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Shock Suspenstories#2
Cover: Al Feldstein
Shock Suspenstories #2
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Beauty And The Beach!" is a chilling tale from Shock Suspenstories #2 (1981), a standout issue written by Al Feldstein and illustrated with stark precision by Wally Wood, whose inks bring every shadow to life. The story follows a man released from prison after serving 15 years for a crime he committed long ago, only to be drawn into a haunting reunion that unravels with a single, desperate act. The cover, penciled and inked by Feldstein himself, captures the story’s eerie tension in a single, unforgettable image.
Contains 24 stories
Beauty And The Beach!
Mary Milton (John's wife)Ginger Fullman (Percy's wife, death)Cedric Abels (publicity man)Tom Simmens (advertising director)John Milton (villain, plastics factory worker)Percy Fullman (villain)
The Bribe!
Captain DonaldsonJean Wilson (Frank's daughter)Ted (Jean's fiancee)Frank Wilson (villain, City Fire Inspector, death)Foster (villain, former City Fire Inspector)Nick Cusco (villain, Blue Swan Club owner)
Infiltration
Phil Brady (Flying Saucer Bureau employee, death)Betty Curtiss (villain, a Martian, Shaw's private secretary)Colonel Wayne Shaw (villain, a Martian, Pentagon Flying Saucer Bureau employee)
The Small Assassin!
Alice (death)David (Alice's husband, death)Dr. JeffersDavid and Alice's un-named baby (villain, eventual death)
Piecemeal
Sidney (a naturalist)Eric (villain, Sidney's brother, Sally's lover, death)Sally (villain, Sidney's wife, death)
The Assault!
Mrs. Cartwright (Lucy's mother)Mr. Cartwright (Lucy's father)Hodges (town derelict, death)George (villain, Lucy's lover)Lucy Cartwright (villain, death)
The Arrival
Grozo (Martian)Zkorl (Martian)Spdork (Martian)unnamed Pharaoh of Egypt (flashback)Christopher Columbus (flashback)Napoleon Bonaparte (flashback)Thomas Edison (flashback)Orville Wright (flashback)Wilbur Wright (flashback)
Seep No More!
Mrs. Monahan (Finner's landlady)Irene Lauton (actress, death)two un-named detectivesMr. Finner (villain, boarder)
The October Game
Louise Wilder (Mitch's wife)Marion Wilder (Louise and Mitch's daughter, death)HelenMitch Wilder (villain)
Came the Dawn!
Cathy Maxwell (death)Bob Amesun-named criminally insane girl (villain)
The Meddlers!
Dr. Conrad Rivers (research chemist, death)Mr. Kearns (groery store owner, death)the widow Jones (death)Jed (death)Enos (death)Martha (death)
Carrion Death!
un-named State Trooper (death)un-named bank robber (villain, death)
The Sacrifice
Jonathan Fielding (death)Paul Nichols (villain, witness to Jonathan's murder, blackmailer)Gloria Fielding (villain, Jonathan's wife)James Reed (villain, insurance salesman, death)
...So Shall Ye Reap!
Murray VorheesWilma VorheesKenneth Vorhees (villain, the Vorhee's son, death)Hicky (villain, gang member)
Home Run!
Doctor Muller (atomic scientist, absorbed into a Martian)Doctor Caxton (Muller's supervisor)a Martian (villain)
Sweetie-Pie
Philip Garson (reporter for the Consolidated Press Service, death)Sally Garson (Philip's wife, death)un-named editor of the Consolidated Press ServiceO'Hara (State Patrol officer)Eddie (Consolidated Press reporter)a Ghoul (villain)
The Tryst!
Julie Adams [aka Julie Hendricks] (a secretary)Mr. Cowles (Hendrick's employee)Mr. Farnsworth (client of Hendricks, death)Tommy (an orphan, death)John Hendricks (villain, Julie's boss and later husband)
In Gratitude...
Marcia NorrisAndrew Norris (Marcia's husband)Joey Norris (war hero, the Norris' son)un-named town MayorHank (Jeoy's Army pal, death, flashback)
The Space Suitors
Milton Griffith (death)Wanda Griffith (villain, wife of Milton, death)Donald Conrad (villain, Wanda's lover, death)
...Three's a Crowd
Della (Alan's wife, death)Andy (friend of Della and Alan, death)Alan (Della's husband)
Deadline
Phil Mason [aka Paul in the opening blurb] (newspaper editor)Annie (Larry's love interest, wife of diner owner)Stan (newspaper reporter)Mike (diner owner)Larry Grieg (villain, ex-newspaper reporter)
The Monkey
Sue Minner (drug user)Mr. Clements (Eddie's boss)Eddie's un-named father (death)Eddie's un-named motherun-named narcotics officerSid Scanlon (villain, drug dealer)Eddie (villain, drug addict)
The Kidnapper
Daniel (death)Teresa (Daniel's wife)un-named son of Daniel and TeresaFrederick (neighbor of Daniel and Teresa)
Fall Guy
Helen (Danny's girl)un-named diamond merchantDanny Jansen [aka Brad Gilbert] (villain, hotel clerk, thief)
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↩ Reprints Shock SuspenStories #7 (1953), Shock SuspenStories #8 (1953), Shock SuspenStories #9 (1953), Shock SuspenStories #10 (1953), Shock SuspenStories #11 (1953), Shock SuspenStories #12 (1953)
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