(March 1953)
Charlton,
1953 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Capitol Stories Inc.
- Editing
- Alfred V. Fago
Issue Notes
Copyright 1953
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The Dead End Ghost
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- crime; horror-suspense
- Characters
- Steve Merwin; Trig; Jerry Greer
- Synopsis
- A murdered criminal gets revenge on his killer.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover in black and white.
Round-Trip Ticket!
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Ralph Coyne; Corinth Seely; Waller Drum; Emma Kratt; Carlyle Kratt; Nancy Gregg; Sherrin Kimberly; bus driver; gracious host; Barton; Ted; Big Pete; George; two waitresses
- Synopsis
- A bus breaks down and seven passengers must spend the night in a home where the gracious host knows each of their evil past.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Classic severed tongues horror story.
The End of a Perfect Crime
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Jeremiah Nalton; Rick Nalton; Stewart North; George Gould; Marcia Adams
- Synopsis
- A dieing fathers wants his son to get revenge on the relative that stole his fortune.
One Body Too Many
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Seth Chalmers; Roy Mercer; Joe Brady
- Synopsis
- A murderer has trouble disposing of the body.
The Punchboard Mystery
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Julia Brannan; Detective John Anthony; Mike Deering; Slim Shoastak
- Synopsis
- A police detective has a suspect for the murder of a shopkeeper, but something doesn't add up.
Indexer Notes
Text story with illustration.
Explosive!
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Nick; Millie; Chuck; Joe
- Synopsis
- A woman's plot to kill her husband goes off with a bang.
- Reprints
Down to the Last T
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Slinky Barlow; Auntie Logan; Weeper Sloane; Tony
- Synopsis
- Slinky Barlow looks to make a big score from a bookie.
Time Out of Mind!
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Jimmy Wharton; Rudy Carthage; Lt. Ray Boland; Claire Darcy; Mickey (bartender); Detective Morton; Hinkey Shafter; landlady; sheriff; landlady's son
- Synopsis
- A getaway driver keeps getting knocked out and doesn't know if he killed a man or just dreamed it.
Indexer Notes
Possible Moskowitz pencils per Nick Caputo, October 2016.
Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
statement of ownership / 0.25 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
For the previous title Lawbreakers Comics. Submitted by Burton N. Levey on September 5, 1952. Printed on inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Round-Trip Ticket!
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1.
The Dead End Ghost
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2.
Round-Trip Ticket!
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3.
The End of a Perfect Crime
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4.
One Body Too Many
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5.
The Punchboard Mystery
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6.
Explosive!
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7.
Down to the Last T
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8.
Time Out of Mind!
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9.
Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Bill Devine
- Michael Hoskin
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