(August 1975)

Charlton, 1975 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1975-05-22
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Charlton Publications Inc.
Brand
Charlton Comics [bullseye]
Editing
George Wildman (credited) (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date from Comic Reader #118.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Countess Von Bludd / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Staton (signed as STATON [long N])
Inks
Joe Staton (signed as STATON [long N])
Colors
Joe Staton (signed as STATON [long N])

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Countess Von Bludd (first appearance, see Indexer Notes)
Reprints

Introduction (Table of Contents: 1)

Countess Von Bludd / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Nicola Cuti (credited)
Pencils
Joe Staton (credited)
Inks
Joe Staton (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Staton

Job Number
D-6844
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Countess Von Bludd
Synopsis
Three kids sneak into a Haunted House and meet Countess Von Bludd.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

While Countess Von Bludd is featured in Scary Tales #1 and Monster Hunters #1, both of which appear to have been published on the same day, job numbers reveal this story to be her actual first appearance.

The Vampire's Bride (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill (credited)
Pencils
Sanho Kim (credited)
Inks
Sanho Kim (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sanho Kim (credited)

Job Number
D-6352
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Lord Clive Medill; Lady Martha; Bessie; Count Mikhail Lukosi
Synopsis
A castle is terrorized by a vampire.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story is narrated by Countess Von Bludd.

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

Der Countess / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (as Countess R.H. von Bludd)
Letters
? (logo)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Greetings, gruesome grave grovelers… and, welcome to the newest of Charlton Pub's line of gorgeous ghosties.
Feature Logo
Der Countess [all caps]

Indexer Notes

First letter column, as by Countess von Bludd. No letters yet.

The Wedding Gift (Table of Contents: 4)

Countess Von Bludd / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill
Pencils
Demetrio Sánchez Gómez (signed as Demetrio)
Inks
Demetrio Sánchez Gómez (signed as Demetrio)
Colors
?
Letters
Ray Burzon

Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Countess Von Bludd; Count Gregor Von Bludd; Olga; Slezak
Synopsis
The story of how Countess Von Bludd became a vampire.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Gill credit from issue # 2's letters page. Page numbers start with #2. There are 12 pages numbered 2 thru 13. Three panels from page 12 are used to make the cover of Scary Tales #17.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Countess Von Bludd
  2. 1. Introduction
    Countess Von Bludd
  3. 2. The Vampire's Bride
  4. 3. ["Greetings, gruesome grave grovelers… and, welcome to the newest of Charlton Pub's line of gorgeous ghosties."]
    Der Countess
  5. 4. The Wedding Gift
    Countess Von Bludd
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • John Censullo
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Bjorn Wallin