(August 1962)

Charlton, 1953 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
A Charlton Publication [corner triangle]
Editing
Pat Masulli (editor)

Issue Notes

The indicia in the book is a misprint. It is for Outlaws of the West V2 #38 but all relevant information would be the same based on surrounding issues.
This issue has variants:

Heir to a Throne (Table of Contents)

Atomic Mouse / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jon D'Agostino (signed)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Jon D'Agostino

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Atomic Mouse; Count Gatto; Shadow

Indexer Notes

Title from story inside

Heir to a Throne (Table of Contents: 1)

Atomic Mouse / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Jon D'Agostino (signed)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
A-1626
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Atomic Mouse; Count Gatto
Synopsis
Atomic Mouse is offered the title of King of Mousevill but turns it down. Count Gatto seeks ways to outdo Atomic Mouse and prove that he is worthy of being king, but fails.

Indexer Notes

Back in the late 1950s Charlton Comics thought they’d save some time and money by outfitting a varible typewriter – a Vari-Typer, which was large enough to hold a page of comic art – with a custom typeface which mimicked the hand lettering used in comics for captions and word balloons.

Coowie the Cow Gets Crowned (Table of Contents: 2)

Coowie the Cow / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Coowie the Cow

Choosing a Toy for Laurie (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Jon D'Agostino ?
Inks
Jon D'Agostino ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
A-1648
Genre
children

Indexer Notes

Back in the late 1950s Charlton Comics thought they’d save some time and money by outfitting a variable typewriter – a Vari-Typer, which was large enough to hold a page of comic art – with a custom typeface which mimicked the hand lettering used in comics for captions and word balloons.

What You Do in Spare Time (Table of Contents: 4)

Your Role in the Cold War / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio
Inks
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
A-1553
Genre
advocacy

Indexer Notes

Back in the late 1950s Charlton Comics thought they’d save some time and money by outfitting a variable typewriter – a Vari-Typer, which was large enough to hold a page of comic art – with a custom typeface which mimicked the hand lettering used in comics for captions and word balloons.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Heir to a Throne
    Atomic Mouse
  2. 1. Heir to a Throne
    Atomic Mouse
  3. 2. Coowie the Cow Gets Crowned
    Coowie the Cow
  4. 3. Choosing a Toy for Laurie
  5. 4. What You Do in Spare Time
    Your Role in the Cold War
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Doug Brain
  • Nick Caputo
  • Merlin Haas
  • Bob Hughes
  • James Ludwig
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Thomson