(November 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
Al Fago (credited as Al Fago Studios) (design)

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Steve Ditko (signed)
Inks
Steve Ditko (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for This Magazine Is Haunted (Charlton, 1954 series) #21
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The Hitchhiker (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Chic Stone ?; Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Chic Stone (signed)
Inks
Chic Stone (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
A hitchhiker-hating man feels suddenly compelled to give a stranger a ride. Sitting in the seat next to him is Death in person.

Tunnel of Terror! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Sy Moskowitz (signed)
Inks
Sy Moskowitz (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
People get waylaid and murdered for their money inside the carnival attraction "Tunnel of Terror". A madman and his helpful demon Monstro dispose of the bodies. Some day the police investigate and the madman has to pay his devil's dues.

The Quiet One (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Martin
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
Mr. Kimler spies on his neighbor Mr. Momer. A fatal mistake, for Mr. Momer is not what he seems to be.
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Indexer Notes

has header illo

I Am the Gold! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Steve Kirkel (signed as Kirk)
Inks
Steve Kirkel (signed as Kirk)
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
A vein of gold tells us how prospector after prospector dies when finding it. Because they all forget to look out for the rattlesnakes.

Indexer Notes

first-person narrative

The Curse of Carnoc Castle (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Evans
Inks
George Evans
Colors
?
Letters
Ed Hamilton ?
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Doctor Death (host); Delena (newspaper reporter); Mario (newspaper reporter); Joseph (coachman); Duke of Allister (2 centuries dead); Duke of Allister (current day)
Synopsis
After two hundred years the Duke of Allister rises newly born from his casket at Carnoc Castle. Now immortal, he seeks to lead a second life. But the forces of witchcraft which granted him his gift return to haunt the Duke.
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Keywords
immortality; touch of death
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. The Hitchhiker
  3. 2. Tunnel of Terror!
  4. 3. The Quiet One
  5. 4. I Am the Gold!
  6. 5. The Curse of Carnoc Castle
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Tillmann Courth
  • Dan Kurdilla
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Paul Robinson
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Richard Thomson
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