Crime SuspenStories #21 (1954) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig
1	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis
2	Mother's Day	comic story	8	script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed Crandall; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim Wroten	Donna Kingsley; Mr. Kingsley (Donna's husband); Fred Kingsley (Donna's son, death); Harold Kingsley (villain, Fred's brother, death)
3	In the Groove	comic story	6	script: Albert B. Feldstein; pencils: Jack Kamen; inks: Jack Kamen; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim Wroten	Rita Green (Garry's wife, death); Valeria Simms (Garry's love interest); Nick Saunders (radio engineer); Garry Green (villain, radio announcer)
4	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Marie Severin
5	SuspenStory Scribblings!	letters page	1	script: Al Feldstein
6	On Schedule!	text story	1	script: Albert B. Feldstein	Sam (villain); Benny (villain); Lew (villain); The Brain (villain)
7	Understudies!	comic story	7	script: Johnny Craig; pencils: Johnny Craig; inks: Johnny Craig; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim Wroten	Myrtle Donaldson (Jim's wife, death); Mr. Williams (Gail's husband); Jim Donaldson (villain); Gail Williams (villain)
8	Blood Brothers	comic story	7	script: Bill Gaines, Albert B. Feldstein; pencils: George Evans; inks: George Evans; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim Wroten	Fred Richards (Alex's brother, death); Alex Richards (villain, death)

Collection	Year
Tales from the Crypt #3	1991	On eBay ›
Crime Suspenstories #21	1997	On eBay ›
Aces High ISBN 978-1-60699-784-0	2014	On eBay ›
The High Cost of Dying and Other Stories ISBN 978-1-60699-908-0	2016	On eBay ›
Crime Suspenstories #4	1983	On eBay ›
The Comic Book in America: An Illustrated History #[nn] ISBN 0-87833-659-1	1989	On eBay ›
Three for the Money and Other Stories ISBN 9781683964360	2021	On eBay ›

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