(May 1959)

Charlton, 1957 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Quarterly
On-sale Date
1959
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Charlton Comics Group
Brand
A Charlton Publication
Editing
Pat Masulli (executive editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Vince Colletta (signed as Colletta)
Inks
Vince Colletta (signed as Colletta)
Colors
?
Letters
Jon D'Agostino

Genre
romance

Indexer Notes

Characters on the cover do not appear in any stories inside.

Beloved Failure (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Dick Giordano ?
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
4392
First Line of Dialogue or Text
That first day-- when I met Hank Rhodes, I knew...
Genre
romance
Characters
Hank Rhodes; Hedi; Hedi's father
Synopsis
Hedi wants Hank to give up his carefree life on a boat and start making money. He then proceeds to make millions in the stock market.

Janice Has A Date And 'Fun With Pop' (Table of Contents: 2)

Fun With Pop / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Charles Nicholas
Inks
Vince Alascia ?
Colors
?
Letters
Jon D'Agostino

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sorry, Jan! Oh, dear, what'll I do?
Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Jan; Jan's Pop
Synopsis
Jan's date for the dance is sick, so she goes with her dad instead.
Keywords
advice

Love Almost Lost (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 1.8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Last month, Mr. Harvey Perman, of the publishing firm of...
Genre
medical; romance
Characters
Dr. Taylor
Keywords
Mercy Hospital

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

statement of ownership / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Burton Levey (credited as Burton N. Levey); Angela M. Salemme (notary public)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Information is located at the bottom of the first page of the text story.

MY SECRET LIFE Published Quarterly at Derby, Conn. for September 30, 1958

Publisher - Edward Levy, Woodbridge, Conn.
Editor and Managing Editor - Burton N. Levey, Orange, Conn.
Business Manager - John Santangelo, Derby, Conn.
Owners - Edward Levy, Woodbridge, Conn.; John Santangelo, Derby, Conn.; Burton N. Levey, Orange, Conn.

Circulation data was not required.

Shipboard Romance (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Charles Nicholas
Inks
Vince Alascia ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
4665
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A cruise in the Carribean wouldn't be complete without...
Genre
romance
Characters
Betty; Helen White; Bob Desmond; Tom Ferris
Synopsis
A story of a shipboard romance, with the four named characters all history teachers from Connecticut schools.

The Dime Store Ring (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Charles Nicholas
Inks
Vince Alascia ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
4081
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'd been offered diamonds on Broadway-
Genre
romance
Characters
Donna; Donna's mother; Dot; Johnny Clarke
Synopsis
Donna gives up an acting and modelling career to be with Johnny.

Stand-In (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Gill ?
Pencils
Charles Nicholas
Inks
Sal Trapani ?; Dick Giordano ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
4893
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I hate goodbyes... and when Neil Benson left...
Genre
romance
Characters
Doris White; Doris' mother; Neil Benson; Roy Rexton; Maureen
Synopsis
Neil goes away on a lengthy business trip to London. While being lonely and to pass the time, Doris dates Neil's best friend Roy. Of course, they fall in love.

Indexer Notes

Inks appear to be a combination of Giordano and Trapani. Info per Nick Caputo, August 2015.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Beloved Failure
  3. 2. Janice Has A Date And 'Fun With Pop'
    Fun With Pop
  4. 3. Love Almost Lost
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. Shipboard Romance
  7. 6. The Dime Store Ring
  8. 7. Stand-In
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Belknap
  • Nick Caputo
  • Bill Devine
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore