Suspense #7

Fifty-two pages of chills await in this 1951 Atlas/Marvel anthology, with a cover by Sol Brodsky that sets the tone perfectly — a massive, looming shadowy creature bears down on a terrified woman in red outside a darkened mansion, as scattered bones on the lawn hint at horrors already committed. The lead story, "I Was Locked in a Mansion with … Murder!", promises exactly the kind of nerve-shredding suspense the title delivers, and the cover's side panels tease additional tales including "The Web!," "Dracula Lives!," and "Behind the Mask!" Interior art comes from Gene Colan, with lettering by Ray Holloway — a genuinely compelling lineup for any fan of early-'50s horror and suspense comics.