(August 1954)
Charlton,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bimonthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Charlton Comics Group
- Brand
-
A Charlton Publication
- Editing
- Al Fago (credited as Al Fago Studios) (design)
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko (signed)
- Inks
- Steve Ditko (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- crime
- Reprints
-
in The Steve Ditko Archives (Fantagraphics, 2009 series) #1 - Strange Suspense (October 2009) [cover] - in The Steve Ditko Archives (Fantagraphics, 2014 series) #1 - Strange Suspense (2014)
- in Gwandanaland Comics (Gwandanaland Comics, 2016 series) #1325 - The Complete Racket Squad in Action: Volume 2 ([August] 2017)
-
Robbery by Appointment!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Carl Memling
- Pencils
- Bill Molno (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- Ray Osrin (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Wally Trent; Doris Trent; Jean Corliss; Miss Glenn; Inspector O'Malley
Indexer Notes
Memling script per Martin O'Hearn's blog:
http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2014/11/more-charlton-crime-from-carl-mem…
Molno art also per O'Hearn: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2014/10/joe-shusters-charlton-ghost.html
The Ransom Swindle!
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Carl Memling
- Pencils
- Bill Molno (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- Ray Osrin (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Karel Jaromir; Mrs. Jaromir; Anton Krim (racketeer); Tarzan (enforcer); Stanislaw Kasimir; Inspector O'Malley; Steve Pryor (O'Malley's assistant)
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Memling script per Martin O'Hearn's blog:
http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2014/11/more-charlton-crime-from-carl-mem…
Molno art also per O'Hearn: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2014/10/joe-shusters-charlton-ghost.html
Refund Artist!
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Inspector O'Malley; Steve Pryor (O'Malley's assistant); Barry Cornell (racketeer); Mary
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Memling script per Martin O'Hearn's blog:
http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2014/11/more-charlton-crime-from-carl-mem…
The Keys to Death
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Dixon Brager (industrialist); Helen Helft (secretary); Elaine Brager (wife); Louis Tocmore (racketeer); Ben Fishel (insurance investigator); Captain Nicholas Ridgely (Homicide Detective); Frank Morton (accomplice); Hannah Pepper (accomplice)
- Reprints
-
in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #22 - in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #127 ([circa 1971 - 1972])
-
The Stock Market Swindlers
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Joe Crane; Anna Crane; Theodore H. Pearson (racketeer); Agent Dan Crandall
- Reprints
- in Tales of the Underworld (Alan Class, 1960 series) #2 (1960 ?) [Black and white.]
- in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #32 (1968 ?) [Black and white.]
-
Fast Count
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Freddie; girl friend; carnival grifter
- Reprints
- in Tales of the Underworld (Alan Class, 1960 series) #2 (1960 ?) [Black and white.]
-
Indexer Notes
Pencil/Ink credits from Gene Reed. [MN 9/2007]
Protection Game!
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Carl Memling
- Pencils
- Bill Molno (signed as Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- Ray Osrin (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- William Thomas; Tony Carlson (racketeer); Ralph (racketeer)
- Reprints
- in Tales of the Underworld (Alan Class, 1960 series) #3 (1960 ?)
-
in Hip Comics (Windmill Comics, 2009 series) #19183 ([februari] 2015)
-
Indexer Notes
Memling credit per Martin O'Hearn's blog:
http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2014/11/more-charlton-crime-from-carl-mem…
Molno art also per O'Hearn: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2014/10/joe-shusters-charlton-ghost.html
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
Robbery by Appointment!
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2.
The Ransom Swindle!
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3.
Refund Artist!
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4.
The Keys to Death
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5.
The Stock Market Swindlers
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6.
Fast Count
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7.
Protection Game!
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8.
Fly-by-Night!
This issue was modified by, among others
- Bruno Andreacchi
- Nick Caputo
- Paul Lefebvre
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
- Daniel Thingvold
- Richard Thomson
- Jim Van Dore
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