Ghostly Tales (1966 Charlton) comic books 1980-1989

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Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Jim Aparo, D. J. Arneson, Pat Boyette, Carl Wessler and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. Major Tyler doesn't believe in the legends of tiny primitives living in the tropical jungle, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A sailor encounters a ghost ship with a phantom crew, in a story with art by 1970s Batman artist Jim Aparo. The Wee Warriors; The Phantom Crew; The End of the Line; Superstition. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Jim Aparo, D. J. Arneson, Pat Boyette, and Joe Gill. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. Fred works Mr. Lazarus literally to death for a mere a glass of water, but Lazarus gets his revenge, in a story with art by 1970s Batman artist Jim Aparo. Ed tries to double his fortune and loses everything. Pete and Loe seek treasure under Indian Rock, but something wants the treasure to stay hidden. Water, Water, Everywhere!; The Legacy!; Indian Rock!; Murder in the Morgue. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Dave Kaler, Ernie Bache, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. A mouse relates the story of a fabled tower, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A soldier keeps a promise to a war buddy, even though he's been killed in battle. A Madison Avenue computer designed for marketing purposes suddenly turns itself on, and begins delivering weird data. The Mouse Tower; Which Key?; Results from the Unknown; Dr. M. T. Graves Ghost Fighter; A Promise Is a Promise! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Ernie Bache, Pat Boyette, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. During a stormy night on Africa's Cape of Good Hope, lighthouse operator Troy investigates a ship in the distance and finds himself trapped on the Flying Dutchman, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Randolph Blake makes the mistake of returning to Blakesville, Arizona. Sounds from a well draw a man into a fatal mistake. The Flying Dutchman; Dr. Graves: The Huaca; Return to Nowhere; Cat in the Well. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Pat Boyette. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Ernie Bache, Pat Boyette, and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. A man learns the truth about an ancient Roman legend, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Pamela enlists Dr. Graves' help in driving a ghost out of her home. A WWI soldier's ghost returns during WWII to get revenge for a cowardly act. Great Caesar's Ghost; Dr. Graves: The Ghost Fighter; Army of the Dead!; The Smoke Demon. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Jim Aparo. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Bhob Stewart, Russ Jones and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. After WWII, American GIs are haunted by the German soldier they killed for his birthright in jewels, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A pilot discovers a eccentric scientist living in the wilds, in a story with early art by future DC artist Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez. A scientist discovers the secret of eternal life...but at what cost? Cover by 1970s Batman artist Jim Aparo. When You Hear the Chimes!; The Danger Dream; This Is Your Life; Forced Landing! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Bill Fraccio, Tony Tallarico, Joe Gill, Steve Clement, and Sanho Kim. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. A man seeks revenge on the vampire that killed his partner, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. The secluded valley of Dahlsbruck contains a poorly built nuclear plant... and monsters. Alexandra must defeat the ghost on her island before she can go in search of her true love. Colorful Ditko cover. Strange Valley; The Last Bite; A Solemn Oath! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Carlos Vila, Pete Morisi and Pat Boyette. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. An autistic girl is threatened by two ghosts, but she has an advantage they don't know about. A Romani band gets revenge on Count Malko. Igor gets on the wrong end of a werewolf. Cover by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Blaque and Wight; Gypsy's Revenge!; The Night of the Laughing Wolf. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. Stories and art by Steve Ditko and Pat Boyette. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. Everett Harcutt is cursed by the spirits of his two dead business partners, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Miss Grimm is a witch who leaves her millions to her cat, but some people can't be satisfied with that. A couple purchases a vintage WWI fighter, and are led to a cache of stolen artwork by a ghost. Cover by 1970s Batman artist Jim Aparo. The 3rd Grave; The Cat's Companion; Uneasy Rider. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

Cover by Tom Sutton. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Tom Sutton, Nicola Cuti, Joe Gill and Warren Sattler. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. A female reporter is determined to interview Anton Corvu, until she finds out his secret, with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A man seeks advice from a crooked fortune teller, in a story with early art (and cover) by future horror legend Tom Sutton. A scientist tries to prove that the legendary hero of Cosgreave Hall was really a traitor. Plus one-panel gags by E-Man co-creator Nicola Cuti. The Moon Beast; The Weirdlings; Let The Traitor Sleep!; Crystal Clear. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko and Pat Boyette. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. A fortune-teller acquires an Evil Eye in a pact with the Devil, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story, a woman returns to the town of Stanbridge, where an ancestor was once killed for being a witch. A hipster gets the heave-ho from the ghostly inhabitants of a haunted house. The Real Gone Ghost; Which Witch?; Luka's Evil Eye. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Wes Crum. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Tom Sutton, Joe Gill and Pat Boyette. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. Evil ventriloquist Malik forces sculptor Schoen to create one of his life-like dummies, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A witch tries to cast a spell on a sleeping woman, but forgets the words, in a story with art by future horror legend Tom Sutton. A ghost catches three vandals in the graveyard and forces them to clean up the mess. The Vandals; Theres Life in the Old Girl Yet!; The 3rd Victim. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover by Jim Aparo. Stories and art by Don Perlin, Mo Marcus and Pat Boyette. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. An evil developer with plans to pave over a swamp gets a comeuppance from the swamp creatures, in a story with art by future Marvel legend Don Perlin. Con man-counterfeiter Murray doesn't realize he's sharing space with the ghost of a magician who doesn't approve of his scams. Jason Jaxon: Paradise Acres; The Money Machine; Behold Beauty. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover by Sururi Gumen. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Joe Gill and Fred Himes. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. Henri and Jean have found a fortune in mineral wealth in the caverns beneath Europe. But their partnership is threatened by their competition for Inger's affections and by the strange creatures stalking them through the dark, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. In another Ditko story, an Egyptologist discovers the truth about the ancient serpent goddess. A wealthy hunter's latest souvenir from Africa is a real live witch doctor, but maybe that wasn't the best idea. Till We Meet Again; Kiss of the Serpent; What Will Lance Surprise Us With This Time? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover by Pat Boyette. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Joe Gill, Bill Montes and Pat Boyette. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. Ghostly Tales host Mr. Dedd actually takes part in the tale he tells, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A boy's kidnappers are foiled by his imaginary friends. A ghostly count wants Annibel to be his bride, unless Stefan can find a way to exorcise him. His Friends in Need; Hide and Eeeeek; A Date With a Ghost. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover by Jean Elier. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Joe Gill, Pete Morisi and Jean Elier. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. Death row inmates escape prison and seek to retrieve their stolen money, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A new bride who makes unrealistic demands learns how to get everything she ever wanted. Don't Tread on Me; Return Visit!; For the Bride Who Wants Everything. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Fred Himes, and Pat Boyette. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. Strange doings take place in a wax museum, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A wealthy man realizes his new servants are actually the ghosts of those whose lives he destroyed in his greed. A young runaway discovers the dark side of Greenwich Village. The Mystery of the Wax Museum; Protect the Child; Castle of Fear. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Cover by Mitch O'Connell. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Fred Himes, Joe Gill and Pat Boyette. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. Grave robbers learn a lesson about disturbing the dead, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. After 30 years, Jim returns to the jungle and the fortune in diamonds he hid, only to find the man he left for dead is still waiting for him. Cover by Mitch O'Connell, who went on to fame as a lowbrow artist. Night of the Mockers; The Sentry; The Broken Will. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Pete Morisi, Steve Morisi, Charles T. Smith, and Rich Larson. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. Captain Munson, a former hangman, pilots a ship haunted by the ghosts of the men he has killed, in a story with art (and cover) by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Professor Watkins builds a time machine and travels to the future as his last act. Highwayman Jon Armand swears he will never be hung, but he didn't say anything about the guillotine. Executioner!; Timely Conclusion!; The Crew That Was Hanged! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Enrique Nieto, Joe Gill, and Demetrio Sanchez Gomez. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. A cool page featuring a black cat's POV highlights a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A phony spiritualist picks the wrong man to con with a fake seance. Abusive farmer Potter, who looks like a shirtless Black Adam, gets an ironic comeuppance. The Stinger!; The Happy Medium; Homecoming. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Cover by Wayne Howard. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Joe Staton, Nicola Cuti, Don Newton, Joe Gill, and Sanho Kim. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. Juja escapes the "jungle police" and kills the plantation owners, but he shouldn't have set the native idol afire, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Werner offers to sell his soul in exchange for the ability to create life. Plus the vampire legends of India, China, Malaysia and Greece are recounted in a story by E-Man co-creator Nicola Cuti. Paid in Full; The Son and Heir!; Doll in a Dungeon; Vampires of the World! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover by Tom Sutton. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Tom Sutton, Joe Gill, Frank Bolle, and Demetrio Sanchez Gomez. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. A WWII bomber crew learns the terrifying truth about Gremlins, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A mad scientist's failed experiment returns, in a story with art (and cover) by future horror legend Tom Sutton. Plus a Sutton one-pager, "Spotted Death." Eternal Honeymoon; The Hybrid Man; Spotted Death; The Ring of Doom; Gremlin in the Cockpit. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Tom Sutton, Don Glut, Joe Gill, Charles Nicholas, and Vince Alascia. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. Juan battles the thing that comes out of the sea, in a story with art (and cover) by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A Lovecraftian tale of the Cthulhu mythos by horror comics legend Tom Sutton. Plus a story written by legendary indie filmmaker and writer Donald Glut. Baku the Dream Eater; From Out of the Depths; The Man Who Lost Face; Trapped for Murder. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Cover by Pat Boyette. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Jim Aparo, Steve Skeates and Vince Colletta. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. After WWII, American GIs are haunted by the German soldier they killed for his birthright in jewels, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. Dunlap finally quits his job and tells off his boss. A young couple stranded at sea encounters a ghost ship. The Big Deal; The Last Battle; The Passing of Samantha B. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Cover by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Don Perlin, Vince Alascia and Sanho Kim. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. Pablo curses the treasure of Arturo de Carruba y Salvados, such that the owner could never leave the island with the treasure, in a story with early art by future Marvel legend Don Perlin. In another Perlin story, a man has "ghosts," but they only annoy other people. Plus a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. The Forbidden Crypt; A-Haunting They Did Go!; The Man Who Had Ghosts; The Eternal Treasure. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover by Mike Zeck. Stories and art by Tom Sutton, Mike Zeck, Joe Gill and Sanho Kim. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. Lord Roger Glencoe seeks the truth about The Monster on the Moors, in a story with art by horror legend Tom Sutton. Plus a story (and cover) by future Marvel star Mike Zeck. The Monster's Monster; The Monster on the Moors; The Monstrous Man. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover by Wayne Howard. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Joe Gill and Wayne Howard. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. Homeowners swindled by a mortgage company get revenge from beyond the grave, in a story with art by war comics legend Sam Glanzman that features a mod-looking Winnie the Witch. Villagers accuse a woman of having a child with the devil, but they don't know how right they are. What Child Is This?; Lafferty's Widow. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Stories and art by Steve Ditko, Sanho Kim, Bill Ely, Joe Gill, and Rudi Palais. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. A town in the remote Italian Alps is populated by mutated descendents of Leonardo Di Vinci, in a story with art by Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko. A man discovers the truth about Millers Cave. Written in the Stone; Deep in the Mountains; The Curse of Millers Cave; The Ghosts Next Door. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.60.

Cover by Mike Zeck. Stories and art by Tom Sutton, Don Perlin, and Joe Gill. A horror anthology from Charlton that often featured work by Steve Ditko and other comics luminaries. Dr. Graves journeys to a swamp stronghold of evil to battle the Devil himself, in an issue-length story with art by horror comics legend Tom Sutton. Plus a one-page story with early art by future Marvel legend Don Perlin, and a cover by future Marvel star Mike Zeck. The Devil's Lies; The Demons. Final issue of the series; Steve Ditko and Robin Snyder resumed the numbering almost 50 years later for one more issue of Ghostly Tales (2020). 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.