The Strangest Northerns: Crimson Wraith from the North
“Crimson Wraith from the North” is a strange Northern that appeared in Baffling Mysteries #18 (November 1953). Uranium is the Arctic treasure once again. The Read More
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The Strangest Northerns: They Saw the Light
“They Saw the Light” takes us back to the Arctic for riches! Yesterday’s story revolved around uranium in the far north. Here’s another: Mister Mystery Read More
The Strangest Northerns: EC Style
Haunt of Fear #26 (July-August 1954) featured “Comes the Dawn”, written by Otto Binder and drawn by Jack Davis. This Northern is part of the Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Ghost Gallery Style
“The Ghost Gallery” was a successful comic strip that ran in Jumbo Comics from issue #42 (August 1942) to #167 (March 1953). In a 125 Read More
Three Plant Monsters From Haunted
Plant monster comics go back to the 1940s. What’s easier to draw that branches or vines that catch? Pretty much every comic company used them Read More
A Tom Sutton Cover Gallery
Tom Sutton(1937-2002) is without exception my favorite artist at Charlton. He, of course, drew for Warren and Marvel too. He also did a few for Read More
Link: A Lesson in Squidgy History
We are creeped out by cold, slimy limbs, flesh that lacks bones. I recently experienced this feeling first-hand while snorkeling, when I got to touch Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Charlton Style III
More Northerns Charlton style! The Mysterious Traveler is the host of “the Desert” (The Mysterious Traveler #4, August 1957) The story was reprinted in Haunted Read More
More H. P. Lovecraft and Charlton Comics
Charlton Comics in the 1970s wasn’t immune to the power of H. P. Lovecraft. Both Marvel and DC had their dalliances, why not Charlton? Tom Read More
Doc Savage Comics: The Polar Treasure
We listed the Doc Savage Northerns in another piece but we didn’t really get to look at comic books. Doc Savage Comics #3 (February 1941) Read More