Charlton Bullseye #1

(June 1981)

The Enigma! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Blue Beetle and The Question / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Benjamin Smith (credited) (story); ? [as A. Committee] (plot); ? [as Anon O. Mouse] (dialogue)

Pencils

Dan Reed (credited)

Inks

Dan Reed (credited); Albert Val (credited as Al Val); Bill Black (signed)

Colors

Wendy Fiore (credited)

Letters

Bill Pearson (credited as B. Pearson) (sound effects); ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; The Question [Vic Sage]; Nora Lace; The Enigma (villain)

Synopsis

The Question meets the Blue Beetle as the Enigma's men hijack the Beetle's flying Bug. The pair use a homing device to track the Bug to the Enigma's warehouse hideout, where they have to overcome a series of deathtraps.

Keywords

deathtraps; robot; The Bug

Indexer Notes

Last appearance of Blue Beetle was in "Chartlton Portfolio" (CPL/Gang Publications, 1974 series) #1, next was in "Americomics" (AC, 1983 series) #3. Last appearance of Question was in "Charlton Bullseye" (CPL/Gang Publications, 1975 series) #5, next was in "Americomics Special" (AC, 1983 series) #1. The Comic Reader #189 implies that the pseudonymous contributors to the story included Bob McLeod and Bill Black. A full-page panel on page 17 of the story is signed "Reed/Black."

What's Coming Next? (Table of Contents: 2)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

Bill Pearson (credited)

Pencils

Gary Kato ?

Inks

Gary Kato ?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Editorial on assembling the issue on short notice. Teaser for "Duel in the Stars" in #3 with panel reproduced.

[Next Issue!!!!] (Table of Contents: 3)

Cap'n Catnip and Womble; Jack Bunny; Neil the Horse / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

John Leasure; Mark Armstrong; Katherine Collins

Pencils

Tim Fuller; Mark Armstrong; Katherine Collins

Inks

Tim Fuller; Mark Armstrong; Katherine Collins; David Roman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Cap'n Catnip; Womble; Jack Bunny; Neil the Horse

Indexer Notes

Panels illustrating the features in issue #2. Cap'n Catnip panel is from the story in #2; Jack Bunny panel is original; Neil the Horse panel appears to be a newspaper strip reprint from 1978.