Crime SuspenStories comic books issue 9
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$12.00
Reprints. Cover art by Johnny Craig. "Understudy to a Corpse!", script and art by Johnny Craig; Brad and Alice discover an old trunk in the attic of their new home....a trunk containing the bones of a corpse; And the story concerning those bones involves several murders over money. "Medicine!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; When Luther arrives home late from surgery, his wife Nora rushes away in the car, even though her husband tries to tell her something; She recounts how she met Luther, and the quick wedding (only for his money, not love); Later, she discovers Luther had to have his meds every day at 4pm and counted on Miss Doyle reminding him of that. "Cut!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; Vain movie stand-in Russell Slade, realizing that his make-up man makes the actor look exactly like John Hammond, devises a plan to get rid of the actor and take his place; But the plan backfires in an unexpected way. "A Tree Grows in Borneo!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; George and Amos are exploring dense Borneo jungles in search of a proper location for company mine development when they discover ancient temples built by the Kenyahs, a people who buried their dead inside hollowed out trees; George is interested in the solid gold roofs of the temples, but Amos explains a curse on anyone desecrating the temples. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.00.


