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Suspense Detective (1952) comic books

  • Issue #1
    Suspense Detective (1952) 1
    • Restored (see item notes)
    • RESTORATION. Minor color touch. 4.75" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
      Other items consigned by Bud Plant

    Stories and art by George Evans, Bernard Baily, and Daniel Sheldon. Pre-Code crime comics from Fawcett. In a horrific tale, Conklin and two other death-row inmates make a desperate bid for freedom through an old pipeline underneath the prison. Walt resorts to murder after a pawnbroker refuses to negotiate for his wedding ring, in a story with art by EC legend George Evans. Paralyzed in a fire, Archie must find a way to tell the doctors that he knows who the arsonist is, and that he's targeting the hospital next. 3 Small Men; A Short Step to Oblivion; The Trespassers; Fire! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Suspense Detective (1952) 3
    • Water damage. Only one staple (manufacturing).

    Stories and art by Bill Woolfolk, Mike Sekowsky, and Joe K. Jones. Pre-Code crime comics from Fawcett with an emphasis on suspense. Dave is innocent of the murder he's been charged with, but the only people who know are a vagrant eyewitness and the real murderer. When Dr. John Russo gets his picture in the paper, it alerts his old buddy Ned, who wants to know where John hid the loot from Ned's robbery. Detective Johnny Trent tracks two killers onto a train, only to get captured shortly before a bomb is scheduled to go off. Round of Murder!; The Last Stop; Waiting for Death!; Double Dip; The Loot. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $70 Suspense Detective # 3 VERY GOOD October 1952 Woolfolk, Sekowsky, Jones

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  • Issue #5
    Suspense Detective (1952) 5
    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #4311753017

    Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky and Donald Shaw. Pre-Code crime comics from Fawcett with an emphasis on suspense. Margaret is trapped by a killer, and imprisoned in a coffin that is about to be buried. A blind man, his granddaughter and his dog are held prisoner by killers after they witness a murder. Mike could escape the killers who've captured him, but he goes back to save a stranger's life. Plus a PSA for U.S. Savings Bonds, "America's Future Is Your Future!" Save Me... The Coffin Is Closing; The Blind Witness?; He Rode With Fear; Two Strangers! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.