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Issue: Crime SuspenStories #7
Publication Date: October 1951
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Issues: #7 of 27 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code
Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: L. L. Publishing Co., Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/26/1951
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code
Content Items: 6 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Albert B. Feldstein
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in U. S. Copyright Office filings. Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, January-June 1951, page 37, registration number B307624.
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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
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): Jim Wroten ?
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): Mrs. North
First Line: The manical ax-killer that has been terrorizing this city has claimed another victim!
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In Content Item: FlagCrime Suspenstories #7 published May 1994
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Script, colorist and letterer credits by Craig Delich.
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Hatchet-Killer!

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): Tom North; Tom's wife; Hilda (the North's part-time maid, death)
Synopsis: Concerned about the number of hatchet murders in the community, Mrs. North begins to believe that her part-time maid may indeed be the culprit, and circumstances around the house seem to verify her conclusion. Later, scared to death, she murders the maid when suddenly her husband enters the home and tells her that the real killer had been caught hours before.
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In Content Item: FlagCrime Suspenstories #7 published May 1994
as Hatchet-Killer! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Cover story.
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Revenge!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Penciller(s): Jack Kamen (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Kamen (signed)
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
Character(s): William Aikley [aka Willie] (Texas oilman); Carlson (employee of Mr. Aikley); unnamed District Attorney (cameo); Aikley's servants (cameos); Lila Aikley (villain, Willie's wife); Phil Keenan (villain, death)
Synopsis: Lila was desperate for money and married a Texas millionaire oilman to get it. But when she met Phil, one of the workers at the oil wells, the two conspired to kill Lila's husband in an auto accident. The accident only paralyzed Mr. Aikley, however, but Phil threatened to blackmail Lila, and if she didn't come forth with money, he would tell the district attorney all about the accident.
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In Content Item: FlagIskalde Grøss #3/1994 published January 1994
as Hevnen! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagCrime Suspenstories #7 published May 1994
as Revenge! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.
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Inches

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Feldstein
Penciller(s): ? (masthead illustration)
Inker(s): ? (masthead illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): unnamed scientist (death); Mulrain (lab assistant); Bennett (lab assistant)
Synopsis: A scientist begins an experiment with the arsenic derivative called "arsene" and purposely allows a drop of it on his hand, knowing well the compound would cause full paralysis. When his lab assistants found him, they believed him dead.....and, yet, the antidote which would save him was nearby, and, believing their boss dead, they did not administer it.
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Pages: 1
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Phonies

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Penciller(s): Jack Davis (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Davis (signed)
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
Character(s): Baker's girlfriend; Frank Shantly (villain, thief); "Leech" Baker [as Ed Adellis] (villain)
Synopsis: Faced with funds running out from his last safe-cracking job, Frank Shantly poured over a newspaper and eyed a story about a wealthy gambler having to go to Washington D.C. to testify before the Senate Committee. Immediately, he thinks that this is a neat set-up for another big payoff, but is confronted by a man claiming to be Adellis the minute he steps into the house. Convinced no one can break into his safe, "Adellis" bets Shantly $1000 and his freedom that the crook can't get into the safe. Shantly wins the bet, but doesn't realize he has unwittingly helped the Feds round up a real crook!
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In Content Item: FlagCrime Suspenstories #7 published May 1994
as Phonies [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.
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Horror under the Big-Top!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)
Penciller(s): Graham Ingels [as G. Ingles] (signed)
Inker(s): Graham Ingels [as G. Ingles] (signed)
Colorist(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, horror
Feature(s): The Haunt of Fear
Character(s): The Old Witch (host); Carlo (circus human cannonball, death); unnamed ringmaster; Aldar (villain, circus trapeze artist, death); Wanda (villain, Carlo's wife, death)
Synopsis: Wanda is having an affair with "The Flying Aldar", famed circus performer. But when her husband suspects, the two plan to kill him by changing the angle of the cannon her husband will be fired from so he misses the safety net. Unfortunately, the body of Carlo hits his wife outside the tent, killing her. Justice is later served when Aldar attempts to do his act without a safety net, not knowing the late Carlo had cut his trapeze rope the night before!
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In Content Item: FlagCrime Suspenstories #7 published May 1994
as Horror Under the Big-Top [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Script credit from "Tales of Terror! - The EC Companion" by Fred von Bernewitz and Grant Geissman.

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