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Ezekiel Zoras (17th Century hangman, flashback, also in spirit form); Robert Kinsman; Mona Vincent; Thomas Zane (villain, Boston student, death); The Master of Demons (villain)
- Synopsis
- A false friend invites his rival for the affections of a young lady up to the house owned by the Salem hangman for a week of rest although the house is supposed to be haunted. When they arrive, the man plans to murder his friend through the actions of the hangman's ghost, but he becomes impatient and seizes the rope from the ghost and attempts to strangle his rival himself. He gets caught in the rope as a fire breaks out and perishes.
- Reprints
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in The Bill Everett Archives (Fantagraphics, 2011 series) #2 - Heroic Tales (September 2013)
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- Keywords
- Black Book of Salem
Indexer Notes
The image of the hangman on the right of the splash is a Joe Maneely stat taken from the cover; the rest of the splash appears to be drawn by someone other than Everett.
Mark of the Witch
comic story / 5 pages
- Job Number
- 7592
- Synopsis
- In 1564 a witch prosecutor makes the mistake of looking to hide from his former cronies in the cabin of an old woman who turns out to be an actual witch.
The Eyes that Stared!
comic story / 4 pages
- Job Number
- 7536
- Synopsis
- A thief's conscience bothers him after he victimizes an old man and so he convinces himself that the old man is constantly staring at him. After he strangles the old man and the police apprehend him, the land lady reveals that the old man was blind.
Return from the Grave
comic story / 7 pages
- Synopsis
- A man plots to steal the gold bullion out of a ship by placing a bomb on board and bribing one of the crew to destroy the radio so only he will know the position of the ship when the bomb goes off. He hires a sailor to work the diving equipment when he goes to retrieve the gold, but the sailor cuts the airhose to the thief and reveals himself to be the ghost of the destroyed ship's captain.
The Painted Scarf
comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- 6927
- Synopsis
- When an insane painter kills his model for his last painting, the model comes back as a ghost to extract revenge upon his son and grandson.
Even After Death
comic story / 4 pages
- Job Number
- 7621
- Synopsis
- When a man poisons his wife for her money, she vows that he will still be hers even after death. During the evening burial, tremors shake the earth and the gravediggers depart until they cease. They don't see that the husband has fallen into the grave, striking his head and stunning him. When they return to finish up, the lamps have been doused by rain and they are working in near darkness. They bury the husband alive.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Hangman's House!/The Painted Scarf!/The Mark of the Witch!/The Eyes That Stared!
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1.
Hangman's House
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2.
Mark of the Witch
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3.
The New Whaler
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4.
The Eyes that Stared!
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5.
Return from the Grave
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6.
The Painted Scarf
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7.
Even After Death
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8.
Murder Act!
Are You a Detective?
This issue was modified by, among others
- Boris Ammerlaan
- Bill Borre
- Nick Caputo
- Craig Delich
- Ethan Hoddes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Matt Onan
- Ramon Schenk
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