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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Scary Tales #1

August, 1975
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $7.00 		Joe GillJoe Staton
Scary Tales #1 - 2nd printing


Cover Price: $0.35
1 copy available for $10.00 		Modern Comics reprint; 1st appearance of Countess Von Bludd; Origin of Countess Von Bludd; Reprint of Scary Tales#1; ca. 1977 Nicola Cuti, Joe GillJoe Staton, Sanho Kim, Demetrio Sanchez Gomez
Scary Tales #2

October, 1975
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $12.50 		Joe Gill, Joe Molloy, Paul KirchnerMike Zeck, Paul Kirchner
Scary Tales #4

February, 1976
Cover Price: $0.25
2 copies available from $2.29 		 Joe Staton
Scary Tales #9

January, 1977
Cover Price: $0.30
1 copy available for $18.00 		  
Scary Tales #11

January, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
1 copy available for $7.00 		 Steve Ditko
Scary Tales #14

May, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
1 copy available for $21.00 		 Steve Ditko
Scary Tales #15

July, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
1 copy available for $16.00 		J. AndersonC. Vilas
Scary Tales #16

October, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
1 copy available for $3.00 		 Steve Ditko
Scary Tales #19

March, 1979
Cover Price: $0.40
4 copies available from $9.50 		 Steve Ditko
Scary Tales #20

June, 1979
Cover Price: $0.40
1 copy available for $9.98 		 Joe Staton
Scary Tales #21

August, 1980
Cover Price: $0.40
2 copies available from $18.00 		 Steve Ditko
Scary Tales #23

December, 1980
Cover Price: $0.50
1 copy available for $5.00 		Joe GillSteve Ditko, Pat Boyette, Charles Nicholas, Sanho Kim
Scary Tales #24

February, 1981
Cover Price: $0.50
3 copies available from $9.98 		Paul Kupperberg, Joe GillMike Zeck, Steve Ditko, Joe Staton
Scary Tales #25

April, 1981
Cover Price: $0.50
2 copies available from $13.50 		  
Scary Tales #27

July, 1981
Cover Price: $0.50
1 copy available for $6.98 		  
Scary Tales #28

September, 1981
Cover Price: $0.50
1 copy available for $6.98 		  
Scary Tales #31

March, 1982
Cover Price: $0.60
1 copy available for $9.98 		 Don Newton
Scary Tales #32

May, 1982
Cover Price: $0.60
2 copies available from $9.98 		 Steve Ditko
Scary Tales #33

July, 1982
Cover Price: $0.60
3 copies available from $9.98 		  
Scary Tales #34

September, 1982
Cover Price: $0.60
2 copies available from $30.00 		  
Scary Tales #35

November, 1982
Cover Price: $0.60
2 copies available from $9.98 		  
Scary Tales #39

July, 1983
Cover Price: $0.60
1 copy available for $19.98 		 Steve Ditko
Scary Tales #40

September, 1983
Cover Price: $0.60
1 copy available for $9.98 		  
Scary Tales #41

November, 1983
Cover Price: $0.60
1 copy available for $7.98 		  
Scary Tales #44

May, 1984
Cover Price: $0.60
3 copies available from $10.50 		Joe Gill, Paul KupperbergJosé Delbo, Recreo