Charlton Bullseye was the title of a short-lived Charlton Comics

Charlton Comics

Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1946 to 1985, having begun under a different name in 1944. It was based in Derby, Connecticut...

 showcase comic book

Comic book

A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...

 series published from June 1981

1981 in comics

-January:* Capital Comics makes its entree into publishing with the release of Nexus #1.*Frank Miller takes over full writing duties on Daredevil with issue #168, and creates Elektra....

 through December 1982

1982 in comics

-Year overall:* San Diego-based independent publisher Pacific Comics makes a strong push in the marketplace, following Jack Kirby's Captain Victory and the Galactic Rangers with four new ongoing titles, Starslayer, Ms...

. Several new stories using Charlton's "Action Heroes" appeared, before they were sold to DC Comics

DC Comics

DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...

 in 1983

1983 in comics

-Events and publications:* Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird found Northampton, Massachusetts-based Mirage Studios.* Chicago-based First Comics makes a strong entree into the publishing field, putting out four ongoing titles, American Flagg!, E-Man, Jon Sable Freelance, and Warp!; featuring the talents...

. After the cancellation of Charlton Bullseye, stories intended for the title were published in Scary Tales

Scary Tales (comics)

Scary Tales was a horror-suspense anthology comic book series published by Charlton Comics from 1975 to 1984. The book was "hosted" by Countess R.H. Von Bludd, an alluring female vampire in a tight-fitting dress...

#36-40, which explains the superhero story "Mr. Jigsaw" in issue #38 and "Dragon Force" in issue #40.

Issues

1. Blue Beetle
   Blue Beetle
   Blue Beetle is the name of three fictional superheroes that appear in American comic books published by a variety of companies since 1939.-Publication history:...
   
    and the Question
   Question (comics)
   The Question is a fictional character, a superhero in comic books published by DC Comics. The original was created by writer-artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in Blue Beetle #1...
   
   . Art by Dan Reed.
2. "Funny animal" stories, featuring the first appearance of Neil the Horse
   Neil the Horse
   Neil the Horse is a comic book character created by Canadian cartoonist Arn Saba in the mid 1970s. Neil is a happy, singing and dancing horse who likes bananas and milkshakes...
   
   , by Arn Saba
   Arn Saba
   Katherine Shannon Collins , formerly Arn Saba, is a Canadian cartoonist, writer, media personality, stage performer, and composer.- Early works :...
   
   .
3. Swords and sorcery/science fiction
4. The Vanguards (all-woman super team), by Larry Houston.
5. The Barbarian, Warhund. Art by Chas Truog and colors by Wendy Fiore.
6. Michael Mauser
   E-Man
   E-Man is a fictional comic book superhero created by writer Nicola Cuti and artist Joe Staton for Charlton Comics in 1973. Though the character's original series was short-lived, the lightly humorous hero has become a cult-classic sporadically revived by various independent comics...
   
   . Story by Rick Burchett
   Rick Burchett
   Rick Burchett is an American comic book artist known for his work on such characters as Batman and Superman.Burchett began his artistic career in St...
   
   .
7. Captain Atom
   Captain Atom
   Captain Atom is a fictional comic book superhero that has existed in three basic incarnations. Created by writer Joe Gill and artist/co-writer Steve Ditko, he first appeared in Space Adventures #33 . Captain Atom was created for Charlton Comics but was later acquired by DC Comics and revised for...
   
   , with art by Dan Reed; and Nightshade
   Nightshade (comics)
   Nightshade is a fictional character, a comic book superheroine published by DC Comics. Created by Joe Gill and Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in Captain Atom v2 #82 originally published by Charlton Comics.-Charlton Comics:...
   
   , by Bill Black.
8. Horror stories
9. "Bludd, the Ultimate Barbarian", a science fiction barbarian story. Art partially done by Gene Day
   Gene Day
   Howard Eugene Day was a Canadian comic book artist best known for Marvel Comics' Star Wars licensed series and Master of Kung Fu...
   
   .
10. Thunder Bunny
    Thunder Bunny
    Thunderbunny is a comic book created by Martin Greim about the adventures of a boy who gained the ability to become a superhero who also resembles a large pink humanoid rabbit.-Publication history:Thunderbunny first appeared in fan publications...
    
    , by Martin L. Greim.

Attempted revivals

In 1985, a final attempt at a revival was spearheaded by new editor T.C. Ford with a direct-market only version of Charlton Bullseye Special, which featured work by then newcomers Amanda Conner

Amanda Conner

Amanda Conner is an Irish-American comic book artist and commercial art illustrator. She began her career in the late 1980s for Archie Comics and Marvel Comics, before moving on to contribute work for Claypool Comics' Soulsearchers and Company and Harris Comics' Vampirella in the 1990s...

, T.C. Ford, and Chris Pridgen. United Comics, T.C. Ford's publishing house, will reprint this edition as Shockwave #1 in 2011.

External links

• Charlton Bullseye, Charlton, 1981 Series at the Grand Comics Database