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Strange Suspense Stories #1

Fawcett · Series began 1952 · June 1952

Dates

Cover date
June 1952
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Sheldon Moldoff, Bob Powell, Bernard Baily, Mike Sekowskyinks: Bob Powell, Bernard Bailyletters: Charlotte Jetterscript: Richard Jonah

Stories

  • The Man Who Warmed the Bones of the Dead! · 10 pages

    Housekeeper and furnace-tender Gisetto looks after the heating in a house allegedly inhabited by two old ladies. One night he encounters their lifeless bodies and has to fear for his life.

  • He Bartered His Head! · 10 pages

    Aldous Forsythe acquires a mythical figurine which provides him with wealth and good fortune. But it comes with the terrible prize of losing one's head.

  • Explorer's Return · 2 pages

    Jungle explorer Mark Pennell brings home the idol of a snake god and is haunted by attacking snakes.

  • High Wire! · 10 pages

    High wire acrobat Vincent Bora is applauded for his feats - except for one stranger. Could he be the man Vincent killed and took over his act and his girl from?

Reprinted in

Mystic (1960), Voodoo (1961)

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