Strange Suspense Stories (1952 Fawcett/Charlton) comic books 1962-1964

Cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. The first astronauts on the Moon find the remains of the unknown men who have been there before them. A Russian agent accepts a mission to destroy a US base on the Moon, and brings his deadly attack space-dogs with him. Kandor, in this case, is not a microscopic city, but a turbaned fortune-teller whose grim visions of future tragedies seem to be coming true. The Moon Men!; Mine Dog; Ghost Car; Karsikovs Pets; The Strange Visions of Kandor. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, Sal Trapani, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. Little Cathy's kitten grows at an astonishing rate, and soon it's toppling police cars and devouring livestock. A scientist goes in search of the mythical Emperor Spider. The first astronaut to break light-speed encounters a mysterious, beautiful woman he believes to be the "goddess of speed." Cathy's Cat!; The Specimen; Speedy; Mythical Monsters; Sea Salvage; The Voice of Venus. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bill Molno. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Molno and Vince Alascia. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. A steelworker has a superhuman tolerance for heat, and that's just the way he likes it. A man changes his life after a near-death experience gives him a glimpse of the Beyond. Eccentric hypnotist Ranga uses radio to become a mad dictator, with his listeners in his thrall. The Heat Worshipper; The Barking Dog!; The Beyond; The Lucky Ones; Ranga's Eye. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Bill Molno. Stories and art by Bill Molno and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. A galaxy-wide manhunt seeks an escaped war criminal, but no one knows what his face looks like. The offer of a great new car for only $100 attracts numerous would-be buyers, but they all disappear mysteriously. In his dream, Billy is protected by the strange creature his father made up... or is it a dream? Plus an article about confusing dreams with reality. Enemy of the Universe; The Man from Scaresville; The $100 Bargain; Beyond Imagination!; Dream or Reality?; The Two-Headed Glip. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Bill Molno and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. A long-dormant dinosaur is awakened by an atomic explosion (back when that was still a novel concept). A man sees his exact duplicate, and stumbles on a Martian invasion plot. An American astronaut exploring the far reaches of space encounters a Commie castaway and a race of sightless alien slaves. Plus an article on life after death. From Out of Time; Imagination!; Listen, Earth; Defying Death; Bird Watchers, Beware!; The Eyes of Doom. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Bill Molno and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. When a man encounters an alien invader disguised as a cat, he's suddenly glad about that stray dog that's been hanging around. A reporter decides to see for himself if the strange reports surrounding the Mask of Thoth are real. Astronauts battle a gigantic kaiju they find on an alien planet, but soon they realize the thing may be intelligent. Plus the story of Nathan Hale's sacrifice during the Revolutionary War. The Cat in the Parlor; Goodbye Mr. Jones; From the Ancient Dark; Wicked Witch Wanda; The Man Next Door; The Beast from Taurus II; Lest We Forget: Nathan Hale. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Edited by Pat Masulli. "Dreams End," pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Dick Giordano; In the near future a man is given back his youth, but comes to regret it. "Voodoo Man!", art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; Jerry Marks returns from the jungle and his life falls apart; He believes a voodoo idol given to him in the jungle restores his fortunes until his friend reveals the idol was just an umbrella handle. "The Silent Room," pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Vince Alascia. "Beyond the Graves" text story. "Happiness House," art by Bill Molno; A family refuses to be bothered by the ghost inhabiting their house and kicks him out. "Life in the Hollow Tree," pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Vince Alascia; Mark and Sheila Pollard destroy the old tree next to their new house, even after discovering what lives inside. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia.. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. Jack attends an old-fashioned masquerade ball that's really old-fashioned - it sends him back in time. A little girl's doll has strange powers that only an expert in voodoo can explain. Bank teller Edmund has a Walter Mitty-like existence, until a passing Saturnian saucer seeks his help for repairs - resulting in perhaps the only scene in comics history of a flying saucer on a tire jack. Time Is for Burning; Day Dreamer!; Dr. Wwallker; The Man in Room 124; Anna's Doll; Come In, Earth-Please. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia.. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. A woman learns her strange connection to the mannequins in her department store, in a story clearly influenced by the classic Twilight Zone episode "The After Hours." In another story, a boy gets trapped overnight in a department store. Divers on the Great Barrier Reef encounter a wealth of pearls, as well as mysterious mer-people. Time to Return; Pearls Must Be Rare; The Collector; Through Outer Space; Beyond Time; After Hours. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Bill Montes and Ernie Bache. Stories and art by Maurice Whitman, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia.. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. A cruise-ship passenger finds himself aboard the pirate ship The Prince in the distant past. A movie company encounters ghosts while filming in an ancient castle. Alien refugees seek sanctuary on Earth, but the leaders of humanity aren't sure that's such a good idea. Plus the "true" story of frontiersman Kit Carson. Count Ludoros Castle; No Common Ground; The Thing in the Cellar; World Wrecker; Keep Off; The Prince; The Wilderness Scout. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. A scientist meets a familiar-looking boy while testing out his new time machine. Aliens are invading Earth inside of ordinary chicken eggs, but when a scientist tries to warn the world, they think he's crazy. Grandma's special Cookie Jar only holds food for those who are in need. Past Haunting; Time Turner; The Empty Seat; Ants from Antigoma; Break an Egg; Grandma's Cookie Jar; The Dreamer. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Bill Molno. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. A scientist whose hobby is debunking phony mediums meets one who might be the real thing. Aliens demands Earth's surrender on national TV, but they might be taken more seriously if they weren't on the dead channels late at night (and their two heads weren't constantly arguing with each other). A fun "True Facts" comic about monsters, which covers everything from creatures of mythology to modern-day movie monsters like Frankenstein and Konga. The Disenchanter; The Too Late, Late Show!; From Beyond; The Exotic Beauty; Monsters Forever; The Protector. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Bill Molno. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. Trapped in a cavern, a man meets subterranean people and learns the true meaning of the phrase "underground society." A man obsessed with bowling has a strange experience in the alley. A secret agent who specializes in killing Communists gets captured by the enemy, in a story that reflects its Cold War era. Thunder Alley; The Cave Dwellers; The Missing Corpse; The Truth Tellers; Account Over Due. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Bill Molno. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. A madman arranges beacon lights so that ships will meet their doom on a rocky reef named Lucifer's Ledge. When a little boy and his father have the same dream, they have to wonder if it was a dream at all. A writer predicts future crimes in his books. Grave on Lucifers Ledge; Forewarned; Destiny of a Dynasty; A Little Boys Dream; Future Sentence. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Bill Molno, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. Short tales of science fiction, fantasy and horror with twist endings. Earth's first lunar astronaut (in 1973, not too far off the mark) meets a beautiful Jupiterian on the Moon, and it's love at first sight. An ordinary man encounters a monster and a beautiful woman in an old house. An ancient curse holds that members of the Glendon family must die at sea. Rendezvous!; Strange Homecoming; Another Time; Enemy Agent; The Old Ladys Curse. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover art by Dick Giordano. Edited by Pat Masulli." Dr. Nogro's Fantastic Plot." "Wrong Number" one-page story, art by Bill Molno; Racecar driver Hal Astor knows that harm can only come to him on the fourteenth day of the month. "Fantasy Between the Pages," art by Bill Molno; Lonely Elwin Hanson picks up a book on Christmas Eve to keep him company, but it inspires dreams of being young and handsome again. "Commonwealth Versus I.C.M. 621" text story. "The Painting," pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Dick Giordano; After refusing a gallery showing, Jake Taylor's painting accuses him of being a coward. "Man's Best Friend" one-page story, art by Bill Molno; Dave Danfield is saved from disaster by his dog. "The Kazmachine," art by Bill Molno; Professor Kaz creates a machine capable of restoring youth, but it works too well. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.