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Charlton Comics was an American comic-book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under a different name: T. W. O. Charles Company, in 1940. It was based in Derby, Connecticut.
Location. Derby, Connecticut. Industry. Comics. Charlton Comics was an American comic book publisher, noted for its Action Heroes line: Captain Atom, Blue Beetle, the Question, Nightshade, Peacemaker and others. Its properties were acquired by DC Comics in the early 80s; comics by this publisher have been retroactively set on Earth-Four. Contents.
Watchmen. Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company based in Derby, Connecticut that existed between 1946 and 1986, although it began under the earlier name "T.W.O Charles Company" in 1944. [1] Unlike most comic book publishers of the time (who often just outsourced the publishing and...
Oct 15, 2023 · By David Harth and Devin Meenan. Updated Oct 15, 2023. Drawing inspiration from Charlton Comics characters, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons combined that with their own clever ideas to create Watchmen. In 1983, DC acquired Charlton comics. With it, they also acquired their catalog of superhero characters, many created by Steve Ditko.
Mar 17, 2014 · What began as a joke on Facebook ended up reviving the work of a Connecticut-based comic book company that went out of business more than 30 years ago. It started when a fan commented on a Charlton Comics Facebook group that someone should publish a new magazine, but writer Paul Kupperberg responded, and that ended up with enough artists ...
Jun 2, 2020 · Thus, much of the cast of Watchmen have their origins in Charlton Comics. The Comedian, whose murder kicks off the events of the DC maxiseries, is based on the Silver Age Peacemaker, who ironically uses a vast array of non-lethal weapons, unlike his violent Watchmen counterpart.
This is a list of Charlton Comics publications. Attack! After cancellation, stories appeared in Scary Tales . formerly Jack In The Box, issues #40–45 Space Western Comics, becomes Wild Bill Hickok . #7–12 reprints #1–6; unpublished final story appeared in Charlton Bullseye #4, 5. Emergency! – July 1955. series unauthorized by Burroughs.
