Shock SuspenStories #16 Gaines File Pedigree 4/12 (EC, 1954) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages....
Auction amount: $6,000.00
Sold: Nov 6, 2025
Shock SuspenStories #16 Values
Publisher: EC, 1954
About Shock SuspenStories #16
George Evans cover. Art by Evans, Jack Davis, Joe Orlando, Reed Crandall, and Jack Kamen. The front cover interior features a satirical "Red Dupe" editorial illustrated by Davis, citing both the Daily Worker (Soviet newspaper) and Dr. Frederick Wertham. Contains a rape story.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Inks: George Evans [as G Evans] (signed)
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Melvin Blizunken
Synopsis: This editorial illustrated page purports that the Communists are the ones trying to destroy the comic magazine industry, citing the Soviet "Daily Worker" newspaper and Dr. Frederick Wertham.
Pages: 1.000
Script: Lyle Stuart; Bill Gaines
Pencils: Jack Davis
Inks: Jack Davis
Notes: Inside front cover. Tongue in cheek editorial parody in an attempt to link efforts to destroy comics to Communists. Writer credits from Lyle Stuart himself, during an interview by Bill Spicer in Squa Tront (Fantagraphics, 2002 series) #12 (2007); and from Grant Geissman's book, Tales of Terror!: The EC Companion (Fantagraphics, 2000 series), who lists the writer as Bill Gaines; as well as Frank Jacobs' The MAD World of William M. Gaines (Carol Publishing Group, 1973 series) notes that Gaines worked with Stuart on the piece.
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
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 |
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Universal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 149 |
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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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 155 |
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