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Charlton Spotlight #1 Contents
Cover by Tom Sutton. Click here to see it!
Issue #1 - Fall 2000
Remembering Pat Boyette by a host of contributors, including:
- Joe Gill
- Steve Skeates
- Alex Toth
- Ron Frantz
- Jim Amash
- Bill Pearson
- Robin Snyder
Biographical Features and Resources
Critical Commentary
Charlton Shivers: Those Boyette Heads! by Ramon Schenk
Pat Boyette, by James Cassara
Pat Boyette's Best Warren Work, by Ramon Schenk
Bibliographical Features
The Pat Boyette Index, compiled by Don Mangus
The Films of Pat Boyette, by Don Mangus
The Pat Boyette Gallery
Charlton Comics Checklist, compiled by Dan Stevenson

Charlton Spotlight No. 1 is 8.5" x 11", 48 pages + covers, in black-and-white. Price only $6.95 ($7.95 Canada, $14.00 elsewhere).

 
Charlton Spotlight #2 Contents
The cover shows a compilation of classic Charlton covers and photographs.
Issue #2 - Summer 2002
Wild Bill Speaks Out: A conversation with Bill Black, conducted by Ramon Schenk, with illustrations & checklists.
It's a long, long way to Derby, by Ron Frantz. Ron recalls a visit to Charlton Press in 1987 and his adventures along the way. Illustrated with rare comic art and photos.
Pat Boyette Addenda: A Memoir of Pat by Marty Baumann; checklist corrections & additions; plus lots & lots of art, some unpublished.
Charlton Classic Reprint: A classic reprints of a 1954 story by Joe Shuster, creator of you-know-who! (That's right, Funnyman!!!).
Origin of a Superhero: Mr. Jigsaw & Charlton Comics, by Ron Fortier with illustrations by Gary Kato.
Charlton Comics Checklist: Year-by-Year, Part I 1944-1954) with scads of rare cover images.
Plus: Editorial, letters, news & reviews... and other miscellaneous goodies!

Charlton Spotlight No. 2 is 8.5" x 11", 40 pages + covers, in black-and-white. Price only $5.95 ($6.95 Canada, $12 elsewhere).
 

Charlton Spotlight #3
The cover shows a photograph of Tom Sutton interposed over the art to Sutton's cover to Ghostly Tales #106. Photo by J. Shelby Gragg.
Issue 3 - Winter/Spring 2004.
The One & Only Tom Sutton: Introduction by publisher/editor Michael Ambrose.
Tom Sutton Speaks: An Interview conducted by Mark Burbey.
Who Better? Steve Skeates talks.
Tom Sutton: My Collaborator and Friend by Nicola Cuti.
Charlton Classic Reprint: "The Anywhere Machine!" by NicolaCuti and Tom Sutton.
Tom Sutton: An Original One of a Kind Stand Alone Character by Bill Pearson.
A Few Words About Tom Sutton by Batton Lash.
Talking to Tom by Jim Amash.
Sutton Place by Bhob Stewart.
Tom and Rat! and Me by Steve Fiorilla.
Tom Sutton and the Art of Squalor by Stefan Petrucha.
The Tom Sutton Charlton Cover Gallery
The Tom Sutton Charlton Index
A Talk With José Delbo: Interview conducted by Michael Browning.
Henry Scarpelli: A Look Back at His Charlton Days: Interview conducted by Ramon Schenk.
Charlton Memories: Ron Frantz remembers PAM.
Jack Keller Flags Home: Obituary.
In Memoriam: Grass Green
The Division Street Ramble: Editorial matters, readers' letters, news and reviews.
Charlton Comics Checklist: Year By Year Part 2: 1955-1958: Compiled by Dan Stevenson.

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Cover
Contents page
Introduction
Two pages of interview
Two pages of cover gallery

Charlton Spotlight No. 3 is 8.5" x 11", 72 pages + covers, in black-and-white. Price only $7.95 ($8.95 Canada, $16 elsewhere).

 

 

Charlton Spotlight #4 Contents
This issue pays tribute to the memory of the late, great PETE "P.A.M." MORISI, creator of Peter Cannon--Thunderbolt and Johnny Dynamite and long-time Silver Age Charlton and Timely/Atlas comics artist-writer.

Pete Morisi became a fan favorite for his highly individual style on Charlton's ghost, western and adventure strips. Behind a rare hand-colored T-BOLT front cover drawing by Morisi, we focus on P.A.M.'s long legacy at Charlton with articles by Steve Skeates, Bill Pearson, Mark Burbey, Glen Johnson, Ron Frantz and others--along with plenty of rare, obscure and unpublished art.

In addition to never-before-published pages from Morisi's final T-BOLT story for DC, there's also a vintage 1976 interview, a classic Morisi story reprint, an interview with PAM's son and collaborator Steve Morisi, an exhaustive checklist of Morisi's Charlton work with biographical resources, and a gallery of his Charlton covers! Back cover features an unpublished JOHNNY DYNAMITE poster in full color.

Rounding out the issue are Marvel/DC artist Tom Christopher's memoir of contributing to Charlton's last days, with rare and unpublished DR.GRAVES and HAUNTED covers, plus horror-fantasy artist Denis Tiani's personal memoir of collecting Charlton's infamous early '60s monster magazines, HORROR MONSTERS and MAD MONSTERS. And we have the very special surprise return of an old-time Charlton feature by its creator, Nick Cuti! With the usual extensive Charlton checklists and cover galleries, news, reviews, readers departments and more.

CHARLTON SPOTLIGHT is the only magazine that focuses on the history of the Charlton Comics Group -- the comics and their creators -- appealing to the same readers who enjoy the eclectic, authentic
comics history featured in ALTER EGO, BACK ISSUE , and COMIC BOOK ARTIST.

Charlton Spotlight No.4 is 8.5" x 11", 76 pages, full-color covers, b&w interiors, cover price $7.95.

 

Charlton Spotlight #5 Contents

CHARLTON SPOTLIGHT #5's centerpiece is the longest-ever interview conducted with the legendary JOE GILL (conducted by Jim Amash), with many rare and unpublished photos and much choice artwork, all behind a new cover painting by Charlton's own Nick Cuti!

Plus we have features on Steve Ditko: Steve Skeates examines the untold story behind his collaboration with Ditko on the Dr. Strange-like story "The Ultimate Evil" (MANY GHOSTS OF DR. GRAVES #12); Ron Frantz remembers working with both Gill and Ditko on Ron's ACE Comics line in the mid-1980s; Mark Burbey explores the origins of CAPTAIN ATOM; and Gene Phillips examines the evolution of Ditko's BLUE BEETLE. And there's more: Steve Skeates checks in a second time with a memoir of his early work with Jim Aparo at Charlton and DC; Ramon Schenk details the innovative "text-story experiments" of the 1970s Charlton humor comics and Howard L. Davis visits Charlton in 1974. All with loads of gorgeous Charlton art, covers, checklists, and more info than you ever thought you needed! No dedicated Charlton fan will want to miss this issue!

CHARLTON SPOTLIGHT is the only magazine that focuses on the history of the Charlton Comics Group -- the comics and their creators -- appealing to the same readers who enjoy the eclectic, authentic comics history featured in ALTER EGO, BACK ISSUE, and COMIC BOOK ARTIST.

CHARLTON SPOTLIGHT #5 is 8.5" x 11", 76 pages, full-color covers, b&w interiors, cover price $7.95.