(May 1954)

Charlton, 1954 Series
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[Gain More Weight] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

More-Wate Tablets / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

What Was in Sam Dora's Box? (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Memling
Pencils
Steve Ditko (signed as Ditko)
Inks
Steve Ditko (signed as Ditko)
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It was an incredible mystery that baffled the citizens of Twin Pines... a puzzle that drove Zach Marrow to the edge of madness.
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Sam Dora
Synopsis
Recluse Sam Dora always carries a box on his shoulder. Curiosity is killing the townspeople - until one of them has a fatal look.
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Indexer Notes

Memling script per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2016/04/carl-memling-suspense-stories.html

The Matchless Firebug! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Ayers
Inks
Dick Ayers ?; Ernie Bache ?
Colors
?
Letters
Dick Ayers
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sam Match was a "hot shot" in his chosen profession... arson!
Genre
crime; horror-suspense
Synopsis
The arsonist Sam Match sets fires to buildings and his employers to cover his tracks.
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Tight Squeeze (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Giordano (signed as Giordano)
Inks
Vince Alascia (signed as ALASCIA)
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jeb Chisum was willing to kill his partner for the gold dust they had prospected together...
Genre
crime; horror-suspense; western-frontier
Synopsis
Prospector Jeb kills his partner Vance for his share of gold dust. He makes it look like a robbery with himself as a second victim. But his plan has a catch.
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Burning Revenge (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
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Mary Farrel looked at the clock above the counter.
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
The ghost of John Clark awaits three brutal gangsters in his house and lets them kill each other.
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The Jaws of Death! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Ayers
Inks
Dick Ayers ?; Ernie Bache ?
Colors
?
Letters
Dick Ayers
First Line of Dialogue or Text
"Ace" Madigan would go anywhere to photograph a spectacular story, even into the jaws of death!
Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
Photographer "Ace" Madigan tries to capture a dragon-god fire ritual on film, but perishes while doing so.
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Face to Face! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Memling
Pencils
Dick Giordano (signed as Giordano)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed as Giordano)
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear readers... we've just finished judging hundreds of solutions to our recent 4-page quiz, face-to-face...
Genre
crime
Synopsis
The Ajax twin brothers try to kill each other to change identities.
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Indexer Notes

This is reader Caroline Denver's solution to the quiz "Face to Face!" that appeared in Lawbreakers Suspense #15 (November 1953).

Memling script per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2016/04/carl-memling-suspense-stories.html

Dead Right! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Memling
Pencils
Steve Ditko (signed as S Ditko)
Inks
Steve Ditko (signed as S Ditko)
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the weird little house on the dead-end street, in London, lived the old man known as... Mr. Mord.
Genre
horror-suspense
Characters
Mr. Mord; Sam Drake; Ken Karl; Mephistopheles (cat)
Synopsis
Two newspaper reporters go story hunting and end up with more than they could ever have hoped for. Because Mr. Mord's strange wax museum proves to be a hell's kitchen itself.
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Indexer Notes

Memling script per Martin O'Hearn's blog: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2016/04/carl-memling-suspense-stories.html

Now! The Amazing Facts about Baldness (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

$100,000 Ring Sale (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

U.S. Diamond House Rings and Watches / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

They Mailed This Coupon... (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

The FUNman Religious Wall Motto Plaques / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [Gain More Weight]
    More-Wate Tablets
  3. 2. What Was in Sam Dora's Box?
  4. 3. The Matchless Firebug!
  5. 4. Tight Squeeze
  6. 5. Burning Revenge
  7. 6. The Jaws of Death!
  8. 7. Face to Face!
  9. 8. Dead Right!
  10. 9. Now! The Amazing Facts about Baldness
    Comate Laboratories, Inc.
  11. 10. $100,000 Ring Sale
    U.S. Diamond House Rings and Watches
  12. 11. They Mailed This Coupon...
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  13. 12. ["Boys, girls, men, women!"]
    The FUNman Religious Wall Motto Plaques
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