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Series
Suspense 3
Atlas Tales
- Cover Date
- May 1950
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Cornell Publishing Corp.
- Cover Titles
- The Black Pit!
The Man Who Lost His Head!
The Forbidden Room!
The Creature Who Didn't Exist! - Cover Credits
-
Sol Brodsky pencils guess
Christopher Rule inks guess
- Contributions
-
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Current market pricing for Suspense #3 shows a latest raw sale of VG 4.0 sold for $165, a latest graded sale of CGC 5.0 sold for $625.
Raw price ranges include Very Good 3.0-4.0 $95-$165 (2 comps); Fine/Very Fine 6.0-7.5 $275 (1 comp).
Graded price ranges include CGC 5.0 $625 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated October 14th, 2026.
Stories
The Man Who Lost His Head!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Black Pit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Mind Over Murder!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Quiet Destiny
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Creature Who Didn't Exist!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Forbidden Room!
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Issue Overview
Suspense #3 was published by Cornell Publishing Corp. in May 1950. It is part of the Suspense series, which ran from December 1949 to April 1953.
Cover credits include Sol Brodsky and Christopher Rule.
Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "The Man Who Lost His Head!." Indexed story credits include Gene Colan and Vince Alascia, among others.