Detail
United States
Web Site:
Brands:
21
Indicia Publishers:
23
Series:
389
Printings:
6916 (6566 Issues)
Notes:
Charlton began in 1933 with Hit Parader magazine, publishing song lyrics. Charlton Comics published comics from 1944 - 1987. The last of the magazines were published in the mid-1990s. For unknown reasons an error occurred on all the January 1961 indicias, where the year was printed as 1960. The affected issues are: Atomic Mouse (1953 series) #40, Billy the Kid (1957 series) #26, Black Fury (1955 series) #28, Brides in Love (1956 series) #22, Cheyenne Kid (1957 series) #26, Fightin' Army (1956 series) #39, Fightin' Marines (1955 series) #39, Fightin' Navy (1956 series) #96, First Kiss (1957 series) #18, Freddy (1958 series) #26, I Love You (1955 series) #32, Just Married (1958 series) #17, Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds (1956 series) #22, Outlaws of the West (1957 series) #29, Secrets of Young Brides (1957 series) #23, Sheriff of Tombstone (1958 series) #13, Strange Suspense Stories (1955 series) #51, Teen Confessions (1959 series) #9, Teen-Age Confidential Confessions (1960 series) #4, Teen-Age Love (1958 series) #18 and Wyatt Earp, Frontier Marshal (1956 series) #34.
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| Indicia Publisher Name | Years in Operation | Printings (Issues) |
|
Capitol Stories Inc.
Note: Address given as Charlton Building, Derby, Connecticut.
|
1948 - 1956 | 77 |
|
Catholic Educational Features Inc.
|
1950 - ? | 2 |
|
Catholic Publications Inc.
Note: William K. Bennett is listed as publisher, but was a front man for Charlton's owners.
|
1946 - 1949 | 32 |
|
Charlton Comics
Note: See also Charlton Comics, Inc.
|
1954 - 1961 | 9 (8) |
|
Charlton Comics Group
|
1954 - 1968 | 3081 (3014) |
|
Charlton Comics Grp.
|
1963 - 1967 | 50 |
|
Charlton Comics Inc.
Note: See also Charlton Comics (no ", Inc.")
|
1946 - 1953 | 87 (69) |
|
Charlton Press Inc.
|
1959 - 1974 | 1250 (1217) |
|
Charlton Publications Inc.
|
1961 - 1986 | 1517 (1565) |
|
Charlton Royal Comics Inc.
|
1957 - 1960 | 88 |
|
Children's Comics Inc.
|
1950 | 1 |
|
Children's Comics Publishers Inc.
Note: See also "Childrens Comics Publishers, Inc." (without apostrophe).
One of these two forms of the Childrens/Children's name reappears for a single comic in 1950, but it is not known which one.
|
1946 | 2 |
|
Childrens Comics Publishers Inc.
Note: See also "Children's Comics Publishers, Inc." (with apostrophe).
One of these two forms of the Childrens/Children's name reappears for a single comic in 1950, but it is not known which one.
|
1945 - 1950 | 3 |
|
Humor Magazines Inc.
|
1955 - 1959 | 20 |
|
Law and Order Magazines Inc.
Note: May have been used in other years also.
|
1951 - 1952 | 22 |
|
Motor Magazines Inc.
|
1951 - 1952 | 6 |
|
Outstanding Comics Inc.
|
1952 | 2 |
|
Romantic Love Stories Inc.
|
1951 - 1952 | 10 |
|
Simon and Kirby Publications Inc.
|
1955 | 1 |
|
Song Hits Inc.
|
1952 | 2 |
|
The Frank Comunale Publishing Company
|
1944 - 1945 | 4 |
|
The Frank Publishing Company
Note: Address given as 49 Hawkins St, Derby, CT.
|
1945 - 1946 | 4 |
|
Toby Press of Conn. Inc.
|
1954 - 1955 | 4 |
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