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1October-November 1950
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Crime SuspenStories #1

EC · October-November 1950 · on sale 1950-07-11

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Identification plate

Series
Crime SuspenStories (EC, 1950 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
October-November 1950
Key date
1950-10-00
On-sale date
1950-07-11
Indicia publisher
L. L. Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1script: Al Feldstein; pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig; letters: Jim Wroten
1Murder May Boomerangcomic story8script: Johnny Craig; pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig; letters: Jim Wrotenunnamed father; unnamed son; Alvin Carcas (villain, name only)
2Death's Double-Crosscomic story7script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; letters: Jim WrotenJohn Drakely (death?); the Drakely's doctor; Ruth Drakely (villain, John's wife); Ronald Drakely (villain, John's twin brother, death?)
3Reward!text story2script: Albert B. FeldsteinNgami (native prospector, death); Carstairs (villain, prospector)
4A Snapshot of Death!comic story6script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Graham Ingels; inks: Graham Ingels; letters: Jim WrotenLouie (pool hall proprietor); Frank Darrow (Jean's husband); Doctor Hartley (also in flashback); Jean Darrow; unnamed Policeman; "Red" Morgan (villain, death)
5Double Indemnity!text story1script: Albert B. Feldsteinunnamed wife (death); unnamed husband (villain, death)
6High Tide!comic story7script: Harvey Kurtzman; pencils: Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Harvey Kurtzman; colors: Harvey Kurtzman; letters: Jim Wrotenunnamed bookkeeper (death); unnamed civil service worker (death); unnamed lawyer (death); unnamed ship's skipper (villain, death)

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