Suspense (1949) #17

Marvel 1949–1953 series Cover date Apr 1952

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

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About this issue

Suspense #17 (1949) is issue #17 of Marvel's Suspense (1949–1953), with a cover date of April 1952. Written by Hank Chapman and drawn by Dick Ayers, Allen Bellman, Gene Colan and others.

Creators

Writer: Hank Chapman
Pencillers: Dick Ayers, Allen Bellman, Gene Colan, Joe Maneely, Pete Morisi, Hy Rosen, Werner Roth
Inkers: Dick Ayers, Allen Bellman, Gene Colan, Joe Maneely, Pete Morisi, Hy Rosen, George Roussos

The stories

“The Little Black Box”

People kill for the secret of the little black box. But the only thing inside of it is...another little black box.

“Night of Horror”

When a pledge dies during a college initiation, the frat boy responsible for it does not mend his ways but continues to think up more sadistic rituals. His next one involves being tied to a tombstone in the cemetery and attempting to frighten the pledges, but he doesn't notice that the tombstone he ties himself to belongs to the boy he killed and the grave opens beneath him to swallow him up.

“Norman Was Right!”

When a ladykiller spots a beautiful woman wearing a leopard disguise at a dance he bets his friends that he can get her to dance with him even though she has declined invitations from others. She agrees to dance with him and he gloats over his friends. She takes him outside and gets him alone where she reveals that she is not wearing a mask and is, in fact, a hungry were-leopard.

“Joe's Friend!”

A crazy man murders his wife and blames it on his 'friend' who lives in... the mirror.

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