Shock SuspenStories#13

Cover: Jack Kamen

Shock SuspenStories #13

Feb 1954 · EC · 0.10 USD

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"Only Skin-Deep" in Shock SuspenStories #13 (1954) delivers a chilling twist on identity and memory, anchored by Jack Kamen’s stark, expressive art and Marie Severin’s haunting colors. A man recovering from a fiery crash and facial reconstruction is drawn into a dangerous game by a woman who claims he’s her lover—until a moment of trauma forces a terrifying truth to surface. The story, written by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein and brought to life by Kamen’s pencils and inks, is a masterclass in psychological suspense from EC’s legendary lineup.

Contains 4 stories

Only Skin-Deep

8 pp · Crime

Robert Sickles (in flashback, death)Gloria Anders (villain, wife of Charles, death)Charles Anders (villain)

Blood-Brothers

7 pp · Crime

Dr. Falk (coroner)Ella (Sid's wife)Henry Williams (death)Sarah Williams (Henry's wife, death)Mr. Harley (Henry's employer)Jed MartinGeorge (a farmer, flashback)Sid (villain)

Upon Reflection

6 pp · Crime

Joey Berksant (boxer, death)Nicky (Joey's trainer, in flashback)unnamed psychiatristManny Williams (boxer, in flashback, death)Manny's wife (in flashback)Benny (gym trainer)

Squeeze Play

7 pp · Horror-Suspense

Cora (Harry's girl, death)SueBeaNanEllaJanetJimmyArnieMelvinHarry [aka Johnny] (villain, death)

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CGC 9.4 · 5 in census $2,907

CGC 9.2 · 3 in census $2,147

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Full credits

writer Bill Gaines

writer Al Feldstein

artist, inker Jack Kamen

colorist Marie Severin

letterer Jim Wroten

cover pencils, inks Jack Kamen

Reprints

Reprinted in EC Horror Library of the 1950's #[nn] (1970), EC Portfolio #2 (1972), Shock Suspenstories #3 (1981), Les Meilleures Histoires de... #[3] (1983), Ilustración + Comix Internacional #42 (1984), Iskalde Grøss #8/1992 (1992), Iskalde Grøss #6/1993 (1993), Iskalde Grøss #1/1994 (1994), Iskalde Grøss #2/1994 (1994), Shock Suspenstories #13 (1995), Shock Suspenstories #15 (1996), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #2 (2012), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #3 (2013), The EC Archives: Shock SuspenStories #3 (2015), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #15 (2016), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #31 (2021)

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