Freddy (1958 Charlton) comic books 1962-1964
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Issue #36
Published Oct 1962 by Charlton Comics Group.$13.00
Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Archie-style teen comedy featuring Freddy and his gang of clean-cut yet trouble-prone pals. For these issues, the cover title changes temporarily to "Freddy the Hotrodder." Freddy and Stuff get airborne after Stuff fills the tires of Freddy's jalopy with helium instead of air. When Freddy starts shaving, he gets caught up in the idea of being "a man," so his pals have to cut him down to size. Freddy and Stuff enter a cross-country race through the mountains, and comic chaos results. Plus, how studying math can put you on the path to being an astronaut, in the Cold War PSA Plan Your Future Now! Air Born; Gag Time!; Today I Am a Man; The Stuff of Dreams; Ask and Ye Shall Get; Freddy's Puzzle Page; Freddy's Color Page; Your Role in the Cold War; Freddy Rides Again. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Issue #38
Published Feb 1963 by Charlton Comics Group.$4.00
Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and others. Archie-style teen comedy featuring Freddy and his gang of clean-cut yet trouble-prone pals. For these issues, the cover title changes temporarily to "Freddy the Hotrodder." Freddy freaks himself out when he goes home alone after watching a scary movie. Freddy and Stuff are sent to the modern art museum when their dads think they need some culture. Freddy and Stuff try to assemble Freddy's new hot-rod for the next drag race. Plus vintage ads for an "All Transistor Radio" ("Completely Portable") and a "Whi-Boomerang" ("Absolutely Harmless!"). Oh, Horrors; Gag Time!; A Bit of Culture; Stuff: A Good Scout; Captain Corey's Curiosity Corner; Freddy's Puzzle Page; Freddy's Color Page; Freddy's New Hot-Rod. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
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Issue #42
Published Oct 1963 by Charlton Comics Group.$72.00
Cover by Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Maurice Whitman, Vince Colletta and Jon D'Agostino. Archie-style teen comedy featuring Freddy and his gang of clean-cut yet trouble-prone pals. Deciding to pursue police work, Freddy sets out to catch a burglar. Mimi thinks Nick the Beatnik is too uncouth, so she tries to give him a taste of culture. It was bound to happen sooner or later: Freddy and Stuff install a rocket engine in Freddy's racecar. The Artist; Gag Time!; Help! Police!; Captain Corey's Curiosity Corner; Nick the Beat: Music Soothes; The Fastest Man on Wheels; Freddy's Puzzle Page; Freddy's Color Page; The Wilderness Scout. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.
