Monster Hunters #6 – Key Highlights
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Publisher: Charlton Comics
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Publication Date: July 1976
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Editor: George Wildman
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Cover Artist: Mike Zeck (signed; pencils and inks)
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Genre: Monster, Adventure, Occult
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Pages: 36 (general listing states 32 pages)
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Format: Full Color
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Original Cover Price: $0.30
🔥 Key Significance
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Features a signed Mike Zeck cover, showcasing Colonel Whiteshroud.
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Includes artwork by Steve Ditko, co-creator of Spider-Man, in the eight-page story “The Beast or the Burden!”
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Mike Zeck contributes both the cover and interior artwork for “Dawn at Stonehenge,” an occult story later reprinted in Adventures into the Unknown #1 (1990).
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The issue brings together an impressive lineup of comic-book talent, including Ditko, Zeck, Charles Nicholas, Vince Alascia, and Tom Sutton.
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Features the continuing Colonel Whiteshroud character in a six-page monster adventure.
📖 Story Highlights
- “The Beast or the Burden!” – 8 pages
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Script: Mike Pellowski
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Pencils and Inks: Steve Ditko
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Genre: Occult
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Writer credit documented in The Comic Reader #129.
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Features the distinctive artwork of Steve Ditko.
- “Who Prowls the Night?” – 6 pages
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Script: Joe Gill
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Pencils: Charles Nicholas
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Inks: Vince Alascia
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Letters: Typeset
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Character: Colonel Whiteshroud
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Genre: Monster, Adventure
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Writer credit documented in The Comic Reader #129.
- “Dawn at Stonehenge” – 8 pages
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Script: Tom Himes (signed)
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Pencils and Inks: Mike Zeck (signed)
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Genre: Occult
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Researchers uncover the dark secret of Stonehenge.
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Later reprinted in Adventures into the Unknown #1 (A-Plus Comics, 1990).
📌 Additional Details
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Cover Feature: Colonel Whiteshroud appears in a vignette on the cover.
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“Monster Mail” – 1-page letters page
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Illustrations: Tom Sutton (pencils and inks)
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Typeset letters from Glenn Beamis and Robert Kieziak.
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The three main stories account for 22 pages. Including the letters page, 23 pages of the 36-page issue are documented.
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The supplied general description lists 32 pages, while the detailed issue information specifies 36 pages.
Collector’s Note: Monster Hunters #6 is a particularly interesting Charlton issue for fans of Steve Ditko and Mike Zeck. It features Ditko interior artwork, a signed Zeck cover, and Zeck's eight-page Stonehenge story—a strong combination of creators in a mid-1970s monster anthology.
