Suspense #5
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Hangman's House" delivers a chilling tale of betrayal and dread in Suspense #5 (1950), a 10-cent comic where a deceptively peaceful retreat turns deadly. Written and illustrated with sharp tension by Bill Everett and Joe Maneely—whose dynamic inks and bold layouts elevate the story’s creeping menace—this issue unfolds in a haunted house tied to a grim past. The cover by Joe Maneely perfectly captures the dread, with the hangman’s noose looming over a figure in shadow.
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A false friend invites his rival for the affections of a young lady up to the house owned by the Salem hangman for a week of rest although the house is supposed to be haunted. When they arrive, the man plans to murder his friend through the actions of the hangman's ghost, but he becomes impatient and seizes the rope from the ghost and attempts to strangle his rival himself. He gets caught in the rope as a fire breaks out and perishes.
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