#16 Slasher
#16 Slasher
Published April 1953
Cover art by Johnny Craig. “Rendezvous!”, script and art by Johnny Craig; Joe and his office companions are taking bets that Charlie will have an airplane accident…just as a lark; Then, when Joe’s boss suspects that the company’s books are being juggled, Joe devises a plan to make sure his boss will have a plane accident himself. “Fission Bait!”, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Jack Kamen; A man murders his wife to be with his mistress; He buries her in the desert, but a prospector accidentally finds the body with a Geiger counter. It turns out her watch had a radium dial! “Scorpion” text story by Albert B. Feldstein. “Come Clean!”, script by Albert B. Feldstein, pencils by Al Williamson, inks by Angelo Torres; Ralph Jones has been found guilty of strangling his girlfriend and is strapped in the electric chair facing a horrible death, all for a crime he didn’t commit but in which circumstantial evidence led to his conviction. “Who’s Next?”, script by Albert B. Feldstein, art by Joe Orlando; A barber’s wife and a regular customer are having an affair; When the barber finds out, he decides the customer needs a REALLY close shave. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.