Publishers / Charlton / The Thing (1952) / #17
17November 1954
$0.10

The Thing #17

Charlton · November 1954

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Identification plate

Series
The Thing (Charlton, 1952 series)
Issue
#17
Publication date
November 1954
Key date
1954-11-00
Indicia publisher
Charlton Comics Group
Price
$0.10
Pages
36

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko
1Through the Looking Glasscomic story6script: Joe Gill; pencils: Steve Kirkel; inks: Steve Kirkel; letters: Charlotte Jetter
2Bad Blood!comic story6script: Carl Memling; pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: Ernie Bache; letters: Dick Ayers
3Wishful Thinking!comic story6script: Joe Gill; pencils: Steve Kirkel; inks: Steve Kirkel; letters: Charlotte Jetter
4Horror on the Hilltext story2letters: typeset
5Weird Legend of Trelawneycomic story12pencils: Bob Powell; inks: Bob Powell

Where to read it

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Strange Suspense
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Alice in Comicland #[nn]
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Strange Suspense
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A Steve Ditko Readers Treasury - 1954
ISBN 9781083079350		2016On eBay ›
The Giant Readers Thing
ISBN 9781699512296		2019On eBay ›

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