(Winter 1957)

Charlton, 1957 Series
Volume
1
Price
0.35 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Humor Magazines Inc.
Editing
Jack O'Brien (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

Indexed from scanned copy at https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Hoey (signed); ? [as BK] (signed)
Inks
Bill Hoey (signed); ? [as BK] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill West (signed)
Pencils
Bill West (signed)
Inks
Bill West (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dammit, woman!
Genre
humor
Characters
Leonardo da Vinci; Mona Lisa
Synopsis
Leonardo can't seem to find a joke to make the woman modelling as Mona Lisa smile for him.

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover.

Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
various
Inks
various
Letters
typeset

My Fair Aggie (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Onufrechuk] (signed)
Pencils
? [as Onufrechuk] (signed)
Inks
? [as Onufrechuk] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
She doesn't know I had one way glass installed!
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Hutch] (signed)
Pencils
? [as Hutch] (signed)
Inks
? [as Hutch] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Year 1
Genre
humor

[Man Hangs Out of Window Using Suspenders] (Table of Contents: 6)

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
Jack O'Brien (signed as O'Brien)
Pencils
Jack O'Brien (signed as O'Brien)
Inks
Jack O'Brien (signed as O'Brien)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man hides from his lover's husband by tying his suspenders to a window sill and hanging out the window.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Hutch] (signed)
Pencils
? [as Hutch] (signed)
Inks
? [as Hutch] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hang on, Metcalf, I'm taking her in.
Genre
humor; aviation

King (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Jon Bracker (credited)
Pencils
Frank Stack (credited) (illustrations)
Inks
Frank Stack (credited) (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
? [as Aasen] (signed)
Pencils
? [as Aasen] (signed)
Inks
? [as Aasen] (signed)
Letters
? [as Aasen] (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Shazaam...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Inspired by the comic book he's reading, a little boy calls out 'Shazaam.' A lightning bolt strikes him and reduces him to a pile of ashes.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bill West (signed)
Pencils
Bill West (signed)
Inks
Bill West (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh Reginald, I do hope they remember to brush...
Genre
humor
Characters
Reginald
Synopsis
Missionaries Reginald and his wife are about to be eaten by cannibals. Reginald's wife fears that if the cannibals don't brush their teeth afterwards then they'll have utterly failed.

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover.

Variation on a Mood (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor

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

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Onufrechuk] (signed)
Pencils
? [as Onufrechuk] (signed)
Inks
? [as Onufrechuk] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I was voted most likely to!
Genre
humor

Inferno Revisited (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Hans Beacham (credited)
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

[Horse Becomes Rocking Horse] (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as D. Watson] (signed)
Pencils
? [as D. Watson] (signed)
Inks
? [as D. Watson] (signed)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A horse leaps upon two curved pieces of wood, making it a rocking horse.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Dick Noel (signed)
Pencils
Dick Noel (signed)
Inks
Dick Noel (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Peanut-butter sandwich?
Genre
humor

Why Can't Johnny Study? (Table of Contents: 16)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Albright (credited)
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

[Frenchman Cuts Bread with Guillotine] (Table of Contents: 17)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Markwood] (signed)
Pencils
? [as Markwood] (signed)
Inks
? [as Markwood] (signed)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A Frenchman slices his bread using a guillotine.

The Old Man and the Seizure (Table of Contents: 18)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Jay Huss (credited)
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

Famous Quotations (Table of Contents: 19)

cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

[Blind Man Exits Women's Restroom] (Table of Contents: 20)

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
? [as Bittick] (signed)
Pencils
? [as Bittick] (signed)
Inks
? [as Bittick] (signed)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A blind man walks out of a women's restroom.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Onufrechuk] (signed)
Pencils
? [as Onufrechuk] (signed)
Inks
? [as Onufrechuk] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'd rather tell you about your past!
Genre
humor

That There City Girl (Table of Contents: 22)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Noel Tomas (credited)
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

[Snake Charmer Wakes Up Snake] (Table of Contents: 23)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as FWU] (signed)
Pencils
? [as FWU] (signed)
Inks
? [as FWU] (signed)

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A snake charmer has to blast his chanter like a trumpet to wake up his snake.

The Smartest Gun Alive (Table of Contents: 24)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
? [as Stack] (signed)
Pencils
? [as Stack] (signed)
Inks
? [as Stack] (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; western-frontier

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

cartoon / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
? [as D. Green] (signed)
Pencils
? [as D. Green] (signed)
Inks
? [as D. Green] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Are you sure my mother is expecting you?
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When I spoke of your gaining respect by throwing...
Genre
humor

The Parable of the Old Turkey (Table of Contents: 27)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as FWU] (signed)
Pencils
? [as FWU] (signed)
Inks
? [as FWU] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mr. Harrison, I'm quite sure the captain is aware...
Genre
humor

How to Begin a Short Story (Table of Contents: 29)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30)

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Barney Kinkade (signed)
Pencils
Barney Kinkade (signed)
Inks
Barney Kinkade (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Just how just badly do you want an E in this course...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack O'Brien (signed as O'Brien)
Pencils
Jack O'Brien (signed as O'Brien)
Inks
Jack O'Brien (signed as O'Brien)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
...But you'll still get your salary and I'll just see...
Genre
humor

Death Takes a Bath (Table of Contents: 32)

text story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 33)

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Barney Kinkade (signed)
Pencils
Barney Kinkade (signed)
Inks
Barney Kinkade (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You trying to run over my dog, Buddy?
Genre
humor

Angela (Table of Contents: 34)

text story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? [as Childs] (signed)
Pencils
? [as Childs] (signed)
Inks
? [as Childs] (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No, no, Roger, Tchaikovsky is the one with the...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 36)

cartoon / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
But, Martha - you said I could have a pet!
Genre
humor

The Dirty Window (Table of Contents: 37)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 38)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack O'Brien (signed as O'Brien)
Pencils
Jack O'Brien (signed as O'Brien)
Inks
Jack O'Brien (signed as O'Brien)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Two cups of flour - stir in two eggs and add...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 39)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dick Noel (signed)
Pencils
Dick Noel (signed)
Inks
Dick Noel (signed)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now then... isn't this better than Niagara Falls?
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 40)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Shaw] (signed)
Pencils
? [as Shaw] (signed)
Inks
? [as Shaw] (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's out of the question; the expression is...
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Indexer Notes

On back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. ["Dammit, woman!"]
  3. 2. Contents
  4. 3. My Fair Aggie
  5. 4. ["She doesn't know I had one way glass installed!"]
  6. 5. ["Year 1"]
  7. 6. [Man Hangs Out of Window Using Suspenders]
  8. 7. ["Hang on, Metcalf, I'm taking her in."]
  9. 8. King
  10. 9. ["Shazaam..."]
  11. 10. ["Oh Reginald, I do hope they remember to brush..."]
  12. 11. Variation on a Mood
  13. 12. ["I was voted most likely to!"]
  14. 13. Inferno Revisited
  15. 14. [Horse Becomes Rocking Horse]
  16. 15. ["Peanut-butter sandwich?"]
  17. 16. Why Can't Johnny Study?
  18. 17. [Frenchman Cuts Bread with Guillotine]
  19. 18. The Old Man and the Seizure
  20. 19. Famous Quotations
  21. 20. [Blind Man Exits Women's Restroom]
  22. 21. ["I'd rather tell you about your past!"]
  23. 22. That There City Girl
  24. 23. [Snake Charmer Wakes Up Snake]
  25. 24. The Smartest Gun Alive
  26. 25. ["Are you sure my mother is expecting you?"]
  27. 26. ["When I spoke of your gaining respect by throwing..."]
  28. 27. The Parable of the Old Turkey
  29. 28. ["Mr. Harrison, I'm quite sure the captain is aware..."]
  30. 29. How to Begin a Short Story
  31. 30. ["Just how just badly do you want an E in this course..."]
  32. 31. ["...But you'll still get your salary and I'll just see..."]
  33. 32. Death Takes a Bath
  34. 33. ["You trying to run over my dog, Buddy?"]
  35. 34. Angela
  36. 35. ["No, no, Roger, Tchaikovsky is the one with the..."]
  37. 36. ["But, Martha - you said I could have a pet!"]
  38. 37. The Dirty Window
  39. 38. ["- Two cups of flour - stir in two eggs and add..."]
  40. 39. ["Now then... isn't this better than Niagara Falls?"]
  41. 40. ["It's out of the question; the expression is..."]
This issue was modified by
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Ramon Schenk