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Issue: Strange Suspense Stories #36 Public Domain
Publication Date: March 1958
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Issues: #36 of 51 Issues (65 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagCharlton
Brand: A Charlton PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Charlton Comics Group
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 72
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (15 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was ongoing
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
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In Content Item: FlagSinister Tales #36 published ?
as The Man on the Chessboard [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Elixir

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, science fiction
Synopsis: Ezra Benton is given a youth elixir by aliens but when his wife ruins his chance to make his fortune with it he finally decides to live for himself.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSteve Ditko's The Thing! #[nn] published January 2006
as The Elixir [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: S-2243
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The Shadow

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, horror, occult
Synopsis: An shadow follows a double-crossing criminal.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAmerica's Greatest Comics #11 published January 2005
as The Shadow [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSteve Ditko's The Thing! #[nn] published January 2006
as The Shadow [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDitko's Shorts #[nn] published November 2014
as The Shadow [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Job Number: 3310
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The Egg and...!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, occult
Synopsis: A scientist dreams worlds are like fish eggs.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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The Best Policy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Job Number: S-1019
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Great Performance

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, mystery, occult
Synopsis: Inspector Faine intends to expose the killer of actor Jerome Travis by hiring someone to impersonate him at a seance. But Travis has never missed an appearance yet and doesn't intend to miss this one.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: S-2811
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But for Bluey

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, occult
Character(s): George Morrison; Helen Witlow; Joe Witlow; Bluey
First Line: When I tell you my name is George Morrison then I am certain you will recognize me.
Synopsis: George is rescued from a drifting fishing boat, thanks to his cat.
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In Content Item: FlagUncanny Tales #61 published January 1969
as But for Bluey [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagUncanny Tales #135 published January 1979
as But for Bluey [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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Granny Broomstick's Tales for Taller Tots! -- Jack Spratt

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, humorous, occult
Feature(s): Granny Broomstick
Synopsis: A circusman hires Jack Spratt and his wife, but when they refuse to work together, he arranges to have them hypnotized to love each other. But his scheme does not work out as planned.
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Pages: 5
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Mystery Planet

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSpace War #34 published March 1979
as Mystery Planet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSteve Ditko Reader #3 published January 2005
as Mystery Planet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSteve Ditko: Space Wars #[nn] published February 2005
as Mystery Planet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Steve Ditko Archives #2 published November 2010
as Mystery Planet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Job Number: S1490
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The Ghostly Wanderer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: mystery, occult
Synopsis: Long lost at sea, the Wanderer finally arrives at port without a soul aboard and no clue as to the fate of the crew.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagBeyond the Grave #13 [unnamed variant] published February 1984
as The Ghostly Wanderer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: S-3290
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The Thing in the Swamp

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, occult
Synopsis: John Stanton secretly bases his theory of parallel evolution on an encounter in a swamp.
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In Content Item: FlagSinister Tales #155 published January 1977
as The Thing in the Swamp [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5
Job Number: S-2810
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The Strange World: The Thinking Ape

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: historical, informational, non-fiction, science and technology
Synopsis: The true story of Johann Gregor Mendel, the "father of genetics".
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Pages: 2
Job Number: S-3011
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Paul's Pills

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSecrets of the Unknown #132 published January 1972
as Paul's Pills [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Failure

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, science fiction
Synopsis: Karl Phalen creates a machine to see the future, but to avoid the future he sees he must keep the machine a secret.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSteve Ditko's The Thing! #[nn] published January 2006
as Failure [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: S-2758
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The Living Monsters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: historical, non-fiction, science and technology
Synopsis: Brief, true story of the dinosaurs.
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Pages: 1
Job Number: S-3013
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The Strange Package!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, science fiction
Synopsis: A doctor is sent a medical bag from the future.
Reprinting
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Pages: 6
Job Number: 2952

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