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Scary Tales

    (Charlton, 1975-1984)
Charlton

This Charlton horror title lasted some 46 issues in a sporadic run between 1975 and 1984. In a way, it was the archetypical Charlton horror title, featuring the usual cast of monsters, murder, and the walking dead. These stories were generally well-plotted, ironic tales where evil always got its due. Steve Ditko illustrated many of the stories using his deceptively simple, slightly quirky artistic style to good effect.

Unfortunately, Scary Tales also epitomized much of what was wrong with Charlton at the time: uneven editorial direction, on-and-off publication schedules, and some of the worst printing quality in the business (the persistent rumor is that the printing equipment Charlton used had been formerly used to produce cereal boxes). Despite all this, Scary Tales was a worthwhile read for lovers of horror fiction.
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    #1 - 2nd printing
    Modern Comics reprint
    Cover: $0.35
    W: Nicola Cuti, Joe Gill  ·  A: Joe Staton, Sanho Kim, Demetrio Sanchez Gomez
    1st appearance of Countess Von Bludd; Origin of Countess Von Bludd; Reprint of Scary Tales#1; ca. 1977
    1 copy for $4.50
  • 11
    #11
    Jan 1978
    Cover: $0.35
    A: Steve Ditko
    1 copy for $9.00
  • 14
    #14
    May 1978
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    A: Steve Ditko
    1 copy for $21.00
  • 15
    #15
    Jul 1978
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    W: J. Anderson  ·  A: C. Vilas
    1 copy for $16.00
  • 19
    #19
    Mar 1979
    Cover: $0.40
    A: Steve Ditko
    4 copies from $9.50
  • 21
    #21
    Aug 1980
    Cover: $0.40
    A: Steve Ditko
    2 copies from $18.00
  • 23
    #23
    Dec 1980
    Cover: $0.50
    W: Joe Gill  ·  A: Steve Ditko, Pat Boyette, Charles Nicholas, Sanho Kim
    Reprints from The Many Ghosts of Dr. Graves #20 (Jun 1970), #25 (Apr 1971), #33 (Aug 1972), and #36 (Jan 1973)
    1 copy for $5.25
  • 24
    #24
    Feb 1981
    Cover: $0.50
    W: Paul Kupperberg, Joe Gill  ·  A: Mike Zeck, Steve Ditko, Joe Staton
    4 copies from $9.98
  • 25
    #25
    Apr 1981
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    2 copies from $13.50
  • 27
    #27
    Jul 1981
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    1 copy for $6.98
  • 28
    #28
    Sep 1981
    Cover: $0.50
    1 copy for $6.98
  • 31
    #31
    Mar 1982
    Cover: $0.60
    A: Don Newton
    1 copy for $9.98
  • 32
    #32
    May 1982
    Cover: $0.60
    A: Steve Ditko
    2 copies from $9.98
  • 33
    #33
    Jul 1982
    Cover: $0.60
    2 copies from $12.75
  • 34
    #34
    Sep 1982
    Cover: $0.60
    2 copies from $25.50
  • 35
    #35
    Nov 1982
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    2 copies from $9.98
  • 39
    #39
    Jul 1983
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    A: Steve Ditko
    1 copy for $19.98
  • 40
    #40
    Sep 1983
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    1 copy for $9.98
  • 41
    #41
    Nov 1983
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    2 copies from $1.25
  • 44
    #44
    May 1984
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    W: Joe Gill, Paul Kupperberg  ·  A: José Delbo, Recreo
    3 copies from $10.00
  • 46
    #46
    Oct 1984
    Cover: $0.75
    W: Mike Pellowski  ·  A: Joe Staton, Steve Ditko
    Final Issue
    1 copy for $76.00