Ghost Manor #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Mr. Bones - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Ghost Manor (Charlton, 1971 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: October 1971
Key date: 1971-10-00
Indicia publisher: Charlton Press Inc.
Price: $0.20
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Mr. Bones - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Introducing Mr. Bones	cover	1	pencils: Pat Boyette; inks: Pat Boyette; letters: Pat Boyette	Mr. Bones First
1	Who's Staying in the Secret Room?	comic story	10	script: Joe Gill; pencils: Pat Boyette; inks: Pat Boyette; letters: Pat Boyette	Mr. Bones First
2	The Shadow of the Cross	comic story	7	script: Joe Gill; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko	Mr. Bones First
3	The Face of the Mummy	text story	1	letters: typeset
4	R.I.P.	comic story	6	script: Joe Gill; pencils: Charles Nicholas; inks: Vince Alascia	Mr. Bones First

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Beyond the Grave #15	1984	On eBay ›
Ghost Manor #73	1984	On eBay ›
A Touch of Genius #[nn] ISBN 9781945307294	2021	On eBay ›
Cryptology #4	2025	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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