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Issue: Crime SuspenStories #21
Publication Date: February 1954
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Issues: #21 of 27 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: L. L. Publishing Co., Inc.
On Sale Date: 1953
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 6 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Al Feldstein
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Johnny Craig (signed)
Inker(s): Johnny Craig (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagCrime Suspenstories #21 published November 1997
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagNemi #1 published January 2003
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Mother's Day

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Penciller(s): Reed Crandall (signed)
Inker(s): Reed Crandall (signed)
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
Character(s): Donna Kingsley; Mr. Kingsley (Donna's husband); Fred Kingsley (Donna's son, death); Harold Kingsley (villain, Fred's brother, death)
Synopsis: Brothers Fred and Harold grew up with Harold given the best of everything, and Fred began to hate his brother. One day, Fred discovered that Harold had committed a theft and decided to take the rap for his brother and went to jail. Meanwhile, their mother, Donna, discovered that Harold had a gun and threatened to call the police. Harold struck her, paralyzing her from the neck down. After Harold was killed by the police, Fred was released from jail and returned to his mother to tell her the truth about Harold. When she didn't react, Fred killed himself.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #3/1991 published January 1991
as Mors dag [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagTales from the Crypt #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Mother's Day [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagCrime Suspenstories #21 published November 1997
as Mother's Day [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Letterer credit verified by Al Feldstein.
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In the Groove

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Albert B. Feldstein
Penciller(s): Jack Kamen [as Kamen] (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Kamen [as Kamen] (signed)
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
Character(s): Rita Green (Garry's wife, death); Valeria Simms (Garry's love interest); Nick Saunders (radio engineer); Garry Green (villain, radio announcer)
Synopsis: A small-time radio announcer devises a plot to kill his wife, while he was broadcasting at the radio station. But he does not foresee a snag in those plans with the pre-recorded record he made and was playing over the airwaves.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagTales from the Crypt #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as In the Groove [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #2/1993 published January 1993
as Avsporing [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagCrime Suspenstories #21 published November 1997
as In the Groove [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Letterer credit verified by Al Feldstein.
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On Schedule!

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Albert B. Feldstein
Penciller(s): ? (spot illustration)
Inker(s): ? (spot illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): Sam (villain); Benny (villain); Lew (villain); The Brain (villain)
Synopsis: The Brain planned a robbery of the Second National Bank to be carried out by three thugs. The robbery went like clockwork and the three took the money on and went on the lam to hide out in the hills for four days. They planted dynamite in their getaway car that would destroy any evidence, while each of them toted certain provisions they would need to survive the four day. Unfortunately, the Brain failed to select one of them to carry the money, and the explosion blew up the money in the car.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagTales from the Crypt #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as On Schedule! [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagCrime Suspenstories #21 published November 1997
as On Schedule! [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Understudies!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Johnny Craig (signed)
Penciller(s): Johnny Craig (signed)
Inker(s): Johnny Craig (signed)
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
Character(s): Myrtle Donaldson (Jim's wife, death); Mr. Williams (Gail's husband); Jim Donaldson (villain); Gail Williams (villain)
Synopsis: Gail and Jim are unhappily married to their respective spouses, but, in fact, love one another. They decide on a daring plan to kill their mates and dissolve their bodies in quicklime to leave no trace. Further, they have separate photos taken of themselves together in disguise to fool any suspicious person that might smell a rat. But both soon discovered that the other was quickly becoming like their deceased mates and aim to do something about it.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #3/1989 published January 1989
as Stedfortredere! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagTales from the Crypt #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Understudies! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagCrime Suspenstories #21 published November 1997
as Understudies! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Letterer credit verified by Al Feldstein.

The last panel suggests that Gail and Jim kill each other.
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Blood Brothers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Gaines (plot); Albert B. Feldstein (plot, script)
Penciller(s): George Evans (signed)
Inker(s): George Evans (signed)
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
Character(s): Fred Richards (Alex's brother, death); Alex Richards (villain, death)
Synopsis: Alex arrives unannounced at the beach house of his brother who invites him to stick around and stay with him. Alex's intent is to kill his brother after putting into place a whole series of alibis. Unfortunately, blood-stained from the deed, Alex decides to take a dip in the ocean to wash his brother's blood off, not knowing the water was infested with sharks!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagTales from the Crypt #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Blood Brothers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #6/1994 published January 1994
as Blodsbrødre [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagCrime Suspenstories #21 published November 1997
as Blood Brothers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Letterer credit verified by Al Feldstein.

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