Shock SuspenStories #10 Gaines File Pedigree 4/12 (EC, 1953) CGC NM- 9.2 White pages....

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Sold: Nov 6, 2025

Shock SuspenStories #10 Values

Publisher: EC, 1953

About Shock SuspenStories #10

Contains a drug addiction story. Cover by Jack Kamen. Story art by Kamen, Wally Wood, Joe Orlando, and Reed Crandall.

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COVER DETAILS

Pencils: Jack Kamen [as Kamen] (signed)

Inks: Jack Kamen [as Kamen] (signed)

Colors: Marie Severin

Letters: typeset

STORY DETAILS

(6 Stories)

Title: The Sacrifice

Characters: Jonathan Fielding (death); Paul Nichols (villain, witness to Jonathan's murder, blackmailer); Gloria Fielding (villain, Jonathan's wife); James Reed (villain, insurance salesman, death)

Synopsis: A woman manipulates a man into killing her husband by pretending to be in love with him, while she and her lover work out a scheme whereby he claims to be a witness to the killing and blackmails the two of them into letting him sleep with the woman. She carries on this act, pretending to be progressively degraded and begging for salvation, until the dupe finally writes out a confession implicating only himself in the murder and swallows a bottle of poison. She then gleefully regales the dying man the details of the con.

Pages: 8.000

Script: Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)

Pencils: Jack Kamen [as Kamen] (signed)

Inks: Jack Kamen [as Kamen] (signed)

Letters: Jim Wroten

Notes: Letterer credit per Russ Cochran and added by Craig Delich 2013-12-9. Feldstein reports that Wroten used a K & E Lettering Stylus to do all the lettering with. Script revisions by Craig Delich. Cover story.

Title: ...so shall ye reap!

Characters: Murray Vorhees; Wilma Vorhees; Kenneth Vorhees (villain, the Vorhee's son, death); Hicky (villain, gang member)

Synopsis: A young man sitting in the electric chair reflects on the events of his youth while his parents are sitting at home do the same. The parents see their past actions in a positive light, but their son sees things from a different perspective.

Pages: 7.000

Script: Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)

Pencils: Wally Wood [as Wood] (signed)

Inks: Wally Wood [as Wood] (signed)

Letters: Jim Wroten

Notes: Letterer credit per Russ Cochran and added by Craig Delich 2013-12-9. Feldstein reports that Wroten used a K & E Lettering Stylus to do all the lettering with. Script revisions by Craig Delich. Story involves use of drugs.

Title: Operation!

Characters: unnamed anesthesiologist; unnamed Chief Surgeon; unnamed Generalissimo (villain, death); unnamed members of the Secret Police (villains)

Synopsis: A dictator is in the operating room, having gas administered as usual, with the doctor ready to operate. The members of the Secret Police were all around the room, making sure the Leader was safe. Suddenly, aman in a bowler hat came in and grabbed the anaestheist, claiming he was trying to kill the Leader, and not realizing that this led the gas being accidently turned on full.....the end result: the Leader blew up!

Pages: 1.000

Script: Al Feldstein

Pencils: Marie Severin (spot illustration)

Inks: Marie Severin (spot illustration)

Letters: typeset

Title: Home Run!

Characters: Doctor Muller (atomic scientist, absorbed into a Martian); Doctor Caxton (Muller's supervisor); a Martian (villain)

Synopsis: Astronauts are approaching Mars when one of their number admits to them that he is really a Martian who designed the rocket in order to return home after his crashed. The other astronauts think he has lost his mind and attempt to seize his gun, which discharges, killing him. They land on Mars and notice that the body has regained its true form and realize the creature was telling them the truth and that hostile Martians are now waiting outside to absorb their bodies and return to Earth as Martian infiltrators.

Pages: 6.000

Script: Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)

Pencils: Joe Orlando (signed)

Inks: Joe Orlando (signed)

Letters: Jim Wroten

Notes: Letterer credit per Russ Cochran and added by Craig Delich 2013-12-10. Feldstein reports that Wroten used a K & E Lettering Stylus to do all the lettering with. Script revisions by Craig Delich.

Title: Sweetie-Pie

Characters: Philip Garson (reporter for the Consolidated Press Service, death); Sally Garson (Philip's wife, death); unnamed editor of the Consolidated Press Service; O'Hara (State Patrol officer); Eddie (Consolidated Press reporter); a Ghoul (villain)

Synopsis: Philip, a reporter, is put on a story involving people who have been involved in car wrecks and the bodies displaying evidence of puncture marks on their throats and all blood drained from their bodies. The problem is: not all of the victims were found....just 4 of 16 bodies total. Soon, Philip and his new bride are involved in an accident, and he learns the tru fatye of all the victims: a ghoul has set up roadside hazards to procure fresh meat.

Pages: 7.000

Script: Bill Gaines (co-plot); Al Feldstein (co-plot, script)

Pencils: Reed Crandall [as R. Crandall] (signed)

Inks: Reed Crandall [as R. Crandall] (signed)

Letters: Jim Wroten

Notes: Letterer credit per Al Feldstein and added by Craig Delich 2013-12-10. Feldstein reports that Wroten used a K & E Lettering Stylus to do all the lettering with. Script revisions by Craig Delich.

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	3	3	5	8	6	12	9	11	9	12	3	9	2	6	1	2	2	3	2	0	0	114
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9
Total	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	3	4	5	11	6	13	10	11	9	12	3	10	2	6	1	2	2	3	2	0	0	123

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