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World of Suspense 5

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Published April 1956 – July 1957
Issue Numbers 1 – 8
Total Issues 8
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Issue Information
Cover Date
December 1956
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher
Atlas News Company, Inc.
 
Cover Titles
By The Dark Of the Moon!
While Simon Slept!
The Men In Glass!
 
Cover Credits
Carl Burgos pencils and inks attributed
 
Contributions
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit

Issue Overview

World of Suspense #5 was published by Atlas News Company, Inc. in December 1956. It is part of the World of Suspense series, which ran from April 1956 to July 1957.

Cover credits include Carl Burgos.

Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "While Simon Slept ...!." Indexed story credits include Bill Everett and John Giunta, among others.

Stories

While Simon Slept ...!

Credits
Bill Everett pencils and inks unsigned Bill Everett letters attributed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # K-738
Pages 4
Type art

By the Dark of the Moon

Credits
John Giunta pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # K-765
Pages 4
Type art

Menace Below!

Credits
John Romita pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # K-769
Pages 4
Type art
Notes: This story of Cold War espionage contains no elements of fantasy; it could have appeared just as appropriately in a war or spy title.

The Men in Glass!

Credits
Don Heck pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # K-760
Pages 4
Type art

The Mind-Reader

Credits
Gray Morrow pencils and inks guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # G-672
Pages 2
Type text

The Lead-lined Box!

Credits
Chuck Miller pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # K-747
Pages 3
Type art

The Brain Trap!

Credits
George Roussos pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Job # K-860
Pages 4
Type art

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