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Suspense 5

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

Market Pricing

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How much is Suspense #5 worth? Current market pricing for Suspense #5 shows a latest raw sale of sold for $99 on March 29th, 2026, a latest graded sale of CGC VG+ 4.5 sold for $336 on April 24th, 2025.
Graded price ranges include CGC 3.0 $132-$200 (2 comps); CGC 4.5 $336 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated May 15th, 2026.

Issue Information
Cover Date
November 1950
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia Publisher
Cornell Publishing Corp.
 
Cover Titles
Hangman's House!
The Painted Scarf!
The Mark Of The Witch!
The Eyes That Stared!
 
Cover Credits
Joe Maneely pencils and inks unsigned
 
Contributions
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit

Issue Overview

Suspense #5 was published by Cornell Publishing Corp. in November 1950. It is part of the Suspense series, which ran from December 1949 to April 1953.

Cover credits include Joe Maneely.

Atlas Tales indexes 8 stories for this issue, including "Hangman's House!." Indexed story credits include Bill Everett and Joe Maneely, among others.

Stories

Notes: The image of the hangman on the right of the splash is a Joe Maneely stat taken off the unsigned Joe Maneely cover.
Feature: Are You a Detective?

Market Pricing

Last Updated 2026-05-15 09:22:47
Last Raw Sale sold for $99 on March 29th, 2026
Last Graded Sale CGC VG+ 4.5 sold for $336 on April 24th, 2025
Reported Sources eBay, Heritage Auctions

Graded Price Ranges

CGC 3.0 $132-$200 (2 comps)
CGC 4.5 $336 (1 comp)
View Sold Comps (3)
Grade
Price
Date
Source
Link
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$99
March 29th, 2026
eBay
VG+ 4.5
$336
April 24th, 2025
Heritage Auctions
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$200
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PriceCharting reported a CGC 3.0 sale at $200 on 2024-12-02

Looking for the full run? Browse the Suspense checklist to see every indexed issue in one place.