Crime SuspenStories
EC · 1950–1955 · 27 issues
About the series
From 1950 to 1955, EC Comics’ Crime SuspenStories delivered 27 issues of taut, twist-laden tales where ordinary lives curdle into murder, betrayal, and grim comeuppance. Under the editorial hand of Al Feldstein and Bill Gaines, with standout art by the polished Jack Kamen, the shadowy Johnny Craig, and the meticulous Reed Crandall, each story became a compact, morally charged thriller. The series is a cornerstone of EC’s pre-Code horror-crime legacy, notorious for its shocking endings and the lurid, psychologically charged covers that helped draw the ire of the 1950s Senate hearings on comics.