(July 1954)

Charlton, 1954 Series
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Volume
3
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] (Table of Contents)

Dr. Death / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
Jon D'Agostino ?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Dr. Death (host, vignette)
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for This Magazine Is Haunted (Charlton, 1954 series) #18
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The Last Earl! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Bill Molno (signed as Joe Shuster)
Inks
John Belfi (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Doctor Death (host)
Synopsis
Xanadu, the misshapen youngest brother of four, plots and schemes his way to the throne. Having disposed of his brothers, Xanadu is faced with their ghostly revenge.

Indexer Notes

Molno pencils per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2014/10/joe-shusters-charlton-ghost.html

Bridegroom, Come Back! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Steve Ditko (signed)
Inks
Steve Ditko (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
An evil man is marrying women for money and killing them afterwards. One of them, though, returns from the grave and surprises her former husband.
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Indexer Notes

First-person narrative of a bride's wedding gown.

The Land of No Place (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
horror-suspense; science fiction
Synopsis
Mad scientist blackmails the government by making people vanish into a spaceless fifth dimension.

Caretaker of the Dead (Table of Contents: 4)

The Mummy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
The Mummy (host)
Synopsis
Graverobber Charley Deffer takes over the job of the cemetary caretaker, because the dead themselves have chosen him.
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Valley of Shadow (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Sy Moskowitz (signed)
Inks
Sy Moskowitz (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Job Number
?
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
A jeep crashes in the jungle and a party of four is led before the "Grand Kabah", the master of death. All fail their test in this realm between life and afterlife.
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dr. Death
  2. 1. The Last Earl!
  3. 2. Bridegroom, Come Back!
  4. 3. The Land of No Place
  5. 4. Caretaker of the Dead
    The Mummy
  6. 5. Valley of Shadow
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Salvatore Carotenuto
  • Tillmann Courth
  • Jim Frye
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Keith Smith
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore
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