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Cover of Suspense (1949) #1

Suspense (1949) #1

Marvel 1949–1953 series Cover date Dec 1949

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About this issue

Suspense #1 (1949) is issue #1 of Marvel's Suspense (1949–1953), with a cover date of December 1949. Drawn by John Buscema and Bob Powell.

Creators

Pencillers
John Buscema, Bob Powell
Inkers
Chu F. Hing, Bob Powell
Letterer
Marty Epp

The stories

“The Graveyard Ghouls!”

Dr. Arnold buys corpses from Mrs. Slade's gang. However, the police capture the gang in the act. The "dead body" they sold Arnold turns out to be Peggy, who was to rob the house during the night. Arnold falls in love with Peggy and decides to marry her while the rest of Mrs. Slade's gang are arrested.

“The Corpse Came Back!”

Henry kills his boss Dobbs at night, but Tom sees him leaving. Henry seemingly kills Tom and leaves his body in Charles' office, but the next day Henry keeps seeing Tom around the office. Henry is driven mad and leaps out the building to his death, not realizing the police arranged for Tom to ply at Henry's guilty conscience by posing as his own ghost.

“The Bride Vanishes!”

Tom and Lucy stay at a villa where Josephine Adams once mysteriously disappeared from a balcony. The same thing happens to Lucy, but she's found in the Blue Grotto below and saved in a boat. The boat tips over and Countess Luchesi drowns, but Count Luchesi admits that his jealous wife was the person hurling women from the balcony.

“Here Comes the Hangman!”

Helen is about to be hung for murdering Philip, but Dr. Wise proves the actual killer was Herbert.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.