Shock SuspenStories #9 (1953) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Carrion Death	cover	1	pencils: Albert B. Feldstein; inks: Albert B. Feldstein; colors: Marie Severin	unnamed State Trooper; unnamed bank robber
1	The October Game	comic story	8	script: Ray Bradbury, Al Feldstein; pencils: Jack Kamen; inks: Jack Kamen; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim Wroten	Louise Wilder (Mitch's wife); Marion Wilder (Louise and Mitch's daughter, death); Helen; Mitch Wilder (villain)
2	Came The Dawn!	comic story	7	script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Wally Wood; inks: Wally Wood; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim Wroten	Cathy Maxwell (death); Bob Ames; un-named criminally insane girl (villain)
3	Surgery!	text story	1	script: Al Feldstein; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Marie Severin	Doc Spender (unlicensed doctor); Bat Parker (villain); Danny (villain)
4	Shock Talk	letters page	1	letters: typeset
5	The Meddlers!	comic story	6	script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim Wroten	Dr. Conrad Rivers (research chemist, death); Mr. Kearns (groery store owner, death); the widow Jones (death); Jed (death); Enos (death); Martha (death)
6	Carrion Death!	comic story	7	script: Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein; pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed Crandall; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Jim Wroten	unnamed State Trooper (death); unnamed bank robber (villain, death)

Collection	Year
EC Horror Library of the 1950's #[nn]	1970	On eBay ›
Shock Suspenstories #9	1994	On eBay ›
Came the Dawn and Other Stories ISBN 978-1-60699-546-4	2012	On eBay ›
EC Portfolio #5	1974	On eBay ›
Judgment Day and Other Stories ISBN 978-1-60699-727-7	2014	On eBay ›

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