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16April-May 1953
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Crime SuspenStories #16

EC · April-May 1953 · on sale 1952-12-12

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Series
Crime SuspenStories (EC, 1950 series)
Issue
#16
Publication date
April-May 1953
Key date
1953-04-00
On-sale date
1952-12-12
Indicia publisher
L. L. Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Crime SuspenStoriescover1pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig; colors: Marie Severin
1Rendezvous!comic story8script: Johnny Craig; pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jimmy WrotenRuby (Joe's secretary); Nickie (Joe's girl); Charlie (a gambler); Mr. Holmes (Book Keeping department head, death); Joe Haines (villain, book keeper, embezzler, death)
2Fission Bait!comic story7script: Al Feldstein; pencils: Jack Kamen; inks: Jack Kamen; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenLouise Miller (Eddie's wife, death); Colonel Andrew Forbes (Army procurement officer); Pat Walton (Eddie's new love interest); Eddie Miller (villain)
3Scorpiontext story2script: Al FeldsteinJohn Whitman (a blacksmith, town Mayor); El Alacron [aka the Scorpion] (villain, death)
4Come Clean!comic story6script: Al Feldstein; pencils: Al Williamson; inks: Al Williamson; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenDeath (host); Ralph Jansen (aka Jensen) (death); Lillian Smith (flashback); Nick (saloon owner, flashback); unnamed Prison Warden (flashback); Mrs. Woodman (Lillian's landlady, flashback) ; unnamed District Attorney (flashback); Ben (prison guard, flashback); Mr. Sutton (tailor, flashback)
5Who's Next?comic story7script: Al Feldstein; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenThe Old Witch (host); Anna (Tony's wife); Mr. Spordman (shop owner); Mr. Barker (bank president, death); Mr. Riffle; Tony (villain, barber)

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