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Shock Suspenstories (1952) comic books 1953

  • Issue #7
    Shock Suspenstories (1952) 7
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #0009826-AB-003
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case
    • Label #0028161002
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    • 1.5" Spine split from top. Cover coming loose at one staple. Cover oxidation. Water damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. Beauty And The Beach!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Two men are frustrated by the vanity of their attractive wives and the fact that they have offers to do some modeling and to participate in four beauty contests. The Bribe!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A fire inspector commits suicide when a fire breaks out in a night club where he took a bribe to overlook code violations; He thinks his daughter was killed in the fire with the other patrons because of a photo taken of her earlier that evening. The Mountain Jackal text story by Albert B. Feldstein. Infiltration, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; This story postulates that a small government agency responsible for ferreting out Martian infiltrators is completely infested with Martian infiltrators except for a sole human whom they gun down. The Small Assassin!, script by Ray Bradbury and Albert B. Feldstein (adaptation), art by George Evans; a mother is paranoid that her newborn baby is attempting to kill her. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #8
    Shock Suspenstories (1952) 8
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4210025002
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    Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. Piecemeal, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A woman plots to give her naturalist husband an overdose of sleeping pills so that she can be with his younger brother. The Assault!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; Lucy, who was spending hours away from home on a regular basis, comes home one night and claims that old Hodges kidnapped and raped her, when, in fact, she had been with her lover. Suicide text story by Albert B. Feldstein. The Arrival, script by Al Feldstein, art by Al Williamson, Frank Frazetta (some panels on pages 4-6), and Roy Krenkel (alien architecture), inks by Al Williamson (signed), Frank Frazetta (some panels on pages 4-6), and Roy Krenkel (alien architecture); Ninety-five thousand years after man destroys himself with nuclear weapons, the evolved rats develop space travel and meet their Martian neighbors. Seep No More!, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Evans; Every morning, after a man stabs a woman to death and stashes her body in the attic, he sees a huge bloodstain spreading across his ceiling; He tries to cover it up with paint, but every morning it's there. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Shock Suspenstories (1952) 12
    • Paper: White
    • Label #2073381001
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    Cover art by Albert B. Feldstein. Deadline, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; An alcoholic ex-reporter tries to get back on his feet after meeting a girl, and his old boss says he can have his job back if he brings in a story. The Monkey, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; A drug addict murders his father in order to get his fix. Last Laugh! text story, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Marie Severin; Major Clagg was a parachute corps pilot that liked to take real risks when parachuting from a plane, and every feat he accomplished was accompanied by a practical joke of some kind. The Kidnapper, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Reed Crandall; A man's baby is kidnapped and when his wife's mental health grows so bad that he desperately attempts to steal another baby, he is beaten to death by a crowd of onlookers for attempting to kidnap...his own son. Fall Guy, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Wally Wood; A hotel clerk steals $100,000 from a diamond merchant and then rents a safety deposit box years in advance under the name 'Brad Gilbert'; He serves 15 years for the theft, then meets with the girl who promised to wait for him because she wants the money. 36 pgs. $0.10. NOTE: This issue was reprinted by East Coast Comics with a $1 cover a 1970's copyright date (see E.C. Classic Reprints #3). These and other changes make the reprint easy to distinguish from the original which has a 10-cent cover price and a 1950's publication date. Cover price $0.10.