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Suspense 5

Atlas Tales

PublishedDecember 1949 – April 1953
Issue Numbers1 – 29
Total Issues29
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Issue Information
Cover Date
November 1950
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia Publisher
Cornell Publishing Corp.
 
Cover Titles
Hangman's House!
The Painted Scarf!
The Mark Of The Witch!
The Eyes That Stared!
 
Cover Credits
Joe Maneely pencils and inks unsigned
 
Contributions
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
How much is Suspense #5 worth? View Full Market Prices

Current market pricing for Suspense #5 shows a latest raw sale of sold for $99 on March 29th, 2026, a latest graded sale of CGC VG+ 4.5 sold for $336 on April 24th, 2025.
Graded price ranges include CGC 3.0 $132-$200 (2 comps); CGC 4.5 $336 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated May 15th, 2026.

Stories

Hangman's House!

Credits
Bill Everett pencils and inks unsigned (Pages 2-9) Joe Maneely pencils and inks unsigned (Page 1 (from cover)) Bill Everett letters attributed (Pages 2-9)
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 5492
Pages 9
Type art
Notes: The image of the hangman on the right of the splash is a Joe Maneely stat taken off the unsigned Joe Maneely cover.

Mark Of The Witch

Credits
Russ Heath pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 7592
Pages 5
Type art

The New Whaler

Credits
Credits not yet documented
Job # SL-4061
Pages 2
Type text

The Eyes That Stared!

Credits
Joe Maneely pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 7536
Pages 4
Type art

Return From The Grave

Credits
George Tuska pencils unsigned George Tuska inks guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Pages 7
Type art

The Painted Scarf

Credits
Dick Briefer pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 6927
Pages 8
Type art

Even After Death

Credits
Bernie Krigstein pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 7621
Pages 5
Type art

Murder Act!

Credits
Allen Bellman script attributed Allen Bellman pencils guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # 6395
Pages 1
Type art
Feature: Are You a Detective?

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-05-15 09:22:47
Last Raw Sale sold for $99 on March 29th, 2026
Last Graded Sale CGC VG+ 4.5 sold for $336 on April 24th, 2025
Reported Sources eBay, Heritage Auctions

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 3.0 $132-$200 (2 comps)
CGC 4.5 $336 (1 comp)
View Sold Comps (4)
Grade
Price
Date
Source
Link
VG+ 4.5
$336
April 24th, 2025
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3.0
$200
December 2nd, 2024
PriceCharting reported a CGC 3.0 sale at $200 on 2024-12-02
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3.0
$134.99
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PriceCharting reported a CGC 3.0 sale at $134.99
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$99
March 29th, 2026
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Issue Overview

Suspense #5 was published by Cornell Publishing Corp. in November 1950. It is part of the Suspense series, which ran from December 1949 to April 1953.

Cover credits include Joe Maneely.

Atlas Tales indexes 8 stories for this issue, including "Hangman's House!." Indexed story credits include Bill Everett and Joe Maneely, among others.

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