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Argo Publishing

Argo Publishing 1956 --- Argo was a short lived publication venture that was created to publish comic books featuring newspaper characters that none of the larger comic companies were interested in. Much of their output consisted of comics based on such newspaper soap opera characters as Merry Worth, Rex Morgan MD, and Judge Parker. -From comicvine

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Baily Publishing Company (1943-46)

Bernard Baily, Publisher. Total Number of Series: 8 Total Number of Issues: 8 Cisco Kid Comics 1944 Illustrated Stories of the Operas: Aida 1943 Illustrated Stories of the Operas: Carmen 1943 Illustrated Stories of the Operas: Faust 1943 Illustrated Stories of the Operas: Rigoletto 1943 Spook Comics 1946 Tally-Ho Comics 1944 Toytown Comics 1945

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Camera Comics

(1944 Series) Published by U. S. Camera Oct 1944 to Summer 1946 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 9 (#v1#1 (1) to #v2#3 (9))

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Catechetical Guild Comics

(1942-1972, George A. Pflaum: publisher) Founded by Father Louis Gales, who also created the long-running Catholic Digest, the Guild created educational materials for Catholic youth, often featuring exciting adventure stories, saints� lives, and other �illustrated classics� type edutainment. NOTE - You can find more scans from the <i>American Catholic Research Center and University Archives</i> at this link - http://tinyurl.com/owucbt2

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Cross Publications

1949 - 1953 Small publisher that did three books - The Perfect Crime Super Circus Uncle Milty Indicia Publishers: 2 Cross Publications, Inc., - Victoria Publications Inc.

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Croydon Publishing Co.

Croydon Publishing Co 1944-1946

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Dearfield Publishing Co.

1946 - 1951 Dearfield published: Dexer, Foxy Fagan, Junie, Red Rabbit Indicia Publishers: Dearfield Publishing Comp - J. Charles Laue Publishing Co.

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Don Fortune Publishing Co

1946 - 1947 Published - Don Fortune Magazine 1946 - 6 issues, Vic Verity Magazine 1945 - 7 issues

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Fago Magazines

1958 - 1959 Editorial and Executive Offices: Old Tavern Rd., Orange, Conn. (Dec 1958-May 1959) Atom Age Combat - 1958 - 2 issues Beanie the Meanie 1959 - 1 issue Li&#39;l Ghost 1959 - 2 issues Li&#39;l Menace 1958 - 3 issues Tense Suspense 1958 - 2 issues

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Gerona

1945 - 1946 One-shot titles published include - K-O Komics, Atomic Bomb Comics, Triple Threat Comics, Top Spot Comicsa

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Good Comics Inc. [1950s]

1955 - 1955 Mar-Apr 1955 - Nov 1955 Good Comics published: Johnny Law, Sky Ranger - 4 issues Rusty - 2 issues Rusty Boy Detective - 3 issues

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Great Comics Publishing

1941 - 1942 Published- Choice Comics Great Comics

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Green (Universal Phoenix/Norlen)

Green (Universal Phoenix/Norlen) 1946 to 1957 Titles include - Adventures of Patoruzu 1946 All Top Comics 1957 Animal Crackers 1957 Atomic Comics 1946 Cosmo Cat 1957 Liberty Comics 1946 Miss Liberty 1945 Ribtickler 1957 Roly-Poly Comics 1945 Romeo Tubbs 1952 Wotalife Comics 1957

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Heroes All (Heroes All Company)

(1943 series) 1943 to March 10, 1948 Issues Published: 85 (#v1#1 - #v6#5) Note - Catholic Action Illustrated subtitle on cover but not in indica.

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Jim Ray&#39;s Aviation Sketchbook (Vital)

(1946 Series) March-April 1946 - May-June 1946 COMPLETE SERIES&#33; Issues published: 1-2

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Kirby Publishing Co.

1949 - 1958 &#39;A Good Kirby Comic&#39; Published: Bold Stories [3 issues] Candid Tales [2] Dead End Crime Stories [1] Enchanting Love [6] Golden Love Stories [1] Golden West Love [3] Zip&#33; [mature gags] [42]

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Lafayette Street Corporation

1946 - 1947 The Gumps 5 issues Picture News 10 issues

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Leader Enterprises

Leader Enterprises 1945 - 1947 --- Indicia Publishers: Civil Service Publications Inc. Pentagon Publishing Co. --- Published - The Adventures of Alice - 3 issues Barnaby - 3 issues Cartoon Digest - 4 issues Claire Voyant - 4 issues Debbie Dean - 2 issues Flyin&#39; Jenny - 2 issues Hank - 1 issue Slick Chick Comics - 3 issues Vic Jordan - 1 issue Notes: Leader Enterprises, Inc. was reported by Printers&#39; Ink - Volume 217 - Page 104 to be the result of a merger between the Civil Service Leader, Fashion Trades, and the Pentagon Publishing Co. by their publisher, Jerry Finkelstein.

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Magazine Village

1947 - 1949 Only one title published - <b>True Crime Comics</b> (1947 series) May 1947 [1948] to Aug/Sep 1949 Issues Published: 6 (#v1#2 - #v2#1) NOTE - Canadian reprints have less pages and some edited the covers to lessen violence.

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Mikeross Publications (1954)

Mikeross Publications --- A very short lived publisher. Owned by artist/inker team Ross Andru and Mike Esposito. The long time team tried going it alone but it didn&#39;t last. They would move on to work for DC. 3-D Love 3-D Romance Get Lost Heart and Soul

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Nation-Wide

1950 - 1952 Nation-Wide published titles such as Captain Atom, Do-Do, Lucky Star and Mazie in the early &#39;50&#39;s for 5� Each of their four titles lasted seven issues. Lucky Star had Jack Davis art.

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New Age Publishers, Inc.

1944 - 1945 GCD info: Founded in c1938 as the publishing arm of the Young Communist League. In 1944, when the YCL disbanded, and the American Youth for Democracy founded, the New Age Publishers, Inc became affiliated with that organization. New Age Publishers, Inc is known to have published non-comics magazines, pamphlets, etc from 1943 to 1946. There is a possibility that New Age Publishers, Inc published some of these comics as a surrogate for Lev Gleason during the WW2 paper restrictions.

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P.L. Publishing

1951 - 1951 Border Patrol 3 issues Captain Rocket 1 issue Co-Ed Romances 1 issue Love Life 1 issue Red Arrow 3 issues Saari 1 issue Weird Adventures 3 issues Western Frontier 3 issues Notes: An American publisher who opted for printing its comics in Canada; However, they were compiled in USA, with American advertisements &amp; were destined for the US market (distributed by Kable News); The editorial address was 30 Rockefeller Plaza, NYC, which was also used by another comic book publisher, D.S. Publishing Co. (1948-1950); no further connection is known at this time.

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Poppo of the Popcorn Theatre (Publishers Weekly)

Poppo Of The Popcorn Theatre (1955 Series) (Publishers Weekly) Complete Series&#33; Issues published: 1-13 Title Notes: Weekly colour series for grocery stores. Contents created and produced by Charles Biro.

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Premier Magazines

1953-1954 Premier Magazines, Inc.; Swat Malone Enterprises, Inc.; Titles include - Animal Fun Horror from the Tomb Masked Ranger Mysterious Stories Nuts&#33; Police Against Crime True Love Confessions

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R. B. Leffingwell and Co.

1944 - 1946 Published - Chuckle The Giggly Book of Comic Animal Jeep Comics Pop-Pop Comics Topsy-Turvy Comics

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Standard Publishing Company

Standard Publishing Company (1942 - 1947) Total Number of Series: 5 Total Number of Issues: 8 The Life of Christ Visualized The Life of Esther Visualized The Life of Joseph Visualized New Testament Heroes Parables Jesus Told

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Stories By Famous Authors Illustrated (Seaboard)

Published by Seaboard Publishing / Famous Authors Illustrated, August 1950 - March 1951 Issues published: 1-13

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Stanhall

1951 - 1954 Total Number of Series: 6 Total Number of Issues: 27 Published the following- Broadway Hollywood Blackouts 1954 -3 issues, The Farmer&#39;s Daughter 1954 -4 issues, G.I. Jane 1953 -10 issues, Jingle Dingle Christmas Stocking Comics 1951 -1 issue, Muggy Doo, Boy Cat 1953 -4 issues, Oh, Brother&#33; 1953 -5 issues

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Superior Stories (Nesbit Pub.)

May-June, 1955 to Nov-Dec, 1955 Nesbit Publishing Co. COMPLETE SERIES&#33; Issues: 1-4 #1-The Invisible Man app. #2-The Pirate of the Gulf by J. H. Ingrahams #3-Wreck of the Grosvenor #4-O&#39;Henry&#39;s &quot;The Texas Rangers&quot;

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Tom Mix Comics + Tom Mix Commandos (Ralston-Purina)

Ralston-Purina Company (1940 Series) Sep 1940 to Mar 1942 Issues Published: 9 (#1 - #9) +++ Tom Mix Commandos (1942 Series) Issues Published: 3 (#10 - #12) Notes - Giveaway that could be obtained by sending in two Ralston box tops. Official Publication of the Tom Mix Ralston Straight Shooters.

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