When Every Page Would Kill You!!

In the early 1950s, Fawcett was fully on board the lurid crime comic bandwagon.

And talk about your hard sell--check out the covers, and especially the scare-you-to-death blurbs!

Dude, I don't think I'm old enough to read these "every page will cause you terror" comics!!

It wasn't just the covers--they kept up the pressure on the inside--with the house ads!

Oh, and there were other titles, too:

All pretty grisly stuff...but the 5 issues of Suspense Detective really poured on the terror/hype.

The last issue of Suspense Detective was in early 1953. This was shortly before Fawcett folded their comics business--thanks, DC!--so it managed to avoid being singled out in upcoming anti-crime comic furor.

Still:

Watch out for these comics if you have a weak heart!!