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Issue: Crime Suspenstories #5
Publication Date: January 1983
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Issues: #5 of 5 Issues
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Publisher: FlagRuss Cochran
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Indicia Publisher: Russ Cochran, Publisher
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Volume: 5
Pages: 180
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Content Items: 40 (24 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Russ Cochran
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover; black & white interior
Dimensions: 10" x 13"
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Binding: Hardcover
Publishing Format: Collected Edition
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): George Evans [as G. Evans] (signed)
Inker(s): George Evans [as G. Evans] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
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Penciller(s): George Evans [as G. Evans] (signed)
Inker(s): George Evans [as G. Evans] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
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This'll Kill You!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Reed Crandall [as R. Crandall] (signed)
Inker(s): Reed Crandall [as R. Crandall] (signed)
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
Character(s): Pete Collins (lab scientist); Carl Prather (lab scientist); Joe Endersby (lab scientist, Victor's best friend, death); un-named police Desk Sergeant; un-named police clerk; Victor Gattling (villain, lab scientist)
Synopsis: The police are stunned when Victor Gattling brings in the dead body of his best friend and then claims that he, Victor, has been killed by his best friend!
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Standing Room Only

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Jack Kamen [as Kamen] (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Kamen [as Kamen] (signed)
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
Character(s): Cynthia Otis [nee Cynthia Dunn] (Carl's sister, Peter's wife, death); Peter Otis (Cynthia's husband, death); two un-named state troopers; un-named police lieutenant; George L. Berry (Peter's lawyer); Carl Dunn [aka Mrs. Cynthia Otis] (villain, a clerk, Cynthia's brother)
Synopsis: Siblings Carl and Cynthia spent their early years cross-dressing in order to have laughs on their friends but fall out of favor with each other. Some time later, Carl sees that his sister has married into money, so he murders his sister and her husband and then disguises himself as her in order to have access to those funds as beneficiary. Unfortunately, Carl makes a bone-headed mistake while "dating" Peter's lawyer.
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The Real Thing

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Al Feldstein
Penciller(s): Marie Severin
Inker(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): Simon Goober (President of Last Laugh Novelty Company); Goober's un-named assistant; two un-named crooks (villains)
Synopsis: Two disguised crooks enter the offices of President Simon Goober and demand all his cash. When he opens the safe, the crooks pull out stage money. Furious, they demand that Goober write them a check, made out to cash, for all but $100 in the account, and, as a final insult, demand the five cigars Goober has in his pocket. After they have left, Goober and his assistant share a laugh as the check was filled out with invisible ink....and the cigars were explosive ones!
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Return Blow

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Carl Wessler
Penciller(s): Reed Crandall [as R. Crandall] (signed)
Inker(s): Reed Crandall [as R. Crandall] (signed)
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
Character(s): Miss Henrietta Sanford (rich old lady, death); Martin Schuman (Sanford's attorney); Alma (villain, Luke's wife, death); Luke (villain, milk delivery man, death)
Synopsis: Alma and Luke decide to butter up Alma's boss lady at the fabulous Sanford Manion in order to get Alma listed in the old lady's will as beneficiary for a cool $250,000. But waiting for her to die got onto Luke's nerves, so he decided to hurry the process up a little. But his plan literally blows up in his and Alma's face.
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Last Resort

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Carl Wessler
Penciller(s): George Evans
Inker(s): George Evans
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
Character(s): Mona Wheeler (Jerry's wife, death); Sheriff Coles; Jane Yarboro (villain, waitress, Jerry's lover); Jerry Wheeler (villain)
Synopsis: Jerry hated Mona, hated her for being controlled by her money, so he seeks out a diversion in young and beautiful Jane, a waitress in town. Jerry kills Mona and dumps her into a lake at night, which eventually trips him up because he had dumped her body into crystal clear Silver Springs!
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Notes and Comments

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Max Allan Collins
Letterer(s): typeset
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Penciller(s): George Evans (signed)
Inker(s): George Evans (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
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Double-Crossed

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Carl Wessler
Penciller(s): Reed Crandall
Inker(s): Reed Crandall
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
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Crushed Ice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Carl Wessler
Penciller(s): Jack Kamen
Inker(s): Jack Kamen
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
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Visitor

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Al Feldstein
Penciller(s): Marie Severin
Inker(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
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Food for Thought

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Carl Wessler
Penciller(s): Joe Orlando
Inker(s): Joe Orlando
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
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More Blessed to Give...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Oleck ?
Penciller(s): Bernie Krigstein
Inker(s): Bernie Krigstein
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
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Disclose Notes: Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion. Previous indexer had Al Feldstein.
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Penciller(s): Jack Kamen (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Kamen (signed)
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Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
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Are You a Red Dupe?

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Lyle Stuart; Bill Gaines
Penciller(s): Jack Davis
Inker(s): Jack Davis
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Melvin Blizunken
Synopsis: This editorial illustrated page purports that the Communists are the ones trying to destroy the comic magazine industry, citing the Soviet "Daily Worker" newspaper and Dr. Frederick Wertham.
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Writer credits from Lyle Stuart himself, during an interview by Bill Spicer in Squa Tront (Fantagraphics, 2002 series) #12 (2007); and from Grant Geissman's book, Tales of Terror!: The EC Companion (Fantagraphics, 2000 series), who lists the writer as Bill Gaines; as well as Frank Jacobs' The MAD World of William M. Gaines (Carol Publishing Group, 1973 series) notes that Gaines worked with Stuart on the piece. Original indexer credited Albert B. Feldstein.
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Three for the Money

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Jack Kamen
Inker(s): Jack Kamen
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
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Dog Food

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Jack Oleck ?
Penciller(s): Reed Crandall
Inker(s): Reed Crandall
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
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Disclose Notes: Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion. Previous indexer had Al Feldstein.
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Prize Catch

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Albert B. Feldstein
Penciller(s): Marie Severin
Inker(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
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Key Chain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Oleck
Penciller(s): Bernie Krigstein
Inker(s): Bernie Krigstein
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
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Disclose Notes: Script credit from Messages in a Bottle: Comic Book Stories by B. Krigstein (Fantagraphics, 2013 series)
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The Squealer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Jack Oleck ?
Penciller(s): George Evans
Inker(s): George Evans
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
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Disclose Notes: Script credit from Tales of Terror: The EC Companion. Previous indexer had Al Feldstein.
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Penciller(s): Jack Kamen (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Kamen (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
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Disclose Notes: House ad for Mad and Panic subscriptions featuring two-headed King of Clubs playing card image
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The Fixer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Carl Wessler
Penciller(s): Jack Kamen
Inker(s): Jack Kamen
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, drama
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
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Dead Center

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Jack Oleck ?
Penciller(s): Joe Orlando
Inker(s): Joe Orlando
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, drama
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
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A Special Editorial

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Writer(s): Albert B. Feldstein
Letterer(s): Typeset
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Disclose Notes: Appeal for readers to write the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency.
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E.C. Went to Sea in Search of Another New Trend...

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Wally Wood
Inker(s): Wally Wood
Letterer(s): ?
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Genres: historical
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Green Stuff

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Jack Oleck ?
Penciller(s): Marie Severin
Inker(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): Typeset
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Genres: crime
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The Firebug

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Jack Oleck ?
Penciller(s): Reed Crandall
Inker(s): Reed Crandall
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
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Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
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Comeback

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Carl Wessler
Penciller(s): Jack Kamen
Inker(s): Jack Kamen
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
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Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
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Penciller(s): Jack Kamen (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Kamen (signed)
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Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
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In Memorium

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Writer(s): Albert B. Feldstein
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Maniac at Large

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Oleck ?
Penciller(s): George Evans
Inker(s): George Evans
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
Synopsis: Blanche is terrified by reports of a maniacal killer on the loose. She suspects everybody, so she'd better kill them all, just in case.
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Just Her Speed

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Jack Oleck ?
Penciller(s): Bernie Krigstein
Inker(s): Bernie Krigstein
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
Synopsis: Ed has finally tracked down Marty, the man who stole his woman and his money. Ed plans to shoot Marty in his diner, but Marty has a plan. He stalls for time, knowing a policeman will be along soon for his usual late-night snack. When the cop arrives outside, Ed realizes he's been tricked and Marty taunts him mercilessly. Then, just before the officer can enter the diner, a speeding car roars by and the cop reluctantly has to chase after it. Poor Marty.
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A Collector's E.C. Check-List

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Albert B. Feldstein
Letterer(s): typeset
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Horror Hobby

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Albert B. Feldstein
Penciller(s): Marie Severin
Inker(s): Marie Severin
Letterer(s): typeset
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Where There's Smoke...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Carl Wessler
Penciller(s): Jack Kamen
Inker(s): Jack Kamen
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
Synopsis: Ed's marriage to Mae is on the rocks. He's sick of her, and falling in love with pretty young Alma. Ed plans to murder Mae until he meets Alma's fiance, a strapping young man. A despondent Ed heads for home, resigned to spending his life with Mae. However, it turns out Mae has been planning a little murder, too.
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Good Boy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Carl Wessler
Penciller(s): Graham Ingels
Inker(s): Graham Ingels
Letterer(s): Jim Wroten
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
Synopsis: Jim Ward tries to be a good father. But, his son Paul continues to get into trouble, eventually growing into a life of crime. What is a father to do? Oh, I know! Find a way to keep Paul at home...
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Russ Cochran Presents the Complete EC Library

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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): Jack Kamen (signed)
Inker(s): Jack Kamen (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: crime
Feature(s): Crime SuspenStories
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