(January 1958)

Charlton, 1952 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Charlton Comics Group
Brand
A Charlton Publication
Editing
Pat Masulli (executive editor)

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Detonation Squad (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
crime

The Missing Money Racket (Table of Contents: 1)

Sgt. Joe Pride / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Bill Molno; Dick Giordano ? (see notes)
Inks
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; Dick Giordano ? (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
Jon D'Agostino

Job Number
S-335
Genre
crime
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Mastroserio inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Maurice Whitman. Story appears to have been originally produced for a Dragnet comic. Evidence of name and art changes, likely by Dick Giordano. Story reads like a Dragnet TV show.

Heirlooms Inc. (Table of Contents: 2)

Sgt. Joe Pride / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Bill Molno
Inks
Vince Alascia
Colors
?
Letters
Jon D'Agostino

Job Number
S-3225?
Genre
crime
Reprints

Detonation Squad (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
John Belfi ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Likely inventory from a defunct company.

My Mink (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
crime
Reprints

The Car Racket (Table of Contents: 5)

Sgt. Joe Pride / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Bill Molno; Dick Giordano ? (see notes)
Inks
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; Dick Giordano ? (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
Jon D'Agostino

Genre
crime
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Mastroserio inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Maurice Whitman. Pride and his assistant's face are redrawn throughout, alterations likely by Dick Giordano.

The Great Electric Trap (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Art Helfant ?
Inks
Art Helfant ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Detonation Squad
  2. 1. The Missing Money Racket
    Sgt. Joe Pride
  3. 2. Heirlooms Inc.
    Sgt. Joe Pride
  4. 3. Detonation Squad
  5. 4. My Mink
  6. 5. The Car Racket
    Sgt. Joe Pride
  7. 6. The Great Electric Trap
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Doug Brain
  • Nick Caputo
  • Andrew Garrett
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Daniel Thingvold