War #24 #37 #38 is a lot of three Charlton Comics war issues published from 1980 to 1983, with bright illustrated covers and full color interiors.
The group includes December 1980 issue #24, February 1983 issue #37, and March 1983 issue #38, giving a Charlton war comics collector three period examples with military stories and retro advertising.
Details
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Item: Comic book lot of 3
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Title: War, with World at War cover branding
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Author: Various, no single author confirmed from photos
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Illustrator: Various, complete credits not confirmed from photos
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Publisher: Charlton Publications, Inc.
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Publication Year: #24 December 1980, #37 February 1983, #38 March 1983
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Edition and Printing: Period newsstand issues. Interior indicia identifies earlier Charlton material as reprinted content. Exact printing designation not confirmed from photos.
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Format and Binding: Softcover stapled comic books
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Dust Jacket: None, as issued
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Pages: Not numbered in the copies photographed. Exact page count not confirmed from photos.
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Genre: War and military comics
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Language: English
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ISBN: No ISBN visible. UPC barcodes are present on the covers.
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Dimensions: Approximately 11 1/2 x 7 inches each, as provided
Condition Grade: Good
Positives
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Graded Good: All three comics are intact, readable, and display well despite visible handling and age wear.
- Interior pages photographed are clean, colorful, and easy to read, with strong comic art and period advertising throughout.
- The covers retain bright color, and the three issues make a visually interesting group from the later Charlton war comics run.
- Stapled bindings appear intact in the photographs, and the books lie reasonably flat without major distortion.
Issues / Wear
- All three show cover and edge wear, including rubbing, small creases, softened corners, spine stress, and age toning to the paper.
- Issue #37 has visible pen markings near the Charlton Comics logo at the top of the front cover.
- Issue #24 shows noticeable wear along the lower cover edges and corners.
- Minor surface marks and handling wear are visible across the covers. No major interior tears are visible in the photographed pages.
Collector's Notes
Charlton was a long running American comic publisher with a deep catalog of military titles, and these later issues continued that tradition into the early 1980s.
This group makes sense for someone building a Charlton run, collecting Bronze Age war comics, or simply looking for inexpensive original military comics that can still be comfortably handled and read.
The three covers are especially good together. Issue #24 features The Little Finger Man, while #37 and #38 carry the large World at War treatment used on these later issues.
The old mail order advertisements inside are almost as interesting as the stories and give these comics the unmistakable look and feel of inexpensive newsstand comics from the period.
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Care and Handling:
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