Strange Suspense Stories

The perennial also-ran publisher, Charlton, experienced a momentary flash of brilliance in 1967 when longtime artist and art director Dick Giordano was promoted to editor and brought a wave of talented young writers and artists into the fold. Strange Suspense Stories is a revival of one of Charlton’s most successful titles of the 1950s—a blend of horror, science fiction, and mystery in the mold of EC’s Shock SuspenStories. The 1960s revival issues feature some of the earliest professional work of Dennis O’Neill (at that time using the alias Sergius O’Shaughnessy), who went on to become the longtime editor of Batman, and Jim Aparo, who did memorable work at DC in the 1970s and 1980s. Strange Suspense Stories, during Giordano’s editorship, provided solid storytelling and art, with tales that anticipated DC’s efforts in House of Mystery several years later.

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#34

Nov 1957

Cover: $0.10

A: Steve Ditko

Gaines

1 copy for $90.00
#43

Sep 1959

Cover: $0.10

1 copy for $9.98
#50

Nov 1960

Cover: $0.10

A: Steve Ditko

1 copy for $22.00
#73

Jan 1965

Cover: $0.12

1 copy for $12.98
#76

Aug 1965

Cover: $0.12

W: Steve Ditko, Joe Gill · A: Steve Ditko, Rocco ”Rocke” Mastroserio

Reprints from Space Adventures #35 (Aug 1960), #36 (Oct 1960), #37 (Dec 196) and #39 (Apr 1961)

1 copy for $12.00
#77

Oct 1965

Cover: $0.12

W: Steve Ditko · A: Steve Ditko, Bill Molno

Reprints from Space Adventures #37, 39, 40 and 42; Final Issue

1 copy for $16.00