(April 1972)
Charlton,
1951 Series
- Volume
- 4
- Price
- 0.20 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Bi-monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Charlton Press Inc.
- Brand
-
Charlton Comics
- Editing
- Sal Gentile (managing editor)
Issue Notes
Numbered 00005-472 in two locations on cover, in addition to being numbered 113 on cover. Numbered 000050047 in four locations on inside front cover.
The indicia lists Sal Gentile as managing editor. The Statement of Ownership lists Patrick J. Masulli as managing editor, and Sal Gentile as editor.
The indicia lists Sal Gentile as managing editor. The Statement of Ownership lists Patrick J. Masulli as managing editor, and Sal Gentile as editor.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
in Classic Hot Rods and Racing Car Comics (Ace Comics, 2014 series) #5 (2015), #5 (2015)
-
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jack Keller (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Keller (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Charlotte Jetter ?
- Genre
- car
- Characters
- Clint Curtis
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Auto racing; motorsports
From the Scrapheap
comic story / 6 pages
- Job Number
- D-2026
- Genre
- car
- Characters
- Emmett Doyle; Jake Baker [Jake the Junky]; Jim; doctor; race car drivers
- Synopsis
- After Emmett wrecks his car and injures himself in a race, he goes to work for Jake Baker, who buys up wrecks from unlucky drivers. Over time they use the wrecks to build a new car nicknamed the Scrapheap, and Emmett wins on their first outing.
- Keywords
- Auto racing; motorsports
Putting it Together
comic story / 3 pages
- Job Number
- D-2751
- Genre
- car
- Characters
- Mike Koslow; Reb Alders; Pop Ekland
- Synopsis
- Mike learns to win by paying attention to the details, rather than pushing to make a big splash.
- Keywords
- Auto racing; motorsports
The Vacuum Cleaner
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Keller (signed as J K)
- Inks
- Jack Keller ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- D-1195
- Genre
- non-fiction; car
- Characters
- Sir Jackie Stewart
- Synopsis
- A look at Jim Hall's 2J model racer.
- Keywords
- Auto racing; motorsports; Watkins Glen
Dirty Driver! [Part 1]
Clint Curtis / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Jack Keller (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Keller (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Keller (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- D-2457
- Genre
- car
- Characters
- Clint Curtis; Leif Erich; race official
- Synopsis
- After an on-track accident, Leif Erich mistakenly insists that Clint Curtis has fouled him, and physically attacks Clint. Swearing revenge, he clips Clint's car in a later race, but fails to force him out of competition.
- Keywords
- Auto racing; motorsports
[no title indexed]
Kar Komplaint Klinic / letters page / 0.75 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There are psychologists who feel it is a very good idea to bring to the surface and discuss all the complaints a person has about anything.
- Reprints
- from Hot Rods and Racing Cars (Charlton, 1951 series) #110 (October 1971) [listed as 3/4 page in #113 but first line is same]
-
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.25 page
Indexer Notes
This statement reports a total of 137,213 copies of paid circulation for the last issue prior to filing.
Dirty Driver! [Part 2]
Clint Curtis / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Jack Keller (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Keller (signed)
- Inks
- Jack Keller (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- car
- Characters
- Clint Curtis; Leif Erich; spectators; board of directors; truck driver
- Synopsis
- After another crash on the track Clint pulls the helpless Leif from a burning wreck. Still incensed at the mistaken idea that Clint wrecked him deliberately, Leif assaults Clint, beating him unconscious and having to be restrained by the crowd. Once the governing board formally exonerates Clint and suspends Leif, Leif tries to force Clint off the highway and over a cliff, only to meet death himself.
- Keywords
- Auto racing; motorsports; murder
[no title indexed]
Ace Publishing Song Secrets; Beauty Aids / Masculiner Hairpieces; Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System; Empire Stamps; Monster Ghost; Padell Books; Universal Bodybuilding / advertisement / 1 page
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
["Amazing $1 art offer"]
Colonial Studios Wall Art -
2.
From the Scrapheap
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3.
["Muscles make a man"]
Bullworker Service Fitness Training -
4.
Putting it Together
-
5.
The Vacuum Cleaner
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6.
["Up to $1000.00 paid for this defective 6c stamp"]
Stamp Catlogue -
7.
["You can learn to draw comics at home"]
Art Directors' Comics Course -
8.
["Mighty Muscles"]
Mighty Muscles Muscle Builder -
9.
["Get both spending money and free prizes"]
Grit Newspaper -
10.
Dirty Driver! [Part 1]
Clint Curtis -
11.
["There are psychologists who feel it is a very good idea to bring to the surface and discuss all the complaints a person has about anything."]
Kar Komplaint Klinic -
12.
[no title indexed]
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13.
["Now -- yours from Columbia at truly great savings..."]
Columbia Record Club -
14.
Dirty Driver! [Part 2]
Clint Curtis -
15.
["Smoke Cloud"]
Honor House Products -
16.
["Right on with -- Charlton Comics"]
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17.
["Scary, Life Size Monster Ghost"]
Ace Publishing Song Secrets; Beauty Aids / Masculiner Hairpieces; Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System; Empire Stamps; Monster Ghost; Padell Books; Universal Bodybuilding -
18.
["100 pc. Toy Soldier Set"]
100 Toy Soldiers -
19.
["Now you can finish high school at home"]
Academy for Home Study
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Kirk House
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Daniel Thingvold
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