Whenever I post Charlton covers i get a lot of surprised reactions, so I would guess that they really did go unnoticed by most collectors for a long time!

Check out this ultra cool art! Norinn Radd originally posted the Heritage link to, sold for 276 I believe good price!

No Jay! The pre-code Charltons were often amazing. The post-code SAish were often bland. Hmmm - hope I did not mis-state myself.

Oops! My fault there, went back and reread the thread (heh, that rhymed)!

Don't know too much about the pre-code Charlton's but sad to hear most were bland, would not have expected that!

Have to agree Jay! That is a HECK of a cover! Fully worthy of an excellent pre-code horror cover. Man this is just too strange.

 

Are most of us actually publisher/genre collectors? How can these have lain fallow for so long?

Pov, 95% of my collection is Horror/Monster/SciFi. I dunno, I've always been drawn to it moreso than the superhero genre. As a kid, Charlton's were always on the rack along with Marvel and DC at my local 5&10 store so they were consumed along with the rest. Charlton's died out in the early/mid 90's and I remember a link awhile back about them having ties to the Mob! Anyone have clearer info on this as my memory is fuzzy.

One of my top (?) list of favorite Charlton covers, the expression on that face is very chilling! The (?) is there 'cause I know I haven't seen all these gems yet and don't know how big my top list would be.

Charlton's eh?

 

Beautiful cover! Love the way the candles flow around the scene, very surreal!

The Hunt is on!

Hey guys! Noticed something!

 

 

WE'VE BEEN PINNED!

 

Really great post! I logged on late last night and saw it there but passed up reading it due to the length. Have read it this AM and was very intriguing. Can't believe a Howard Stern mention got slipped in there!

This is what I really love about comics; stories to read, excellent artwork and learning the little bits of history associated with them. Thanks!

BWT: Sterling, the first time I ever saw this thread I had no doubt it would become "infinite"!

Marvel Bronze Horror just 'aint gettin' the respect it deserves on this thread (don't forget about these books too POV). Although it was just earlier this year that I caught the DC bronze horror bug, I have been into these Marvel books for the last 30 years. ----Sid

BassGMan, Although I've alwaysed liked DC, I was most definitely weened on Marvel BA horror, and Man-Wolf was one of my favorites along with Morbius!

I was SO thrilled to see Man-Wolf (sort of) hinted at in Spiderman II that I was a total surprise to my niece and nephew (who I took to the movie) about the information of the origin of the various characters that they had no clue about. They started asking me questions about EVERYTHING and all I would say is that they would have to wait and see what the next movie would bring!

Charlton's Rock! If you are a fan of Steve Ditko, Charlton is chock full of his stuff.

BTW: I've been looking for a HG Scary Tales # 46 for a while now, if your source happens to have one...I will gladly pay you Tuesday...

Very pre-code, espesially those space suits! It is also interesting how often Charlton "swiped" their own covers. For instance ST 20 cover is from Charlton's Haunted # 18 I believe. Scary Tales even swiped from there own issues, The Bobo the Bear cover was used in two of there issues along with a swipe from Creepy Things # 5.

That's wild...I was just indexing my Scary Tales and adding in some upgrades just about 20 minutes ago and were holding those exact issues! Great books! It seems to me the Charlton's are always harder to find in HG than their DC and Marvel counterparts. Plus there are a TON out there with very bad QP.

Fugly as in spine damage or just overall condition? Your # 162 looks nice and tight, too bad I can't see the side of the spine! Can the side of the spine be seen through the case at all?

Real nice Unexpecteds there, yeah, those 100 pagers are tough! I always find them with nice covers but have those "chuncks" of cover ripped or missing at the top and bottom of the spine. Out of curiosity, does CGC grade a 100 pager the same as it would a regular sized issue of the same title?

PS: Cool avatar! From on of my fave Marvel BH covers!

Yummy Mummy? When did that come out?

Same time as this?

 

Personally, I liked Franken Berry the best

Awww! You fergot poor ole Yummy Mummy!

Too late Pov! Too late...you got the BA Horror fever. I'm afraid there's nothing you can do.

One more for tonight! This cover always reminded me of the Pre-Code horror Titles!

Hey Jayman, I love Weird war to death. I ignored it for years, but now i see it as one of the tightest cross genre comics of all time. Its equally appealing as a war comic and a horror comic. (Charlton's "Space Western" it is not) There are so many wonderful covers too. That 15 is a great cover. Dominguez is looking better all the time.

Shiver, I know what you mean! It really stuck out as a War book to me also. Throughout my whole collection I only had issues 1, 17, 89 & 90. I can't even remember where they came from except # 1. Now they are one of the last DC Bronze Horror titles I'm looking to complete along with FTODM & Sinister House!

One of Wrightson's best splashes in that one!

Ya mean this little 'ole Splash?

This book has been posted here before but when I viewed it in this thread for the first time, it became a mission to hunt one down! Growing on me as my favorite WWT cover. Just love the linework in that skull!

PS: Indexed the way you like it POV!

Love this Kaluta cover! The expressions on these soldiers faces is worth the price of this book!

This issue I've always happened to see in abundance so I never picked it up. Well now was the time before it gets too pricey!

Some new additions!

I always loved the cover story in this issue (read it first in that big treasury edition). Probably the origin of Gregory the Gargoyle? Either way great story!

That last issue of Scary Tales is a Pain! It took me ages to find one!

It figures...after some time on these boards I went back to re-evaluate my books and discovered my VF copy actually has a detatched bottom staple!