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4August-September 1952
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Shock SuspenStories #4

EC · August-September 1952 · on sale 1952-06-12

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Identification plate

Series
Shock SuspenStories (EC, 1952 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
August-September 1952
Key date
1952-08-00
On-sale date
1952-06-12
Indicia publisher
Tiny Tot Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Shock SuspenStoriescover1pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Marie Severin
1Shock Talkletters page1script: Al Feldstein
2Split Second!comic story8script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Jack Kamen; inks: Jack Kamen; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenJack (lumberjack); Fuz (lumberjack); Ted Morgan (lumberjack); Steve Dixon (villain, lumberjack boss, death); Liz (Silver Dollar Saloon singer, Steve's wife, eventual death)
3Confessioncomic story7script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenArthur Keenan; Flagg (Policeman); Riley (Policeman); Mason (Policeman); Detective Doyle; Charlie (Police switchboard operator); Mrs. Staley (Lieutenant Staley's wife, death); Lieutenant Staley (villain, Policeman)
4Last Ride!text story1script: Al Feldsteinunnamed woman (wife of unnamed man, death); unnamed man (villain, death)
5Salvation!text story1script: Al Feldsteinunnamed Police Railroad Detective; unnamed tramp; Bancroft (villain)
6Strictly Business!comic story6script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenDianne Masters (Alec's wife); unnamed Senator; Alec Craven (a robot)
7Uppercut!comic story7script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim WrotenHerby Dixon (boxer); Eddie (boxer); Tom Murphy (boxer); Jerry Colby (boxer, death); Ernie Maxwell (boxer); Max (fight scheduler); Lou (bookie); Joe Wiley (fight promoter, death); Harry (forensic pathologist)

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