(March 1954)

Charlton, 1954 Series
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Volume
3
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bimonthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Charlton Comics Group
Brand
A Charlton Publication
Editing
Burton Levey (credited as Burton N. Levey) (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dr. Death / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Steve Ditko (signed as Ditko)
Inks
Steve Ditko (signed as Ditko)
Colors
?
Letters
Jon D'Agostino ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The sea holds in its depth...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Dr. Death (host)
Reprints

I'll Put a Shoe Store Business in Your Pocket (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Mason Shoe MFG. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Last Voyage of the Sea Witch! (Table of Contents: 2)

Dr. Death / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mark Coyne gloried in his brute strenght, in his bestial power to torment the weak and harass the defenseless...
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Dr. Death (host)
Synopsis
Cruel Mark Coyne is led to his grandfather's ship, the "Sea Witch". There he re-enacts the latter's last voyage with ghosts from the past.

The Evil Ministers? (Table of Contents: 3)

Dr. Death / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff ?
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff ?
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter

First Line of Dialogue or Text
They were the strangest advisers that any political leader ever had!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Dr. Death (host)
Synopsis
Newspaperman Tom Farrell exposes the government of a Balkan country as run by aliens wanting to take over control. Nobody believes him, though.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn.

The Haunt of Allanbank Castle (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff ?
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff ?
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The history of Allanbank Castle, seat of the Stuarts, a family of Scotch Baronets, relates that it acquired its ghost...
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
The castle of Sir Robert Stuart is haunted by the ghost of a former lover.
Reprints

The "Gnombi" Graveyard (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1.8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
"You are going to die a thousand deaths," said the tall witch doctor to Jim Ward.
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
Ivory hunter Jim Ward is the only survivor of a group of greedy adventurers robbing a native graveyard.

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents: 6)

statement of ownership / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Edward Levy - Publisher, Burton N. Levey - Editor, John Santangelo - Business Manager.

Pet Hate (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Bill Molno ?
Inks
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio ?
Colors
?
Letters
Jon D'Agostino

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Zingo was such a crowd pleasing dummy that he soon became ventriloquist Harry Trent's Pet Hate
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
Ventriloquist is strangled by his evil dummy Zingo.

Some Things Weren't Meant to be Written (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Waldman ?
Inks
Ed Waldman ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ed Hamilton

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm sorry, Dr. Bunkington!
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Abe Lincoln; John Wilkes Booth
Synopsis
Homer Rogers, author of a biography on Abraham Lincoln, is invited to a strange masquerade: Rogers is costumed as the assassinated president - and John Wilkes Booth is loose in the theatre.

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. Previous indexer suggested Sheldon Moldoff ? for pencils and inks.

Supernatural Quiz (Table of Contents: 9)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ed Hamilton

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How many of the following eerie characters in literature can you identify?

Indexer Notes

Quotes from famous works about ghosts including Shakespeare and the Bible.

Don't Pay A Penny For These Newest Frocks! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Harford Frocks / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fix Any Car in a Jiffy! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Given - Premiums or Cash Commission (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Extra Money (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Stuart Greetings, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["The sea holds in its depth..."]
    Dr. Death
  2. 1. I'll Put a Shoe Store Business in Your Pocket
    Mason Shoe MFG. Co.
  3. 2. The Last Voyage of the Sea Witch!
    Dr. Death
  4. 3. The Evil Ministers?
    Dr. Death
  5. 4. The Haunt of Allanbank Castle
  6. 5. The "Gnombi" Graveyard
  7. 6. Statement of Ownership
  8. 7. Pet Hate
  9. 8. Some Things Weren't Meant to be Written
  10. 9. Supernatural Quiz
  11. 10. Don't Pay A Penny For These Newest Frocks!
    Harford Frocks
  12. 11. Fix Any Car in a Jiffy!
  13. 12. Given - Premiums or Cash Commission
  14. 13. Extra Money
    Stuart Greetings, Inc.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Tillmann Courth
  • Peter Croome
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Matt Tauber
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Richard Thomson