Crime Suspenstories
EC // October-November 1950 - February-March 1955
Issue count: 28
EC was the hands-down leader in many genres-"crime"included. Their industry leading stories and art make them some of the most sought after and pricey books! If you have originals, you might be sitting on a goldmine! See examples by clicking above!
EC Comics were almost without peer in the late 40’s through the mid-50’s as far as chilling. imaginative stories, and, equally importantly, very high quality artwork. Although many companies offered horror and sci-fi titles, working for EC represented the pinnacle of comic book heights as far as the most desired company to work for.
It can be argued that Crime SuspenseStories was EC’s flagship book (along with Vault of Horror and Weird Science); although it only ran 27 issues (November 1950 through March 1955), it really set the precedent for deranged stories of gruesome murders committed by mentally unstable individuals. And this was an oft-imitated and popular theme in comic books at the time! But EC did it masterfully…
In fact, if the sales philosophy was “the cover sells the book,” then Crime SuspenseStories more than satisfied an audience’s taste for the macabre; we got to see provocative images of dangling corpses, live burial, straight-razor wielding psychopaths, hatchet beheadings (issue #22 - particularly disturbing), gunshots with exploding heads, strangulations, drownings, hanging victims with eyes rolled back clearly in rigor-mortis state...
One must only look at the roster of creative talent involved over the years on this title to know that you were not dealing with your run-of-the-mill crime / horror book! Among the creative legends that worked on the title were Johnny Craig, Wally Wood, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Kamen, Jack Davis, George Roussos, Al Williamson, Joe Orlando, Marie Severin, Bill Elder, Reed Crandall, Al Feldstein, Bernie Krigstein, and other notables…
The story is often told, but bears repeating, that there became a general upheaval about graphic content in comic books, and how that may have been a contributing factor in the supposed increase in juvenile delinquency. This theory was perpetuated by one Dr. Frederick Wertham, in his pop psychology-exploitation-sensationalist book Seduction Of The Innocent - in which he actually cited certain EC books as being particularly objectionable.
This all led to putting the proverbial “nail-in-the-coffin” for all of the publishers releasing horror and “real-crime” comics, who either ceased publication altogether, or offered more watered-down fare after being strong-armed to “voluntarily” adopt a code of the do's and don’ts for comic book content. Comics in general survived, and indeed experienced a renaissance-of-sorts when the big second superhero craze hit in the early to late 60’s.
EC Comics, however, would make their money now through their wildly popular Mad Magazine.
All EC books from the late 40’s to early 50’s are highly collectible, but Crime SuspenseStories are demanding some astronomical prices on the market!
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Issue #1
What's Crime Suspenstories #1 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #1 is $7,100. This value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, which is a 9.8 NM/M from the Gaines File Copy pedigree that sold in September 2017. A 9.6 NM+ from the same pedigree has an August 2007 value of $4,183. An unretouched 9.2 has an October 2017 value of $2,500, and an unretouched 9.0 sold for the price of $1,920 in February 2019.
Why is this comic book valuable?
An inseparable father-son duo discovers that 'Murder May Boomerang' in Crime SuspenStories #1, published in October 1950 by E.C. Comics. A prisoner from a penitentiary breaks out and discovers the family's cabin, where he steals clothing from them and beats the father nearly to death. The son drives his dazed father around town in an attempt to locate the convict, and when his father points him out, the son runs him over with their car - only to discover his father misidentified the man.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $250 | $500 | $800 | $1,075 | $3,000 | $7,100 |
Issue #2
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What's Crime Suspenstories #2 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #2 is $3,360. That value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell publicly, which is a 9.8 NM/M from the Gaines File Copy pedigree. That November 2018 value is a decrease from its peak November 2017 value of $4,413. A 9.6 NM+ from the same pedigree has a February 2004 value of $2,416, and an unretouched 9.2 has a value of $1,020 as of February 2019.
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A thief learns that he has a doppelganger - who's a millionaire with amnesia in Crime SuspenStories #2, published by E.C. Comics in December 1950. A small-time thief learns that a millionaire in a hospital is his virtual double, and plans to break into the sanitarium and dispose of the man to take his place. Everything is not as rosy as he thinks, however, when he switches places with the man and is killed by the millionaire's wife's lover. ?
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $250 | $500 | $1,000 | $2,000 | $8,000 | $4,425 |
Issue #3
What's Crime Suspenstories #3 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #3 is $3,600. This value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell at auction, which is a 9.8 NM/M from the Gaines File Copy pedigree. That February 2019 value is an increase from its August 2011 value of $1,852. A 9.6 NM+ from the Gaines File Copy pedigree has a February 2004 value of $2,185, and an unretouched 6.0 has a July 2019 value of $504.
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A story by Edgar Allen Poe is adapted for comics in Crime SuspenStories #3, published in February 1951 by E.C. Comics. The story of Old Witch begins. Mr. Boles plans to frame his housekeeper when she and Mr. Boles attend the funeral of Margaret, his wife. Mr. Boles is smug, as he thinks no one knows that he killed her, but when the housekeeper begins dropping hints that she knows his secret, he plans to frame her for poisoning him.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100 | $200 | $400 | $800 | $3,000 | $0 |
Issue #4
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What's Crime Suspenstories #4 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #4 is $2,760. That value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell publicly, which is a 9.8 NM/M from the Gaines File Copy pedigree that sold in May 2019. That vale is an increase from its August 2018 value of $2,640, but a decrease from its peak March 2017 value of $3,375.
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Thelma ends up blamed for two murders in Crime SuspenStories #4, published by E.C. Comics in April 1951. Thelma takes out an insurance policy on her worthless husband to humor an attractive salesman, and decides to kill him and dispose of the body by faking a car accident on an old country road. After she collects the money she meets George, they marry, and he changes his insurance policy to benefit his new wife. When George is killed in a tragic accident that looks similar to the one that killed her first husband, Thelma is accused of murdering them both!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100 | $200 | $400 | $800 | $3,000 | $0 |
Issue #5
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What's Crime Suspenstories #5 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #5 is $2,223. This value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell at auction, which is a 9.6 NM+ from the Gaines File Copy. That December 2019 value is an increase from its May 2015 value of $1,434. An unretouched 9.0 has a September 2008 value of $499.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A man's business manager and wife plan to off him in Crime SuspenStories #5, published in June 1951 by E.C. Comics. John and Irene Golden host a party, where Irene and John's business manager Harry come up with a scheme to get John out of the way and be together. After John's murder, however, Irene feels remorse and ditches Harry and turns herself in to the police.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $90 | $180 | $380 | $700 | $2,500 | $2,700 |
Issue #6
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What's Crime Suspenstories #6 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #6 is $2,760. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is a 9.6 NM+ from the Gaines File Copy pedigree. That May 2019 value is an increase from its May 2015 price of $1,255. A 9.4 NM from the same pedigree has a March 2017 value of $1,361.
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A series of stories depicting wives murdering their husbands are featured in Crime SuspenStories #6 in August 1951 by E.C. Comics. In "A Toast to Death" Sherry murders her lazy husband for spending more time with his wine vine than her. Betty gets committed to an insane asylum in "Out of My Mind."
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $75 | $100 | $300 | $600 | $2,200 | $2,760 |
Issue #7
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What's Crime Suspenstories #7 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #7 is $1,554. This value is based highest-rated copy to sell publicly, which is a 9.6 NM+ from the Gaines File Copy. That November 2015 value is a decrease from its peak July 2002 value of $2,182. A 9.4 NM sold for the price of $1,500 in March 2019, which is an increase from its January 2016 price of $837.
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An ax-killer is on the loose in Crime SuspenStories #7, published in October 1951 by E.C. Comics. Tom North and his wife become concerned about a series of hatchet killings in their community. Mrs. North suspects her part-time maid of the killings, and when cornered by the maid, she kills the maid - moments before Tom comes home and tells her the culprit has been apprehended!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $150 | $300 | $600 | $1,200 | $4,500 | $0 |
Issue #8
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What's Crime Suspenstories #8 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #8 is $2,450. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is a 9.8 NM/M from the Gaines Files Copy pedigree. That September 2017 price is an increase from its March 2010 price of $1,397. A 9.6 NM+ from the same pedigree has a March 2013 value of $1,100, and a 9.6 NM+ from the Palo Alto Collection has a September 2018 value of $1,560.
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A scientist creates an enzyme that works to tenderize and break down meat in Crime SuspenStories #8, published in December 1951 by E.C. Comics. The inventor teams up with a meatpacking house owner, and they plan to dip cheap cuts in the solution and sell them as high-grade steaks. The scientist tries to double-cross his partner, but meets a fatal surprise!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100 | $200 | $400 | $800 | $3,200 | $0 |
Issue #9
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What's Crime Suspenstories #9 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #9 is $2,900. This value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, which is a 9.8 NM/M from the Gaines File Copy pedigree. That December 2016 value is an increase from its November 2008 price of $1,500. A 9.6 from the same pedigree has an August 2013 value of $1,200, and a 9.4 from that pedigree has a value of $1,315 as of February 2018.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A unique Johnny Craig photo and biography is featured in Crime SuspenStories #9, published by E.C. Comics in February 1952. E.C. features writer and illustrator Johnny Craig as their 'Artist of the Issue.' Craig's story is 'Understudy to a Corpse,' where young newlyweds move into their new house and discover a mysterious trunk. When they open it, they discover the bones of a corpse with a murderous past.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $90 | $180 | $350 | $675 | $2,600 | $2,900 |
Issue #10
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What's Crime Suspenstories #10 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #10 is $1,300. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is a 9.4 NM from the Gaines File Copy pedigree that sold for that price in November 2011. A 9.2 from the same pedigree has an August 2002 value of $949 and an unretouched 9.2 has a value of $956 as of August 2014.
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A photo and biography of Al Feldstein are featured in Crime SuspenStories #10, published in April 1952 by E.C. Comics. The writer created Deep-Freeze, the story of two prospectors. Temperatures on the tundra are reaching -50 degrees, so Heston knocks Logan unconscious and steals his knapsack with gold nuggets. Heston falls into an icy lake, and reaches into the knapsack for matches - just to discover they arent there, and Logan was setting up to do to Heston what he had done to Logan!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $90 | $180 | $375 | $700 | $2,750 | $0 |
Issue #11
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What's Crime Suspenstories #11 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #11 is $1,434. That value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, which is a 9.8 NM/M from the Gaines File Copy that sold for that price in May 2009. A 9.6 from the same pedigree has a March 2019 value of $1,440, which is an increase from its May 2006 value of $1,135. An unretouched 8.5 sold for the price of $433 in October 2019.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A college professor kills his young wife in Crime SuspenStories #11, published by E.C. Comics in June 1952. Fred is a Professor of Anatomy, and his wife Jo Ann is 15 years younger than him. She is sickened by his fascination with dissecting cadavers, and after an argument where Jo Ann leaves him, Fred decides to use his connections to dispose of her body.
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $150 | $300 | $575 | $1,100 | $4,000 | $0 |
Issue #12
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What's Crime Suspenstories #12 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #12 is $1,733. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is a 9.6 NM+ from the Gaines File Copy pedigree. That November 2017 value is an increase from its August 2009 price of $717. An unretouched 9.4 NM has a July 2019 value of $932.
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A businessman uses a moose hunt to kill his wife's lover in Crime SuspenStories #12, published in August 1952 by E.C. Comics. Ken comes home from a business trip to discover his wife in bed with his best friend. Ken invites Walter to go moose hunting with him, and accidentally shoots him to death.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $80 | $150 | $320 | $650 | $2,500 | $1,725 |
Issue #13
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What's Crime Suspenstories #13 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #13 is $2,300. That value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, which is a 9.6 NM+ from the Gaines File Copy pedigree. That September 2017 value is an increase from its May 2006 price of $1,076. A 9.4 NM from the same pedigree has an April 2019 value of $1,560, and an unretouched 7.0 has a value of $204 as of October 2019.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The cover and inside story of Crime SuspenStories #13 feature notorious killer Lizzie Borden, published by E.C. Comics in October 1952. Fanny, a 22-year-old young lady, becomes fed up with her over-controlling parents. She runs into the attic and discovers a very old hatchet, and plans a double murder, but leaves. Later, while a detective investigates the double-homicide, Fanny pleads that she's innocent and the hatchet acted on its own. The detective's wife tells him the hatchet belonged to Lizzie Bordon when she killed her parents years ago, and that it was haunted.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $160 | $320 | $625 | $1,250 | $5,000 | $2,300 |
Issue #14
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What's Crime Suspenstories #14 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #14 is $2,400. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is a 9.8 NM/M from the Gaines File Copy pedigree. That November 2018 value is an increase from its November 2012 price of $1,434. An unretouched 9.4 NM has a May 2019 value of $1,020.
Why is this comic book valuable?
E.C. Comics ran the first advertisement for Mad #1 in Crime SuspenStories #14, published in December 1952. A writer buys a house out in the secluded country so that he can write in peace, but plans to kill his wife and brick her up in the basement. Unfortunately, the man he bought the home for did the same thing to his wife, but feels remorse and confesses, prompting the Sheriff to go to the home with a warrant!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40 | $125 | $160 | $325 | $1,200 | $2,629 |
Issue #15
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What's Crime Suspenstories #15 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #15 is $2,880. That value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, which is a 9.4 from the Gaines File Copy pedigree. That November 2019 value is an increase from its November 2006 price of $1,195. An unretouched 9.2 has an October 2014 value of $550, and an unretouched 9.0 sold for the price of $900 in November 2019.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The Old Witch makes a new appearance in Crime SuspenStories #15, published by E.C. Comics in February 1953. The Old Witch tells the story of Anna and Ben Storch, an overworked wife to a man with a heart condition. Anna is sick and tired of Ben being so lazy and not helping with chores, so when she finds out that hes been lying about a heart condition to get out of housework, she plans his murder!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $400 | $800 | $1,750 | $3,250 | $12,000 | $0 |
Issue #16
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What's Crime Suspenstories #16 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #16 is $2,438. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is a 9.8 NM/M from the Gaines File Copy pedigree that sold in August 2012. A 9.6 NM+ from the same pedigree sold for the price of $1,449 in January 2006, and an unretouched 9.2 has an April 2019 value of $1,110.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The Old Witch makes her last title appearance in Crime SuspenStories #16, published in April 1953 by E.C. Comics. Tony notices that his wife Anna has been distant and cold towards him, and despite his flowers and date ideas he can't gain her affections. He leaves his barbershop early one day to surprise her, just to find her in the arms of another man. He heads back to the shop and waits, and as that man comes in for his regular haircut, Tony pulls out his straight razor.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $200 | $400 | $800 | $1,500 | $5,500 | $2,450 |
Issue #17
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What's Crime Suspenstories #17 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #17 is $4,140. That value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, which is a 9.8 NM/M from the Gaines File Copy pedigree that sold for that price in July 2015. A 9.6 NM+ from the same pedigree has a May 2019 value of $3,840, which is an increase from its August 2002 price of $1,840.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The biography of Al Williamson is featured in Crime SuspenStories #17, published by E.C Comics in June 1953. Al's featured story is 'Fired!,' where a cattle ranch owner yearns for a man. Patricia is lonely, and her ranch hand Roy talks her into appointing him as the foreman. Soon, though, Roy bores of Patricia and seeks out a new woman. Patricia and the new girl pair up and get revenge on the two-timing ranch hand!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $350 | $700 | $1,300 | $2,500 | $9,000 | $13,700 |
Issue #18
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What's Crime Suspenstories #18 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #18 is $1,920. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is a 9.6 NM+ from the Gaines File Copy pedigree. That May 2019 value is an increase from its October 2006 price of $995. An unretouched 9.4 has an August 2014 value of $866.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A man's wife suddenly disappears in Crime SuspenStories #18, published in August 1953 by E.C. Comics. Harry calls his best man, the PI Gregg, to investigate the disappearance of his wife. The investigator finds a clue in the novel 'Fall Guy for Murder,' but in the end, Gregg becomes the fall guy!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $150 | $300 | $600 | $1,200 | $4,500 | $1,925 |
Issue #19
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What's Crime Suspenstories #19 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #19 is $1,035. That value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, which is a 9.6 NM+ from the Gaines File Copy pedigree that sold for that price in March 2003. A 9.4 NM from the same pedigree has a November 2012 value of $885, and an unretouched 8.5 sold for the price of $905 in September 2019.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Jonathan is a hangman who must use his profession on his wife in Crime SuspenStories #19, published by E.C Comics in October 1953. Jonathan worked hard to make a different life for himself, but due to his father's choices, he ended up following him into his line of work: being a hangman. Jonathan practiced his own trade on the side, and was away from home a lot. One day, he comes home to find his lonely wife was fooling around with another man, and accidentally killed him! Now Jonathan must be the hangman to his own wife.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $130 | $250 | $500 | $950 | $3,500 | $1,200 |
Issue #20
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What's Crime Suspenstories #20 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #20 is $2,300. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is a 9.4 NM from the Gaines File Copy pedigree that sold in December 2002. A 9.2 from the same pedigree has an August 2012 value of $2,400, and an unretouched 9.0 sold for the price of $4,050 in March 2019, which is an increase from its July 2014 value of $1,374.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Stuntman Phil jumps out of an airplane handcuffed in Crime SuspenStories #20, published in December 1953 by E.C. Comics. Phil had caught his wife cheating on him with his pilot, Marty, and switched the motors in his plane to get Marty out of the way. Phil's wife finds out and tampers with Phil's parachute before the big jump!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $350 | $700 | $1,350 | $2,750 | $9,000 | $31,200 |
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Issue #21
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What's Crime Suspenstories #21 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #21 is $1,006. That value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, which is an unretouched 9.6 NM+ that sold in August 2002. A 9.6 from the Gaines File Copy has a January 2003 value of $879, a 9.0 from the same pedigree sold for the price of $403 in March 2003, and an unretouched 8.5 has a value of $456 as of March 2019.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Fred goes to jail for his brother Harold in Crime SuspenStories #21, published by E.C Comics in February 1954. Harold was always given the best of everything as the brothers grew up, which made Fred resentful. When Harold commits a theft, Fred takes the rap and goes to jail. Their mother discovers Harold has a gun and tries to go to the police, but Harold paralyzes her, and is killed when the cops arrive. Fred is released from jail and confronts his mother about Harold, but she doesnt care.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $75 | $160 | $325 | $600 | $2,250 | $0 |
Issue #22
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What's Crime Suspenstories #22 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #22 is unknown. The highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction is a 9.0 from the Gaines File Copy that sold for the price of $2,358 in July 2003. An unretouched 8.5 has a March 2019 value of $15,199, which is an increase from its May 2014 value of $4,780. An unretouched 8.0 sold for the price of $8,208 in February 2020, which is a decrease from its peak May 2019 value of $10,800.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A couple of lovers play a dangerous game in Crime SuspenStories #22, published in April 1954 by E.C. Comics. Norman and Sally plan to murder Normans wife Bertha so that they can be together. Sally undergoes plastic surgery to look more like Bertha, while Norman kills his wife and buries her in the backyard. The pair go to New York, where they win a huge jackpot during a game show - while the crew has traveled to Normans house to bury the treasure!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,250 | $2,250 | $3,500 | $7,500 | $27,500 | $32,999 |
Issue #23
What's Crime Suspenstories #23 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #23 is $1,058. That value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, which is a 9.4 NM from the Gaines File Copy pedigree that sold in October 2007. An unretouched 9.2 from the same pedigree has a February 2006 value of $716, and an unretouched 8.0 sold for the price of $400 in March 2014.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Crime SuspenStories #23 was used in a Senate investigation on juvenile delinquency, published by E.C Comics in June 1954. The cover story is Last Resort, where Jerry Wheeler takes his wife Mona on a late-night boat trip. Mona is a controlling and hurtful wife, so Jerry kills Mona and dumps her into the lake. However, he picks the wrong lake when he takes her to the crystal-clear Silver Springs!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $150 | $300 | $575 | $1,050 | $4,000 | $0 |
Issue #24
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What's Crime Suspenstories #24 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #24 is $2,040. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is a 9.4 NM from the Gaines File Copy pedigree. That April 2019 value is an increase from its October 2003 value of $650. A 9.2 from the same pedigree has a May 2003 value of $750, and an unretouched 5.0 sold for the price of $179 in June 2019.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A couple gets caught up in their dual deadly plans in Crime SuspenStories #24, published in August 1954 by E.C. Comics. Stanley and Molly Talbot have been married for many years, and eventually tire of each other, individually plotting to kill the other. Stanley plants a bomb in their anniversary cake, but she disposes of it and gives him a bottle of wine - that she poisoned. He dumps out the wine, but they are both killed by the other's back-up plan!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $80 | $160 | $300 | $600 | $2,250 | $2,050 |
Issue #25
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What's Crime Suspenstories #25 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #25 is unknown. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is a 9.0 from the Gaines File Copy pedigree that sold for the price of $868 in November 2014. An unretouched 8.5 has a February 2020 value of $585, and an unretouched 8.0 sold for the price of $480 in March 2019, which is a decrease from its peak December 2018 value of $630.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A man tries to double-cross a wealthy old woman in Crime SuspenStories #25, published by E.C Comics in October 1954. John Miller wants to make some money quick, so he tries to take advantage of the ultra-rich Mrs. Hodges. He tries to steal her immense diamond collection, but things dont work out the way he wants!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $125 | $250 | $475 | $925 | $3,500 | $868 |
Issue #26
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What's Crime Suspenstories #26 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #26 is $1,560. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is a 9.4 NM from the Gaines File Copy pedigree. That March 2019 value is an increase from its June 2013 price of $720. An unretouched 8.0 has a September 2019 value of $249.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The cover of Crime SuspenStories #26 features a man falling in front of a moving train, and was published in December 1954 by E.C. Comics. The cover of this issue was intended to be for the story 'Master Race,' which ended up being reworked into the comic Impact #1 instead.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100 | $225 | $450 | $800 | $3,200 | $1,560 |
Issue #27
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What's Crime Suspenstories #27 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Crime SuspenStories #27 is unknown. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is a 9.2 from the Gaines File Copy pedigree, which sold for the price of $1,680 in February 2019. That value is an increase from its March 2003 value of $431. An unretouched 7.0 has a January 2020 value of $350.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The new horror and crime comic book checklist 'New Trend' is featured in Crime SuspenStories #27, published by E.C Comics in February 1955. This is the final issue of the Crime SuspenStories comic series. A new librarian becomes the eighth victim of a town serial killer in 'Maniac at Large.'
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100 | $200 | $380 | $750 | $2,750 | $1,675 |