Shock SuspenStories #17
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"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.
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 "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.
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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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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