The Thing starts as a showcase for artists Bob Forgione, John Belfi, and the like, but about two-thirds along in its run becomes more the Charlton we recognize with the coming of Dick Ayers, Bill Molno, and most importantly Steve Ditko. Carl Memling starts writing before the change in the artists' lineup, and from then on has at least one story in every issue through the final one. He may have written more stories than those here, but these are the ones of which I can be positive. There are two Memling tells in the final balloon above.
The Thing
Written by Carl Memling
| May/53 | 8 | A Grave Situation |
| Death Has Deep Roots | ||
| Jul/ | 9 | Mardu's Masterpiece |
| The Road to Madness | ||
| Operation Massacre | ||
| The Dead Man's Hand | ||
| Sep/ | 10 | Flower of Evil |
| Into the Fire | ||
| Death Has Three Fingers | ||
| N-D/ | 11 | Hansel and Gretel |
| The Glitter of Evil | ||
| Deep Freeze | ||
| Blind Vengeance | ||
| Feb/54 | 12 | Melvin Comes Home |
| Apr/ | 13 | Poor Fish |
| June/ | 14 | The Evil Eye |
| Doom in the Air | ||
| Blind Vengeance | ||
| J-A/ | 15 | Day of Reckoning |
| Sep/ | 16 | Death of a Gambler |
| Picture of the Future | ||
| Mental Wizard | ||
| The Crusher | ||
| Nov/ | 17 | Bad Blood |
While I usually think of Charlton has the bottom of the barrel for payment to contributors, anyone know how their pay was (in comparison) before the 1955 flood?
ReplyDeleteMaybe I'm thinking of Joe Sinnott, but didn't Dick Ayers keep records books--and did they show payments?
ReplyDeleteDick Ayers did keep a record book - and you're right, that would be a good source of pay rates.
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