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Issue: Ghostly Tales #55
Publication Date: April 1966
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Issues: #55 of 115 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagCharlton
Brand: Charlton [corner box]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Charlton Comics Group
On Sale Date: 02/22/1966
Volume: 4
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On sale date from a house ad in Fightin' Army (1956 series) #69.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was ongoing
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagSecrets of the Unknown #76 published January 1967
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Contents page

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
First Line: Greetings, fiends.. er.. friends!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: A-5383
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Great Caesar's Ghost

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Tony August; Augustus Caesar's Ghost; Luisa Lura; Fama; Rykus
First Line: Welcome!
Synopsis: Tony August learns about what really happened to Fama and Rykus in ancient Rome.
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In Content Item: FlagGhostly Tales #145 published October 1980
as Great Caesar's Ghost [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Job Number: A-5378
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Destiny of a Bullet

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
First Line: There are many people who believe in what is called "Fate" or "Destiny".
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Essay arguing against the principle of Fate or Destiny governing Man's actions; character named "Mr. A" used as an example; possibly written by Steve Ditko?
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Dr. Graves The Ghost Fighter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): Dr. Graves
Character(s): Pamela Simms; Philip Judd
First Line: Miss Pamela Simms, inheritor of an abandoned estate in Virginia, has been prevented from enjoying her property!
Synopsis: Dr. Graves helps Pamela Simms drive one of the 'ghosts' out of her home.
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In Content Item: FlagGhostly Tales #145 published October 1980
as The Ghost Fighter [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: In the news section of Comic Comments # 9, November 1966, Dave Kaler is listed as writer of the Dr. Graves shorts in Ghostly Tales.
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Where Can Heaven Be?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
First Line: The two boys are having a profound discussion...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: A5382
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Army of the Dead!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): PFC Louis Jean Valjean; Reichsmarshal Wolfgang von Hocksdorff
First Line: This was a triumphant return to an old battlefield for Reichsmarshal Wolfgang von Hocksdorff of the 7th Panzer Division.
Synopsis: PFC Valjean's ghost gets revenge during WWII for a cowardly act during WWI.
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In Content Item: FlagGhostly Tales #145 published October 1980
as Army of the Dead! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Job Number: A-5381
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A Powerful Tale!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, horror
Character(s): John Trane
First Line: Ah, there you are, dear reader!
Synopsis: While spelunking, John Trane encounters very hungry subterranean creatures.
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Pages: 5
Job Number: A-5380

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