Strange Suspense Stories
(first series)

 

This title is a researcher/indexer's nightmare. It started out as Fawcett's Strange Suspense Stories for #s1-9, then turned into Lawbreakers Suspense Stories #s 10-15, was bought by Charlton and turned back to SSS #s 16-22. With #23 the title turned into This is Suspense for 4 issues. With #27 it is again SSS, until #77, for #78 is the first as Captain Atom. Are you still reading this? To top the bill, there was a SECOND series of SSS as well! Although I leave out all of the Fawcett issues, This is Suspense #s 23-26 are simply slipped in with the rest of them!

Run: #16 (January 1954)-22 (November 1954); #23 (February 1955)-#26 (August 1955); #27 (October 1955)-#77 (October 1965).

Creator credits: Vince Alascia art #19; Jim Aparo art #60; Ernie Bache cover #66; Steve Ditko art #s 18-20, 31-37, 39, 40, 41, 45, 47, 48, 50-53 reprints #s 75-77 covers #s 18-20, 22, 31-35, 37, 40, 45, 47, 48, 50, 51; George Evans reprints #24; Dick Giordano covers #s 16, 17, 24, 25; José Montes cover #66; Joe Shuster art #s 19, 21; Marcus Swayze art #s 26, 27; Wally Wood reprints #23.

 

16
 17
 18
 19
 20
21
 22
 23 (This is...)
 24 (This is...)
 25 (This is...)
26 (This is...)
 27
 28
 29
 30
31
 32
 33
 34
 35
36
 37
 38
 39
 40
41
 42
 43
 44
 45
46
 47
 48
 49
 50
51
 52
 53
 54
 55
56
 57
 58
 59
 60
61
 62
 63
 64
 65
66
 67
 68
 69
 70
71
 72
 73
 74
 75
76
 77



(second series)

 

Although there was a strong parent to lean on, this title just didn't seem able to draw enough readers and folded far too soon.

Run: #1 (October 1967)-9 (September 1969)

Creator credits: Jim Aparo art #1; Steve Ditko art #2 cover #2.

 

1
 2
 3
 4
 5
6
 7
 8
 9