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In 1970 Herb Trimpe was artist/co-plotter on The Incredible Hulk , a title he had taken over two years earlier, following in the footsteps of many exceptional talents including Marie Severin, Gil Kane, Bill Everett, Steve Ditko and, of course, co creator Jack Kirby. Trimpe had a coarse, gritty style perfectly suited for the exploits of a rampaging monster; he continues to be associated with the character decades after his tenure on the title ceased. In addition to his duties on The Hulk, Trimpe also worked in the production department at Marvel, assisting John Romita and Marie Severin on various chores; drawing covers, primarily for the western titles, ( Kid Colt Outlaw, Two-Gun Kid, Ringo Kid, Mighty Marvel Western, Rawhide Kid and Western Gunfighters)  and making corrections on interior panels and pages. I'll point out a few I've recently discovered.       Herb Trimpe's uncredited splash page art to "The Beast from the Bog!", Chamber of Darkness # 5, June 1970....

Ghostly Tales entered its eight year of publication in 1973, obviously a healthy selling title, one which spawned a slew of similar Charlton fare over the years. Charlton's 1973 ghost line-up included the above titles, most of which had long runs. One exception was Haunted Love, a comic that combined romance stories with mystery/horror. Although this genre reached a primarily female audience, particularly in paperbacks, it failed when applied to comics, both at Charlton and DC.  Ad from Ghostly Tales # 105, July, 1973   Nick Cuti was editorial assistant for Charlton's line in this period. In an interview with Jon B. Cooke (Comic Book Artist # 12, March 2001) Cuti had this observation:  "...instead of combining our two audiences, we wound up alienating both audiences. So the boys wouldn't touch it because of the romance aspect and the girls wouldn't touch it because of the horror aspect."  Managing editor George Wildman gave his artists the opportunity to exper...