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Issue: Pre-Code Classics: Strange Suspense Stories #1
Publication Date: August 2016
 
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Publisher: FlagPS Artbooks
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Indicia Publisher: PS Artbooks Ltd.
On Sale Date: 11/16/2016
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Pages: 260
ISBN: 9781848639690
UPC/EAN: 978184863969055999
Price: $59.99 USD
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Content Items: 100 (48 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: colour
Dimensions: 7.25" x 10.5"
Paper Stock: matte interior
Binding: hardcover
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Disclose Notes: Cropped image of splash page from "Moment of Decision" Strange Suspense Stories #16 (Charlton, 1954 Series).
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Pre Code Classics Strange Suspense Stories Volume One

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I Will Train You at Home to be a Radio-Television Technician

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Character(s): J.E. Smith (photo)
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I Went To My Own Funeral

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Genres: crime, horror
Synopsis: Basil and Gertrude Jethro are a married couple of brillant surgeons. When Basil takes out an insurance on Gertrude's life, she decides to murder her insane husband first. They change identities via plastic surgery and Gertrude can pose as Basil and cash in on the insurance money.
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Three Way Vendetta

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Synopsis: Three bankrobbers set up booby traps for each other to maximize their share of the loot. All of them are killed in the progress.
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Bury Me Deep

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Synopsis: The murder victim Frank Lee visits the town in the guise of his nox-existing twin brother Walter. With the aid of black magic he avenges his death and finishes off his three killers.
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Payment On Time!

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Synopsis: Two killers stow away on a freight ship to Africa. When one of them needs his appendix to be removed, they force the ship's doctor to do so. The doctor is killed afterwards, but he left a surprise in the gangster's stomach.
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High Tension

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Synopsis: Jealousy and treachery tear apart a circus trapaze act.
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Murder On Time!

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Synopsis: Henpecked husband Charlie Noonan constructs an explosive alarm clock to murder his wife. When the bomb goes off, he himself is felled by a deadly heart attack.
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Disclose Notes: Story with attached new ending from readers' write-in-contest from "Lawbreakers Suspense" #13.
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Big Money Man!

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Synopsis: Bankrobber is caught in the subway, because has hasn't the dime admittance handy.
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Yes, Right from Detroit!

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You Can Be a Bombshell in any Tough Spot!

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Junior Space Pilots on the Beam!

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Character(s): Mr. Ned Mason
First Line: Build a fine business... full or spare time!
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Beautiful Night for Murder!

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Synopsis: Ferdy Costigan murders his domineering wife and puts the blame on a serial killer on the loose.
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Bache inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Dick Ayers.
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Moment of Decision

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Synopsis: Tim Fenwick is a robber and murderer on the run. Loaded with two heavy bags of money, Fenwick has a choice: Pay off his cruel creditor Ozzy or turn himself in to the police?
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Disclose Notes: Wirte-in-contest for readers: 10 dollars "in cash!" if their story ending gets illustrated in a future issue.
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Quick Exit

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Synopsis: Guy stealing the box office of a circus has to hide inside a lion's cage.
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The Witch of Winchlozick

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Synopsis: Three gangsters want to cash in on a real witch's business. They all meet untimely deaths.
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Surprise Ending

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Synopsis: A murder plan goes wrong. The wrong person is killed, but the killer won't live long, either.
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Dead Man's Revenge

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Synopsis: Two rivals for a woman's love kill each other at sea.
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10 Cent's Worth of Doom!

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Synopsis: A holdup murderer feels haunted by a special dime his victim was carrying. He gets hectic, nervous and finally loses his head.
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Don't Pay A Penny For These Newest Frocks!

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Fix Any Car in a Jiffy!

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Given - Premiums or Cash Commission

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Extra Money

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Gain More Weight

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What Was in Sam Dora's Box?

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First Line: It was an incredible mystery that baffled the citizens of Twin Pines... a puzzle that drove Zach Marrow to the edge of madness.
Synopsis: Recluse Sam Dora always carries a box on his shoulder. Curiosity is killing the townspeople - until one of them has a fatal look.
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The Matchless Firebug!

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First Line: Sam Match was a "hot shot" in his chosen profession... arson!
Synopsis: The arsonist Sam Match sets fires to buildings and his employers to cover his tracks.
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Tight Squeeze

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First Line: Jeb Chisum was willing to kill his partner for the gold dust they had prospected together...
Synopsis: Prospector Jeb kills his partner Vance for his share of gold dust. He makes it look like a robbery with himself as a second victim. But his plan has a catch.
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Burning Revenge

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First Line: Mary Farrel looked at the clock above the counter.
Synopsis: The ghost of John Clark awaits three brutal gangsters in his house and lets them kill each other.
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The Jaws of Death!

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First Line: "Ace" Madigan would go anywhere to photograph a spectacular story, even into the jaws of death!
Synopsis: Photographer "Ace" Madigan tries to capture a dragon-god fire ritual on film, but perishes while doing so.
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Face to Face!

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First Line: Dear readers... we've just finished judging hundreds of solutions to our recent 4-page quiz, face-to-face...
Synopsis: The Ajax twin brothers try to kill each other to change identities.
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Dead Right!

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Genres: horror
Character(s): Mr. Mord; Sam Drake; Ken Karl; Mephistopheles (cat)
First Line: In the weird little house on the dead-end street, in London, lived the old man known as... Mr. Mord.
Synopsis: Two newspaper reporters go story hunting and end up with more than they could ever have hoped for. Because Mr. Mord's strange wax museum proves to be a hell's kitchen itself.
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Now! The Amazing Facts about Baldness

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$100,000 Ring Sale

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They Mailed This Coupon...

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First Line: Boys, girls, men, women!
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In 10 Minutes of Fun a Day I Changed Myself

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Genres: sports
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Give Back My Body

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Genres: crime, horror
Synopsis: The body of Lefty Riccardi dies in the electric chair, but his mind has been transferred to broker John Billings. Two detectives solve this mystery.
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All Burnt Up

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Synopsis: Gangster Blenheim hides at the house of a friend. A boy living there gives him nothing but trouble.
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Surprise Package

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Synopsis: Gustav Perrin steals a miniature atom bomb, but loses it to a suicidal stranger who jumps off a building with it.
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Destructive Death

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Synopsis: Violinist Jan Sagoro can collapse buildings by playing the right "vibrating point". He blackmails the city.
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You Know Too Much!

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Synopsis: A "Mr. Average American" turns knife murderer at night and seeks the professional help of a psychiatrist.
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A Nice Quiet Place!

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Synopsis: Tony and Chopper enter their quiet hideout in the mountains, but get attacked by a mountain lion.
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High Tension

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Synopsis: The surviving acrobat falls as well and lands on the unfaithful wife.
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Disclose Notes: Reader's ending to write-in contest in "Strange Suspense Stories" #16
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Complete Baffling Magic Outfit 20 First Class Illusions

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First Line: Be a magician - fool and delight your friends with a full 2 hour mystery show.
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Now Fly Like a Bird!

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First Line: With wings made from the original sketch of Leonardo Da Vinci's flying wings!
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How to Hypnotize

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First Line: It's easy to hypnotize... when you know how.
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Gain More Weight in 10 Days Or Your Money Back!

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Friends! Here's How to Get at Almost No Cost Your New Real, Live Miniature Dog

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Character(s): Mrs. Ruth Long (Gift Manager Dean Studios); miniature dog
First Line: Supply limited send today!
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Head and shoulders photo of Mrs. Ruth Long also speaking via a comic-style dialogue balloon and quoted in the text copy of the ad... "I'll be happy to send you without you paying a penny, this loveable, young, miniature dog that is so tiny when even fully grown you can carry it in your pocket or hold it in one hand, yet it barks and is a reliable watch dog as well as a pet. You can keep it in a shoebox and enjoy many amusing hours teaching it tricks... active, healthy, intelligent, and clean."
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Any Photo Copied

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First Line: 20 billfold size pictures $1
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400 Movie & TV Star Pictures Wallet Size $1

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Disclose Notes: Ad reprint for booklet to order photos of actors.
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The Payoff!

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Synopsis: Secret agents fight aboard a train over a valuable vial containing deadly germs.
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Disclose Notes: Memling script per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2016/04/carl-memling-suspense-stories.html
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Food For Thought

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Synopsis: Ruthless killer Gus hides at his sister's house. He kills the inhabitants to last longer on the remaining food, but eats poisoned mushrooms and dies.
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Retribution

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Synopsis: With the help of magic, detective John Carbone gets back at the Wilton mob for killing his partner. He transforms the gangsters into animals like rats, snakes, gorillas, coyotes, vultures and sheep.
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The Kill!

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Synopsis: Calvin Brock kills a man aboard a ship for a bag of diamonds and escapes by jumping into the water. Or does he?
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Disclose Notes: Write-in contest for readers to contribute a story ending.
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Deadly Seance!

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Synopsis: Gangster has his fortune told and is killed in the process.
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Von Mohl Vs The Ants!

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Synopsis: Hugo von Mohl runs his African plantation with an iron fist. When he faces an invasion of killer ants, von Mohl fights them with dynamite, guns and fire. But he overlooks a hole the pesty bugs slip through.
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Moment of Decision!

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Synopsis: Tim Fenwick is a robber and murderer on the run. Loaded with two heavy bags of money, he jumps into the river and is dragged underwater trying to escape the police.
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Disclose Notes: Readers' ending to write-in contest in "Strange Suspense Stories" #17 from March 1954.

Memling script per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2016/04/carl-memling-suspense-stories.html
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Learn to Dance..

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Disclose Notes: Ad reprint of Illustrated ad for illustrated book on dance instruction for $1.98 plus postage from Pickwick Co., New York, N.Y.
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Stops "Bed Wetting"

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Genres: science and technology
Character(s): scientist; bed wetters
First Line: Why endure the needless shame, embarrassment, humiliation ...
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Disclose Notes: Ad reprint for Mail order ad by Gary Pharmacal Co., Dept. 473, 7508 Saginaw Avenue, Chicago 49, Illinois.
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Hey Skinny!

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Genres: sports
Character(s): Joe
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Disclose Notes: Ad reprint originally on inside back cover for Charles Atlas book on muscle building.
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Need Extra Spending Money?

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Disclose Notes: Ad reprint originally the back cover ad to make up to $50 a week selling Stuart Greeting Christmas cards.
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$100,000 Ring Sale

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Disclose Notes: Ad reprint for any ring, your choice, $1.98 tax paid.
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Who Will He Be?

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Synopsis: An Arabian tyrant uses sleep-deprivation to torture his opponents and find out about assassination plots about him. Some day something out of the ordinary happens.
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The Well of Fear!

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Genres: crime, horror
Synopsis: Bankrobbers Logan and Sellis get trapped in an old well and can't get out. They mistrust each other and won't help the other to escape. They both perish miserably.
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Disclose Notes: Cover story. Molno pencils per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2014/10/joe-shusters-charlton-ghost.html
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Surprise Package

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Genres: horror
Synopsis: Gustav Perrin steals a miniature atom bomb, but loses it to a suicidal stranger who jumps off a building with it. The jumper, however, has a parachute and does an advertisement stunt.
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Disclose Notes: Reader's solution to write-in-contest for a new ending from "Strange Suspense Stories" #19 (July 1954).

Memling script per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2016/04/carl-memling-suspense-stories.html
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Sam the Seer

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Genres: crime, horror
Synopsis: Sam Snittleman can foresee the future. He knows that a crime mobster will kill him. When he does, Snittleman returns from the dead as "Mr. Vision" and leads the police to his murderers.
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This Bite is Sweet!

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Synopsis: Peter North is a vampire. He settles down in a village in the Pyrenees and terrorizes the good people. When he meets the lovely Monique, North is torn between love and blood lust.
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The Mark of the Ripper!

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Genres: crime, horror
Synopsis: Police detective Baird has to bring down the "Ripper", a knife-wielding maniac on the loose. Following the clues Baird is confronted with the fact that he himself is the "Ripper".
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No Questions Asked

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Synopsis: Dr. Hurtt needs fresh cadavers for his anatomy sessions. When he gets blackmailed he decides to commit a murder and thus kill two birds with one stone.
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Disclose Notes: Write-in contest for readers to contribute an ending to this story.
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Amazing Double-Action Skin Treatment

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Disclose Notes: Ad reprint in black and white for skin treatment from Scope Products.
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Why Just Wish for the Things You Want?

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Character(s): girl; dad; mom; boy (all in photos)
First Line: Boys! Girls! Mothers! Dads! Make extra money! It’s easy-fast-and FUN, too!
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Disclose Notes: Ad reprint for selling Christmas cards for Wallace Brown, Inc.
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Come On, Buddy, Quit Being a Bag-of-Bones Weakling Like I Was

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Character(s): Jim Norman; George Jowett
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Disclose Notes: Ad reprint of Body-building ad.
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Hello, Bob - Have You Found that Underseas Treasure?

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Character(s): Bob; Sam; girl; lady
First Line: Given! Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men! We give you Cash! Or Premiums!
Synopsis: Bob fruitlessly searches the ocean floor for treasure, until Sam tells of his own "treasures" he received for selling Cloverine Brand Salve.
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Disclose Notes: Ad reprint of Comics ad for Wilson Chemical Co., offering prizes or money for the sales of Cloverine Brand Salve. Among the many prizes offered in the ad is a live pony.
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Make Big Money With Fast-Selling Warm Mason Leather Jackets

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Disclose Notes: Ad reprint originally the inside cover ad.
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Killer's Arms

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Synopsis: Scientist gets transplanted the arms of a killer gorilla - and goes on a rampage.
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25 Big 8" X 10" Glossy Pictures - Your Choice $1.00

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Hands Off!

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Genres: crime, espionage
Synopsis: Government agent transports an important briefcase, but is attacked brutally by enemy agents.
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The Kill!!

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Synopsis: Calvin Brock kills a man aboard a ship for a bag of diamonds and escapes by jumping into the water. His body is sucked into the ships propeller.
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Disclose Notes: Reader's solution to write-in contest in Strange Suspense Stories #20.

Memling script per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2016/04/carl-memling-suspense-stories.html
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Lovelier Hair In 7 Days Or Your Money Back

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Disclose Notes: Ad reprint for this amazing product that prevents dandruff, dry and brittle hair and itchy scalp. Juel Company
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Explorer's Return

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Synopsis: Jungle explorer Mark Pennell brings home the idol of a snake god and is haunted by attacking snakes.
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White Birds of Death!

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Genres: crime
Synopsis: The "Shotgun Gang" terrorizes Florida.
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Hey Kids!! Send For The New Howdy Doody Color Television Set

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Character(s): Howdy Doody; Clarabell; Mr. Bluster; Flub-A-Dub; Dilly Dally
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Disclose Notes: Ad reprint says have hours of fun watching 108 different pictures of Howdy Doody and friends on this special viewer! Sold by Josely Company.
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The Secret of the Box!

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Genres: horror
Synopsis: American newspaperman Michael Preston investigates east European tyrant Smirnov and finds out the secret of Smirnov's cruelty.
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Disclose Notes: cover story. Molno pencils per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2014/10/joe-shusters-charlton-ghost.html
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First Line: Draw Any Person in One Minute
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Disclose Notes: Ad reprint for a Norton Products "Magic Art Reproducer".
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Amazing New Way to a Slimmer Figure

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Disclose Notes: Ad reprint for slimming candy from American Healthaids Company.
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How to Fix Any Part of Any Car

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Disclose Notes: Ad reprint originally inside back cover ad for auto motive repair courses.
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I'm "Uncle" Harry I Will Send You Prizes Like These Without One Cent of Cost

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Character(s): "Uncle Harry" Bard (seen in black and white photo)
First Line: I have been helping boys and girls get prizes and earn money for 37 years.
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Disclose Notes: Ad reprint for American Seed Co., offering prizes or money for the sales of "Uncle Harry" Bard's "famous vegetable and flower seed packs".
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If You Love Golden & Silver Age Comics, Get an Alter Ego

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Character(s): Roy Thomas (photo)
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Disclose Notes: Ad for Alter Ego Magazine.
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Disclose Notes: Cropped image of splash page from "The Mark of the Ripper!" Strange Suspense Stories #21 (Charlton, 1954 Series).
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Disclose Notes: Back cover contains thumbnail images of covers from Strange Suspense Stories #16-#22, ISBN and UPC.

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