Publishers / Charlton / Strange Suspense Stories (1954) / #18
18May 1954
$0.10

Strange Suspense Stories #18

Charlton · May 1954 · on sale 1954

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Identification plate

Series
Strange Suspense Stories (Charlton, 1954 series)
Issue
#18
Publication date
May 1954
Key date
1954-05-00
On-sale date
1954
Indicia publisher
Charlton Comics Group
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko
2What Was in Sam Dora's Box?comic story7script: Carl Memling; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; letters: Charlotte JetterSam Dora
3The Matchless Firebug!comic story5pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: Dick Ayers, Ernie Bache; letters: Dick Ayers
4Tight Squeezecomic story5pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Vince Alascia; letters: Charlotte Jetter
5Burning Revengetext story2letters: typeset
6The Jaws of Death!comic story3pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: Dick Ayers, Ernie Bache; letters: Dick Ayers
7Face to Face!comic story2script: Carl Memling; pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: Charlotte Jetter
8Dead Right!comic story6script: Carl Memling; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; letters: Charlotte JetterMr. Mord; Sam Drake; Ken Karl; Mephistopheles (cat)

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

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A Steve Ditko Readers Treasury - 1954
ISBN 9781083079350		2016On eBay ›

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Series context

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