(December 1969)

Charlton, 1963 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bimonthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Charlton Press Inc.
Brand
Charlton Comics
Editing
Sal Gentile (managing editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Iron Corporal / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sam Glanzman (signed)
Inks
Sam Glanzman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Reprints

The Wars of Private Bailey (Table of Contents: 1)

The Iron Corporal / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Will Franz (credited as Willi Franz)
Pencils
Sam Glanzman (credited)
Inks
Sam Glanzman (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter (credited)

Job Number
C-436
Genre
war
Characters
The Iron Corporal; Bill Franks; Charlie Bailey
Reprints
Keywords
Australians; hand grenade; Japanese; machine gun; Pacific; rain; World War II

Indexer Notes

After three years of fighting the Axis in North Africa, Bill Franks and Charlie Bailey are transferred to the war in the Pacific.

Pete Duncan--"Dropout" (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

International Correspondence Schools (ICS) / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Machine Missiles (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
historical; war
Synopsis
In ancient times, the invention of a spear-throwing machine gives King Saratapa a victory over the invading army of King Ludas.

The Golden Swastika (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Charles Nicholas [as Nicholas] (signed)
Inks
Vince Alascia (signed as Alascia)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
B-1233
Genre
war
Synopsis
Crew of the tank Poison Possum captures a German flag. Germans try to take it back and get bombed.
Reprints
Keywords
Americans; bombers; flag; Germans; hand grenade; Nazis; swastika; tanks; World War II

Indexer Notes

WWII story.

Georgia Boy at 10 Below Zero (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Clemente Rezzonico (signed, page 5, bottom panel)
Inks
Clemente Rezzonico (signed, page 5, bottom panel)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
B1595
Genre
war
Synopsis
A soldier from Georgia learns how to deal with cold weather and Korean soldiers.
Reprints
Keywords
blizzard; frostbite; Georgia; hand grenade; Korean War; machine gun; medics; snow; winter

Indexer Notes

Korean war story.

D-Day: The Bombers Flew (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
B1202
Genre
war
Synopsis
Summary of Air Force bomber use during D-Day.
Keywords
1944; Air Force; B25; bombers; D-Day; World War II

First in Action! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Charlton / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Iron Corporal
  2. 1. The Wars of Private Bailey
    The Iron Corporal
  3. 2. Pete Duncan--"Dropout"
    International Correspondence Schools (ICS)
  4. 3. Machine Missiles
  5. 4. The Golden Swastika
  6. 5. Georgia Boy at 10 Below Zero
  7. 6. D-Day: The Bombers Flew
  8. 7. First in Action!
    Charlton
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Doug Brain
  • Mickey Coalwell
  • Kenneth English
  • Merlin Haas
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Walls