Charlton Horror

Charlton Comics was the only true small-press alternative back in the 70s. Dell or Gold Key didn't quite fit that description. I feel very fortunate that they saw enough promise in my work to hire me because, looking back, I'm sure I was better off having Charlton as a training ground before transitioning over to Marvel.

SCARY TALES, Vol 1 No 2, October, 1975. INTERIOR: 8-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
SCARY TALES, Vol 1 No 2, October, 1975. INTERIOR: 8-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
SCARY TALES, Vol 1 No 2, October, 1975. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
SCARY TALES, Vol 1 No 2, October, 1975. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
CREEPY THINGS, Vol 1 No 2, October, 1975. INTERIOR: 1-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
CREEPY THINGS, Vol 1 No 2, October, 1975. INTERIOR: 1-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
CREEPY THINGS, Vol 1 No 2, October, 1975. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
CREEPY THINGS, Vol 1 No 2, October, 1975. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
GHOST MANOR, Vol 5 No 26, November, 1975. INTERIOR: 7-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
GHOST MANOR, Vol 5 No 26, November, 1975. INTERIOR: 7-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
GHOST MANOR, Vol 5 No 26, November, 1975. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
GHOST MANOR, Vol 5 No 26, November, 1975. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
SCARY TALES, Vol 1 No 3, December, 1975. INTERIOR: 5-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
SCARY TALES, Vol 1 No 3, December, 1975. INTERIOR: 5-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
SCARY TALES, Vol 1 No 3, December, 1975. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
SCARY TALES, Vol 1 No 3, December, 1975. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
MONSTER HUNTERS, Vol 2 No 4, February, 1976. INTERIOR: 6-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
MONSTER HUNTERS, Vol 2 No 4, February, 1976. INTERIOR: 6-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
MONSTER HUNTERS, Vol 2 No 4, February, 1976. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
MONSTER HUNTERS, Vol 2 No 4, February, 1976. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
CREEPY THINGS, Vol 2 No 4, February, 1976. INTERIOR: 1-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
CREEPY THINGS, Vol 2 No 4, February, 1976. INTERIOR: 1-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
CREEPY THINGS, Vol 2 No 4, February, 1976. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
CREEPY THINGS, Vol 2 No 4, February, 1976. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
HAUNTED, Vol 6 No 26, March, 1976. INTERIOR: 8-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
HAUNTED, Vol 6 No 26, March, 1976. INTERIOR: 8-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
HAUNTED, Vol 6 No 26, March, 1976. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
HAUNTED, Vol 6 No 26, March, 1976. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
MONSTER HUNTERS, Vol 2 No 5, April, 1976. INTERIOR: 7-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
MONSTER HUNTERS, Vol 2 No 5, April, 1976. INTERIOR: 7-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
MONSTER HUNTERS, Vol 2 No 5, April, 1976. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
MONSTER HUNTERS, Vol 2 No 5, April, 1976. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
THE MANY GHOSTS OF DR. GRAVES, Vol 8 No 56, April, 1976. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils / inks / color) INTERIOR: 8-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
THE MANY GHOSTS OF DR. GRAVES, Vol 8 No 56, April, 1976. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils / inks / color) INTERIOR: 8-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
THE MANY GHOSTS OF DR. GRAVES, Vol 8 No 56, April, 1976. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
THE MANY GHOSTS OF DR. GRAVES, Vol 8 No 56, April, 1976. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
CREEPY THINGS, Vol 2 No 6, June, 1976. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils / inks / color)
CREEPY THINGS, Vol 2 No 6, June, 1976. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils / inks / color)
MONSTER HUNTERS, Vol 2 No 6, July, 1976. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils / inks / color) INTERIOR: 8-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
MONSTER HUNTERS, Vol 2 No 6, July, 1976. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils / inks / color) INTERIOR: 8-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
MONSTER HUNTERS, Vol 2 No 6, July, 1976. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
MONSTER HUNTERS, Vol 2 No 6, July, 1976. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
HAUNTED, Vol 6 No 28, July, 1976. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils / inks / color)
HAUNTED, Vol 6 No 28, July, 1976. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils / inks / color)
SCARY TALES, Vol 2 No 6, July, 1976. INTERIOR: 8-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
SCARY TALES, Vol 2 No 6, July, 1976. INTERIOR: 8-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
SCARY TALES, Vol 2 No 6, July, 1976. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
SCARY TALES, Vol 2 No 6, July, 1976. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
GHOST MANOR, Vol 6 No 30, August, 1976. INTERIOR: 1-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
GHOST MANOR, Vol 6 No 30, August, 1976. INTERIOR: 1-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
GHOST MANOR, Vol 6 No 30, August, 1976. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
GHOST MANOR, Vol 6 No 30, August, 1976. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
MONSTER HUNTERS, Vol 2 No 7, September, 1976. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils / inks / color) INTERIOR: 9-page story, Mike Zeck (story / pencils / inks/ lettering) My only writing credit at Charlton. While between assignments, I wrote and drew a story plus cover on spec.
MONSTER HUNTERS, Vol 2 No 7, September, 1976. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils / inks / color) INTERIOR: 9-page story, Mike Zeck (story / pencils / inks/ lettering) My only writing credit at Charlton. While between assignments, I wrote and drew a story plus cover on spec.
MONSTER HUNTERS, Vol 2 No 7, September, 1976. Interior page sample, Mike Zeck (story / pencils / inks/ lettering)
MONSTER HUNTERS, Vol 2 No 7, September, 1976. Interior page sample, Mike Zeck (story / pencils / inks/ lettering)
THE MANY GHOSTS OF DR. GRAVES, Vol 8 No 59, October, 1976. INTERIOR: 10-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
THE MANY GHOSTS OF DR. GRAVES, Vol 8 No 59, October, 1976. INTERIOR: 10-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
THE MANY GHOSTS OF DR. GRAVES, Vol 8 No 59, October, 1976. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
THE MANY GHOSTS OF DR. GRAVES, Vol 8 No 59, October, 1976. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
GHOSTLY TALES, Vol 11 No 123, October, 1976. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils / inks / color)
GHOSTLY TALES, Vol 11 No 123, October, 1976. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils / inks / color)
SCARY TALES, Vol 2 No 8, November, 1976. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils / inks) INTERIOR: 8-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering) The cover is actually the splash page of my interior story which the editors decided to use as cover art as well.
SCARY TALES, Vol 2 No 8, November, 1976. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils / inks) INTERIOR: 8-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering) The cover is actually the splash page of my interior story which the editors decided to use as cover art as well.
SCARY TALES, Vol 2 No 8, November, 1976. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
SCARY TALES, Vol 2 No 8, November, 1976. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
GHOSTLY HAUNTS, Vol 8 No 53, December, 1976. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils / inks / color)
GHOSTLY HAUNTS, Vol 8 No 53, December, 1976. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils / inks / color)
GHOSTLY TALES, Vol 11 No 124, December, 1976. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils / inks / color)
GHOSTLY TALES, Vol 11 No 124, December, 1976. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils / inks / color)
SCARY TALES, Vol 3 No 9, January, 1977. INTERIOR: 8-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
SCARY TALES, Vol 3 No 9, January, 1977. INTERIOR: 8-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
SCARY TALES, Vol 3 No 9, January, 1977. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
SCARY TALES, Vol 3 No 9, January, 1977. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
MONSTER HUNTERS, Vol 3 No 9, January, 1977. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils / inks / color) INTERIOR: 22-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering) A rare full-length story in this issue. Was able to get that one in just before Charlton switched to reprints only.
MONSTER HUNTERS, Vol 3 No 9, January, 1977. COVER: Mike Zeck (pencils / inks / color) INTERIOR: 22-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering) A rare full-length story in this issue. Was able to get that one in just before Charlton switched to reprints only.
MONSTER HUNTERS, Vol 3 No 9, January, 1977. Interior page sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
MONSTER HUNTERS, Vol 3 No 9, January, 1977. Interior page sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
SCARY TALES, Vol 3 No 10, October, 1977. INTERIOR: 6-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
SCARY TALES, Vol 3 No 10, October, 1977. INTERIOR: 6-page story, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
SCARY TALES, Vol 3 No 10, October, 1977. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
SCARY TALES, Vol 3 No 10, October, 1977. Interior sample, Mike Zeck (pencils / inks/ lettering)
Cover art for Charlton's horror line, but left unpublished when Charlton switched to reprint material only.
Cover art for Charlton's horror line, but left unpublished when Charlton switched to reprint material only.
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