Shock SuspenStories#16

Cover: George Evans

Shock SuspenStories #16

Aug 1954 · EC · 0.10 USD

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In "My Brother's Keeper," a tense confrontation between a frustrated tenant and his building's custodian spirals into tragedy when anger turns deadly. Al Feldstein crafts a chilling tale of escalating resentment and unintended consequences, as a desperate act to cover up a murder backfires in the most literal way possible. The story unfolds with stark realism, its dread underscored by George Evans’s stark, expressive cover.

Contains 4 stories

...My Brother's Keeper

6 pp · Adventure, Crime

Frank Doran (Siamese twin brother of Mark, death)Mr. Doran (Mark and Frank's father, death, in flashback)Mrs. Doran (Mark and Frank's mother, death, in flashback)Gloria Milgram (in flashback)Alice [Benson] Doran (Frank's wife, death, in flashback)Mark Doran (villain, Siamese twin of Frank, death)

The Hazing

7 pp · Drama

Warren Fuller (student wanting to join a fraternity)Selma Fuller Millstone (Warren's sister)Anders (student)Phil (student)Professor John MillstoneDean Camby

A Kind of Justice

8 pp · Crime

Shirley HansenHelen Hansen (mother)John Hansen (father)Eddie Nichols (vagrant, death)Sheriff Paul Judson (villain)Deputy Russ Ford (villain)

The Pen Is Mightier

7 pp · Crime

Mr. King (grocer)Johnny Harris (newspaper reporter)unnamed newspaper editorKitty (Zach's girl)Eddie Mahler (villain, death)Manny Vaughn (villain, death)Zach Hamlin (villain)Neddo Wallace (villain)Inez (villain, former fiance of Manny)

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $48

CGC 9.8 · 1 in census $9,567

CGC 9.6 · 7 in census $5,129

CGC 9.4 · 2 in census $2,547

CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $1,881

CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $1,261

CGC 8.5 · 2 in census $853

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CGC 8.0 · 5 in census $706

CGC 7.5 · 9 in census $608

CGC 7.0 · 14 in census $524

CGC 6.5 · 12 in census $421

CGC 6.0 · 8 in census $353

CGC 5.5 · 16 in census $303

CGC 5.0 · 12 in census $248

CGC 4.5 · 15 in census $202

CGC 4.0 · 18 in census $186

CGC 3.5 · 6 in census $171

CGC 3.0 · 7 in census $153

CGC 2.5 · 7 in census $137

CGC 2.0 · 5 in census $103

CGC 1.5 none in existence

CGC 1.0 · 2 in census $61

CGC 0.5 · 2 in census $46

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Full credits

writer Carl Wessler

artist, inker Joe Orlando

colorist Marie Severin

letterer Jim Wroten

cover pencils, inks George Evans

Reprints

Reprinted in EC Horror Library of the 1950's #[nn] (1970), EC Lives! #[nn] (1972), Shock Suspenstories #3 (1981), Les Meilleures Histoires de... #[3] (1983), Gysertimen #2 (1987), Gysertimen #3 (1987), Iskalde Grøss #5 [1988] (1988), Iskalde Grøss #5/1993 (1993), Shock Suspenstories #16 (1996), Shock Suspenstories #18 (1996), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #11 (2014), The EC Archives: Shock SuspenStories #3 (2015), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #19 (2017), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #31 (2021), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #35 (2024)

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