Shock SuspenStories #18 (1954) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: George Evans; inks: George Evans; colors: Marie Severin
1	Cadillac Fever!	comic story	6	script: Carl Wessler; pencils: George Evans; inks: George Evans; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim Wroten	Clyde Wilkes (death); Mrs. Wilkes (death); Mr. Evans; Jeb Wyler; Sheriff Hoyt; Ruthie (villain, Wilke's daughter)
2	The Trap	comic story	8	script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Jack Kamen; inks: Jack Kamen; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim Wroten	Matt Hall (death); Mrs. Brady (cameo); unnamed Policeman; Police Chief McLain; Mrs. Vincent; Irene Hall (villain, Matt's wife); Larry Grover (villain, funeral director)
3	A Special Editorial	text article	1	script: Al Feldstein
4	Blowhard	text story	1	script: Al Feldstein; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Marie Severin; colors: Marie Severin	unnamed bank manager; unnamed bank guard; unnamed bank robber (villain)
5	In the Bag	comic story	6	script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Bernie Krigstein; inks: Bernie Krigstein; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim Wroten	McLeod (Policeman); Sullivan (Policeman); Berger (Policeman); innocent man (death); maniac (villain)
6	Rundown	comic story	6	script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed Crandall; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim Wroten	Mr. Farrell (gambler, death); George (casino dealer); Joe Harris (villain, killer, death); Marsha Harris (villain, Joe's wife); Wally (villain, Marsha's lover)

Collection	Year
B. Krigstein Comics #[nn] ISBN 1-56097-573-3	2004	On eBay ›
Shock Suspenstories #18	1996	On eBay ›
Messages in a Bottle: Comic Book Stories by B. Krigstein #[nn] ISBN 978-1-60699-580-8	2013	On eBay ›
Aces High ISBN 978-1-60699-784-0	2014	On eBay ›
The EC Archives: Shock SuspenStories #3 ISBN 1-61655-635-8; 978-1-61655-635-8	2015	On eBay ›
Shock Suspenstories #3	1981	On eBay ›
Master Race and Other Stories ISBN 978-1-68396-094-2	2018	On eBay ›

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