Charlton Comics · Ghostly Haunts #51 · August 1976 · 25¢ · 52 pages
Grade: VG 4.0
Charlton's horror anthology line ran longer and leaner than almost anyone else in the Bronze Age — Ghostly Haunts hit 58 issues before wrapping in 1978, and issue #51 lands squarely in the title's final stretch. Charlton worked fast and cheap, which meant a rotating cast of in-house artists grinding out short horror and suspense stories on tight deadlines. The format is consistent throughout the run: three to five standalone tales per issue, morality-play structures, twist endings, and the occasional supernatural flourish that punched above the budget.
Specific story titles, page counts, and creator credits for this issue are not confirmed in our reference sources. We don't guess. What we can tell you: by 1976, Charlton's horror books were running reprints alongside new material — a cost-cutting measure that became standard for the line's final years. Whether this issue is all-new, all-reprint, or a mix, the format holds.
Ghostly Haunts is one of the more complete Charlton horror runs to collect — long enough to be a real project, obscure enough that mid-grade copies in the high numbers don't show up constantly. Issue #51 is the kind of issue that fills the gap in a run copy without breaking the budget.
Condition VG 4.0 — .
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Charlton Comics · Ghostly Haunts #51 · August 1976 · 25¢ · 52 pages
Grade: VG 4.0
Charlton's horror anthology line ran longer and leaner than almost anyone else in the Bronze Age — Ghostly Haunts hit 58 issues before wrapping in 1978, and issue #51 lands squarely in the title's final stretch. Charlton worked fast and cheap, which meant a rotating cast of in-house artists grinding out short horror and suspense stories on tight deadlines. The format is consistent throughout the run: three to five standalone tales per issue, morality-play structures, twist endings, and the occasional supernatural flourish that punched above the budget.
Specific story titles, page counts, and creator credits for this issue are not confirmed in our reference sources. We don't guess. What we can tell you: by 1976, Charlton's horror books were running reprints alongside new material — a cost-cutting measure that became standard for the line's final years. Whether this issue is all-new, all-reprint, or a mix, the format holds.
Ghostly Haunts is one of the more complete Charlton horror runs to collect — long enough to be a real project, obscure enough that mid-grade copies in the high numbers don't show up constantly. Issue #51 is the kind of issue that fills the gap in a run copy without breaking the budget.
Condition VG 4.0 — .
We use what the scientists are calling artificial intelligence to research and write our descriptions — it gives us more time to add books to our website and provide you with a wider array of inventory. We think Klaatu would approve. Details are verified but the robot does slip up. We're not infallible. Every book is graded by a human collector who has actually held it. If anything ever looks off, reach on out at robopictocomics@gmail.com.
