Charlton Comics

Charlton Comics Type Print media publisher Status Defunct Founder(s) John Santangelo, Sr. Ed Levy Founded 1945 Defunct 1985 Head- quarters Derby, Connecticut, United States Parent company Charlton Publications Succeeded by Avalon Comics, Charlton Media Group

Charlton Comics was a Connecticut-based American comic book publishing company that operated from 1945 to 1985, when aging equipment, poor sales, and general turmoil in the comics industry forced it to go out of business. The rights to its comics were variously sold to their original creators, DC Comics, and Canadian entrepreneur Roger Broughton, the last of whom reprinted many of Charlton's titles (among others) under the name "Avalon Comics". Though Charlton published original comics, it was also famous for its adaptations of films and TV, including the monster movies Gorgo, Konga, and Reptilicus.

Selected publications

• Gorgo (1961-1965) [23 issues]
• Konga (1961-1965) [24 issues; retitled Fantastic Giants with issue #24]
• Reptisaurus the Terrible (1961-1962) [8 issues; titled Reptilicus until issue #3]
• Reptisaurus Special Edition (1963) [one-shot]
• The Return of Gorgo (1962-1964) [3 issues; first issue titled Gorgo's Revenge]
• Konga's Revenge (1962-1964) [3 issues; first issue titled The Return of Konga]
• Fightin' 5 #41 (1967) [features a monster resembling Gorgo]
• Konga's Revenge (1968) [one-shot; reprint of Konga's Revenge #3]

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