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Crime Suspenstories (1992 Russ Cochran/Gemstone) comic books 1995-1997

  • Issue #10
    Crime Suspenstories (1992 Russ Cochran/Gemstone) 10

    Reprints of classic EC stories. Cover art by Johnny Craig. "Rocks in His Head!", script and art by Johnny Craig; Cynthia shows Charles her new $4000 mink coat and he goes ballistic, not knowing how he can afford such a luxury on his income; He rushes to the hospital and discovers an emergency operation that he is to do, and before he starts to operate, he spots that his lady patient is wearing a valuable diamond ring; he takes it. "Lady Killer," script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Ralph and Jeanne conspire to kill Ralph's wife who refuses to give him a divorce; After making sure he has an air-tight alibi, Ralph sneaks back to his home to shoot his wife, but she is not there; He sits down to wait on her, remembering back to when he first met Jeanne. "Missed by Two Heirs!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; Two stepsons, angry because their late mother willed her fortune to her husband, Henry, instead of to them, decide to kill Henry by loosening the bannister on the spiral staircase leading upstairs, a bannister that Henry leans on every time he descends the stairs. "Friend to 'Our Boys'!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); Corporal Tacker arrives home on leave and finds the rented, ramshackle family home teeming with rats and biting insects; When the landlord refuses to correct the conditions of the house, Barry visits the USO, but they can't help either. Fan Club News! The Crypt-Keeper's Page of Fine Arts, script by Russ Cochran, art by Joshua Keene, Hugo Thiry, Michael Craine, and Andy Guitar Player. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #11
    Crime Suspenstories (1992 Russ Cochran/Gemstone) 11

    Reprints. Cover art by Johnny Craig. "Stiff Punishment!", script and art by Johnny Craig; Jo Ann, fifteen years the junior of her husband, is sickened by his profession: a college professor in anatomy, and cannot stand his fascination with dissecting bodies and the like; After an argument, the two split up, but Fred decides on a fool-proof plan to kill his wife... or so he thinks! "One Man's Poison!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; John and Mary fought tooth and nail all the time, until one evening, Mary decided to kill her husband. However, she had to make it look like an accident; Partially opening a can of beans, then letting it sit out for a week or so, she was sure the contents would provide the food poisoning to do the job. "Big Money" text story by Albert B. Feldstein. "Two for One!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; Carleton Ashley must raise $20,000 quickly or be forced to declare bankruptcy, meaning that he would lose everything he had worked for; The same day a Mr. Simms informed Ashley that he had a fool-proof way to double any investment almost immediately. "Four for One!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; Donald Irwin tells a bank President that he has exaggerated his wealth to a prospective client, and if that client accepts Irwin's offer, then Irwin must pay that client $10,000; What he needs the bank to do, to impress the client with Irwin's supposed wealthy status, is to open a checking account for Irwin, deposit the $10,000 that Irwin gives them, then gladly cash that check later for the client when he presents it. "A Fool and His Honey Are Soon Parted!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; Armand and Bovant get together to discuss the soon to be unsettling visit of a man from the home office to inspect all plantations, and is well known as a gigolo (or love pirate); Armand warns Bovant that this man well go after Nanette as his next prize; He does and nearly succeeds when Armand informs Rudy of being invited to a native Chief's daughter's forthcoming marriage. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #12
    Crime Suspenstories (1992 Russ Cochran/Gemstone) 12

    Reprints of classic EC stories. Cover art by Johnny Craig. "The Execution!", script and art by Johnny Craig; A man stops for a standed motorist who has skidded into a snowbank; At about the same time, a young woman is murdered, and from the description of the killer and the getaway car, it seems that the man who aided the stranded motorist is guilty. "Murder the Lover!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; A businessman, Ken Martin, comes home one evening and discovers his wife in the arms of his best friend, Walt; Ken swears revenge, so he calls the man up and suggests the two go moose hunting together, while secretly planning to "accidently" kill him. "Murder the Husband!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Davis; Walter is madly in love with Kenneth's wife, but he knows his friend will never get a divorce, so he decides to kill him; When Kenneth invites Walter on a moose hunting trip, Walter agrees, and the pair go out in a boat loaded with ropes and weights. "Trap!" text story by Al Feldstein. "Snooze to Me!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Herbert comes home late one night and his waiting wife; Suspecting that he is having an affair, she confronts him, shooting down all of his alibis; She tells him to leave but has second thoughts and phones him to come back, but he refuses. "Paralyzed!", script by Al Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels (as Ghastly); A seemingly happily married couple actually hate one another, and the husband wants out of the 15-year marriage; The wife refuses; They get involved in an auto accident, and Gladys is paralyzed in the wreck. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #14
    Crime Suspenstories (1992 Russ Cochran/Gemstone) 14

    Reprints. Cover art by Johnny Craig. "Sweet Dreams!", script and art by Johnny Craig; Martin was sorry that he ever married Pamela, and Pamela's medical condition gives him a great opportunity to do away with her. "The Perfect Place!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; Ernest Jenkins is looking to buy a secluded house in the country in order to have absolute privacy for his writing...or so it seems on the surface; But Ernest has ulterior plans: to murder his wife, brick her up in the basement of the new house, then marry another writer, Agnes Ludlow. "The Electric Chair," script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Fred Peters; Pete comes home to find his wife in the arms of another man, and promptly chases him away before shooting and killing Mary; Sentenced to die in the electric chair, and not wanting to die that way, Pete flees the courtroom and makes his way of escape to the subway tunnel. The Hangman's Noose," script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Fred Peters; Peter arrives home to find his wife in the arms of her lover, and he promptly pulls out a gun and kills her lover; Knowing that the death penalty in England is by the hangman's noose, and not wanting to die that way, he flees the scene into the subway tunnel, being pursued by bobbies. "The Guillotine!", script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Fred Peters; Pierre arrives home to discover his wife in the arms of another man, so he pulls out a gun and kills them both; Sentenced to death by the guillotine, Pierre times his escape and tries to elude the gendarmes through the metro tunnel and leaps from the platform onto the rails. "Private Performance," script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Graham Ingels; A thief, eyeing a rich woman's jewels for some time, decides to commit robbery one evening at her home after she and her husband had retired; Once inside, he suddenly witnesses the couple arguing and the man kill his wife. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.00.

  • Issue #19
    Crime Suspenstories (1992 Russ Cochran/Gemstone) 19
    • Paper: White
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    • Label #4327186004
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    Reprints of classic EC stories. Cover art by Al Feldstein. "The Killer," script and art by Reed Crandall; Jonathan worked hard at his work, never wanting to follow in the footsteps of his father. Then he met Elsie, whom he intended to marry after he had established himself; However, because Jonathan's father was not a member of a guild, Jonathan was denied his opportunity to make a living, and reluctantly accepted doing his father's line of work. "Wined-Up!", script by Bill Gaines (plot) and Albert B. Feldstein (plot, script), art by George Evans; Charles, in a wheelchair since an auto accident, learns that the accident was no accident at all, and that his wife Laura wanted to kill him because she was sick and tired of living with him; She now informs him that is going to try again by wheeling him out on a pier, attaching a wire to it so that she can pull the chair into the lake as she goes swimming. "Rendezvous!" text story, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Marie Severin. "Murder May Boomerang," script and art by Johnny Craig; Nearly inseparable, a father and son did everything in life together until that one day when a prisoner from a nearby penitentiary discovers the pair's cabin, where he steals clothing and nearly beats the father to death. "About Phase," script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by George Evans. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $2.50.

  • Issue #20
    Crime Suspenstories (1992 Russ Cochran/Gemstone) 20
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    • Label #1482267007
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    • Paper: White
    • Label #1482268015
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