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Bionic Woman (1977 Charlton) 1 CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #1497492009

Based on the Bionic Woman TV series (1976-78) starring Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson. Cover by Jack Sparling. Rico, Come Home!, art by Jack Sparling; Jaime Sommers comes to the aid of one of her students when an attempt is made to kidnap him. Weaker Sex?, art by Jack Sparling; In order to help keep Jaime's bionics a secret, Oscar orders that they be reduced in power between missions, with potentially deadly results. Birth of the Bionic Woman; Editorial recapping the history of the Bionic Woman TV series and of the character Jaime Sommers. Ad for back issues of Charlton's Six Million Dollar Man magazine. 36 pgs., full color. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Bionic Woman (1977 Charlton) 1 CGC 9.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4330946001

Based on the Bionic Woman TV series (1976-78) starring Lindsay Wagner and Richard Anderson. Cover by Jack Sparling. Rico, Come Home!, art by Jack Sparling; Jaime Sommers comes to the aid of one of her students when an attempt is made to kidnap him. Weaker Sex?, art by Jack Sparling; In order to help keep Jaime's bionics a secret, Oscar orders that they be reduced in power between missions, with potentially deadly results. Birth of the Bionic Woman; Editorial recapping the history of the Bionic Woman TV series and of the character Jaime Sommers. Ad for back issues of Charlton's Six Million Dollar Man magazine. 36 pgs., full color. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

Blue Beetle (1967 Charlton) 1 VG- 3.5

Cover detached at one staple.

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 (after his debut as a backup character in Captain Atom). In one of the first superhero "reboots," Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko gives the Golden Age hero a new look, new tech, and a new alter ego, then sets him against the Squid Gang. The backup story introduces another classic Ditko hero: Vic Sage, the faceless crimefighter known as The Question. Blue Beetle Bugs the Squids; Who is the Question? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Blue Beetle (1967 Charlton) 2 VG- 3.5

Water damage. Cover oxidation.

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) 5 CGC 8.5 Double Cover

Paper: Off white to white

Double Cover: 1st Cover 7.0 Interior 8.5. Double Cover

Label #2108856001

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. In a two-part story, Blue Beetle joins forces with his back-up co-star (and fellow Ditko creation/Watchmen inspiration) The Question, as they take on the menace ominously named the Destroyer of Heroes. The Blue Beetle Faces the Destroyer of Heroes; Prisoner 22; The Critic. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Captain Atom (1965 Charlton) 84 VG- 3.5

Water damage. Cover oxidation.

Stories by Steve Ditko, Gary Friedrich and David Kaler. Art by Steve Ditko and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Cover by Steve Ditko and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. The early adventures of the atomic-powered superhero. Captured and held for ransom, Captain Atom escapes Prof. Koste's gang. Trying to harness his radioactive power, he assumes a new costume and a new look. In the backup story, the new Blue Beetle is wanted for murder. Both stories feature art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. After the Fall, A New Beginning; Blue Beetle. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.

Captain Atom (1965 Charlton) 85 VG 4.0

Cover by Steve Ditko and Rocke Mastroserio "Strings of Punch & Jewelee." 18 pages. Plot and pencils by Steve Ditko. Script by Dave Kaler. Inks by Rocke Mastroserio. Prominent scientist are disappearing left and right. Now its up to Captain Atom and Nightshade to track them down and thwart the plans of Punch and Jewelee. Untitled. 7 pages. Plot and art by Steve Ditko. Script by Gary Friedrich. The Blue Beetle saves an airplane from high jacking by a foreign spy. Now he must chase him beneath the waves and battle the submarine sent to pick him up. 32 pages. Full color. Cover price $0.12.

Charlton Bullseye (1981) 1 CGC 9.6

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4335291001

Cover pencils by Dan Reed, inks by Bob McLeod. The Enigma!, script by Benjamin Smith, pencils by Dan Reed, inks by Dan Reed, Al Val, and Bill Black; 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. Ads for Cap'n Catnip and Womble, Jack Bunny, and Neil the Horse. Cover price $0.50.

Ghostly Haunts (1971) 40 FN/VF 7.0

Cover by Tom Sutton. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Tom Sutton, Nicola Cuti, Joe Gill, Don Newton and Wayne Howard. A horror anthology from Charlton, with a stable of artists that included Steve Ditko. Prof. Marcus Meeks invents a serum that can take humans back down the evolutionary ladder to apes, and tests it on himself, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Avis is warned by her wealthy new husband never to venture out of Drood Castle after dark, in a story (and cover) by horror legend Tom Sutton. Plus A Word About Vampires and Werewolves, from E-Man co-creator Nicola Cuti. The Beast in All Men; Ghost Writers; The Wastrel; The Game Keeper; A Word About Vampires and Werewolves. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Ghostly Tales (1966 Charlton) 111 FN/VF 7.0

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Tom Sutton, Nicola Cuti, Don Newton, Joe Gill, Joe Molloy and Sanho Kim. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. A jealous woman uses voodoo to ensure her lover's faithfulness, in a story with art (and cover) by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Horror host Baron Weirwulf makes his Ghostly Tales debut in a story by E-Man co-creator Nicola Cuti, with art by Don Newton. Explorers search for a colleague who disappeared in a cave, in a story with art by future horror legend Tom Sutton. Make My Dreams Come True; Baron Weirwulfs Library; The Eternal Struggle; The Devils Sea; The Thing in the Hole. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.25.

Ghostly Tales (1966 Charlton) 113 FN/VF 7.0

Painted cover by Tom Sutton. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Tom Sutton, Mike Pellowski, Joe Gill, and Sanho Kim. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. A mysterious figure blocks a Khan's advancing army after they have just slaughtered a village, in a story with art (and cover) by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A photographer and an antiques dealer witness otherworldly events when they visit haunted Widdicomb Mansion. A man discovers the Lense of Nemesis, which reveals everything in the whole universe...as long as he doesn't drop it, in a story with cool experimental black-and-white art by future horror legend Tom Sutton. Cover by Sutton showcases his emerging, off-center style. The House Guest; Combatants; Through A Glass Darkly. 32 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $0.25.

Space Adventures (1952 1st series) 40 GD+ 2.5

Staple rust. Water damage.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Bill Molno, Vince Alascia, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio and Joe Gill. Sci-fi and super-heroics from Charlton Comics. Atomic-powered superhero Captain Atom tries to escort a dignitary to a peace conference, in a story with early art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story, Captain Atom learns he can cure radiation sickness. A man visits New York City, capital of the world in the far future year of 1995. Captain Atom: The Crisis; The Friendly Planet; The Stolen Hero; Captain Atom: The Boy and the Stars. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

True Life Secrets (1951 Charlton Publications Inc.) Magazine 23 CGC 6.0

Paper: Off white to white

Label #4278554020

Valley of the Dinosaurs (1975 Charlton) 1 CGC 6.5

Paper: White

Label #3957703013