(January 1968)
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bimonthly
- On-sale Date
- 1967
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Charlton Press Inc.
- Brand
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Charlton Comics
- Editing
- Pat Masulli (credited as executive editor); Dick Giordano (credited as managing editor)
Issue Notes
Evil's Own Super Hero... or Super Smart Aleck?
Sinistro Boy Fiend / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Henry Scarpelli (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino ?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; superhero
- Characters
- Sinistro Boy Fiend; Shirlee
- Synopsis
- Sinistro sticks voodoo-like pins in dolls of Charlton heroes.
- Keywords
- Charlton heroes; voodoo; would-be villain
Indexer Notes
Charlton hero dolls pictured are Blue Beetle, Peacemaker, Superguy and Captain USA.
Brand New! Monkees Singing Pin-Ups
Monkees Singing Pin-Ups / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Available only from us!
- Characters
- Davy Jones; Micky Dolenz; Peter Tork; Michael Nesmith (photos on posters)
- Keywords
- mail order marketing; posters; sixties music; The Monkees
Indexer Notes
Ad offering "five fabulous posters, each with words to a different Monkees hit song" - all 5 for just $1.00 from Victor Specialties.
The selected song lyrics are: "Monkees Theme Song", "I'm a Believer", "Last Train to Clarksville", and "I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone".
No penciled/inked illustrations. Photos only. Black and white ad on inside front cover. Top half of page.
Learn to Play Guitar the Chet Atkins Way!
Chet Atkins Method / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Surprise your friends! Be the hit of the party!
- Characters
- Chet Atkins (photo)
- Keywords
- guitar; lessons; mail order marketing; musician
Indexer Notes
Ad offering the Chet Atkins Guitar Course "...with easy to follow diagrams and notes. Even if you can't tell a guitar pick from a shovel, Chet can have you playing before you know it". Only $2.98 from Victor Specialties.
No penciled/inked illustrations. Photos only. Black and white ad on inside front cover. Lower half of page.
Too Many Happy Endings!
Sinistro Boy Fiend / comic story / 27 pages
- Script
- Grass Green
- Pencils
- Henry Scarpelli (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Scarpelli (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fate has cast Jack Biceps in the role of the All-American Boy...
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody; superhero
- Characters
- Sinistro Boy Fiend [Jack Biceps] (introduction; origin); Shirlee (Jack's girlfriend); Jack's three friends; Jack's mom; various bank robbers; messinger for the Mosa Dosa; Peacemaker; Captain USA; Green Spider; Blue Beetle; Superguy; Irish Hymie Schultz (villain); Schultz's two goons; various police; various firefighters
- Synopsis
- After drinking a potion, Jack Biceps gains super powers and wants to help normal criminals in their battles against various super heroes. Through trickery and crazy weapons of his own design, he bests the Charlton heroes, who clearly underestimate him. But can't even get arrested in the end.
- Keywords
- Charlton heroes; comic absurdity; doing-something-their-own-way; ineptness; series of mishaps; would-be villain
Indexer Notes
A caption in the final panel says: "Join us in the next epic adventure of Sinistro Boy Fiend. This clever, dedicated champion of infamy will once again attempt to raise aloft the black flag of villainy!"
...Or, maybe not.
Premiere Postscripts
letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Dick Giordano
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Keywords
- editorial feature; letter column
Indexer Notes
Readers discuss Charlton Premiere #2 in letters of comment by Ted Seidler, Richard Struempler, Stephen Gillespie, Mike Harre, Mike Uslan, Richard Buckler and Joel Morse.
Dick Giordano closes with "Lotsa Luck and Good Afternoon", perhaps an early version of his more famous and customary sign-off "Thank You and Good Afternoon"? Between pages 9 and 10 of previous story.
239 Stamps
Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Yours for only 25-cents
- Keywords
- mail order marketing; stamp collecting
Indexer Notes
Ad offering 239 stamps, plus a "Midget Encyclopedia of Stamp Collecting" and a "Solar System Rocket Service Souvenir Stamp Sheet", for only 25-cents. Between pages 9 and 10 of previous story. Top half of page.
[no title indexed]
Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys here's a swell way to make $1 to $5 weekly in your spare time and win dandy prizes too!
- Keywords
- newspaper; prizes; sales
Indexer Notes
Ad inviting boys, 12 or older, to sell Grit family newspapers for prizes and cash. Between pages 9 and 10 of previous story. Lower half of page.
[Stamps - Coins - Shop by Mail]
advertisement / 1 page
- Keywords
- mail order marketing
Indexer Notes
A full page of small, single panel advertisements by different vendors, for a variety of products. Between pages 18 and 19 of previous story.
Buy Charlton Comics! (We need the money!)
Charlton Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- various Charlton characters from various Charlton titles (see notes)
- Keywords
- comic book house ads
Indexer Notes
Self-deprecating house ad from Charlton. The covers of Romantic Story (Charlton, 1954 Series) #92 (February 1968), Grand Prix (Charlton, 1967 Series) #18 (January 1968), Fightin’ Marines (Charlton, 1955 Series) #78 (January 1968), Billy the Kid (Charlton, 1957 Series) #65 (February 1968), The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves (Charlton, 1967 Series) #5 (January 1968), and Blue Beetle (Charlton, 1967 Series) #6 (April 1968 – unpublished) are pictured in a layered format.
Order by Mail Specials
Victor Specialties / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Keywords
- mail order marketing; novelty items
Indexer Notes
Ad for various novelty items from Victor Specialties. Top half of page.
Amazing Illusory "X-Ray" Vision Instantly!
"X-Ray" Specs [Glasses] / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A hilarious, laughingly funny illusion!
- Keywords
- mail order marketing; novelty items; X-Ray Specs
Indexer Notes
Ad offering the classic novelty item X-Ray Specs from Rembrandt Co. for $1.00 plus 25¢ for postage and handling. Lower half of page.
Is Your Hair Growing or Going?
Ward's Formula / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Stand in front of a mirror. Take a long hard look at the top of your head.
- Keywords
- formula; hair loss; mail order marketing; scalp treatment
Indexer Notes
Ad for a scalp treatment from H. H. Ward & Co. that can stop hair loss, with a "Double Money Back Guarantee". Black and white ad on inside back cover.
Now You Can Buy Fords, Chevrolets, Dodges Below Wholesale!!
Wholesale-Discount Buyers Club / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No gimmicks, No hidden charges... This is a straight, honest offer!
- Keywords
- automobiles; discount prices; mail order marketing
Indexer Notes
Ad offering then-late model automobiles at discount prices. "Only $50 down and the balance on long easy monthly payments!!!" Also offered "...dozens and dozens of name brand items that you can buy directly by mail at fantastic low, low discount prices." $3.00 membership fee.
No pencil and ink drawings but black and white photos of seven automobiles from Ford, Dodge, Plymouth, and Chevrolet. Model years range from 1965 to 1967. Prices range from $585 to $995. Color ad on back cover.
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0.
Evil's Own Super Hero... or Super Smart Aleck?
Sinistro Boy Fiend -
1.
Brand New! Monkees Singing Pin-Ups
Monkees Singing Pin-Ups -
2.
Learn to Play Guitar the Chet Atkins Way!
Chet Atkins Method -
3.
Too Many Happy Endings!
Sinistro Boy Fiend -
4.
Premiere Postscripts
-
5.
239 Stamps
Zenith Stamps -
6.
["Boys here's a swell way to make $1 to $5 weekly in your spare time and win dandy prizes too!"]
Grit Newspaper -
7.
[Stamps - Coins - Shop by Mail]
-
8.
Buy Charlton Comics! (We need the money!)
Charlton Comics -
9.
Order by Mail Specials
Victor Specialties -
10.
Amazing Illusory "X-Ray" Vision Instantly!
"X-Ray" Specs [Glasses] -
11.
Is Your Hair Growing or Going?
Ward's Formula -
12.
Now You Can Buy Fords, Chevrolets, Dodges Below Wholesale!!
Wholesale-Discount Buyers Club
- Nick Caputo
- Gregory Fischer
- Paul Lefebvre
- Donald Dale Milne
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Stangas
- Joe Torcivia
- Jim Van Dore
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