Surprise Adventures (1955) comic books
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Issue #3
Published Mar 1955 by Sterling Comics.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Mike Sekowsky. Stories and art by Mike Sekowsky, Edvard Moritz and Myron Fass. Numbering continues from Tormented, The (1954) #2. Sterling's pre-Code horror comic Tormented becomes the Code-approved Surprise Adventures. After redheaded torch singer Joan is found dead, Don is blamed for her murder because of their past affair. John plots to murder his business partner with a bomb in his car, only to learn that his wife is in the same car, sending him on a deadly chase. A mysterious shadow warns a man away from disasters, but he's not sure why. First issue with the Comics Code seal on the cover. Guilty?; One Way Trip; The Luckiest Man In the World; Reasonable Doubt; The Last Number. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #4
Published Apr 1955 by Sterling Comics.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Mike Sekowsky. Stories and art by Carl Wessler, Mike Sekowsky, Edvard Moritz and Sheldon Moldoff. Sterling's pre-Code horror comic Tormented becomes the Code-approved Surprise Adventures. War buddies discover a map to sunken gold, but as they search for it, greed turns them against each other. Boxer Maxie insists on getting in the ring again, even though doctors say it could be the death of him. A successful writer who steals his assistants' work and passes it off as his own gets a grim comeuppance. Gold Has No Conscience; Maxies Last Flight; Trick Or Treat; The Big Job!; Best Seller. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #5
Published Jul 1955 by Sterling Comics.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
Cover by Mike Sekowsky. Stories and art by Carl Wessler, Mike Sekowsky, Edvard Moritz and Sheldon Moldoff. Sterling's pre-Code horror comic Tormented becomes the Code-approved Surprise Adventures. Harry perfects a Hawkman-like flying suit, only to be targeted by aerial Civil Defense forces. When Corbett's wealthy uncle threatens to cut off his trust fund, Corbett decides murder is the only solution. Elmer can predict the future because he somehow gets the next day's newspaper, and he uses that power to become the state's governor. The Bird Man; Time Will Not Tell; Portrait of Jennings; Take it Easy; Its Always Tomorrow. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
