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Comics & Graphic Novels

Gill, Joe

Miall, Derwent

Graphic Novels

Dandy Press

Pat Boyette's Unpublished LOST JUNGLE TALES Pat Boyette was a legendary comics creator, broadcaster and filmmaker from Texas. After many years in TV and movie production, he embraced his first love, comics, and began a prolific career, notably at Charlton Comics, but also at Marvel and DC Comics. He was equally adept in illustrating horror, heroes, humor, jungle and war features. In the early 1980s he contributed art to a story for Archie Comics written by the talented Paul Kupperberg. Archie was attempting to revive their Golden Age and Silver Age superheroes in the title Blue Ribbon Comics. Paul came up with a novel concept for a minor supporting character that had appeared in the earlier Adventures of the Fly and Adventures of the Jaguar called Cat Girl. Rather than continuing her role as a semi-super villain with the ability to control cats, Paul evolved (devolved?) her into a primal jungle warrior along the lines of Sheena, Queen of the Jungle and added an unhealthy dollop of save sword and sorcery. The story was slated for Blue Ribbon Comics #15 (cover dated February 1985), but unfortunately the series was terminated with issue #14! Fortunately, Kupperberg kept copies of the art and through the generous approval of Archie Comics, we are now able to publish the story after some 30 years in limbo! The art was restored and colored by Charlton Neo editor/publisher Mort Todd and is now presented for the first time in LOST JUNGLE TALES #1! The title of this comic is very apt as it also features two other stories by Pat set in the wilds of Africa. These stories were created for Charlton Comics in 1969 and written by the Charlton powerhouse scribe Joe Gill. The art features some of Pat's dynamic visuals and innovative layout and is exciting to see over 50 years later for another title that was cancelled before it could see print! It is with great pride that Charlton Neo is able to print these unpublished gems for the first time and a great pleasure that Mort, who was editor for Pat at Cracked magazine and Marvel Comics, got to 'work' with him again.

Lost Jungle Tales Starring Cat Girl: Unpublished Art by Pat Boyette Stories by Paul Kupperberg and Joe Gill

Kupperberg, Paul

Boyette, Pat

Independently published

Experience the adventures of the Man-God! All twelve issues of Hercules: Adventures of the Man-God collected for the first time! Comics legends Joe Gill (Flash Gordon, House of Mystery) and Sam Glanzman (Our Army at War, Star Spangled War Stories) brought this thrilling adventure to life in the late '60s and now you can read it all in one place! This timeless run of one of the most iconic heroes in comics returns in valiant fashion, collected in a beautiful archival format and showcased exactly as they appeared in their original state.

Hercules: Adventures of the Man-God Archive

Manga

Dark Horse Books

Though never as popular as DC, Marvel or even Archie, Charlton Comics had a long run from 1944 to 1985 and also produced a line of successful publications like Hit Parader. They didn’t spawn the superhero icons other publishers did but released a variety of titles that have become beloved by millions. They were fortunate to employ an array of legendary writers and artists who displayed a creative passion in the Charlton titles more than with other publishers, where they received more pay and fame. When Charlton closed shop, they sold off most of their properties, with many left to languish in limbo. If anything, appreciation of their comics has grown over the years, with fan publications, such as Charlton Spotlight, dedicated to their memory. THE CHARLTON ARROW is the fruits of those labors and we hope it properly honors the Charlton legacy! CONTENTS DAY OF DECISION Isn’t it a shame you had to grow up? Well, not all li’l kids have to grow up… or do they? A coming-of-age tale featuring Charlton menaces Rock and Rollo, Li’l Tomboy and Li’l Genius by writer Lou Mougin and artist Jack Snider. HOSPITAL HEAT Mayday! Mayday! Dr. Benson’s flight goes down, causing consternation to the staff of Westingburg Hospital! An S.O.S. goes out and the famed Flying Nurses respond! But can even they save the day? A new thrilling chapter by Larry Wilson, illustrated by Mark Wheatley. “DIGGER” GRAVES, PARANORMAL P.I. The son of Dr. Graves attempts to help a demon named Gorthgot find redemption. Bear witness to “‘I’ of the Beholder” by scribe Paul Kupperberg and illuminator Andrew Mitchell. THE GOLDEN GOAL Originally commissioned in 1967 by Charlton Comics, here is the final chapter of an unpublished epic by prolific writer Joe Gill and the stupendous artist Pat Boyette. Scheduled for the final issue of an action title that was never released! STINKY SKUNK--- GUNSLINGER! The wild west is riper than ever when Stinky Skunk makes the scene! A silly showdown as immortalized by Roger McKenzie and Matt Hansel. GETTING TOGETHER WITH BOBBY SHERMAN Charlton had a bevy of licensed titles with themes ranging from TV shows to pop stars. Noted comics historiographer Steven Thompson educates us on one such personality, noted thespian and chanteur, Bobby Sherman! WORLD WAR DINOSAUR War! What is it good for? Absolutely fighting dinosaurs! Reporter Roger McKenzie uncovers the biggest secret of World War II! With some awesome artwork by Ruben Vera! RE-CAPTURE! In the far-flung future, an agent for the Interplanetary Military Police falls hard for an alien woman suspected of being a spy… That turned out OK, but can he survive meeting his brutish brother-in-law? A sci-fi sequel written & drawn by Mort Todd. BACK SEAT TERROR Winnie the Witch introduces a strange suspense story from the word processor of Chuck Dixon and the pen of Enrique Villagran. A thug has a successful run of stealing valuable cars… but how long can his winning streak last?

The Charlton Arrow #4: A Tribute to Charlton Comics

Dixon, Chuck

McKenzie, Roger

Thompson, Steven

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The Charlton Arrow #5 is a 60 page color comic extravaganza! Stories and art by over a dozen creators encompassing well-known contributors to such companies as DC Comics, Marvel and Archie, including a few Charlton veterans, alongside amazing new talent! MR. JIGSAW: THE CHASE This adventure will break you up, just like Mr. Jigsaw! He first premiered in the pages of Charlton Comics and now faces a threat ripped from today’s headlines. Featuring a team-up with the star-spangled Charlton classic heroine Liberty Belle! Story by Ron Fortier, art by Gary Kato. EXCLUSIVE JOE STATON INTERVIEW! One of the world’s favorite cartoonists, Joe Staton, got his start at Charlton Comics and gives an interview from the up-coming Charlton Comics: The Movie documentary with producer Jackie Zbuska. Profusely illustrated with rare art and photos! Transcribed by Steven Thompson. YANG: SEA OF BLOOD Honor demanded that he die. Legend said he must live! Ancient East meets Wild West as the story of the Charlton Kung Fu star Yang comes full circle in an adventure written by Roger McKenzie with art and color by Ben Torres. CAPTAIN MERCURY Strange visitor from another planet with weird abilities... and a notion that he knows better than humans on how to run the Earth! Created by Joe Gill with art by Rocke Mastroserio. Originally published in Space Adventures #44 (Feb 1962) and recolored from scans of the original stats by Mort Todd. THE BALLAD OF GUMBO GALAHAD Sit a spell and learn the tale of “The Screwball of the Hills,” Gumbo Galahad, star of Charlton’s Hillbilly Comics from the 1950s! An ode to hillfolk humor by Dan Wilson and Darren Goodhart. DICK GIORDANO CHARLTON COVER GALLERY Another legend of the comics industry who got his start at Charlton Comics and provided a variety of covers for the company, from westerns to sci-fi and romance and horror! Introduction by Dick Giordano’s assistant, Rob Jones, who provided the original cover stats recolored by Mort Todd. SKIN IN THE GAME Charlton had a zany assortment of horror hosts and now we present perhaps the weirdest one yet! Meet Professor Fester as he offers a fetid fable about a poor farmer boy, his abusive father… and re- venge! Crafted by Charlton veteran writer Paul Kupperberg and taken to terrifying heights with art by Sandy Carruthers.

The Charlton Arrow 5

Fortier, Ron

Jones, Rob

The Charlton Arrow #2 is a 40 page color comic blockbuster, featuring stories and art by well-known contributors to such companies as DC Comics, Marvel and Archie, including a few Charlton veterans, alongside amazing new talent! It features comics by a dozen creators. MR. JIGSAW in BEACH BALLOONS by Ron Fortier and Gary Kato In the twilight of the Charlton era, many new features were introduced in their pages, including the beloved Man of a Thousand Parts named Mr. Jigsaw! The character has gone on to have a popular career in his own title and appears here in an all-new adventure! NEVER HITCH A RIDE by Jack Keller From the Charlton Garage roars a vintage tale from Hot Rods and Racing Cars #89 (February 1968). Clint Curtis learns that it's just as true then as now… beware of picking up rides with strangers! THE CURE-ALL by Stephen Skeates, Howard Bender and Neil Vokes What's a werewolf to do when looking for a depilatory in the wild west? Find one of those snake-oil peddlers, natch! But those old-fashioned remedies never work… Or do they? A lurid tale of lycanthropy presented by Mr. Bones! THE GOLDEN PHARAOH by Joe Gill and Pat Boyette Originally commissioned in 1967 by Charlton Comics, here is an unpublished epic scheduled for the final issue of an action title that was never released. Ambassador Christopher Smith and his able assistant learn of a nefarious plot to steal all the world's gold! THE BARELY SENTIENTS by Mort Todd During the height of Charlton Comics' reign of Action Stars, there was an uncanny super-team that appeared in the back of the Thunderbolt series… well, this ain't them! A satire of Charlton's off-beat beatnik super-heroes, The Sentinels. THE SPOOKMAN by Roger McKenzie and Sandy Carruthers Detective Mastrocelli is drawn deeper into the arcane nightmare world of The Spookman! Does such a being actually exist, or is he a figment of the detective's ever-increasing fevered brain? The more he learns, the more questions are posed about the fate of the mysterious Aaron Piper…

The Charlton Arrow #2: Second Issue Collectors Edition

Skeates, Stephen

The Charlton Arrow #3 is a 48 page color comic blockbuster, featuring 8 more pages than #1 & 2! Stories and art by over a dozen creators encompassing well-known contributors to such companies as DC Comics, Marvel and Archie, including a few Charlton veterans, alongside amazing new talent! VENGEANCE SQUAD in “A MURDER OF CROWS!” by Jason Caskey and Sandy Carruthers. The famed mercenary team, composed of Eric Redd, Candy Orr and Tulsa Coyle, returns, facing a savage biker gang trafficking in young girls. Going undercover, they get vengeance the only way they know how… with extreme violence! HOSPITAL HEAT: CHAPTER TWO by Larry Wilson and Mort Todd. Westingberg Hospital is full of colorful personalities, including the doctors, nurses and staff, along with their patients… and full of flaming passion as well! Adultery spins a web with dangerous strands of repercussion as Dr. Brick Martin and Dr. Ed Benson must pay high prices for their indiscretions, while they hold the fates of many of their circle in their hands! THE GOLDEN PYRAMID by Joe Gill and Pat Boyette. In the previous chapter, a mad, modern day Pharaoh, Chufru, goes on an international rampage stealing the world’s gold deposits to build a monumental golden pyramid to honor himself. Ambassador Christopher Smith attempts to stop him, only to have his secretary Nora kidnapped and his Peace Palace destroyed by Chufru’s minions. Can Smith defeat the gold-loving psycho and safely rescue Nora? An unpublished Charlton classic! ALL MONKEED UP! by Steve Skeates and Jim Aparo. Along with comics, Charlton published many other magazines, notably those dedicated to the music scene, like Hit Parader. Scribe Stephen Skeates reminisces about the company’s plan to run a comic series featuring The Monkees in Teen Tunes and Pin-Ups magazine. Sadly, after a few issues, they lost the rights to rival publisher Dell Comics. Includes Miss Bikini Luv and the Pre-Fab Four! TURIS TRAP by Paul Kupperberg and Neil Vokes. Writer Paul Kupperberg is perhaps the most controversial and notorious comics writer ever as he received worldwide infamy for killing America’s favorite former teenager, Archie Andrews. Before his award-winning career, spanning the top comic companies, Paul had his first professional sale to Charlton with a tale entitled “Distress” in Scary Tales #3. Here, now, is the sensational sequel to that sword-and-sorcerous epic! THAT’S NOT FUNNY, THAT’S SICK! by Mark Arnold. You’ve heard of Mad magazine, maybe even Cracked… well, you probably never heard of Sick! Even though it had a long run with some great creators, this humor magazine was on its last legs when acquired by Charlton Publications. This post-mortem is courtesy of the author of the definitive tome If You’re Cracked, You’re Happy! NEVER HITCH A RIDE by Jack Keller. Last issue Clint Curtis narrowly avoided a near-fatal collision! Now in the hi-octane conclusion, after he sips a drugged drink, he finds himself set up as a patsy! Written and drawn by ace artist Jack Keller, from Hot Rods and Racing Cars #89 (February 1968). WALLBREAKER by Dave Noe and Andrew Mitchell. Winnie the Witch and Dr. Graves interact with the title character in this shocker! THE SPOOKMAN by Roger McKenzie and Sandy Carruthers. Detective Mastrocelli’s existence was irrevocably altered one dark eve many years ago... the night an entity known as Spookman seeped from the sinister shadows and into his life. Now all may be over as the demon returns seeking revenge... and the source of his extraordinary power, a mysterious amulet. An intense turning point in the series!

The Charlton Arrow #3: Celebrating 30 Years of Charlton!

Arnold, Mark

Wilson, Larry

Caskey, Jason

Noe, Dave

When Charlton closed shop, they sold off most of their properties, with many left to languish in limbo. If anything, appreciation of their comics has grown over the years, with fan publications dedicated to their memory. THE CHARLTON ARROW is the fruits of those labors and we hope it properly honors the Charlton legacy! CHARLTON ARROW #6 CONTENTS MR. JIGSAW: THE CHASE Part II The epic concludes as the classic Charlton heroes Mr. Jigsaw and Liberty Belle team up to vanquish a global terror threat in Maine! Story by Ron Fortier, art by Gary Kato. BILLY THE KID: DEAD MAN’S AMBUSH One of Charlton’s most popular western characters returns in an all-new pulp adventure by Paul Kupperberg with a rip-roarin’ illustration by long-time Billy the Kid artist Jose Delbo! DEATHWATCH There is a realm between shadow and light. Day and night. Heaven and Hell. It exists in the final tick of the clock that separates life from death... the moment when Deathwatch comes for you! Written by Roger McKenzie with art and color by Ben Torres. THE KNIGHT Nothing can stop Link Chain, agent of C.H.E.S.S., a.k.a. The Knight. It’s his world and we are all just pawns! By Daniel Wilson with art & color by Darren Goodhart. TAKER: THE BALANCE A man becomes more than a man… gifted with incredible powers. Powers that come at a horrific cost! A new kind of hero with an awesome responsibility by writer Michael Jan Friedman and artist Caio Cacau. PYTHAGORAS WAS WRONG Visit the post-bellum South... if you dare! A steampunk Confederate nightmare where one man tries to make a difference! Script by Derek Adnams and featuring the last unpublished work of P.D. Angel Gabriele. 1776: THE MUSICAL COMIC BOOK A hit Broadway musical that became a film... and then a comic book? A look at one of Charlton’s oddest comics (and that’s saying something) by Steven Thompson. BILLY THE KID: GERONIMO’S REVENGE! The western outlaw, caught between vicious gunrunners and fierce Apaches! A sneak peek at a new Billy the Kid collection shot from Charlton’s original photostats. Story by Joe Gill, art by John Severin. THE PROBLEM Artist/writer Dan Reed returns to his Charlton roots and introduces The Problem, a new horror host with a weird tale of terror in the swamps!

The Charlton Arrow #6

Friedman, Michael Jan

The champion of all Mongo returns in this new volume of classic comics stories! Flash Gordon Comic Book Archives Volume 3 reprints the full run of Flash Gordon stories originally published by Charlton Comics in the late 1960s, and with these amazing tales of outer-space adventure, Flash has quite a fight on his hands! Featuring eye-popping artwork from such comics luminaries as Jeff Jones and Pat Boyette, this new wave in the history of Flash Gordon promises thrills, excitement, and touches of wry comedy. Strange creatures, fantastic planetscapes, intense action - everything you love about Flash Gordon is here!

Flash Gordon Comic Book Archives Volume 3

Pearson, Bill

Comic Strips

Dark Horse

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<li>America’s most well-known, hardboiled detective, Mike Hammer, returns with Hermes Press’ complete archival reprint of the entire continuity, From the Files of... Mike Hammer! Reprinting all of the dailies and Sunday strips (in digitally reconstructed color) this book will be the final word on this pop culture icon. The strip, which was distributed to newspapers by the Phoenix Features Syndicate, ran for only one year (1953-1954) ― but what a year it was! The strip is pure Mickey Spillane and was crafted under his watchful eye with art by Ed Robbins. The feature has everything fans of Mike Hammer would expect: Mike, Zelda, good girls, bad girls, gun-play, and lots of action!</li> <li>Accompanying the strips are two in-depth essays by noted mystery writer and Mickey Spillane expert Max Collins (Road to Perdition).</li>
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Mickey Spillane's From the Files of...Mike Hammer: The complete Dailies and Sundays Volume 1 (MICKEY SPILLANE FROM FILES OF MIKE HAMMER)

SPILLANE, Mickey

Robbins, Ed

Hermes Press

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