(April 1950)
Charlton,
1948 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Charlton Comics, Inc.
- Brand
-
A Charlton Magazine
- Editing
- Charles J. Levy; Charles Santangelo
Issue Notes
Size is 7.5 inches wide by 10.25 inches high.
[no title indexed]
Sunset Carson / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Sunset Carson (photograph of Al Terry)
Indexer Notes
Picture is from the movie Sunset Carson Rides Again.
[no title indexed]
Sunset Carson / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Sunset Carson (photograph)
Indexer Notes
Picture from "Sunset Carson Rides Again".
Sunset Carson Rides Again
Sunset Carson / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Chad Kelly (signed) (adaptation); Elmer Clifton (original screenplay)
- Pencils
- Fran Matera (signed)
- Inks
- Fran Matera (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Sunset Carson; Cactus (horse); Bob Wade; Joan Carson; Sam Webster; Murdock (henchman)
- Synopsis
- When Carson plans to raise money for a new school with a benefit prize-fight, Webster plans to make off with the proceeds.
Indexer Notes
Adapted from the 1948 movie "Sunset Carson Rides Again" starring Al Terry, Pat Starling, Bob Cason and Stephen Keyes.
[no title indexed]
Range Talk / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bronco
- Genre
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Synopsis
- The meaning of the words bronco and dogie.
- Reprints
-
in Lash La Rue Western (Charlton, 1954 series) #53 (February 1955)
-
Indexer Notes
Art credit from JVJ.
The Black Bandit
Sunset Carson / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Chad Kelly (signed)
- Pencils
- Fran Matera (signed)
- Inks
- Fran Matera (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Sunset Carson; Cactus (horse); Mrs. Albright; Kit Albright; Scrubby; Dawson; Jeb Morley [The Black Bandit]
- Synopsis
- Pecos County is being terrorized by an unknown masked bandit who stops at nothing.
The Saga of Two-Gun Garry
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Henry Wells; Ed Harper; Sheriff Wash Slade; Two-Gun Garry
[no title indexed]
Denver Mudd and Bushey Barns / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Clint Harmon (signed as Clinton Harmon)
- Pencils
- Clint Harmon (signed as Clinton Harmon)
- Inks
- Clint Harmon (signed as Clinton Harmon)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why..Denver,...you li'l ol' wolf you!
- Genre
- humor; western-frontier
- Characters
- Denver Mudd; Bushy Barns; Marvin; Li'l Wampum; Greasy (outlaw); Slippery (outlaw)
Indexer Notes
Harmon is also credited with the writing when the name "Barnes" was changed to "Barns" in 1951. Credit suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
Silent Talk
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Mario DeMarco (signed)
- Inks
- Mario DeMarco (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Synopsis
- Sign language used by more than 1000 indian language groups.
[no title indexed]
Paul Bunyan [folklore] / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Clint Harmon (signed as Clinton Harmon)
- Pencils
- Clint Harmon (signed as Clinton Harmon)
- Inks
- Clint Harmon (signed as Clinton Harmon)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Grandpa, tell me a bed time story...
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; western-frontier
- Characters
- Paul Bunyan
- Synopsis
- How Paul Bunyan made the Great Salt Lake and Pike's Peak.
The Birth of Deadwood
Cowboy Western Comics Presents / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Mario DeMarco (signed)
- Inks
- Mario DeMarco (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Characters
- James Pearson (prospector); Wild Bill Hickok; Calamity Jane; Sam Bass
- Synopsis
- James Pearson discovered gold where Deadwood was founded.
Indexer Notes
This is the only appearance of the "Cowboy Western Comics Presents" feature.
[no title indexed]
Chuck Wagon Gus / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Clint Harmon (signed as Clinton Harmon)
- Inks
- Clint Harmon (signed as Clinton Harmon)
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tsk, tsk, tsk, such talk...
- Genre
- humor; western-frontier
- Characters
- Chuck Wagon Gus;
- Synopsis
- The doctor never runs out of patience.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Sunset Carson -
1.
[no title indexed]
Sunset Carson -
2.
Sunset Carson Rides Again
Sunset Carson -
3.
["Bronco"]
Range Talk -
4.
The Black Bandit
Sunset Carson -
5.
The Saga of Two-Gun Garry
-
6.
["Why..Denver,...you li'l ol' wolf you!"]
Denver Mudd and Bushey Barns -
7.
Silent Talk
-
8.
["Grandpa, tell me a bed time story..."]
Paul Bunyan [folklore] -
9.
The Birth of Deadwood
Cowboy Western Comics Presents -
10.
["Tsk, tsk, tsk, such talk..."]
Chuck Wagon Gus -
11.
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