Ghostly Tales
#55
(April-May 1966)
Charlton,
1966 Series
- Volume
- 4
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1966-02-22
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Charlton Comics Group
- Brand
-
Charlton [corner box]
- Editing
- Pat Masulli (executive editor)
Issue Notes
On sale date from a house ad in Fightin' Army (1956 series) #69.
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed as Rocke)
- Inks
- Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed as Rocke)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino ?
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Mr. L. Dedd (host, first appearance)
- Reprints
-
in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #76 ([no date])
-
[Contents page]
table of contents / 1 page
- Script
- Joe Gill ?
- Pencils
- Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed as MASTROSERIO)
- Inks
- Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed as MASTROSERIO)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- A-5383
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Greetings, fiends.. er.. friends!
- Characters
- Mr. L. Dedd (host)
Great Caesar's Ghost
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Joe Gill ?
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko (signed as Ditko)
- Inks
- Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed as MASTROSERIO)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- Job Number
- A-5378
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Welcome!
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Mr. L. Dedd (host); Tony August; Augustus Caesar's Ghost; Luisa Lura; Fama; Rykus
- Synopsis
- Tony August learns about what really happened to Fama and Rykus in ancient Rome.
- Reprints
- in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #76 ([no date])
-
in Ghostly Tales (Charlton, 1966 series) #145 (October 1980)
-
Destiny of a Bullet
text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There are many people who believe in what is called "Fate" or "Destiny".
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
Indexer Notes
Essay arguing against the principle of Fate or Destiny governing Man's actions; character named "Mr. A" used as an example; possibly written by Steve Ditko?
Dr. Graves The Ghost Fighter
Dr. Graves / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Dave Kaler ?
- Pencils
- Ernie Bache (signed as Bache)
- Inks
- Ernie Bache (signed as Bache)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Miss Pamela Simms, inheritor of an abandoned estate in Virginia, has been prevented from enjoying her property!
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Dr. M. T. Graves (host, first appearance); Pamela Simms; Philip Judd
- Synopsis
- Dr. Graves helps Pamela Simms drive one of the 'ghosts' out of her home.
- Reprints
- in Ghostly Tales (Charlton, 1966 series) #145 (October 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
In the news section of Comic Comments # 9, November 1966, Dave Kaler is listed as writer of the Dr. Graves shorts in Ghostly Tales.
Where Can Heaven Be?
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Joe Gill ?
- Pencils
- Charles Nicholas
- Inks
- Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- Job Number
- A5382
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The two boys are having a profound discussion...
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
Army of the Dead!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Joe Gill ?
- Pencils
- Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed as MASTROSERIO)
- Inks
- Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed as MASTROSERIO)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- Job Number
- A-5381
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This was a triumphant return to an old battlefield for Reichsmarshal Wolfgang von Hocksdorff of the 7th Panzer Division.
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Mr. L. Dedd (host); PFC Louis Jean Valjean; Reichsmarshal Wolfgang von Hocksdorff
- Synopsis
- PFC Valjean's ghost gets revenge during WWII for a cowardly act during WWI.
- Reprints
- in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #76 ([no date])
- in Ghostly Tales (Charlton, 1966 series) #145 (October 1980)
-
A Powerful Tale!
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Joe Gill ?
- Pencils
- Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed as MASTROSERIO)
- Inks
- Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (signed as MASTROSERIO)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- Job Number
- A-5380
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ah, there you are, dear reader!
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Mr. L. Dedd (host); John Trane
- Synopsis
- While spelunking, John Trane encounters very hungry subterranean creatures.
- Reprints
- in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #76 ([no date])
-
in Ghostly Tales (K. G. Murray, 1977 series) #1 ([1977])
-
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
[Contents page]
-
2.
Great Caesar's Ghost
-
3.
Destiny of a Bullet
-
4.
Dr. Graves The Ghost Fighter
Dr. Graves -
5.
Where Can Heaven Be?
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6.
Army of the Dead!
-
7.
A Powerful Tale!
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