Suspense #1
Marvel Comics
United States
- Published
- December 1949
- Page count
- 52
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Golden Age size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/76026
Credits
- Editing
- Stan Lee, Editor
Issue contents
Cover
The Bride Vanishes!
Cover, 1 page
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , photographer
- , inker (photogeaph)
- Text
- , typeset
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Suspense (Bell Features, 1949 series) #[nn] (1949)
Notes
Photograph of actors Peter Lorre, Sidney Greenstreet, and Joan Lorring from Warner Bros. Pictures' The Verdict (1946).
1Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-suspense
- Code
- 6653
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Bill Everett , penciller
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Synopsis
Dr. Arnold buys corpses from Mrs. Slade's gang. However, the police capture the gang in the act. The "dead body" they sold Arnold turns out to be Peggy, who was to rob the house during the night. Arnold falls in love with Peggy and decides to marry her while the rest of Mrs. Slade's gang are arrested.
Notes
Adapted from John Dickson Carr's Suspense episode "the Body Snatchers" (November 24, 1942). Info from http://section244.blogspot.com/
2Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
3Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-suspense
- Code
- 6656
- Characters
- Henry Wilson; Charles Dobbs; Tom Higby; Jim
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Bob Powell, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Synopsis
Henry kills his boss Dobbs at night, but Tom sees him leaving. Henry seemingly kills Tom and leaves his body in Charles' office, but the next day Henry keeps seeing Tom around the office. Henry is driven mad and leaps out the building to his death, not realizing the police arranged for Tom to ply at Henry's guilty conscience by posing as his own ghost.
Notes
Adapted from the Suspense radio episode "Statement of Employee Henry Wilson" by John Shaw, broadcast November 2, 1943.
4Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
"Only C.B.S. could give you such a thrilling radio program! Only the Marvel Comic Group could put Casey into his own magazine ..."
5Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-suspense
- Code
- SL-6252
Credits
- Writing
- , author
- Text
- , typeset
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Venus (Marvel, 1948 series) #13 (April 1951)
- Suspense (Marvel, 1949 series) #6 (January 1951)
- Men's Adventures (Marvel, 1950 series) #23 (September 1953)
6Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-suspense
- Code
- 6655
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- King Ward , penciller
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Synopsis
Tom and Lucy stay at a villa where Josephine Adams once mysteriously disappeared from a balcony. The same thing happens to Lucy, but she's found in the Blue Grotto below and saved in a boat. The boat tips over and Countess Luchesi drowns, but Count Luchesi admits his jealous wife was the person hurling women from the balconies.
Notes
Adapted from John Dickson Carr's Suspense episode "the Bride Vanishes" (December 1, 1942).
Pencils credit from atlastales.com
7Featuring
- Feature
- Man Comics #1
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
8Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-suspense
- Code
- 6654
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Bob Jenney , penciller
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Synopsis
Helen is about to be hung for murdering Philip, but Dr. Wise proves the actual killer was Herbert.
Notes
Adapted from John Dickson Carr's Suspense episode "The Hangman Won't Wait" (February 9, 1943).
Pencils credit from atlastales.com
9Featuring
- Genre
- Horror-suspense
- Code
- 6621
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- John Buscema , penciller
- Hing Chu , inker [as Chu F. Hing]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
Synopsis
Beth mistakes Marty for the killer targeting women in New York.
Notes
Pencils and inks credits from atlastales.com
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.