(November 1976)

Charlton, 1955 Series
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Volume
8
Price
0.30 USD; 0.10 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Charlton Publications Inc.
Brand
Charlton Comics Group; Charlton Publication [with wire globe]
Barcode
0722460006611
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
George Wildman (credited as George R. Wildman) (executive editor)

Issue Notes

Non-standard UPC.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Hall ?
Inks
Dan Adkins ?
Colors
?

Genre
war
Characters
Adolf Hitler

Indexer Notes

Possibly Hall/Adkins credits per Nick Caputo. Originally credited to "Pat Boyette" for both pencils and inks but Sam de la Rosa confirmed it not to be by Boyette.

Get these dynamite embroidered cloth patches... (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Gandalf Embroidered Cloth Patches / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Jap! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Ray Burzon

Job Number
D-8297
Genre
war
Synopsis
This was New Guinea in Feb, 1944. CPL Wiley's weapons platoon fought the rain forest, the hordes of poisonous snakes, and the clouds of malarial mosquitoes, as they fought the stubborn enemy up along the coast of the tropical island. Inland the New Guinea natives watched this civilized insanity and went on fighting their own brand of tribal warfare between themselves. [first page]
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Indexer Notes

WWII story.

Kids, Roach Designs are Now Available... (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Roach Designs Iron-on Transfers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Vanished Foe (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Enrique Nieto
Inks
Enrique Nieto
Colors
?
Letters
Ray Burzon

Job Number
D-8059
Genre
war
Synopsis
On Feb 19, 1945, V Corps hit the beaches of Iwo Jima, supported by massive shelling from the 5th Fleet… Lt. Armand led his 3rd platoon up the black volcanic beach… they encountered moderate resistance at first… [first page]
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Indexer Notes

WWII story.

Best by Mail (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Best By Mail / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Make Money Fast! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Anchor Specialties Identification Plates / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

American Circle Corp. (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

American Circle Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Defeat at Midway (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Job Number
D-8168
Genre
war
Synopsis
Japan has conquered all of the islands surrounding their own islands by 1942, which included New Guinea, The Philippines and the Dutch East Indies. On the sea, the Japanese appeared unconquerable, but then there was the… "Defeat At Midway" [first page].
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Indexer Notes

WWII story.

The Elephant (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
5422
Genre
war
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Special offer from Charlton Comics (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Make Extra Cash (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Engravaplates Social Security Cards / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Nemesis (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
war
Synopsis
Carter Hurd hated one person in his life, a man who hounded him out of coincidence instead of by plan… but he was always there no matter where Hurd turned. Al Sedio was a rival for everything Hurd had ever wanted. He was Hurd's... "Nemesis" [first page]
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Indexer Notes

Korean War story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

DILO, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Abracadabra Magic Shop / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

204 Pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers Set (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Sport a Boy Grows Up with...Shooting a Daisy (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Meet Stretch Armstrong (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Stretch Armstrong / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Get these dynamite embroidered cloth patches...
    Gandalf Embroidered Cloth Patches
  3. 2. Jap!
  4. 3. Kids, Roach Designs are Now Available...
    Roach Designs Iron-on Transfers
  5. 4. The Vanished Foe
  6. 5. Best by Mail
    Best By Mail
  7. 6. Make Money Fast!
    Anchor Specialties Identification Plates
  8. 7. American Circle Corp.
    American Circle Products
  9. 8. Defeat at Midway
  10. 9. The Elephant
  11. 10. Special offer from Charlton Comics
  12. 11. Make Extra Cash
    Engravaplates Social Security Cards
  13. 12. Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out
    Grit Newspaper
  14. 13. Nemesis
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    DILO, Inc.
  16. 15. ["These are the same tricks you've seen magician's do on TV - and now you can do them too!"]
    Abracadabra Magic Shop
  17. 16. 204 Pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers Set
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  18. 17. The Sport a Boy Grows Up with...Shooting a Daisy
    Daisy Air Rifles
  19. 18. Meet Stretch Armstrong
    Stretch Armstrong
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • John Brichetto
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Terry Jeffress
  • Paul Lefebvre
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ron Sadowski
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore