I'M IN THE MOOD FOR A GOTHIC ROMANCE

After all that gothic stuff over the weekend, I'm in the mood for some illustrated gothic romance. Here's the fourth issue of Charlton's HAUNTED LOVE with stories by Joe Gill and art by Steve Ditko and Joe Staton.

HAUNTED LOVE

Vol. 1 No. 4

October 1973

Charlton Publications (Charlton Comics)

Editor: George Wildman

Cover: Joe Staton

Pages: 36

Cover price: 20 cents

CONTENTS

"Ding Dong the Witch is Dead!"

Script: Joe Gill

Art: Steve Ditko

"Reunion"

Script: Joe Gill

Art: Joe Staton

Read the first three issues HERE.

IS KONGA FINALLY COMING?

It seems like it's been a year-and-a-half or two since I pre-ordered the Konga model kit. Thus far, just a few irregular notices of delay, but just recently I received a promising message from Steve Iverson at CultTVman that it's supposed to be shipped real soon. It's not his fault, mind you, it's the manufacturer (Monarch Models, who have had problems with solvency in recent years -- maybe somebody bought 'em?). I hope it's worth the wait and it'll be a good, clean build.

Box art and prototype:

In the meantime, let's take a look at Charlton's KONGA comic book adaptation from June 1961. Edited by Pat Masulli, and with a cover by Dick Giordano, the script is written by Joe Gill and illustrated by Steve Ditko. Charlton followed up with a 22-issue series continuing Konga's story.

NOTE: There's a quirky little back-up story in this issue. "The Movies Come of Age", written by (probably) Joe Gill with pencils by Bill Molno and inks by Vince Alascia provides a brief history of cinema on the big screen.