Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1946 to 1985, having begun under a different name (T.W.O. Charles Company) in 1944. It was the third company to publish original comic books based upon The Flintstones, following Dell Comics and Gold Key Comics.
Information[]
It was based in Derby, Connecticut. The comic book line was a division of Charlton Publications, which published magazines (most notably song-lyric magazines), puzzle books and, briefly, books (under the Monarch and Gold Star imprints). It had its own distribution company (Capital Distribution). Much like its contemporaries Gold Key and Dell, many of its titles were licensed properties from TV and film.
It also ran a total of 149 issues in five titles of The Flintstones from 1970 to 1977, after which the license for the series and other Hanna-Barbera properties moved to Marvel Comics.
Comics[]
| Series | Year(s) | Issues |
|---|---|---|
| The Flintstones | 1970-1977 | 50 |
| Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm | 1972-1976 | 36 |
| Barney & Betty Rubble | 1973-1976 | 23 |
| Dino | 1973-1977 | 20 |
| The Great Gazoo | 1973-1977 | 20 |