(December 1963)

Charlton, 1955 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
Charlton [corner box]
Editing
Pat Masulli (executive editor)

Condemned to Loneliness (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Giordano
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
romance
Keywords
daydreaming

Indexer Notes

Background image is based on interior scene. Art attribution by Nick Caputo, August 2010.

Condemned to Loneliness (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
A-3198
Genre
romance
Synopsis
Nick and Rita get to go out for the first time since their baby was born when a drunk driver crosses over to their side of the road, causing a crash which kills Rita. Rita's sister, Louisa, comes to take care of the baby while Nick is in the hospital. The memories are too painful, and Nick can't bear to look at his son or Louisa, who reminds him of Rita. He takes a job opening in Venezuela and sends money back to Louisa, who takes care of the child.

Indexer Notes

Gentile pencils and Giordano inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Giordano on pencils and Gentile on inks.

I Would Not See ... (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
A-3199
Genre
romance
Synopsis
Lois is conflicted about her attraction to Howard Baalst, who is blind.

Indexer Notes

Giordano inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Sal Gentile.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Canteen Corner / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harold Gluck (credited as Dr. Harold Gluck)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Dr. Gluck: I am a senior in high school and I have a problem
Genre
romance
Synopsis
Dr. Gluck answers letters from teenagers who have problems in high school.
Keywords
advice

Postponed Love (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
A-1860
Genre
romance
Synopsis
Beverly loves Dick Loring and the two have talked about marriage. But first Dick wants to serve in the military and marry after he gets out. When he gets out, a job opportunity causes another delay in their plans. The letters from Dick slow until the final letter where he apologizes for wasting her time.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Condemned to Loneliness
  2. 1. Condemned to Loneliness
  3. 2. I Would Not See ...
  4. 3. ["Dear Dr. Gluck: I am a senior in high school and I have a problem"]
    Canteen Corner
  5. 4. Postponed Love
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Belknap
  • Nick Caputo
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Stangas
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore