Suspense comic books issue 15

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Goom! The Thing from Planet X!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; After attracting the hostile attention of Goom of Planet X, a scientist realizes that any civilization possessing such advanced technology must be benevolent and that his radar transmissions must have been intercepted by a criminal; He rebroadcasts to Planet X, and the Earth officials plan to execute him as a traitor summoning a full invasion fleet from Planet X, when the representatives from Planet X arrive and stop the execution and take Goom into their custody and leave the planet. "Masquerade" text story. "I Am the Living Ghost!", art by Steve Ditko; A man enters a castle determined to prove that there are no ghosts, but the events he experiences convince him that the castle is haunted, and so he flees. "Moomboo!", art by Don Heck; A shaman cons his tribe, but when a seemingly magic idol appears he attacks it and it vanishes. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Joe Maneely. The Machine!; the machine harbors a fate worse than death. The Strange Shoes!, art by Norman Steinberg. The String of Pearls, script by Hank Chapman, art by Ogden Whitney. The Wrong World. Death Comes Calling. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Goom! The Thing from Planet X!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; After attracting the hostile attention of Goom of Planet X, a scientist realizes that any civilization possessing such advanced technology must be benevolent and that his radar transmissions must have been intercepted by a criminal; He rebroadcasts to Planet X, and the Earth officials plan to execute him as a traitor summoning a full invasion fleet from Planet X, when the representatives from Planet X arrive and stop the execution and take Goom into their custody and leave the planet. "Masquerade" text story. "I Am the Living Ghost!", art by Steve Ditko; A man enters a castle determined to prove that there are no ghosts, but the events he experiences convince him that the castle is haunted, and so he flees. "Moomboo!", art by Don Heck; A shaman cons his tribe, but when a seemingly magic idol appears he attacks it and it vanishes. 36 pgs., full color.

Cover art by Carl Burgos. "Doomsday!"; When a crook finds gold outside of a Gypsy camp he tells them a story about a large meteor landing nearby soon in order to get them to leave. "The Liquid of Life!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Richard Doxsee; A diver finds the fountain of youth in an undersea city, but when he drinks the water, he finds can no longer breathe air and must remain in the sea. "The Man Who Forgot," art by Sol Brodsky; This story postulates that Robinson Crusoe was a time traveler from the future who was using a defective machine and got stranded. "The Sinister Suit," art by Bernie Krigstein; When a tramp picks up a suit from a murdered man, he dreams of the events which led up to his death and so leads the police to the body. "The Weight of the World" text story, art by John Tartaglione. "I Went Inside the Hidden World!", art by William Weltman; A night watchman who works for a research lab observes a diamond through a microscope in a tiny world that scientists have developed a transportation device for; He goes to the world and swipes the diamond. "The Terrible Timepiece!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Paul Reinman; A thief steals a watch that can halt gravity; He tries to sell it to communists who test it out by flying a bomber over an enemy capital. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

UK Series. Reprints material from Mystery Tales (1952 Atlas) #45, Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) #85, #90, #92, and #94, and Journey into Mystery (1952) #62. 7.25" x 9.25", 68 Pages, B&W.

Acid-in-the-face cover/story; hands dissolved in acid story

Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories and art by Dick Giordano, Carl Memling, Stan Asch, Al Bellman, Vince Alascia, and John Belfi. Pre-Code crime comics typical of the era, featuring violent crimes, no-nonsense cops, and grim fates for the lawless. Tom and Nancy fake Nancy's death for the insurance money, with a plot to bury Nancy alive, then dig her up later.... Dennis plans to murder his sister Deborah with acid to inherit the family fortune, but instead he meets a grim comeuppance. A thief forces a doctor to administer an experimental treatment that will remove his fingerprints, but he should have waited for beta testing. Bum Steer; Grounds for Murder; Face to Face; M'Batu; Dead End; Acid Test; Out of the Frying Pan; Fingerprint Removal. Final issue under this title; series continues as Strange Suspense Stories (1952 Fawcett/Charlton) #16. 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.