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Shock SuspenStories#17
Cover: George Evans

Shock SuspenStories #17

Oct 1954 · EC · 0.10 USD
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"4-Sided Triangle" in Shock SuspenStories #17 (1954) delivers a chilling tale of greed and deception, where a diamond-smuggling surgeon manipulates his two accomplices into killing each other—only to discover too late that the prize he coveted was nothing but paste. Written by Al Feldstein and illustrated with tense precision by Joe Orlando, with coloring by Marie Severin and lettering by Jim Wroten, the story unfolds with a cold, clinical dread. The cover, by George Evans, captures the story’s grim intrigue in stark, shadowed lines.

Contains 4 stories
4-Sided Triangle
8 pp · Horror-Suspense
Abner Hester (farmer, death)Hester Yates (Abner's wife)Annie (retarded servant of the Hesters)

In "4-Sided Triangle," a farmer’s dark obsession takes a twisted turn when the girl he exploits claims to have a nightly lover—someone she meets in the field by the scarecrow. When he disguises himself as the straw figure to take advantage of her, the truth erupts in a chilling confrontation that forces his wife to confront what she’s long ignored. A tense, haunting tale of deception and violence, grounded in quiet dread and the fragile line between reality and delusion.

In Character
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
Lawrence B. Maynor (President of Magnus Pictures, death)Don Muller (Bela's agent, death)Marcel Duvall (make-up man, death)Sidney Chase (Treasurer of Magnus Pictures, death)Bela Kardiff (villain, actor)
The Assassin
6 pp · Crime
unnamed actor (death)unnamed assassin (villain)

In "The Assassin," a hitman enters a theater under false pretenses, unaware he’s stepping into the middle of a performance that mirrors his own deadly mission. As the curtain rises, the line between reality and the play blurs—his target is not just a man, but a role in a dramatic reenactment of President McKinley’s assassination.

The Operation
7 pp · Crime
Allie (villain, smuggler, death)Bimmy (villain, smuggler, death)Doc Slater (villain, doctor, death)

In "The Operation," a cunning diamond thief and surgeon devises a deadly game of greed with his two accomplices, using their bodies as hidden vaults. When a $250,000 diamond is at stake, he sets a trap with a simple note—delayed surgery—and watches as their desperation turns them against each other. The story unfolds with chilling precision, turning a medical procedure into a twisted test of loyalty and survival.

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Raw (Good) $105
CGC 9.6 · 3 in census $3,686
CGC 9.4 · 3 in census $2,363
CGC 9.2 · 3 in census $1,983
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $1,454
CGC 8.5 none in existence
CGC 8.0 · 5 in census $902
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CGC 7.5 · 5 in census $605*
CGC 7.0 · 5 in census $477
CGC 6.5 · 12 in census $380
CGC 6.0 · 6 in census $320
CGC 5.5 · 13 in census $320
CGC 5.0 · 12 in census $316
CGC 4.5 · 17 in census $206
CGC 4.0 · 9 in census $190
CGC 3.5 · 20 in census $190
CGC 3.0 · 9 in census $171*
CGC 2.5 · 3 in census $153
CGC 2.0 · 5 in census $118*
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 · 2 in census $75*
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Full credits

artist, inker Joe Orlando
colorist Marie Severin
letterer Jim Wroten
cover pencils, inks George Evans

Reprints

Reprinted in EC Horror Library of the 1950's #[nn] (1970), Shock Suspenstories #3 (1981), Gysertimen #3 (1987), Iskalde Grøss #7/1990 (1990), Iskalde Grøss #4/1993 (1993), Iskalde Grøss #5/1993 (1993), Iskalde Grøss #1/1994 (1994), Shock Suspenstories #17 (1996), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #11 (2014), The EC Archives: Shock SuspenStories #3 (2015), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #19 (2017), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #31 (2021), The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #35 (2024)

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