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Suspense 3

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Published December 1949 – April 1953
Issue Numbers 1 – 29
Total Issues 29

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How much is Suspense #3 worth? Current market pricing for Suspense #3 shows a latest graded sale of CGC VF 8.0 sold for $720 on August 30th, 2021.
Graded price ranges include CGC 4.0 $100 (1 comp); CGC 5.5 $450 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated May 15th, 2026.

Issue Information
Cover Date
May 1950
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher
Cornell Publishing Corp.
 
Cover Titles
The Black Pit!
The Man Who Lost His Head!
The Forbidden Room!
The Creature Who Didn't Exist!
 
Cover Credits
Sol Brodsky pencils guess
Christopher Rule inks guess
 
Contributions
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit

Issue Overview

Suspense #3 was published by Cornell Publishing Corp. in May 1950. It is part of the Suspense series, which ran from December 1949 to April 1953.

Cover credits include Sol Brodsky and Christopher Rule.

Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "The Man Who Lost His Head!." Indexed story credits include Gene Colan and Vince Alascia, among others.

Stories

Notes: Explorer Kirk Hudson writes a book on headhunting and meets with his publisher. He addresses the "president of the Marvel Publications" as "Mr. Lee"!
Notes: If you enjoyed real-life tales of Suspense ... don't miss its great new companion magazine. Ad for Marvel Tales 96.

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-05-15 08:20:56
Last Graded Sale CGC VF 8.0 sold for $720 on August 30th, 2021
Reported Sources Heritage Auctions

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 4.0 $100 (1 comp)
CGC 5.5 $450 (1 comp)
CGC 8.0 $720 (1 comp)
View Sold Comps (3)
Grade
Price
Date
Source
Link
VF 8.0
$720
August 30th, 2021
Heritage Auctions
-
$114
September 29th, 2025
Heritage Auctions
-
$100
March 4th, 2024
PriceCharting aggregated sold listing for Suspense #3 (1950) CGC 4.0

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