Crime SuspenStories #20 (1953) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Crime SuspenStories	cover	1	pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig
1	Fire Trap!	comic story	8	script: Johnny Craig; pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim Wroten
2	The Welchers	comic story	7	script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim Wroten
3	Rope!	text story	1	script: Albert B. Feldstein; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Marie Severin
4	Double Jeopardy	comic story	6	script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Jack Kamen; inks: Jack Kamen; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim Wroten
5	Plane Murder	comic story	7	script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed Crandall; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim Wroten	unnamed Mayor; Marty Madison (mention only, stunt pilot, Mildred's lover, death); Slug (airplane mechanic); Phil Stratton (villain, owner of the Air Circus, death); Mildren Stratton (villain, Phil's wife)

Collection	Year
Crime Suspenstories #20	1997	On eBay ›
The High Cost of Dying and Other Stories ISBN 978-1-60699-908-0	2016	On eBay ›
Crime Suspenstories #4	1983	On eBay ›
The EC Archives: Crime Suspenstories #3 ISBN 1-50670-240-6; 978-1-50670-240-7	2017	On eBay ›
The EC Archives: Crime Suspenstories #4 ISBN 9781506709246; 1506709249	2019	On eBay ›
Three for the Money and Other Stories ISBN 9781683964360	2021	On eBay ›
Deadly Beloved and Other Stories ISBN 9781683965763	2023	On eBay ›
EC Covers ISBN 979-8-88724-044-2	2024	On eBay ›

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