Strange Suspense Stories (1952 Fawcett/Charlton) comic books 1958-1960

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Cover art by Maurice Whitman. Edited by Pat Masulli. "The Elixir," art by Steve Ditko; Ezra Benton is given a youth elixir by aliens but when his wife ruins his chance to make his fortune with it he finally decides to live for himself. "The Shadow," art by Steve Ditko; A shadow follows a double-crossing criminal. "The Egg and...!", art by Don Perlin; A scientist dreams worlds are like fish eggs. "The Best Policy," pencils by Charles Nicholas. "Great Performance"; Inspector Faine intends to expose the killer of actor Jerome Travis by hiring someone to impersonate him at a séance. "But for Bluey" text story. "Granny Broomstick's Tales for Taller Tots! -- Jack Spratt"; A circusman hires Jack Spratt and his wife, but when they refuse to work together, he arranges to have them hypnotized to love each other. "Mystery Planet," art by Steve Ditko. "The Ghostly Wanderer," art by Maurice Whitman; Long lost at sea, the Wanderer finally arrives at port without a soul aboard and no clue as to the fate of the crew. "The Thing in the Swamp," pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Sal Trapani; John Stanton secretly bases his theory of parallel evolution on an encounter in a swamp. "The Strange World: The Thinking Ape," art by Maurice Whitman; The true story of Johann Gregor Mendel, the "father of genetics." "Paul's Pills" text story. "Failure," art by Steve Ditko; Karl Phalen creates a machine to see the future, but to avoid the future he sees he must keep the machine a secret. "The Living Monsters"; Brief, true story of the dinosaurs. "The Strange Package!", art by Gene Colan; A doctor is sent a medical bag from the future. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Steve Ditko. Edited by Pat Masulli. "The Dancing Cat," art by Steve Ditko; Fred Miller buys an Egyptian music box that he fears is bringing him bad luck. "Getaway Plunge," pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Sal Trapani. "The Cave Dwellers," art by Paul Reinman. "Strange Voyage," inks by Chris Rule; When Captain Perry Jonas is knocked out, his grandfather comes to his aid, regardless of the fact he has been dead for decades. "Lunar Lingo" text story. "The Mirror of Doom," pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Vince Alascia; New owners find a mirror that exposes a crime in their new attic. "Jewel of Sincerity," pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Vince Alascia; A man buys a pin that forces him to speak the truth...at least he believes it does. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, and Sal Trapani. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. Jack and Helen are on a pleasure drive in the country when a dirt road takes them back to colonial days. Oliver finds a magic ring that gives him a second chance at life...if he dares take it. Vikings land on pre-Columbian Nova Scotia and meet mysterious beings who are definitely not Native Americans, in a story with some nice Viking art by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Plus a look at the real-life mystery around divining rods. Country Road; The Man Who Wasn't!; The Professor's Visitors; Water Witching; Second Chance; Specimen. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Steve Ditko and others. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. All the stories in this issue feature early art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A thief gains access to a time machine, but doesn't understand enough about paradoxes. A scientist employs his robot servant while trying to build a new kind of bomb. A family moves into a house that seems to be haunted, and not for the first time. Mystery from Mars; Glow of Woe; Orgo Serves!; They Won't Listen; Doorway into Tomorrow; They Say It's Haunted. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno, Sal Trapani, Charles Nicholas and Vince Alascia.. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. An inventor who feels he was cheated out of the family fortune creates something to remedy the situation, in one of two stories this issue by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story, a deep-sea diver encounters a mermaid. A mysterious house offers no shelter for a criminal. The Strange Machine; Such a Strange Case!; Robot Superior; Bridge to Beatus; Casy's Kiss; Lady of the House; The Green Chrysalis. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Matt Baker, Vince Colletta, Bill Molno, and Sal Trapani. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. A blocked writer suddenly has a new creative streak when he finds and puts on a mysterious pair of gloves. A strange man gives new meaning to the phrase "he's not from around here," in a story with early art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A scientist shows a sideshow promoter the new device he's invented, in a story with art by comics legend Matt Baker. The Gloves; Free Alterations; What Day Is This?; Off Limits; Different; Rover - Can He Talk? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover inks by Dick Giordano. Edited by Pat Masulli. Stories by unknown. Art by Matt Baker, Vince Colletta, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia?, Sal Trapani and Bill Fraccio? Six terrifying Strange Suspense Stories! In this issue: His was a strange unnatural power that filled people with fear! Don't miss..."Pierre the Magnificent" with art by Matt Baker and Vince Colletta. Plus: "The Strange Hoof Prints" with art by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia?; "The Do-Nothing Machine" with art by Molno and Sal Trapani; "The Wizard from Scotland" with art by Molno and Alascia?; "Earthquake!" with art by Bill Fraccio?; and 2-page text story "Bad Bridge"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bill Fraccio? Edited by Pat Masulli. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Fraccio?, Bill Molno? and Sal Trapani? Four fantastically Strange Suspense Stories! In this issue: Horace had always been afraid...afraid of life...people...everything! Then from the planet Venus came his chance...now he could be powerful...supreme...now he could get revenge on Earth! Find out how the change took place and what happens to..."The Supreme Man" with art by Bill Fraccio? Plus: "Dr. Saba's Surprise" with art by Bill Molno? and Sal Trapani?; "The Day Electricity Vanished" with art by Fraccio?; and 2-page text story "The Happy Spook," reprinted from Unusual Tales (1955) #2. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Bill Fraccio, Vince Colletta, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia and Sal Trapani. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. Phil and Lois Chandler learn exactly why people call Miss Martek a witch. A hold-up man gets a newspaper with tomorrow's stories in it, and decides to use it to plan his next heist. Hunters in the forest encounter a woman who speaks for the animals, in a story that may be the work of comics legend Matt Baker. They Called Her a Witch; The Inexplicable; The Threat from Beyond; Caught!; It Happened Tomorrow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Matt Baker, Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. A man learns how to manipulate space and time, but fears it will be used to make war, in a story with early art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Treasure hunters in a Mongolian village seem to encounter an ancient Mongol spirit, in a Mysterious Traveler story with art by comics legend Matt Baker. Escaped from a flying saucer, The Incredible Monster Moth terrorizes an Alaskan village, a year before Mothra and half a decade before Mothman. Batu's Treasure; The Incredible Monster Moth; Married to the Mine; The Space Creator; Oontah's Weapons. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Fraccio, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. A worldwide catastrophe is avoided because of The Thing in the Box. A couple going on a pleasure drive in the country winds up trapped on train tracks. A filmmaker is captured and put on trial by leprechauns for making fun of their society in his movies. The Thing in the Box; Champion of Champions; The Word; Suspense; The Little People and John Wygant III. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Matt Baker, Vince Colletta, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. In a future when robots have taken over all jobs (including comedy writing), robots decide to reform humanity itself, in a hilarious story with art by comics legend Matt Baker. While two buddies are on a fishing trip, one of them is possessed by the spirit of a murder victim, who wants to reveal the truth about his killing. A man dreams of going back in time, but when he uses forbidden knowledge, his dream becomes a nightmare, in a story with early art (and an intricate cover) by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Redemption by Robots; The Other Self; Smash-Up at Salamis; A Small Clear Voice; His Brother's Keeper. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. An accountant gains the ability to control electricity, in a story by Steve Ditko that presages Ditko's later Spider-Man foe, Electro. Matt's dreams direct him to a strange machine previously buried by an alien intelligence. Carl, who resembles J. R. "Bob" Dobbs, finds a empty time machine in a cave and decides to take it for a spin. The Human Powerhouse; The Incredible Cosmic Motor; Top Secret; The Time Skipper; A Lost Treasure. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories and art by Vince Colletta, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. Bob stows away on a rocket to learn the effects of space travel, in a story (representing the 1960 state of the Space Race) that may be the work of comics legend Matt Baker. A neo-Nazi who tries to overthrow the US government physically transforms into a mad dog. Dead newlyweds come back as ghosts to take down a corrupt politician. Up into the Unknown; Mad Dog; Honeymoon; Indian Taboo!; The Old Well. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. A prospector is aware of someone else hanging around his silver mine, but he's not sure if it's a claim-jumper or a ghost. In the far future year of 1986, anthropologist Don Johnston drinks a psychotropic native potion and has visions of the end of the world...in two weeks. Jim is trapped in the mountains by a winter storm and beset by wolverines, in a story with early art (and cover) by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. The Ghost in Ryan's Mine; The Incredible Visions; Uncle George's Magic Room; Strange New Friends; The Advancing Ant Army; Devil in the Storm. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.