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16August-September 1954
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Shock SuspenStories #16

EC · August-September 1954 · on sale 1954-06-15

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Identification plate

Series
Shock SuspenStories (EC, 1952 series)
Issue
#16
Publication date
August-September 1954
Key date
1954-08-00
On-sale date
1954-06-15
Indicia publisher
Tiny Tot Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: George Evans; inks: George Evans; colors: Marie Severin
1Are You a Red Dupe?text article1script: Lyle Stuart, Bill Gaines; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Marie SeverinMelvin Blizunken
2...My Brother's Keepercomic story6script: Carl Wessler; pencils: George Evans; inks: George Evans; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenFrank Doran (Siamese twin brother of Mark, death); Mr. Doran (Mark and Frank's father, death, in flashback); Mrs. Doran (Mark and Frank's mother, death, in flashback); Gloria Milgram (in flashback); Alice [Benson] Doran (Frank's wife, death, in flashback); Mark Doran (villain, Siamese twin of Frank,
3The Hazingcomic story7script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenWarren Fuller (student wanting to join a fraternity); Selma Fuller Millstone (Warren's sister); Anders (student); Phil (student); Professor John Millstone; Dean Camby
4Slob!text story1script: Al FeldsteinSikora (custodian, death); Mr. Herndon (villain, landlord)
5A Kind of Justicecomic story8script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed Crandall; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenShirley Hansen; Helen Hansen (mother); John Hansen (father); Eddie Nichols (vagrant, death); Sheriff Paul Judson (villain); Deputy Russ Ford (villain)
6The Pen Is Mightiercomic story7script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Jack Kamen; inks: Jack Kamen; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenMr. King (grocer); Johnny Harris (newspaper reporter); unnamed newspaper editor; Kitty (Zach's girl); Eddie Mahler (villain, death); Manny Vaughn (villain, death); Zach Hamlin (villain); Neddo Wallace (villain); Inez (villain, former fiance of Manny)

Where to read it

CollectionYear
EC Horror Library of the 1950's #[nn]1970On eBay ›
Shock Suspenstories #161996On eBay ›
Shock Suspenstories #181996On eBay ›
Aces High
ISBN 978-1-60699-784-0		2014On eBay ›
The EC Archives: Shock SuspenStories #3
ISBN 1-61655-635-8; 978-1-61655-635-8		2015On eBay ›
EC Lives! #[nn]1972On eBay ›
Shock Suspenstories #31981On eBay ›
The Thing from the Grave and Other Stories
ISBN 9781683960317		2017On eBay ›

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