(October 1955)

Charlton, 1955 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Humor Magazines Inc.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

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? (photograph)
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Colors
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
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Haloo Shampoo Ad (Table of Contents: 1)

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?
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?
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
"Haloo destroys hair, skin and appetite".

Chase & Sunburn Coffee Ad (Table of Contents: 2)

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?
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?
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody

Old Spicy Sticky Deodorant Ad (Table of Contents: 3)

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?
Pencils
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?
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
"Social obscurity in 3 seconds".

Contents & Contributors (Table of Contents: 4)

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Indexer Notes

Plus funny photos of staff.

Classified Ads (Table of Contents: 5)

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?
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody

The Raving Reporter (Table of Contents: 6)

photo story / 1 page (report information)

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?
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? (photograph)
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? (photograph)
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
"We catch personalities unaware and ask embarrassing questions".

How Davy Crockhead Captured America (Table of Contents: 7)

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?
Pencils
Dick Ayers
Inks
Dick Ayers
Letters
Dick Ayers ?
Genre
satire-parody

Indexer Notes

Ayers credit per Nick Caputo, May 2015.

The Man on the Flying Trapeze (Table of Contents: 8)

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Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
"I married a girl who loved limburger cheese".

Indexer Notes

Song parody.

Confidentially (Table of Contents: 9)

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Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
"If it smells we print it".

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Magazine spoof.

The Truth About the French Pose Card Raquet (Table of Contents: 10)

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Pencils
Fred Ottenheimer ?
Inks
Fred Ottenheimer ?
Letters
?
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
"As revealed by senator Chesties Keyfavor".

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

The Truth About Army Justice (Table of Contents: 11)

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Art Gates (signed)
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Art Gates (signed)
Letters
?
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
"Fair as a fixed horserace".

Why Gretel Garbow Wants Her Privacy (Table of Contents: 12)

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Fred Ottenheimer [as FO] (signed)
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Fred Ottenheimer [as FO] (signed)
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody

Operation Denmark (Table of Contents: 13)

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Pencils
Dick Ayers
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Dick Ayers
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody

Indexer Notes

A look at sex-change operations. Ayers credit per Nick Caputo, May 2015.

The Truth About the Einstein Experts (Table of Contents: 14)

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?
Pencils
Art Gates (signed)
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Art Gates (signed)
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody

I Toyed With the Hearts of Men (Table of Contents: 15)

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Indexer Notes

Photo love story of a fat woman.

Blackboard Jumble (Table of Contents: 16)

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Art Gates (signed)
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Art Gates (signed)
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satire-parody

Indexer Notes

Parody on the movie "Blackboard Jungle".

Fisherman's Daily Guide for August (Table of Contents: 17)

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Indexer Notes

Centerfold spread with cartoons about fishing.

How to Catch a Man (Table of Contents: 18)

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Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody

Camp Minnacootchie (Table of Contents: 19)

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typeset
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satire-parody

Indexer Notes

Summer camp parody, splash illo by Art Gates.

Eat Younger and Look Older (Table of Contents: 20)

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Pencils
Carl Hubbell
Inks
Carl Hubbell
Letters
?
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
"Eating cures aggravated hunger".

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

Jive Me Gently (Table of Contents: 21)

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Script
Dan Burley (credited)
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

With illustration by "Ross" (signed).

You Too Can Dance (Table of Contents: 22)

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Letters
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Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
"Learn the Rhumba".

Indexer Notes

With diagrams included.

How To Pour a Patio (Table of Contents: 23)

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Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
"A fascinating summer project".

Indexer Notes

Do-it-yourself parody.

Across and Drowkcab Puzzle (Table of Contents: 24)

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Impossible puzzles.

Insanity Removes the Wraps from Atomic Age's Most Explosive Pin-Ups! (Table of Contents: 25)

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Letters
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Genre
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Indexer Notes

Photo-montage fun.

Recommended by Huncan Dines (Table of Contents: 26)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Pencils
Carl Hubbell
Inks
Carl Hubbell
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
"Where not to eat and what" - parody on restaurant critic Duncan Hines.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

Those T.V. Commercials (Table of Contents: 27)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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?
Pencils
Fred Ottenheimer [as FO] (signed)
Inks
Fred Ottenheimer [as FO] (signed)
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody

Maryland Monrowboat in "The Seven Year Twitch" (Table of Contents: 28)

illustration / 5 pages (report information)

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Pencils
Carl Hubbell
Inks
Carl Hubbell
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
"Exclusive Uncoverage of World-Shaking Premiere".

Indexer Notes

Small movie ad parodies strewn in, not drawn by Hubbell.

French Girdle Ad (Table of Contents: 29)

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Pencils
Ross ?
Inks
Ross ?
Letters
typeset
Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
"The iron girdle that gives you that French look".

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

Pearliaments Cigarettes Ad (Table of Contents: 30)

photo story / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
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Genre
satire-parody
Synopsis
"You're SO smart not to smoke".

Indexer Notes

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