Charlton Sci-Fi

[Hepcat]

Well maybe we can induce this new fellow to up his jocularity quotient.

 

 

One of the things I've always liked about Charlton though is all the Red bashing they did. DC hardly ever did any and Marvel basically cut it out by 1964-65. But Charlton's heroes, including Gorgo, Konga and everybody, frequently confronted the Reds.

 

[AtlasFan]

It has been proposed that there were a lot of 'fellow travelers" on the editorial staff at DC -- which is why the Reds / Communists were rarely the villains -- or even mentioned at all. There was some discussion of this in the War thread a few months back.

 

The best evidence of this is shown when the BLACKHAWKS title switched over from Quality to DC. The Hawks fought mostly Red villains, but shortly after the switch to DC, the Commies all disappeared.

[trmoore54]

My favorite Charlton cover!

 

Mine too!

[BOOT]

Great thread. Charltons have lots of character, and some great covers and stories.

[Hepcat]

Do giant apes fit the sci-fi classification? If so, here are a couple of scans from my collection:

 

 

 

[cheetah]

 

 

 

[AtlasFan]

 

 

A rare Charlton man-butt cover -- that must have sold well...

[adamstrange]

I want the Disneyland trip!

[cheetah]

 

 

 

 

[cheetah]

I want the Disneyland trip!

 

Good luck getting your TWA tickets.

[AtlasFan]

I think PAN AM will honor the TWA tickets. Oh, wait a minute...

[cheetah]

A couple of these are new. I don't think I ever posted Gorgo #1 since it was graded.

 

 

 

[Hepcat]

 

Love the cover. Love the grade.

 

(thumbs u

[Hepcat]

A couple of these are new. I don't think I ever posted Gorgo #1 since it was graded.

 

 

 

Wow! You don't usually find Charlton books wrapped so nicely.

 

 

 

[ciorac]

Great books being posted

[Hepcat]

Here are scans from my collection of three of the Gorgo books with the covers I like the best:

 

Gorgo 14

 

 

Gorgo 15

 

 

Gorgo 17

 

 

[cheetah]

Did Charleton ever list issue numbers on the cover?

[Hepcat]

Yes, but later in the sixties. My Captain Atom and Ted Kord Blue Beetle comics have issue numbers. The Gorgo 23 up above also has a tiny # 23 on the upper left in the red Charlton logo.

 

[AtlasFan]

Ahh Gorgo...my favorite Charlton monster. Last year, I asked myself: "What if Gorgo ever met up with the original Suicide Squad". Then I asked Neil Vokes and here is his answer:

 

 

[Hepcat]

I'd like to see Gorgo meet the Sea Devils myself.