#Rocke Mastroserio

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Captain Atom (vol. 1) #78 (December, 1965).  Cover by Steve Ditto and Rocke Mastroserio.

This is the “first” issue of Captain Atom’s own magazine, although he had been bopping about in various titles since he first appeared in 1960.  Like DC and Marvel, Charlton just renamed an existing comic book (Strange Suspense Stories in this case) and kept the numbering, in order not to have to buy a new postage permit from the US Post Office.

Cap’s run in his own book only lasted until #89 (December, 1967), a victim  - like many others from numerous publishers at the time - of the superhero implosion.  He showed up in Charlton books infrequently after that, before being acquired by DC Comics in the 1980s.

I always preferred Cap’s original costume, as shown above, opposed to the blue-red-silver maskless version he received soon after this issue, or the silver metal-look he received at DC.  The original is more superhero-y to my eye.

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Ghostly Tales #58, November 1966, cover by Dick Giordano (pencils) and Rocke Mastroserio (inks)

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BHOC: CAPTAIN ATOM #85

BHOC: CAPTAIN ATOM #85

It was a big surprise and a huge deal to me the next time my family went to the Two Guys discount department store chain, as I discovered a new flight of Modern Comics 3-Bags had arrived. Modern Comics was an attempt to sell bagged product directly to department stores and other such chains on a non-returnable basis, similar to what the Direct Market would do. The material in the assorted Modern…

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Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio (1927—1968)

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Ghost Manor #1 (July 1968) cover by Rocke Mastroserio.

Reprinted in Haunted #43 (July 1979).

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(1966)

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Space Admiral Jon Lasim

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Creator(s): Lou Cameron, Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio

Alias(es): Jon Lasim

1st Issue w/Uniform: Space Action #1

Year/Month of Publication: 1952/06

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Captain Atom (by Steve Ditko &  Rocke Mastroserio from Captain Atom #84, 1967)

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“Hand of Fate” from Tales of Horror #5 (1953) follow for more forgotten comics

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From "The Mystery of Mercury" in Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #13, June 1959. Script possibly by Joe Gill, pencils by Bill Molno, inks by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio.

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Strange Suspense Stories #1, October 1967. Cover art by Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio.

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KONGA (vol. 1) #23 (November, 1965). Cover by Pat Masulli and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio.

No, it's definitely not a rehash of King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962). This is instead Konga, the chimpanzee which a mad scientist turned into a giant gorilla, battling the dread volcano monster Uuang-Ni!

Written by Joe Gill. Art by Bill Montes and Ernie Bache.

Although on this splash page they look more like they're trying to French kiss instead of killing each other.

And can you imagine Kong reacting like this if his face almost got burned off?

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Ghostly Tales #58, November 1966, art by Rocke Mastroserio

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Vintage Comic - Ghostly Tales #057

Pencils: Rocco “Rocke” Mastroserio Inks: Rocco “Rocke” Mastroserio Colors: ? Letters: Jon D'Agostino Charlton (Sept1966)

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Vintage Comic - Ghostly Tales #063

Pencils: Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio Inks: Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio Charlton (Oct1967)