Name: Charlton Comics (American comics corporation). Personal dates: Founded in 1946 as a division
of Charlton Publications.
Stopped in 1985. Founders were Ed Levy and John Santangelo.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention
here. Please look under Charlton in the Creators
section.
Successors: None.
Comments: Charlton published stories from all genres of
the comic book universe. The company was known for its
low-budget activities that included the publishing of previously
unpublished material from bygone companies.
MAIN STORY
The series premiered in
1948. Stopped in 1952 after 23 issues, but a second run titled
Cowboy Western was published from 1954 to 1958 (19 issues).
The
series contains a mixture of independent adventures from the
Wild West. Among the recurring characters are Annie Oakley,
Jesse James, and Wild Bill Hickok.
MAIN CHARACTERS
None.
GALLERY (presenting
the front covers from 6 random issues)