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Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: charlton, Romance ComicsCharlton liked the title and formula of its first successful romance comic True Life Secrets so much that they relaunched it as something elseAfter entering the genre with the short-lived title Pictorial Love Stories, the series True Life Secrets became Charlton's first successful romance title.  The series would be the publisher's only romance title throughout the early 1950s, until the acquisition of Fawcett's Sweethearts and Romantic…

Posted in: Comics, Heritage Sponsored, Vintage Paper | Tagged: charlton, Dick Giordano, Romance ComicsBefore his DC Comics era, Dick Giordano had a long career at Charlton including romance comics work like the cover of Sweetheart Diary #45.Article Summary Dick Giordano's Sweetheart Diary #45 is an example of his romance work. Giordano's work at Charlton explored before famed DC Comics tenure. Sweetheart Diary #45 reminisces romance with detailed art by Giordano. Sweetheart Diary #45 has one of the…

One of the low-key best science fiction titles of the Cold War era, Charlton's Space Adventures contains many underappreciated gems.Charlton's Space Adventures is a somewhat confusing title, as the publisher launched the series four different times under varying circumstances.  The original series began in 1952 and ran for 22 issues.  It is best remembered for reviving the Blue Beetle and some early Steve Ditko covers, plus Dick Giordano's 1953 transgender-themed tale titled "Transformation."  The second Space Adventures…