Suspense #5 The Promise Collection Pedigree (Atlas, 1950) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white to white pages....

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Sold: Aug 30, 2021

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Publisher: Marvel, 1950

About Suspense #5

Russ Heath, Dick Briefer, Bernie Krigstein, George Tuska, and Bill Everett art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Hangman's House!/The Painted Scarf!/The Mark of the Witch!/The Eyes That Stared!

Pencils: Joe Maneely

Inks: Joe Maneely

STORY DETAILS

(8 Stories)

Title: Hangman's House

Characters: Ezekiel Zoras (17th Century hangman, flashback, also in spirit form); Robert Kinsman; Mona Vincent; Thomas Zane (villain, Boston student, death); The Master of Demons (villain)

Synopsis: A false friend invites his rival for the affections of a young lady up to the house owned by the Salem hangman for a week of rest although the house is supposed to be haunted. When they arrive, the man plans to murder his friend through the actions of the hangman's ghost, but he becomes impatient and seizes the rope from the ghost and attempts to strangle his rival himself. He gets caught in the rope as a fire breaks out and perishes.

Pages: 9.000

Pencils: Bill Everett; Joe Maneely; ? (see notes)

Inks: Bill Everett; Joe Maneely; ? (see notes)

Letters: Bill Everett

Notes: The image of the hangman on the right of the splash is a Joe Maneely stat taken from the cover; the rest of the splash appears to be drawn by someone other than Everett.

Title: The Eyes that Stared!

Synopsis: A thief's conscience bothers him after he victimizes an old man and so he convinces himself that the old man is constantly staring at him. After he strangles the old man and the police apprehend him, the land lady reveals that the old man was blind.

Pages: 4.000

Pencils: Joe Maneely

Inks: Joe Maneely

Title: Return from the Grave

Synopsis: A man plots to steal the gold bullion out of a ship by placing a bomb on board and bribing one of the crew to destroy the radio so only he will know the position of the ship when the bomb goes off. He hires a sailor to work the diving equipment when he goes to retrieve the gold, but the sailor cuts the airhose to the thief and reveals himself to be the ghost of the destroyed ship's captain.

Pages: 7.000

Pencils: George Tuska

Inks: George Tuska

Title: Even After Death

Synopsis: When a man poisons his wife for her money, she vows that he will still be hers even after death. During the evening burial, tremors shake the earth and the gravediggers depart until they cease. They don't see that the husband has fallen into the grave, striking his head and stunning him. When they return to finish up, the lamps have been doused by rain and they are working in near darkness. They bury the husband alive.

Pages: 4.000

Pencils: Bernie Krigstein

Inks: Bernie Krigstein

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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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