Suspense Detective was a bimonthly publication produced by Fawcett Comics that featured the usual crime, violence and mayhem as told by a mysterious balladeer, with a gift for black 'n' blue prose, decked out in a fedora, gloves, and a cloak, with most of his features constantly obscured by the smoke from an ever present cigarette:
Cover Artist: Bernard Baily
Cover Artist: Bernard Baily
Cover Artist: Bernard Baily
Cover Artist: Mike Sekowsky
Cover Artist: Mike Sekowsky
Suspense Detective debuted in June, 1952, and lasted until March, 1953, managing only five issues before the publisher pulled the plug -- and not just on this series, but ALL of their comics. Now, Fawcett Comics, a subsidiary of Fawcett Publications, is probably best known for its Captain Marvel line and its various spin-offs, but it was also home to several other pulp heroes, adventure, western, sci-fi, crime, and horror titles. Beginning as far back as 1919, Fawcett Publications had enjoyed a highly successful run through the 1930s, 40s, and even into the 1950s until the lingering, bitterly contested litigation with a rival company over copyright infringement (-- DC Comics felt Captain Marvel hewed a little too close to their own Superman), combined with waning interest and plummeting profits, forced Fawcett to get out of the comic book business altogether.
