CRIME SUSPENSTORIES #23 * CGC 2.5 * Senate Subcommittee

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Title: CRIME SUSPENSTORIES No. 23
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Publisher:EC [Indicia: L.L. Publishing Co., Inc.]
Date Published: June-July, 1954
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CGC certified: Good+ (2.5). Off-white pages. George Evans cover. Scripts by Otto Binder and Carl Wessler. Art by Reed Crandall (two stories), Jack Kamen, George Evans. Used in the 1954 Senate Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency. GPAnalysis: No reported sales in this grade. A 2.0 copy sold for $265 in June 2021.

Bill Gaines's comics career started when he inherited EC from his father, M.C. Gaines, who died in a powerboat smashup on Lake Placid. Gaines's comics career nearly ended with another fatal boating episode, when Senator Kefauver lambasted him over this mag's violent cover:

"This is the July one. It seems to be a man with a woman in a boat and he is choking her to death here with a crowbar. Is that in good taste?" — Estes Kefauver to Bill Gaines, United States Senate Subcomittee hearing, April 21, 1954.

A limited edition of 150 softcover and 15 hardcover catalogues is available. 400 lots, fully illustrated. Fun reference, great keepsake. Softcover $30, deluxe hardcover with dust jacket and limitation plate $200. Ten of the 15 hardcovers are pre-ordered and the rest will go quickly, so reserve yours now. To order, contact ivan@pbagalleries.com.

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