(October 1959)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- Quarterly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines:
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher:
- Charlton Comics Group
- Brand:
- A Charlton Publication
- Editing:
- Pat Masulli
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Silver Age US
- Paper Stock:
- Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
- Binding:
- Saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- Was ongoing
Mama's Little Girl
comic story / 5 pages
- Script:
- Joe Gill ?
- Pencils:
- Vince Colletta [as Vincent J. Colletta]
- Inks:
- Vince Colletta [as Vincent J. Colletta]
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Job Number:
- 5490
- Genre:
- romance
- Characters:
- Sharon; Jim Slade
- Synopsis:
- Sharon gets married to Jim but has trouble living away from her mother.
Charlton Comics Giant Contest
activity / 3 pages
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Synopsis:
- Contest to name an elephant/pig/man character and win prizes.
Too Beautiful
comic story / 5 pages
- Script:
- Joe Gill ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- Sal Trapani ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Job Number:
- 5568
- Genre:
- romance
- Characters:
- Karen Starr; Mason Brooks; Tony Evans
- Synopsis:
- Karen Starr, a successful model, runs into Tony Evans at an art gallery. They fall in love, but when he realizes she is a successful model they almost split up. She asks him to marry her and agrees to his conditions, that she quit her job and move out of her Park Avenue apartment so that he can support her on his writer's salary.
Big Girl
text story / 2 pages
- Script:
- ?
- Letters:
- Typeset
- Genre:
- romance
- Synopsis:
- Ann's sister Sophia is set to marry John Riggs, the man she loved.
One of the Finest
comic story / 5 pages
- Script:
- Joe Gill ?
- Pencils:
- Charles Nicholas (signed)
- Inks:
- Sal Trapani (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Job Number:
- 5483
- Genre:
- crime; romance
- Synopsis:
- Dan, a police detective, spots a crook when he is on his honeymoon and gets involved in arresting him.
It Had to Be You
comic story / 5 pages
- Script:
- Joe Gill ?
- Pencils:
- Dick Giordano
- Inks:
- Dick Giordano
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Job Number:
- 5570
- Genre:
- romance
- Characters:
- Steve Turner; Elaine Darby
- Synopsis:
- Elaine Darby starts working for Steve Turner, a Hollywood executive. They fall in love and he asks her to marry him.
Indexer Notes
Giordano credits per Nick Caputo. Ger Apeldoorn previously credited John Tartaglione on pencils and Vince Colletta on inks.
A Tragic Evening
comic story / 2 pages
- Script:
- Joe Gill ?
- Pencils:
- Jon D'Agostino ?
- Inks:
- Jon D'Agostino ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Jon D'Agostino
- Job Number:
- 5775
- Genre:
- romance
- Characters:
- Bill; Mona
- Synopsis:
- Mona gets asked to a formal party by Bill but doesn't have a dress to wear.
Indexer Notes
Possible D'Agostino art per Nick Caputo, May 2014. Artwork on this story is more "cartoony" than other stories in this issue.
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Table of Contents
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0.
Mama's Little Girl
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1.
Mama's Little Girl
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2.
Charlton Comics Giant Contest
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3.
Too Beautiful
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4.
Big Girl
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5.
One of the Finest
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6.
It Had to Be You
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7.
A Tragic Evening
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Ramon Schenk
- Peter Croome
- Mike Nielsen
- Steve Belknap
- Nick Caputo
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Jerry Hillegas
- Ramon Schenk
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
- John P. Selegue
- Rodney Hinkle
- Peter Croome
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