Climax #2

Stanley Morse

United States

Published
September 1955
Page count
36
Cover price
0.10 USD
Colour
Colour
Size
Silver Age size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/12313

Credits

Editing
Stanley Morse, editor [attributed]

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Untitled Cover, 1 page

Credits

Art
, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer
Show/hide 1. The Painter Comic story, 2 pages

Featuring

Genre
Detective-mystery

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Sal Trapani, line art [signed]
Colours
, colourist
Text
Jon D'Agostino, letterer

Notes

Four prizes of $25 each were to be awarded to the four best entries on how the detective solved the murder in the story.

Show/hide 2. The Witness Comic story, 4 pages

Featuring

Genre
Crime

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Fred Bell, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
Ben Oda, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
United States
Stark Terror (Stanley Morse, 1970 series) #2 (February 1971)
Death Was the Only Witness
 
Australia
Stark Terror (Yaffa/Page, 1975?) ([1975?])
Death Was the Only Witness!
 
Australia
Stark Terror (Yaffa/Page, 1977? series) #8 ([April 1978])
Death Was the Only Witness

Synopsis

Tony Paris has a scheme to have an alibi for when he commits murder, but he picks the wrong girl to be his alibi.

Show/hide 3. Double Car Crosser Text story, 2 pages

Credits

Writing
, author
Text
, typeset

Notes

The second page is after the following two stories.

Show/hide 4. Cold Cash Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Genre
Crime

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Eugene E. Hughes, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
Ben Oda, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Anti-Crime Squad (Jubilee, 1955 series) #2 (December 1955)
Cold Cash!
Printed in
Ghoul Tales (Stanley Morse, 1970 series) #2 (January 1971)
 
Seriemagasinet (Interpresse, 1968 series) #76 (1971)

Synopsis

A thief picks the day of a snowstorm for his bank robbery.

Show/hide 5. The Treasure Comic story, 6 pages

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Sal Trapani, line art [signed]
Colours
, colourist
Text
Jon D'Agostino, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
United States
Stark Terror (Stanley Morse, 1970 series) #2 (February 1971)
The Lost Secret of the Ancient Garden

Synopsis

An old treasure hunter wants to buy a school bus with his findings.

Show/hide 6. Penalty! Comic story, 5 pages

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Eugene E. Hughes, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
Ben Oda, letterer

Synopsis

A criminal tries to escape jail through an old passageway.


Notes

Available as a scan at goldenagecomics.co.uk. "Jun 23" seen as a date stamp on one copy.

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 102828

Entry created

  • 18/06/2022

Cover added

  • 18/06/2022

Index completed

  • 18/06/2022