| Additional Information |
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| Publication | August 1954 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bimonthly |
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| Content | Genre: Adventure |
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| Advertisement | 400 Movie & TV Star Pictures Wallet Size $1 (1 page) |
| Featuring | Hollywood Star Pix |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Ad for booklet to order photos of actors.
Indicia at the bottom of page.
Inside cover. |
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| Comic Story | The Payoff! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Secret agents fight aboard a train over a valuable vial containing deadly germs. |
| Content | Genre: Crime |
| Notes | Memling script per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2016/04/carl-memling-suspense-stories.html |
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| Comic Story | Food For Thought (6 pages) |
| 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. |
| Content | Genre: Crime |
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| Text Story | Retribution (2 pages) |
| 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. |
| Content | Genre: Crime; Horror-suspense |
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| Comic Story | The Kill! (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Calvin Brock kills a man aboard a ship for a bag of diamonds and escapes by jumping into the water. Or does he? |
| Content | Genre: Crime |
| Notes | Write-in contest for readers to contribute a story ending. |
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| Comic Story | Deadly Seance! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Gangster has his fortune told and is killed in the process. |
| Content | Genre: Crime |
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| Comic Story | Von Mohl Vs The Ants! (7 pages) |
| 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. |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense |
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| Comic Story | Moment of Decision! (3 pages) |
| 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. |
| Content | Genre: Crime |
| 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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| Advertisement | Learn to Dance.. (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Illustrated ad for illustrated book on dance instruction for $1.98 plus postage from Pickwick Co., New York, N.Y. |
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| Advertisement | Stops "Bed Wetting" (1 page) |
| Featuring | Dry-Tabs; Gary Pharmacal Co. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Medical | Characters: scientist; bed wetters |
| Notes | Mail order ad by Gary Pharmacal Co., Dept. 473, 7508 Saginaw Avenue, Chicago 49, Illinois. |
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| Hey Skinny! (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo);? | Inks:? (photo);? |
| Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: Joe |
| Notes | Inside back cover ad for Charles Atlas book on muscle building. |
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| Advertisement | Need Extra Spending Money? (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (Photo) | Inks:? (Photo) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover ad to make up to $50 a week selling Stuart Greeting Christmas cards. |
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