Suspense (1949) #19

Marvel 1949–1953 series Cover date Jun 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

Value history

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About this issue

Suspense #19 (1949) is issue #19 of Marvel's Suspense (1949–1953), with a cover date of June 1952. Written by Carl Wessler and drawn by Tony DiPreta, Bill Everett, Bob Fujitani and others.

Creators

Writer: Carl Wessler
Pencillers: Tony DiPreta, Bill Everett, Bob Fujitani, Fred Kida, Jim Mooney, George Roussos, Manny Stallman
Inkers: Tony DiPreta, Bill Everett, Bob Fujitani, Fred Kida, Bernard Sachs, Manny Stallman
Letterers: Bill Everett, Morrie Kuramoto
Cover artist: Russ Heath

The stories

“Birdface!”

George hates his beak-like nose and despite his father's warnings to wait until after his 25th birthday, he has plastic surgery done to give himself a normal face - however on his 25th birthday the rest of his body changes to become bird-like.

“The Tough Guy”

Ryan is hard on his workers and causes Jorgensen's death by beating him. The other workers finally team up and throw Ryan's body into a building's foundation.

“The Day That Never Ends”

Stephen murders Paul, who curses him saying he'll die over and over again. Stephen's guilt finally causes him to be caught and sentenced to death. He relives his execution endlessly.

“The Labyrinth”

Paul lures Ted out to Limestone Mountain and down into a cave before killing him but then can't find his way out of the cave.

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