(December 1962)

Charlton, 1958 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Bimonthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Charlton Comics Group
Brand
A Charlton Publication
Editing
Pat Masulli (executive editor)

Issue Notes

One Love - Two Hearts (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Sinnott
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Joe's waiting...shall I go or stay?
Genre
romance
Characters
Mark Krueger; Valeri Krueger (his wife)

Guiltless (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Charles Nicholas
Inks
Vince Alascia
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
A-1230
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's been said that the happiest day of a girl's life is her wedding day...
Genre
romance
Characters
Tom Austin; Shirley Austin (his bride)
Synopsis
Shirley's husband Tom is getting tired as he drives them to their honeymoon location. He suggests that they stop at a motel up ahead, but Shirley urges him to drive on. Shortly afterwards, he has to swerve to avoid a truck and the car crashes into a tree. Shirley only has a few scratches, but Tom is seriously injured. Shirley blames herself for the accident.

The Voice On The Phone (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Dick Giordano ?
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
A-1709
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Keith and I had been married for four months!
Genre
romance
Characters
Keith Wilson; Sandy Wilson (his wife)
Synopsis
When Keith displays jealousy toward the milkman, Sandy decides not to tell Keith when she starts getting anonymous phone calls. The strain begins to tell on Sandy until one day she receives one of the calls while Keith is home. The man is calling from a phone booth outside their home and Keith goes out to punch him before the police come.

First Impression (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Dick Giordano ?
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
A-1607
First Line of Dialogue or Text
When I met Ben Ardway, I thought he was a member of a crowd in town that were always in trouble!
Genre
romance
Characters
Ben Ardway; Diane Masters; Bea Janis (voice on phone only)
Synopsis
When Diane meets Ben Ardway, she finds him brusque and disinterested. When Diane's date for the country club dance has to cancel at the last minute, he asks Ben to take Diane to the dance. At first, neither seems excited by the prospect, but by the end of the evening they are in each other's arms

Abandoned Bride (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Charles Nicholas
Inks
Vince Alascia ?; Charles Nicholas ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
A-1836
First Line of Dialogue or Text
One moment we were joined, my husband and me,
Genre
romance
Characters
Andy; Evelyn; Bert Lowery
Synopsis
Andy walks out immediately after marrying Evelyn when Bert shows up after the wedding claiming she is his girl.

Don't Drink On Dates (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When Elaine graduated from elementary school she was the proudest girl in town.
Genre
romance
Synopsis
Discusses the issue of drinking on dates.
Keywords
advice

One Love-Two Hearts (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Joe Sinnott
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
A-1584
First Line of Dialogue or Text
We'd been Mr. and Mrs. Mark Krueger; for three glorious weeks
Genre
romance
Characters
Mark Krueger; Valerie Krueger (his wife); Joe Voss (Mark's friend); Doris Reid (Valerie's friend); Mr. Fehlan (Mark's boss)
Synopsis
Valerie tries to run Mark's life. Mark objects, saying his love was hers, but his life is his own.

Indexer Notes

Cover art (with different coloring) is taken from the splash panel of this story.

Art credits for this story confirmed from the notes of Joe Sinnott's job book.

God Is Never Out Of Style (Table of Contents: 7)

Your Role in the Cold War / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio
Inks
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
A-1574
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In these days there is too much cynicism,
Genre
non-fiction; advocacy
Synopsis
How going to church will help win the Cold War.

Indexer Notes

This story was published in various Charlton titles in this period.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. One Love - Two Hearts
  2. 1. Guiltless
  3. 2. The Voice On The Phone
  4. 3. First Impression
  5. 4. Abandoned Bride
  6. 5. Don't Drink On Dates
  7. 6. One Love-Two Hearts
  8. 7. God Is Never Out Of Style
    Your Role in the Cold War
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Belknap
  • Nick Caputo
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Stephen Mitchell
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore