(November 1954)

Charlton, 1954 Series
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Make Big Money With Fast-Selling Warm Mason Leather Jackets (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Mason Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Killer's Arms (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Leon Winik (signed as Winik)
Inks
Ray Osrin (signed as Osrin)
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
Scientist gets transplanted the arms of a killer gorilla - and goes on a rampage.
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25 Big 8" X 10" Glossy Pictures - Your Choice $1.00 (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Sunset Fan Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Hands Off! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Giordano (signed as Dick Giordano)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed as Dick Giordano)
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
crime; spy
Synopsis
Government agent transports an important briefcase, but is attacked brutally by enemy agents.
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The Kill!! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Memling
Pencils
Dick Giordano (signed as Giordano)
Inks
Vince Alascia (signed as ALASCIA)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime
Synopsis
Calvin Brock kills a man aboard a ship for a bag of diamonds and escapes by jumping into the water. His body is sucked into the ships propeller.
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Indexer Notes

Reader's solution to write-in contest in Strange Suspense Stories #20.

Memling script per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2016/04/carl-memling-suspense-stories.html

Lovelier Hair In 7 Days Or Your Money Back (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Juel Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Explorer's Return (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Richard Jonah
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
Jungle explorer Mark Pennell brings home the idol of a snake god and is haunted by attacking snakes.
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White Birds of Death! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Correa
Inks
Bob Correa
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
crime
Synopsis
The "Shotgun Gang" terrorizes Florida.
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Hey Kids!! Send For The New Howdy Doody Color Television Set (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Howdy Doody Color Television Set / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Secret of the Box! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Molno (signed as Joe Shuster)
Inks
Ray Osrin (signed as Ray Osrin)
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
American newspaperman Michael Preston investigates east European tyrant Smirnov and finds out the secret of Smirnov's cruelty.
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Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Magic Art Reproducer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Amazing New Way to a Slimmer Figure (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

American Healthaids Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How to Fix Any Part of Any Car (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Motor's Book Dept. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

I'm "Uncle" Harry I Will Send You Prizes Like These Without One Cent of Cost (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Make Big Money With Fast-Selling Warm Mason Leather Jackets
    Mason Shoes
  3. 2. Killer's Arms
  4. 3. 25 Big 8" X 10" Glossy Pictures - Your Choice $1.00
    Sunset Fan Club
  5. 4. Hands Off!
  6. 5. The Kill!!
  7. 6. Lovelier Hair In 7 Days Or Your Money Back
    Juel Company
  8. 7. Explorer's Return
  9. 8. White Birds of Death!
  10. 9. Hey Kids!! Send For The New Howdy Doody Color Television Set
    Howdy Doody Color Television Set
  11. 10. The Secret of the Box!
  12. 11. ["Draw Any Person in One Minute"]
    Magic Art Reproducer
  13. 12. Amazing New Way to a Slimmer Figure
    American Healthaids Company
  14. 13. How to Fix Any Part of Any Car
    Motor's Book Dept.
  15. 14. I'm "Uncle" Harry I Will Send You Prizes Like These Without One Cent of Cost
    American Seeds
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  • Tillmann Courth
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ron Sadowski
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore
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