Shock Suspenstories #1
In the 21st century, where marriage licenses require renewal every three years, a man hires a woman to be his wife for the duration—no intimacy, just appearances. As their time together unfolds, she finds herself growing attached, only to learn the shocking truth: he’s a robot, and her role was purely strategic. *Shock Suspenstories #1* (1981) delivers a chilling, thought-provoking twist in "The Neat Job!", written by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein, illustrated by Joe Orlando, with lettering by Jim Wroten, and a striking cover by Wally Wood.
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In the 21st Century, marriage licenses must be renewed every three years, so a man pays a woman thirty thousand dollars to be his wife for three years, but both agree on no sex. She agrees, and over time, falls in love with him. At the end of the three years she tells him that she'll claim she's expecting a child and the license will automatically renew. But he tells her that she could not be expecting a child and reveals he is a robot, and that he only wanted a wife during the past three years for crucial business negotiation appearances.
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