Shock SuspenStories #5 (1952) for Sale - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Match the book in your hand against this plate before paying an edition-specific price.

Affiliate links. ComicRecord shows no prices and no census data; the listings speak for themselves.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Shock SuspenStories	cover	1	pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Marie Severin
1	Well-Traveled!	comic story	8	script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Jack Kamen; inks: Jack Kamen; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim Wroten	Jack Bailey (Horace's neighbor); Philip Bailey (Jack's son); Bess Weems (Horace's wife, death); Horace Weems (villain)
2	Hate!	comic story	7	script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim Wroten	Dave Gold (death); Ethel Gold (Dave's wife, death); Mary Smith (John's wife); Mrs. White (John's adoptive mother); John Smith's unnamed son; John Smith (villain, reforms); Charlie (villain); Ed (villain)
3	Justice	text story	1	script: Al Feldstein	Sheriff Ben Strang; Ben's unnamed son
4	-	letters page	1	pencils: ? (spot illustration); inks: ? (spot illustration); letters: typeset
5	What Fur?!	comic story	6	script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim Wroten	Emile Le Doux (a furrier); Henri (the furrier's assistant, death); Captain George Limpfort (rocket transporter); Emma Limpfort (George's wife)
6	Cold Cuts!	comic story	7	script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim Wroten	Helen Benson (Victor's wife, death); Charlie (real estate agent); Mr. Johnson; Mrs. Johnson; Ed (Victor's partner); Victor Benson (villain)

Collection	Year
EC Archives: Shock SuspenStories #1	2006	On eBay ›
Shock Suspenstories #5	1993	On eBay ›
Came the Dawn and Other Stories ISBN 978-1-60699-546-4	2012	On eBay ›
Shock SuspenStories	1985	On eBay ›
Forty Whacks and Other Stories ISBN 978-1-60699-862-5	2015	On eBay ›
EC Lives! #[nn]	1972	On eBay ›
Shock Suspenstories #1	1981	On eBay ›
The Planetoid and Other Stories ISBN 97816833967620	2023	On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Affiliate links. ComicRecord shows no prices and no census data; the listings speak for themselves.

Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Found an error in this file? corrections@comicrecord.com