HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, MY LOVE!

Fred is the unfaithful fiancé to Charlotte who just adores him. When she catches him necking with the floozie Betty Merriweather, he's got to drop her or lose his meal ticket with the wealthy Charlotte. The new bride finds a way to keep her husband from straying and she celebrates the morbid occasion on their 10th anniversary.

"Happy Anniversary" was the cover story for Harvey's CHAMBER OF CHILLS #19 (September 1953) illustrated by Bob Powell with possible assistance from Howard Nostrand. As for the cover itself, the art is generally attributed to Lee Elias, but he may have collaborated with Warren Kremer who might have drawn the cover rough.

UPDATE: In his book, LIGHT AND DARK: THE ART OF LEE ELIAS (Moonage Books, 2025) author Nick Neocleous gives Elias full attribution for the cover art.

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IT DOESN'T PAY TO GOSSIP

This revolting story of a spiteful trio of snooping old biddies, suicide, murder and revenge is from Aragon Magazines' MISTER MYSTERY #13, cover dated September-October 1953 (GCD incorrectly lists it as September 1953). Aragon was one of the many imprints that Stanley P. Morse used for his comics. Tony Mortellaro "executed" the art.