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| Charlton used a much lower grade of paper than its high-end competitors, and the grittiness in the quality of paper they used is exhibited in this hi res scan. |
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| I'd have thought Frank McLaughlin an odd choice to ink Ditko, but the results are rather nice. Man, that Charlton machine lettering was awful. Almost makes you wish for LeRoy lettering! |
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| No, I'm pretty sure that's just the result of the scanning process. At any rate, I've seen that "paper grain" on plenty of scanned books here.
I'm certain that Charlton's 'cheap-o' look compared to other publishers had nothing to do with the paper, and everything to do with Charlton's (wholly-owned) printing presses. The bigger publishers had contracts with specialized 4-color printers like Eastern Color or others. Nowadays most of the printing goes to Canada. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | October 1967 | Price: 0.12 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bimonthly |
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| Cover | The Ravage Of Ronthor! |
| Content | Genre: Superhero |
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| Advertisement | Exclusive Fun Products by Mail (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | 17 small ads, with order coupon, for novelties from Regency Mail Order |
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| Comic Story | Ravage of Ronthor (18 pages) |
| Synopsis | When the military hears an S.O.S. from outer space, scientists construct a rocket to harness Captain Atom's power. When he arrives he finds that the former inhabitants had created a civilization so perfect that they grew bored, and took to space leaving their lifeless planet as a reminder that intelligent beings must always be bold. Atom makes insecticide, fills the atmosphere with it in order to kill the insects, and returns to the earth. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset [as A. Machine] | Job #: B-817 |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Sergeant Goslin; Frank Justice; Andy Yanchus; Eve; giant alien insects; disembodied voice |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Guitarist; pretty girl |
| Notes | Ad, with order coupon, from Ed Sale |
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| Advertisement | All-Transistor Radio |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Ad, with order coupon, from Gaycraft |
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| Advertisement | The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Spy Pen |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Napoleon Solo (photo of Robert Vaughn); Ilya Kuryakin (photo of David McCallum); femme fatale |
| Notes | Ad, with order coupon, from Royal Advtg. Corp. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Boy |
| Notes | Ad, with order coupon, from Victor Specialties |
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| Advertisement | Sell Grit |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Newsboy |
| Notes | Ad, with response coupon, from Grit Publishing Co. |
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| Content | Characters: Captain America; the Mighty Thor; Dr. Strange; the Human Torch; Spider-Man; the Incredible Hulk; the Sub-Mariner; Iron Man |
| Notes | Ad, with order coupon, for posters from Super Heroes Club |
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| Advertisement | Stamps Coins Shop by Mail (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:?;? (photo) | Inks:?;? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | 15 miscellaneous ads |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Captain Atom |
| Notes | Letters of comment from readers Alan Renfrow, Robert O'Leary, Thomas Raymond, and Norman Maser; replies by Dick Giordano. |
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| Comic Story | Poetry of Peril! (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Eve frees herself from captivity to become Nightshade, then saves her father and drives Image back into the mirror world. |
| Featuring | Nightshade |
| Credits | Job #: B-760 |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Nightshade [Eve Eden]; The Image (villain); Senator Eden; senator's colleagues; Eve's mother (in flashback) |
| Notes | Origin of Nightshade continued.
The Image appears next in CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS (DC Comics, 1985 series) #9. |
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| Content | Characters: Peacemaker; Thunderbolt; Blue Beetle; Judo Master; Captain Atom |
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| Advertisement | 100 pc toy soldier set (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Ad, with order coupon, from 100 Toy Soldiers |
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| Credits | Letters:?; typeset |
| Notes | Ad, with order coupon, from Niresk Discount Sales |
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| Credits | Letters:?; typeset |
| Notes | Ad, with order coupon, for Christmas cards from Wallace Brown, Inc. |
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