(April 1950)

Charlton, 1948 Series
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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
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock
Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
Was ongoing

Issue Notes

Size is 7.5 inches wide by 10.25 inches high.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Sunset Carson / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photography)
Inks
? (photography)
Colors
? (photography)
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Sunset Carson (photograph of Al Terry)

Indexer Notes

Picture is from the movie Sunset Carson Rides Again.

Cover Thumbnail for Cowboy Western Comics (Charlton, 1948 series) #27
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Sunset Carson / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Sunset Carson (photograph)

Indexer Notes

Picture from "Sunset Carson Rides Again".

Sunset Carson Rides Again (Table of Contents: 2)

Sunset Carson / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Chad Kelly (signed)
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 movie "Sunset Carson Rides Again" starring Al Terry, Pat Starling, Bob Cason and Stephen Keyes.

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

Range Talk / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lee Sherman ?
Inks
Lee Sherman ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bronco
Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
The meaning of the words bronco and dogie.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credit from JVJ.

The Black Bandit (Table of Contents: 4)

Sunset Carson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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 (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Henry Wells; Ed Harper; Sheriff Wash Slade; Two-Gun Garry

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Denver Mudd and Bushey Barns / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Clinton Harmon (signed)
Pencils
Clinton Harmon (signed)
Inks
Clinton Harmon (signed)
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 (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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] (Table of Contents: 8)

Legends of Paul Bunyan / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Clinton Harmon (signed)
Pencils
Clinton Harmon (signed)
Inks
Clinton Harmon (signed)
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 (Table of Contents: 9)

Cowboy Western Comics Presents / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Chuck Wagon Gus / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Clinton Harmon (signed)
Inks
Clinton Harmon (signed)
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.

Save Your Hair (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Ward Laboratories, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Sunset Carson
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Sunset Carson
  3. 2. Sunset Carson Rides Again
    Sunset Carson
  4. 3. ["Bronco"]
    Range Talk
  5. 4. The Black Bandit
    Sunset Carson
  6. 5. The Saga of Two-Gun Garry
  7. 6. ["Why..Denver,...you li'l ol' wolf you!"]
    Denver Mudd and Bushey Barns
  8. 7. Silent Talk
  9. 8. ["Grandpa, tell me a bed time story..."]
    Legends of Paul Bunyan
  10. 9. The Birth of Deadwood
    Cowboy Western Comics Presents
  11. 10. ["Tsk, tsk, tsk, such talk..."]
    Chuck Wagon Gus
  12. 11. Save Your Hair
    Ward Laboratories, Inc.
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