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Inventory
Ace Comics
April 1937 - 151, Oct-Nov 1949
David McKay Publications
Monthly? |
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5 |
Action Comics
June 1938 - 583, Sept 1986; 584, Jan 1987 - 600, May
1988
National Periodical Publ./Detective Comics/DC Comics
Monthly? |
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1 6/38 Origin & 1st app. of Superman by Siegel & Shuster; Marco Polo; Tex Thompson; Pep Morgan; Chuck Dawson & Scoop Scanlon; intro Zatara & Lois Lane; Superman story is missing 4 pages which were included when reprinted in
Superman #1. |
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2 |
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8 |
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10 |
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11 |
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13 Last Scoop Scanlon |
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15 |
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16 |
Adventure
Comics
32, Nov 1938 - 490, Feb 1982; 491, Sept 1982 - no.
503, Sept 1983
National Periodical Publ./Detective Comics/DC Comics
Monthly?
Continues: New Adventure Comics |
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40 Intro & 1st app. of Sandman; Socko Strong begins; Anchors aweigh; Barry O'Neil; Captain Desmo; Dale Daring; Jack Wood; Federal Men; Rusty & his Pals. |
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48 Intro & 1st app. of Hourman; Steve Conrad, Adventurer; Sandman; Socko Strong; Anchors aweigh; Barry O'Neil; Federal Men. |
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63 Starman; Hourman; Steve Conrad, Adventurer; Sandman; Federal Men. |
Africa
1955
Magazine Enterprises |
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1 (A-1 #137)? Cave Girl & Thun'da |
Airboy Comics
v.2 no.11, Dec 1945 - v.10 no.4, May 1953
Hillman Periodicals
Continues: Air Fighters Comics |
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v.4 no.5 |
Air Fighters
Comics
Nov 1941; v.1 no.2, Nov 1942 - v.1 no.12; v.2 no.2 - v.2 no.10,
Fall 1945
Hillman Periodicals
[v.1 no.1] produced by Funnies Inc.
Continued by: Airboy Comics |
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1 11/41 |
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4 |
All-American
Comics
April 1939 - 102, Oct 1948
National Periodical Publications/All-American
Continued by: All American Western |
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1 4/39 Hop Harrigan; Scribbly; Toonerville Folks; Ben Webster; Spot Savage; Mutt & Jeff; Red, White & Blue; Adventure in the Unknown; Tippie & Reg'lar Fellers; Skippy; Bobby Thatcher; Mystery Men of Mars; Daiseybelle; Wiley of West Point all begin |
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2 Ripley's Believe It or Not begins |
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8 Ultra Man begins |
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16 Origin & 1st app. of Green Lantern |
All-American
Western
103, Nov 1948 - 126, Jun-Jul 1952
National Periodical Publications
Bimonthly?
Continued: All American Comics
Continued by: All American Men of War |
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117 |
All Flash
Summer 1945 - 32 Dec-Jan 1947-48
National Periodical Publications/All American
Quarterly 1-5; Bimonthly 6-32 |
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1 Summer '45 Origin of the Flash |
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2 Fall '45 |
All Good
Oct 1949
St. John Publ. Co. |
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[1] |
All Great
[either = undated. [1945?] William H. Wise & Co. -- Capt. Jack Terry;
etc. or 1946 Fox Feature Syndicate -- no.1 Crazy House; etc.] |
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1 |
All New Comics
Jan 1943 - no.14 Nov 1946; no.15 Apr-Mar 1947
Family Comics (Harvey Publications) |
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1 1/43 Steve Case; Crime Rover; Johnny Rebel; Kayo Kane; the Echo; Night Hawk; Ray O'Light; Detective Shane begin. Red Blazer on cover only. |
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2 Origin Scarlet Phantom |
All Select
Comics
Fall 1943 - 11, Fall 1946
Timely Comics (Daring Comics)
Quarterly
Continued by: Blonde Phantom |
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1 Fall '43 Capt. America; Human Torch; Sub-Mariner begin |
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8 |
All-Star
Comics
Summer 1940 - no.57, Feb-Mar 1951; no.58 Jan-Feb 1976 - no.74
Sep-Oct 1978
National Periodical Publ./All American/DC Comics
Quarterly; Bimonthly
Continued in part by: All-Star Western |
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2 Green Lantern; Johnny Thunder begin. |
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3 Origin Justice Society of America; Dr. Fate; Atom begin |
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4 |
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5 Intro & 1st app. of Shiera Sanders as Hawkgirl |
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6 Johnny Thunder joins JSA |
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7 Batman, Superman, Flash cameo |
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8 Origin & 1st app. of Wonder Woman |
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10 Flash, Green Lantern cameo |
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21 Spectre, Atom cameo |
All True Crime
Comics
no.26 Feb 1948 - no.52 Sept 1952
Marvel/Atlas Comics
Continues: Official True Crime Cases |
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28 |
All Winners
Comics
Summer 1941 - no.19 Fall 1946; 21 Winter 1946-47
Quarterly
No no.20 |
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1 Sum '41 Capt. America; Human Torch & Sub Mariner begin; Angel; Black Marvel |
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2 Fall '41 Destroyer; Whizzer begin |
All Your
Comics
Spring 1946
Fox Feature Syndicate (R. W. Voight) |
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1 Spr '46 Red Robbins; Merciless the Sorceress |
Amazing Comics
Fall 1944
Timely Comics (EPC) |
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1 Fall '44 The Destroyer; Whizzer; Young Allies; Sergeant Dix |
Amazing
Adventure Funnies
June, 1940 - 2, Sept 1940
Centaur Publications |
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1 Fantom of the Fair, Arrow, Skyrocket Steele from the Year X |
Amazing Man
Comics
5, Sept 1939 - 27, Feb 1942
Centaur Publications
Continues: Motion Picture Funnies Weekly |
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6 Origin of Amazing Man retold. The Shark begins; Cat Man; Mighty Man; Minimidget & sidekick Ritty; the Iron Skull. |
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12 |
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16 Mighty Man's powers explained |
Amazing
Mystery Funnies
Aug 1938 - v. 3 24, Sept 1940
Centaur Publications |
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v. 25 |
Ambush FC
See Four Color Comics 314 |
American Air
Ace
See Bill Barnes Comics |
America's Best
Comics
Feb 1942 - 31, July 1949
Nedor/Better/Standard Publications |
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3 Pyroman begins; Black Terror; Captain Future; Doc Strange; Liberator; Don Davis, Secret Agent. |
America's
Greatest Comics
May (?) 1941 - 8, Summer 1943
Fawcett Publications
Soft cardboard covers |
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1 Bulletman; Spy Smasher; Capt Marvel; Mr. Scarlet begin |
Animal Comics
Dec-Jan 1941-42 - 30, Dec-Jan 1947-48
Dell Publishing Co. |
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29 |
Army and Navy
Comics
May 1941 - 5 July 1942
Street & Smith Publications
Continued by Supersnipe |
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2 Capt Fury; Nick Carter |
The Arrow
Oct 1940 - 2, Nov 1940; 3, Oct 1941
Centaur Publications |
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2 11/40 Tippy Taylor |
Arrowhead
Apr 1954 - 4, Nov 1954
Atlas Comics
Bimonthly |
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2 7/54 |
Attack on
Planet Mars
1951
Avon Periodicals |
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1 1951 Adaptation of Tarrano the Conquerer |
Bang-Up Comics
Dec 1941 - 3, June 1942
Progressive Publishers |
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1 12/41 Cosmo Mann & Lady Fairplay; Buzz Balmer |
Banner Comics
3, Sept 1941 - 5, Jan 1942
Ace Magazine
Continued by: Captain Courageous |
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3 9/41 Captain Courageous; Lone Warrior and sidekick Danny |
Batman
Spring 1940 -
National Periodical Publ./Detective Comics/DC Comics
Monthly? |
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1 Spr '40 Origin of the Batman retold; 1st app. of Joker and the Cat (Catwoman) |
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2 |
Best Comics
Nov, 1939 - 1940
Better Publications
Large size, reads sideways |
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1 11/39 Red Mask |
Best of Donald
Duck
Nov 1965
Gold Key |
| |
1 11/65 Reprints Four Color 223 |
Big Shot
Comics
May 1940 - 104, Aug 1949
Columbia Comics Group |
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1 5/40 Intro Skyman; the Face; the Cloak & Spy Master); Marvelo; Monarch of Magicians; Joe Palooka; Charlie Chan; Tom Kerry; Dixie Dugan; Rocky Ryan |
Big-3
Fall 1940 - 7, Jan 1942
Fox Features Syndicate |
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1 fall '40 Blue Beetle; the Flame; Samson |
Bill Barnes
Comics
[Oct 1940] - 12, Oct 1943
Street & Smith Publications
Continued by: Air Ace
Title is Bill Barnes, America's Air Ace Comics 2 and after. |
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1 10/40 Rocket Rooney |
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2 Barnes as the Phantom Flyer |
Blackhawk
9, Winter 1944 - 243, Oct-Nov 1968; 244, Jan-Feb 1976 -
250, Jan-Feb 1977; 251, Oct 1982 - 273, Nov 1984
Comic Magazines (Quality) 9-107/National Periodical Publ. no.
108-250/DC Comics no.251- |
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9
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33 |
Black Terror
Winter 1942-43 - 27, June 1949
Better Publications/Standard |
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14 |
Blazing Comics
June 1944 - no.3, Sept 1944; 4, Feb 1945; 5 1945; 6
(v.2 no.2) Mar 1955 - 6 (v.2 no.3), 1955?
Enwil Associates/Rural Home |
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1 Green Turtle; Red Hawk; Black Buccaneer |
Blue Beetle
Winter, 1939-40 - 60, Aug 1950
Fox Publ. 1-11/Holyoke 12-30/Fox Publ. 31-60 |
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3 |
Blue Bolt
June 1940 - 101 (v. 10 2), Sep-Oct 1949
Funnies Inc 1/Novelty Press/Premium Group of Comics
Blue Bolt is continued after 102, published by Star
Publications |
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v.1 no.1 6/40 Origin Blue Bolt. Sub-Zero; White Rider & Super Horse; Dick Cole; Wonder Boy & Sgt Spook. |
Blue Ribbon
Comics
Nov 1939 - 22, March 1942
MLJ Magazines
Title varies: Blue Ribbon Mystery Comics 9-18 |
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10 |
Boy Comics
3, April 1942 - 119, March 1956
Lev Gleason Productions (Comic House)
Continues: Captain Battle |
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5 |
The Brave and
the Bold
Aug-Sep 1955 - 200 July 1983
National Periodical Publications/DC Comics |
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28 Intro Justice League of America & Snapper Carr. |
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29 |
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30 |
Buck Rogers
Winter 1940/41 - 6, Sept 1943
Famous Funnies |
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4 7/42 |
Bulletman
Summer 1941 - Feb 1943; 14, Spring 1946 - 16, Fall 1946
Fawcett Publ.
Quarterly; Monthly; Quarterly |
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1 |
Captain Aero
Comics
v. 1 7 (1), Dec 1941 - v. 2 4 (10), Jan 1943; v. 3
9 (11), Sept 1943 - v. 4 3 (17), Oct 1944; no.21,
Dec 1944 - 26, Aug 1946
Holyoke Publ.
No nos. 19-20
Continues: Samson (1st series) |
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1 |
Captain
America Comics
Mar 1941 - 75, Jan 1950; 76, May 1954 - 78, Sept 1954
Timely Comics/Marvel Comics
Title varies: nos. 74-75 Captain America's Weird Tales |
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1 3/41 Origin & 1st app. of Capt. America and Bucky; Hurricane; Tuk the Caveboy |
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2 |
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3 Stan Lee's 1st text |
Captain Marvel
Adventures
1941 - 150, Nov 1953
Fawcett Publications |
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3 |
Captain Marvel
Jr.
Nov 1942 - 119, June 1953
Fawcett Publications |
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1 11/42 Origin Capt. Marvel Jr retold from Whiz no.25 |
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2 Battle with Capt. Nazi; Origin Capt. Nippon. |
Catman Comics
May 1941 - 17, Jan 1943; 18, July 1943 - 22, Dec 1943;
23, Mar 1944 - 26, Nov 1944; 27, April 1945 - 30,
Dec 1945; 31, June 1946 - 32, August 1946
Holyoke Publ./Continental Magazines
Continues: Crash Comics
Separate numbering exists beginning Crash Comics #1 |
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1 (v.1 no.6) Origin the Deacon and sidekick Mickey; Doctor Diamond & Rag-Man; Catman, and Blaze Baylor begin. |
Champion
Comics
2, Dec 1939 - 10, Aug 1940
Worth Publ. Co./Harvey Publications
Monthly
No 1
Continued by: Champ Comics |
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2 12/39 The Champ; the Blazing Scarab; Neptina; Liberty Lads; Jungleman; Bill Handy; Swingtime Sweetie |
Clue Comics
Jan 1943 - 15 (v.2 no.3), May 1947
Hillman Periodicals
Continued by: Real Clue Crime Stories |
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1 Origin the Boy King; Nightmare; Micro-Face; Twilight & Zippo |
C-M-O Comics
1942
Chicago Mail Order Co. (Centaur) |
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2 Invisible Terror |
Colossus
Comics
March 1940
Sun Publications |
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1 Tulpa of Tsang |
Comic
Cavalcade
Winter 1942-43 - 63, June-July 1954
All American/National Periodical Publ.
Quarterly; Bimonthly
Contents change with 30, Dec-Jan 1948-49 on |
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3 The Flash; Green Lantern; Wonder Woman; Wildcat; Red White & Blue; Hop Harrigan; Sargon the Sorcerer |
Crackajack
Funnies
June 1938 - 43, Jan 1942
Dell Publishing
Monthly |
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22 |
Crack Comics
May, 1940 - 62, Sept 1949
Quality Comics Group
Monthly
Continued by: Crack Western Comics |
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1 Origin Black Condor; Madame Fatal; Red Torpedo; Rock Bradden & Space Legion. The Clock; Alias the Spider; Wizard Wells; Ned Brant begin. |
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5 Molly the Model begins |
Crash Comics
May 1940 - 5, Nov 1940
Tem Publ. Co.
Continued by: Catman Comics |
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1 5/40 Origin Strongman. The Blue Streak; the Perfect Human; Shangra begin. |
Daredevil
Comics
July 1941 - 134, Sept 1956
Lev Gleason Publ. (Funnies Inc 1) |
| |
1 7/41 Silver Streak; Lance Hale; Cloud Curtis; Dickey Dean; Pirate Prince team up with Daredevil to battle
Hitler; Daredevil battles the Claw; Origin of the Hitler feature story. |
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2 London; Pat Patriot; Nitro; Real American No.1; Dickie Dean; Pirate Prince & Times Square begin. Intro and only app. the Pioneer, Champion of America. |
Daring Mystery
Comics
Jan 1940 - 8, Jan 1942
Timely Comics
Continued by: Comedy Comics |
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1 Origin the Fiery Mask; Monako; Prince of Magic; John Steele, Soldier of Fortune; Doc Doyle; Flash Foster & Barney Mullen. |
A Date with
Judy
Oct-Nov, 1947 - 79, Oct-Nov 1960
National Periodical Publ. |
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Detective
Comics
March 1937 -
National Periodical Publ./DC Comics |
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12 |
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16 |
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23 |
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33 Origin the Batman |
Doc Savage
May, 1940 - 20, Oct 1943
Street & Smith Publ. |
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3 |
Dollman
Fall 1941 - 7, Fall '43; 8, Spring '46 - 47, Oct 1953
Quality Comics Group
Quarterly |
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1 |
Don Fortune Magazine
Aug 1946 - 6, Feb 1947
Don Fortune Publishing Co. |
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1 8/46 Delecta of the Planets |
Exciting Comics
April 1940 - 69, Sept 1949
Nedor/Better Publications/Standard Comics |
| |
1 4/40 Origin the Mask; Jim Hatfield; Sgt. Bill King; Dan Williams begin |
Feature Comics
21, June 1939 - 144, May 1950
Quality Comics Group
Continues: Feature Funnies |
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28 Dollman |
Flash Comics
Jan 1940 - 104, Feb 1949
National Periodical Publ.
Continued by: The Flash |
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2 Flash; Hawkman; the Whip; Johnny Thunder; Cliff Cornwall; Minute Movies. Rod Rian begins |
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3 The King begins. |
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4 |
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5 |
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6 |
Forbidden Worlds
Jul-Aug 1951 - 34, Oct-Nov 1954; 35, Aug 1955 - 145,
Aug 1967
American Comics Group
Bimonthly; Monthly |
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31 |
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32 |
Four Color
Sept? 1939 - 1354, Apr-June, 1962
Dell Publ. Co. |
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16 Mickey Mouse vs. the "Phantom Blot" (N.b. Mickey Mouse Fiche may be filed under "Mickey Mouse") |
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79 Mickey Mouse in the Riddle of the Red Hat (N.b. Mickey Mouse Fiche may be filed under "Mickey Mouse") |
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no.314 Ambush (Zane Grey) |
Frankenstein Comics
Sum, 1945 - Vol. 5/5 (33), Oct-Nov 1954
Prize Publications
Quarterly; Bimonthly |
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3 |
Funnies, The
Oct 1936 - 64, May, 1942
Dell Publishing Co.
Monthly
Continued by: New Funnies |
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3 |
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4 |
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Green Lantern (1st Series)
Fall, 1941 - 38, May-June 1949
National Periodical Publications/All American
Quarterly; Bimonthly |
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1 Origin retold (from All American 16) |
Green Mask
Sum, 1940 - 9, 2/42; 10, 8/44 - 11, 11/44; vol. 2 no.
1, Spr, 1945 - 6, 10-11/46
Fox Features Syndicate
Quarterly; Monthly; Bimonthly
Continued by: The Bouncer.
Continues: The Bouncer. |
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1 Origin the Green Mask & Domino |
Hangman Comics
2, Spr, 1942 - 8, Fall, 1943
MLJ Magazines
Quarterly
Continues: Special Comics
Continued by: Black Hood |
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2 |
Heroic Comics
Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics
Aug 1940 - 97, Jun 1955
Eastern Color Printing Co./Famous Funnies
Title varies: Reg'lar Fellers ... 1-15; New Heroic 41- |
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1 Origin of Hydroman by Bill Everett; Origin of the Purple Zombie. |
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10 |
Hi Lite Comics
Fall, 1945
E. R. Ross Publishing Co. |
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1 |
Hit Comics
July 1940 - 65, July 1950
Quality Comics Group |
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1 Origin of Neon the Unknown & Hercules; intro. the Red Bee; Bob & Swab, Blaze Barton, the Strange Twins, X-5 Super Agent, Casey Jones, Jack & Jill begin |
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2 The Old Witch begins |
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3 Casey Jones ends; transvestism story - Jack & Jill |
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4 X-5 ends; Super Agent and Betty Bates begin |
Human Torch
See also RED RAVEN
2, Fall, 1940 - 15, Spr, 1944; 16, Fall, 1944 - 35,
Mar 1949; 36, Apr 1954 - 38, Aug 1954
Timely/Marvel Comics
Numbering changes after 5 to reflect actual issues under this
title
Continues: Red Raven
Continued by: Funny Tunes
Continues: Funny Tunes
Continued by: Love Tales
Continues: Love Tales |
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- 2 Intro & origin of Toro; the Falcon; the Fiery Mask; Mantor the Magician; & Micro Man only app. Origin of Human Torch & Sub-Mariner
- 3
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Jackpot Comics
Spr, 1941 - 9, Spr, 1943
MLJ Magazines
Quarterly
Continued by: Jolly Jingles |
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1 The Black Hood, Mr. Justice, Steel Sterling, & Sgt. Boyle. |
Jeep Comics
Win, 1944 - 3, Mar-Apr 1948
R. B. Leffingwell & Co. |
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1 Capt. Power, Criss Cross, Jeep & Peep |
Jumbo Comics
Sep 1983 - 167, Apr 1953
Fiction House Magazines/Read Adventure Publ. Co.
Monthly
Issues 1-8 are oversized (10 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches) and B & W
Issue 9 is oversized in width only (8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches) and
is the first color issue |
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Jungle Comics
Jan 1940 - 163, Sum, 1954
Fiction House Magazines
Monthly; Quarterly |
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1 Origin of the White Panther, Kaanga Lord of the Jungle, Tabu Wizard of the Jungle; Wambi the Jungle Boy, Camilla & Capt. Terry Thunder begin. |
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8 |
Laurel and
Hardy
Mar 1949 - 28, Mar 1956
St. John Publ. Co.
Quarterly
Title varies: Laurel and Hardy Comics |
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1 |
Leading Comics
Win, 1941-42 - 41, Feb-Mar 1950
National Periodical Publications
Quarterly; Bimonthly
Continued by: Leading Screen Comics |
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1 Origin of the Seven Soldiers of Victory (Crimson Avenger, Green Arrow & Speedy, Shining Knight, Vigilante, Star Spangled Kid & Stripesy) |
Li'l Abner
61, Dec 1947 - 97, Jan 1955
Harvey Publications (nos 61/69)/Toby Press
Bimonthly?
Continues: ? |
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Major Hoople
Comics
Undated. (Jan 1943)
Nedor Publications |
Man of War
Nov 1941 - 2, Jan 1942
Centaur Publications |
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1 The Fire-Man, Man of War, the Sentinal, Liberty Guards, VapoMan. |
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2 |
Marvel Mystery
Comics
Oct-Nov 1939 - 92, June 1949
Timely Comics/Marvel Comics
Bimonthly; Monthly
Title varies: First issue titled Marvel Comics 1 |
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1 Origin Sub Mariner, Human Torch, Kazar the Great & Jungle Terror; intro. the Angel, and the Masked Raider |
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2 American Ace begins |
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4 Intro of Electro the Marvel of the Age |
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5 |
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6 |
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7 |
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8 |
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9 |
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11 |
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12 |
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13 Intro of the Vision |
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14 |
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15 |
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16 |
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17 |
Master Comics
Mar 1940 - 133, Apr 1953
Fawcett Publications |
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7 Bulletman, Zorro the Mystery Man, Lee Granger Jungle King, & Buck Jones begin; War Bird, Tom Swift and the Time Retarder |
Mickey Mouse
See Four Color Comics |
Military
Comics
Aug 1941 - 43, Oct 1945
Quality Comics Group
Monthly |
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1 Origin Blackhawk, Miss America, the Death Patrol, & the Blue Tracer; X of the Underground, the Yankee Eagle, Q-Boat, Shot & Shell, Archie Atkins, Loop & Banks |
Minute Man
Sum, 1941 - 3, Spr, 1942
Fawcett Publications
Quarterly |
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1 |
Moon Girl....
Fall, 1947 - 8, Sum, 1949
E.C. Comics
Quarterly
Cover title varies: 1 Moon Girl and the Prince; nos. 2-6
Moon
Girl; nos. 7-8 Moon Girl fights crime
Continued by: A moon, a girl, a romance. |
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1 |
More Fun
Comics
7, Jan 1936 - 127, Nov-Dec 1947
National Periodicals Publications
Monthly; Bimonthly
Continues: New Fun Comics |
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44 |
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52 Origin the Spectre |
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55 Intro of Dr. Fate |
Mystery Men
Comics
Aug 1939 - 31, Feb 1942
Fox Features Syndicate
Monthly |
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1 Intro of the Blue Beetle, the Green Mask, Rex Dexter of Mars, Zanzibar, Lt. Drake, D-13 Secret Agent, Chen Chang, Wing Turner, & Capt. Denny |
National
Comics
Jul 1940 - 75, Nov 1949
Quality Comics Group
Monthly |
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9 |
Nickel Comics
May 1940 - 8, Aug 1940
Fawcett Publications
Monthly |
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4 |
Our Flag
Comics
Aug 1941 - 5, Apr 1942
Ace Magazines
Bimonthly |
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2 Origin the Flag |
Panic
Feb-Mar 1954 - 12, Dec-Jan 1955-56
E.C. Comics (Tiny Tot Comics)
Bimonthly
Companion to Mad |
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1
(Used in Senate Investigation hearings) |
Phantom Lady (2nd series)
Dec-Jan 1954-55 - 4, Jun 1955
Ajax/Farell Publ.
Bimonthly
Continues: Linda |
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2 |
Planet Comics
Jan 1940 - 73, Win, 1953
Fiction House Magazine
Monthly; Quarterly |
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1 Origin of Auro Lord of Jupiter; Flint Baker, & the Red Comet |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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5 |
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6 |
Police Comics
Aug 1941 - 127, Oct 1953
Quality Comics Group
Monthly |
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1 Origin of Plastic Man, the Human Bomb; intro Chic Carter, the Firebrand, the Mouthpiece, Phantom Lady, & the Sword |
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2 Plastic Man smuggles opium |
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3 |
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4 |
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5 Plastic Man forced to smoke Marijuana |
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6 |
Popeye
1941 - 1947; 1, Apr 1948 - 171, Jul 1984
Dell (1-65)/Gold Key (66-80)/King (81-92)/Charlton (94-138)/Gold
Key (139-155)/Whitman
No nos. 93, 160, 161 |
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1 |
Prize Comics
Mar 1940 - 68, Feb-Mar 1948
Prize Publications
Monthly; Bimonthly |
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1 |
Red Raven
Comics
See also: Human Torch
Aug 1940
Timely Comics
Continued by: Human Torch |
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1 Origin Red Raven; Comet Pierce & Mercury, the Human Top & the Eternal Brain, Magar the Mystic |
| Reg'lar
Fellers Comics (see Heroic) |
Saddle
Justice
3, Spr, 1948 - 8, Sep-Oct 1949
E.C. Comics
Quarterly, Bimonthly
Continues: Happy Houlihans
Continued by: Saddle Romances |
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3 |
Saddle
Romance
9, Nov-Dec 1949 - 11, Mar-Apr 1950
E.C. Comics
Bimonthly
Continues: Saddle Romances
Continued by: Weird Science |
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9 |
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10 |
Samson (1st series)
Fall, 1940 - 6, Sep 1941
Fox Features Syndicate
Quarterly; Monthly
Continued by: Capt. Aero. |
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6 |
Sensation
Comics
Jan 1942 - 109, May-Jun 1952
National Periodicals Publ./All American
Monthly; Bimonthly |
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1 |
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2 |
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16 |
Shadow Comics
Mar 1940 - v. 9 9, Aug 1949
Street & Smith Publications
Monthly |
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v. 1 5 |
Showcase
Mar-Apr 1955 - 93, Sep 1970; 94, Aug-Sep 1977 - 104,
Sep 1978
National Periodical Publ./DC Comics
Bimonthly; Monthly |
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9 |
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10 |
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13 |
Silver Streak
Comics
Dec 1939 - May 1942; 1946
Your Guide Publ. (1-7)/New Friday Publ. (8-17/Comic House
Publ./Newsbook Publ.
Monthly
Continued by: Crime does not pay |
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4 |
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5 |
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6 |
Skyman
Fall? 1941 - 2, 1941; 3, 1948 - 4, 1948
Columbia Comics Group |
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1 |
Slam Bang
Comics
Mar 1940 - 7, Sep, 1940
Fawcett Publications
Monthly
Continued by: Western Desperado |
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1 Diamond Jack, Mark Swift and the Time Retarder, Lee Granger Jungle King begin |
Smash Comics
Aug 1939 - 85, Oct 1949
Quality Comics Group
Monthly
Continued by: Lady Luck |
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1 |
Sparkler
Comics (2nd Series)
Jul 1941 - 120, Jan 1955
United Features Syndicate |
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3 |
Spirit, The (Weekly Comic Book)/Spirit Sunday sections
6/2/40 - 10/5/52
(Distributed through various newspapers & other sources)
Weekly |
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7/28/40 |
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8/4/40 |
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9/8/40? |
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10/27/40 |
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11/3/40 |
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1/5/41 |
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1/12/41 |
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2/2/41 |
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2/9/41 |
Spy Smasher
Fall 1941 - 11, Feb 1943
Fawcett Publications
Quarterly; Monthly |
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1 |
Star Spangled
Comics
Oct 1941 - 130, Jul 1952
National Periodical Publications
Monthly
Continued by: Star Spangled War Stories |
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3 |
Strange
Adventures
Aug-Sep 1950 - 244, Oct-Nov 1973
National Periodical Publ./DC Comics
Bimonthly |
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1 Adaptation of movie "Destination Moon," Kris KL-99 & Darwin Jones |
Sub-Mariner
Comics (1st series)
Spr, 1941 - 23, Sum 1947; 24, Win, 1947 - 31, Apr 1949;
32, Jul 1949; 33, Apr, 1954 - 42, Oct 1955
Timely/Marvel Comics
Quarterly; Monthly
Cover Title varies. |
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1 |
Super Comics
May 1938 - 121, Feb-Mar 1949
Dell Publ. Co. |
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3 |
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11 |
Superman
Sum 1939 - 423, Sept 1986
National Periodical Publ./DC Comics
Quarterly; Monthly |
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1 Reprints 1st four Action stories; origin Superman. |
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2 All daily strip reprints |
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3 2nd story reprinted from
Action 5; 3rd story from Action
6 |
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4 1st mention of Daily Planet |
Supersnipe
Comics
(v. 1 6) Oct 1942 - v. 5 1, Aug-Sept 1949
Street & Smith Publications
Continues: Army & Navy |
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v. 1 6 |
Target Comics
Feb 1940 - v. 10/3(#105), Aug-Sep 1949
Funnies, Inc./Novelty Publications/Star Publications |
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v. 1 1 |
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v. 1 10 |
Thrilling
Comics
Feb 1940 - 80, Feb 1951
Better Publ./Nedor/Standard Comics |
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1 Origin of Doc Strange; Nickie Norton go the Secret Service |
Top-Notch
Comics
Dec 1939 - 45, 19, Jun 1944
MLJ Magazines
Continued by: Top Notch Laugh Comics |
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1 |
Tops Comics
Consolidated Book (Lev Gleason), 1944
v. (32 p.) : 7 1/4" x 5" |
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2001 The Jack of Spades |
Uncle Sam
Quarterly
Aut, 1941 - 8, Fall, 1943
Quality Comics Group
Quarterly
Continued by Blackhawk |
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2 |
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USA Comics
Aug 1941 - 17, Fall 1945
Timely Comics |
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1 |
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2 |
Venus
Aug 1948 - 19, Apr 1952
Marvel/Atlas Comics |
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2 |
Victory Comics
Aug 1941 - 4, Dec 1941
Hillman Periodicals
Bimonthly |
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1 |
Weird Comics
Apr 1940 - 20, Jan 1942
Fox Features Syndicate
Monthly |
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1 (n.b Date on comic says 1939) |
Wham Comics
Nov 1940 - 2, Dec, 1940
Centaur Publ.
Monthly |
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1 |
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2 |
Whiz Comics
2, Feb 1940 - 155, Jun 1953
Fawcett Publications
Monthly
Continues: Flash & Thrill Comics |
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2 |
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3 |
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5 |
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WINGS COMICS
Sep 1940 - 124, 1954
Fiction House Magazines
1 |
Wonder Comics
May 1944 - 20, Oct 1948
Great/Nedor/Better Publications |
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1 |
Wonder Woman
Sum, 1942 - 329, Feb 1986
National Periodicals Publ./All American Publ./DC Comics
Quarterly; Monthly |
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1 |
Wonderworld
Comics
3, Jul 1939 - 33, Jan 1942
Fox Features Syndicate
Monthly
Continues: Wonder Comics (n.b. NOT the Wonder Comics listed above) |
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10 |
World's Best
Comics
Spr, 1945
National Periodical Publications
Continued by: World's Finest Comics |
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1 |
World's Finest
Comics
2, Sum, 1942 - 323, Jan 1986
National Periodical Publications
Quarterly; Monthly
Continues: World's Best Comics |
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3 |
Wow Comics
Wint, 1940-41; 2, Sum, 1941 - 69, Fall, 1948
Fawcett Publications
Quarterly
Continued by: Real Western Hero |
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1 |
X-Mas Comics
Dec? 1941 - 7, Dec? 1947
Fawcett Publications
Annual |
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2 |
Young Allies
Comics
Sum, 1941 - 20, Oct 1946
Timely Comics
Continued by: All Winners Comics |
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1 |
Zip Comics
Feb 1940 - 47, Sum, 1947
MLJ Magazines |
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1 |