Ghostly Haunts

    (Charlton, 1971-1978)
™ and ©1976 Charlton Publications, Inc.

By the mid-1970s, DC and Marvel were spending most of their energy and resources on super-hero titles, which gave perennial also-ran Charlton an opening to compete in the low-rent district of horror/mystery comics. Titles like Ghostly Haunts and its spinoffs, including The Many Ghosts of Dr. Graves, featured the tried-and-true formula of the horror “host” introducing three short stories per issue, all offering chilling and generally predictable tales of zombies, vampires, trolls, witches, and demons.

The best efforts of the artists and writers to imitate the spooky and atmospheric work in DC and Marvel comics like The House of Mystery and Tower of Shadows were usually undone by Charlton’s tacky packaging and super-cheap production. Ghostly Haunts folded for good in 1978.
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#22

January, 1972
Cover Price: $0.20
1 copy available for $5.95 		Joe GillCharles Nicholas, Pat Boyette, Steve Ditko
#23

March, 1972
Cover Price: $0.20
1 copy available for $9.98 		Joe GillSteve Ditko, Fred Himes
#27

November, 1972
Cover Price: $0.20
1 copy available for $6.24 		Wayne HowardWayne Howard, Steve Ditko
#28

December, 1972
Cover Price: $0.20
2 copies available from $12.55 		Nicola Cuti, William r. CranfordSteve Ditko, Jack Abel, Joe Staton
#29

January, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
2 copies available from $20.16 		Joe GillPete Morisi, Warren Sattler, Steve Ditko
#30

March, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
1 copy available for $14.00 		 Fred Himes, Warren Sattler, Wayne Howard
#33

July, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
1 copy available for $7.95 		Joe Gill, Nicola CutiSteve Ditko, Nicola Cuti, Charles Nicholas, Pat Boyette
#34

August, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
2 copies available from $21.00 		Joe Gill, Nicola CutiFred Himes, Warren Satler, Nicola Cuti, Steve Ditko
#35

October, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
1 copy available for $4.98 		Joe Gill, Wayne HowardJoe Staton, Wayne Howard
#36

November, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
1 copy available for $6.00 		Steve Morisi, Joe GillPete Morisi, Joe Staton, Steve Ditko
#37

January, 1974
Cover Price: $0.20
1 copy available for $7.50 		 Pete Morisis, Fred Himes, Steve Ditko
#38

May, 1974
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $5.95 		Nicola Cuti, Joe GillSanho Kim, Steve Ditko
#39

July, 1974
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $12.00 		Joe Gill, Jack Daniels, Jane GiddensMike Vosburg, Rudy Palais, Steve Ditko
#40

September, 1974
Cover Price: $0.25
3 copies available from $5.50 		  
#41

November, 1974
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $4.34 		Joe GillSanho Kim, Tom Sutton, Charles Nicholas
#41 - 2nd printing (Sutton cover)


Cover Price: $0.35
1 copy available for $1.50 		Joe GillSanho Kim, Tom Sutton, Charles Nicholas
#42

January, 1975
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $10.50 		Joe Gill, Nicola CutiDon Newton, Sururi Gümen
#45

July, 1975
Cover Price: $0.25
2 copies available from $3.00 		  
#46

October, 1975
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $4.98 		 Steve Ditko
#47

December, 1975
Cover Price: $0.25
2 copies available from $6.00 		  
#48

February, 1976
Cover Price: $0.25
4 copies available from $2.98 		Tom Tuna, Frank HayesMarti, Wayne Howard, Steve Ditko, Richard Larson
#50

June, 1976
Cover Price: $0.30
1 copy available for $3.56 		Joe GillRichard Larson
#54

September, 1977
Cover Price: $0.35
2 copies available from $124.25 		  
#55

October, 1977
Cover Price: $0.35
3 copies available from $2.62 		Nicola CutiWarren Sattler
#56

January, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
1 copy available for $9.98 		  
#57

March, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
1 copy available for $9.98 		  
#58

April, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
1 copy available for $9.98