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Blue Beetle (1967 Charlton) 2 FN+ 6.5

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, David Charles Glanzman and Dick Giordano. The third (or fourth, depending on how you count it) Charlton series to feature the Blue Beetle introduces the Silver Age BB, Ted Kord. The origin of the new Blue Beetle is revealed, as well as his connection to Dan Garrett, the Golden Age Blue Beetle. (Both heroes inspired characters in Alan Moore's Watchmen, as did The Question.) The faceless crimefighter The Question must find a way to silence the sinister Banshee. The End Is a Beginning!; The Question vs. the Banshee. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Blue Beetle (1967 Charlton) 3 VG/FN 5.0

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, David Charles Glanzman and Dick Giordano. The third (or fourth, depending on how you count it) Charlton series to feature the Blue Beetle introduces the Silver Age BB, Ted Kord. The Blue Beetle battles the criminal gang known as the Madmen, whose fashion sense presages DC's The Creeper (another Ditko creation). The Question investigates a murder at a square construction. The Madmen; The Question. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Blue Beetle (1967 Charlton) 4 VF- 7.5

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Steve Skeates and Dick Giordano. The third (or fourth, depending on how you count it) Charlton series to feature the Blue Beetle introduces the Silver Age BB, Ted Kord. The Blue Beetle battles the Men of the Mask. The Question must tread carefully when someone is hired to kill his alter ego, Vic Sage. The Men of the Mask!; The Question: Kill Vic Sage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Eh! (1953) 4 CGC 7.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #1274890013

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Stories and art by Dick Ayers, Fred Ottenheimer, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Eh! was Charlton's attempt at a one-word-title humor and satire comic, inspired by the success of EC's Mad. A boxing manager needing a new fighter looks for the toughest guy he can find, but they all have some hidden weakness. Hoiman the cab driver faces the strange and dangerous challenges of picking up a day's fares in the city. Eh! does a version of Longfellow's "Paul Revere's Ride," just as Mad did a year later. Spoofs of 1950s advertising, including cigarettes, deodorant ("He smells like a gymnasium!"), and "Cellophane Diapers" - as Alfred E. Neuman would say, "Yecch!" The cover features an unprintable visual pun. Be Hacky - Go Nutz; A Million Dollar Gate!; Taxi, Lady?; Eh-!?!; Herman's Hazard; The Ride of Paul Revere!; Histerical News!; Don't Be Aloof...; Clearview Cellophane Diapers. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Emergency (1976 Charlton) Magazine 1 VG

Cover by Neal Adams. Stories and art by Neal Adams, Nicola Cuti, Mike Pellowski, and Joe Gill. A Charlton magazine featuring the comics version of the popular 1970s TV show about paramedics and firefighters on duty. The paramedics feel their hands are tied by a state law that prevents them from doing medical procedures on the fly. Kids get trapped in a condemned mansion that is about to collapse into the sea. A dog-bite case gets grim when rabies is suspected. Plus features on the cast of the TV show Emergency, including Julie London. Neal Adams' studio Continuity Associates provided the art for this issue, including such well-known or soon-to-be-famous artists as Terry Austin, Dick Giordano, Russ Heath, Klaus Janson, and Josef Rubenstein. The Paramedics; The Horror House; Silent Death; His Bark Is Worse Than His Bite. 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.

Fightin' Marines (1951 St. John/Charlton) 6 GD- 1.8

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Cover by Matt Baker. Stories and art by Gene L. Coon, Matt Baker and Gene Colan. Charlton's long-running series focused on the miliary exploits of the US Marines throughout the 20th century. Canteen Kate tries to put Al in the General's good graces when she finds out the General loves gardening, in a story with art by good-girl art legend Matt Baker. In Tokyo on leave, Leatherneck Jack sets out to track down a missing buddy last seen with a Russian dancer named Olga, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Gene Colan. A Marine sergeant in Korea stumbles on trouble when he sees a sampan ship carrying contraband. Plus an early prose story by future Star Trek screenwriter Gene L. Coon, a veteran of Korea and WWII. Cover by Baker. Tankers Test; Tripoli Shores: Operation Rescue; Canteen Kate: Ready…Aim…Fire!; Express to Extinction; Major Error; Leatherneck Jack: Strategy for Suicide. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Ghost Manor (1968 Charlton) 1st Series 1 GD/VG 3.0

Cover oxidation. Staple rust. Water damage.

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Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Mo Marcus, Sal Trapani, Joe Gill and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. A horror anthology from Charlton, with a stable of artists that included Steve Ditko. Convict Daniel has himself buried alive as part of a brilliant plan to escape prison...or is it so brilliant after all? Mr. Henshaws friend keeps getting out, no matter how deeply they bury him. A Matter of Grave Concern!; Death Defying; Mr. Henshaws Friend. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Ghost Manor (1971 Charlton) 2nd Series 3 VF- 7.5

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Joe Staton, Charles Nicholas, and Pete Morisi. Weird butler Mr. Bones presents tales of spirits and the supernatural. Wealthy Cyrus returns to the town he exploited, now a ghost town, and finds a ghostly posse waiting for him, in a story with art (and cover) by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. The Curse of the Hanging Man is revealed in another noose-related story, with art by E-Man co-creator Joe Staton. A young artist and his new bride move into a lighthouse on a deserted island... but they're not alone. Homeward Bound; The Curse of the Hanging Man; The Waiting Noose; The Spirit of Speekie Speaks. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Ghost Manor (1971 Charlton) 2nd Series 3 FN+ 6.5

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Joe Staton, Charles Nicholas, and Pete Morisi. Weird butler Mr. Bones presents tales of spirits and the supernatural. Wealthy Cyrus returns to the town he exploited, now a ghost town, and finds a ghostly posse waiting for him, in a story with art (and cover) by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. The Curse of the Hanging Man is revealed in another noose-related story, with art by E-Man co-creator Joe Staton. A young artist and his new bride move into a lighthouse on a deserted island... but they're not alone. Homeward Bound; The Curse of the Hanging Man; The Waiting Noose; The Spirit of Speekie Speaks. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.20.

Go-Go (1966) 1 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4226064002

Stories and art by Henry Scarpelli and Jon D'Agostino. Charlton's mid-'60s attempt at a "hip" teen comic results in a sort of combination of Archie's Madhouse, the lesser Mad clones, and Teen Beat. A parody of "The Monkees" TV series. A Russian spy tries to become a rock star. Go-Go's parody of the "Peyton Place" soap opera has more than a touch of "The Addams Family" and "The Munsters." A biographical profile of The Rolling Stones. Photos of The Rolling Stones and '60s rock band Herman's Hermits. Rolling Stones; The Rotting Stumps; Dear Park; The Man from RELATIVE; The Wild Life and Adventures of Miss Bikini Luv; Return to Peculiar Place; Cult of the Rolling Stones; Herman's Hermits. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Gorgo (1961) 1 VG 4.0

Cover oxidation.

Cover art by Dick Giordano. "Monsters of the Past"; Facts about dinosaurs. "Gorgo," art by Steve Ditko; A giant lizard-like creature is spewed from the bottomless depths by a volcanic eruption only to wreak havoc on the modern world. "Wonders of the Deep!", pencils by Charles Nicholas (as ChaSal), inks by Sal Trapani (as ChaSal); Various facts about undersea creatures. Captain Corey's Curiosity Corner activity 2-pager. "Fear!", art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio; Professor Hemlin explains superstition. "Strange People Who Are Real," pencils by Charles Nicholas, inks by Vince Alascia; "Various facts about carnival people." Full page backcover pinup of Gorgo smashing London Bridge. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds (1956 Charlton) 22 GD+ 2.5

Water spotting.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, Vince Alascia and Bill Molno. Charlton's popular series features tales of science fiction and fantasy with twist endings. Everyone laughs when a man claims that hope for humanity exists in the sky, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A couple discovers the strange secret of the creepy funhouse at the Dreamland carnival. Oscar finds a strange ring that causes people to be afraid of him. The Fun House; Ring of Fear; There's Hope in the Sky; Try This Tennis; The Man Who Hated the World. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Sarge Steel (1964) 3 CGC 5.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4646436005

Cover art by Dick Giordano. "File 103 The Case of the Heritage of Hate," script by Joe Gill, art by Dick Giordano; Steel's luger turns out to be an exact duplicate of a silver luger used by the Smiling Skull; Steel is kidnapped in an attempt to implicate him in murders committed with the luger, but he manages to turn the tables on his captor with the aid of a beautiful accomplice. "C.I." text article by Major John William Henry; Duties and requirements of a criminal investigator in the United States Army. "Doomsday" one-page story, art by Bill Molno. "Sport of Judo," script and art by Frank McLaughlin; Steel demonstrates martial arts moves. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Soldier and Marine Comics Vol. 1 (1954) 12 FN- 5.5

Stories and art by Mel Keefer, Sid Check and Jack Sparling. War comics from Charlton focusing on the US Marine Corps. War buddies Spike and Bat are inseparable on the battlefield, but when female dancers show up for a USO show, the real fightin' begins. Kelly is proud to be driving a bulldozer for the 11th Squadron, and when they're pinned down by the enemy, the 'dozer saves the day. Marine hero Monty Hall flies a reconnaissance mission with Josh, a devil-may-care pilot. Plus a historic look at US Marine uniforms from the American Revolution to the Korean War. Operation Petticoat; Killer Cat; Search for Dr. Senn!; U.S. Marines Behind Enemy Lines!; What the Well-Dressed Marine Has Worn - 1775-1955. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 13 CGC 9.2

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4639938002

Cover by Al Fago. Stories and art by Carl Memling, Vince Alascia, Joe Shuster, John Belfi, Seymour Moskowitz and Dick Giordano. Ahead of the Comics Code, Space Adventures switches from horrific tales of sci-fi to super-heroics, reviving 1940s hero Blue Beetle, in what proved to be a long and influential series for both Charlton and the Blue Beetle himself. In the far-off future year of 1988, Blast Baker and Astra Adams of the Planet Police battle a tentacled monster from outer space. Someone tries to frame reporter Joan Mason by planting a bag of cocaine in her purse. Blue Beetle: Murder in the Ring; The Thing in Outer Space; From Planet Rathe to Planet Earth; The Beauty Parlor Murders; Minit Mystery; Heritage. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Tales of the Mysterious Traveler (1956) 11 GD/VG 3.0

Staple rust. Cover oxidation.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Written by unknown. Art by Steve Ditko and unknown. Chilling, thrilling and frequently fulfilling Tales of the Mysterious Traveler! In this issue: "The Other Form" with art by Steve Ditko; "Inside the Crystal Globe" with art by Ditko; "Valley of Eternity" with art by Ditko; 1-page story "The Clock"; and "The Lives of Walter Dykes"! Plus: 2-page text story "Radiation Revenge"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Teen Confessions (1959) 1 CGC 6.0 Restored

Restored: C1

Paper: Off white to white

Restoration includes: small piece re-attached to cover with glue.

Label #4641414002

Cover by Vince Colletta. Stories by unknown. Art by Vince Colletta, Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani. In this issue: "Falsely Accused" with art by Vince Colletta; "30 Days of Happiness" with art by Colletta; "My Heart Whispered" with art by Charles Nicholas and Sal Trapani; "A Maturer Love" with art by Colletta; and 2-page text story "Age of Romance"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.