Comics From the Golden Age

Starting with that box of old "Dell" Disney comics at Grandma's house when I was a kid in the 1960's, I've been a reader and collector of comic books for pretty much my entire life. My collections have come and gone over the years, covering pretty much the entire gamut of genres and titles, but my current obsession is limited to titles from the so-called "Golden Age" of comics. Now, like all arbitrary "ages", when exactly the Golden Age actually started and ended is pretty much up for debate. But, for my purposes I'm going with the conventional wisdom and saying it started in 1938 with the publication of Action Comics #1 and ended in 1955 with the institution of the "Comics Code".

At this stage of my life I'm not particularly interested in reading these comics, rather I'm more interested in appreciating the lurid artistic appeal of the covers and the overall nostalgic aura of the books (and, as I tell my wife, maintaining them as a non-401K investment). My goal is to collect at least one issue of every title published during the Golden Age. This is, of course, completely insane (me not possessing Bill Gates-esque money), but such is the nature of collecting. I will be presenting these comics here, as I acquire them, as a reference to others who might be similarly interested in a wide variety of wonderful old comics.

Note- A number of "key" issues from the early Golden Age appear below. Don't get excited, I don't own any of them. And given the fact that they all sell for thousands of dollars even in the lowest grades, I'm not likely to ever own any of them. But, since I want this page to eventually represent a complete list of Golden Age titles, I figure I might as well go ahead and add them now (along with the, ahem, "borrowed" pictures).

Issue
Year
Publisher
Title History
4Most V8#4
1949
Premium Group of Comics
V1#1 - 1941
#40 - 1950
Becomes "Thrilling Crime Cases"
Abbot and Costello Comics #2
1948
St. John Publishing
#1 - 1948
#40 - 1956
Action Comics #29
1940
DC
#1 - 1938
To Present
Adventure Comics #46
1940
DC
Was "New Adventure"
#32 - 1938
#503 - 1983
The Adventures of Bob Hope #23
1953
DC
#1 - 1950
#109 - 1968
The Adventures of Dean Martin
and Jerry Lewis #12
1954
DC
#1 - 1952
#40 - 1957
Becomes "The Adventures of
Jerry Lewis"
Air Ace Vol. 2, #11
1945
Street & Smith
Was "Bill Barnes"
V2#1 - 1944
V3#8 - 1947
Airboy Comics Vol. 3, #11
1946
Hillman Periodicals
Was "Air Fighters Comics"
V2#11 - 1945
V10#4 - 1953
Air Fighters Comics Vol. 1, #10
1943
Hillman Periodicals
V1#1 - 1941
V2#10 - 1945
Becomes "Airboy Comics"
All-American Comics #51
1943
DC
#1 - 1939
#102 - 1948
Becomes "All-American Western"
All-Famous Police Cases #11
1953
Star Publications
Was "All-Famous Crime"
#6 - 1952
#16 - 1954
All-Flash #8
1943
DC
Originally "All-Flash Quarterly"
#1 - 1941
#32 - 1948
All-New Comics #12
1946
Harvey Publications
#1 - 1943
#15 - 1947
Variously Titled:
All-New Short Story Comics
All-Select Comics #6
1944
Timely
#1 - 1943
#11 - 1946
Becomes "Blonde Phantom"
All-Star Comics #5
1940
DC
#1 - 1940
#57 - 1951
Becomes "All Star Western"
All Top Comics #15
1948
Fox Features
#1 - 1945
#18 - 1949
Becomes "My Experience"
All-True Crime #42
1951
Leading Comic Corp
(aka Atlas)
Was "Official True Crime Cases"
#26 - 1948
#52 - 1952
Variously titled "All-True Crime Cases"
All Winners Comics #11
1943
Timely
#1 - 1941
#21 - 1946
Becomes "All Teen"
Amazing Comics #1
1944
Timely
One-Shot Title
Becomes "Complete Comics"
Amazing Detective Cases #12
1952
Comic Combine Corp
(aka Atlas)
Was "Suspense"
#3 - 1950
#14 - 1952
Amazing-Man Comics #19
1941
Comic Corp of America
(aka Centaur)
Was "Motion Picture Funnies Weekly"
#5 - 1939
#26 - 1942
America's Best Comics #16
1946
Nedor
#1 - 1942
#31 - 1949
America's Greatest Comics #5
1942
Fawcett
#1 - 1941
#8 - 1943
Archie Comics #61
1953
Archie Publications
#1 - 1942
To Present
Archie's Girls
Betty and Veronica #9
1953
Archie Publications
#1 - 1950
#347 - 1987
Archie's Pal Jughead #8
1951
Archie Publications
#1 - 1949
#126 - 1965
Becomes "Jughead"
Archie's Rival Reggie #5
1951
Archie Publications
#1 - 1950
#14 - 1954
Becomes "Reggie & Archie's
Joke Book"
Atom-Age Combat #3
(First Series)
1952
St. John Publishing
#1 - 1952
#5 - 1953
Atomic War #3
1953
Junior Books, Inc
#1 - 1952
#4 - 1953
Authentic Police Cases #7
1950
St.John Publishing
#1 - 1948
#38 - 1955
Batman #13
1942
DC
#1 - 1940
To Present
Battle Cry #15
1954
Stanmor Pub
#1 - 1952
#20 - 1955
Battle Stories #4
1952
Fawcett
#1 - 1952
#11 - 1953
The Big
All-American Comic Book #1
1944
DC
One-shot title
Big Town #17
1952
DC
#1 - 1951
#50 - 1958
Black Cat Comics #24
1950
Harvey Publications
#1 - 1946
#29 - 1951
Becomes "Black Cat Mystery"
Black Cat Mystery #39
1952
Harvey Publications
Was "Black Cat Comics"
#30 - 1951
#65 - 1963
Variously Titled:
"Black Cat Western Mystery"
"Black Cat Western"
"Black Cat Mystic"
"Black Cat"
Blackhawk #82
1954
Quality Comics
(aka Comic Magazines)
Was "Uncle Sam"
#9 - 1944
#243 - 1968
Black Hood Comics #16
1945
MLJ Magazines
Was "Hangman"
#9 - 1943
#19 - 1946
Becomes "Laugh Comics"
Black Magic Vol. 2, #1
1951
Crestwood Pub.
V1#1 - 1950
V8#5 - 1961
Becomes "Cool Cat"
Blackstone Master
Magician Comics #2
1946
Vital Publ.
#1 - 1946
#3 - 1946
The Black Terror #11
1945
Nedor
#1 - 1942
#27 - 1949
Blonde Phantom #14
1947
Timely (aka Marvel)
Was "All-Select Comics"
#12 - 1946
#22 - 1949
Becomes "Lovers"
The Blue Beetle #37
1945
Fox Features
#1 - 1939
#60 - 1950
Blue Bolt #5
1940
Novelty Press (Also
Premium Group of Comics
and Star Publications)
#1 - 1940
#119 - 1953
Variously Titled:
"Blue Bolt Weird Tales of Terror"
"Blue Bolt Weird Tales"
Becomes "Ghostly Weird Stories"
Blue Ribbon Comics #6
1940
MLJ Magazines
#1 - 1939
#22 - 1942
Boy Illustories #80
1952
Super Publications
(aka Lev Gleason)
Was "Captain Battle"
#3 - 1942
#119 - 1956
Variously Titled:
"Boy Comics"
Boy Commandos #8
1944
DC
#1 - 1942
#36 - 1949
Bulletman #16
1946
Fawcett
#1 - 1941
#16 - 1946
Cannonball Comics #1
1945
Rural Home Publ. Co.
#1 - 1945
#2 - 1945
Captain Aero Comics #23
1945
Holyoke Publishing
#1 - 1941
#26 - 1946
Captain America Comics #56
1946
Timely
#1 - 1941
#75 - 1950
Captain Battle Comics #1
(First Series)
1941
New Friday Pub
(aka Comic House)
#1 - 1941
#2 - 1941
Becomes "Boy Comics"
Captain Battle Comics #3
(Second Series)
1942
Magazine Press
#3 - 1942
#5 - 1943
Captain Battle Jr #1
1943
Comic House, Inc
(aka Lev Gleason)
#1 - 1943
#2 - 1943
Captain Gallant of the
Foreign Legion #1
1955
Charlton
#1 - 1955
#4 - 1956
Captain Marvel Adventures #47
1945
Fawcett
#1 - 1941
#150 - 1953
Captain Marvel Jr. #29
1945
Fawcett
#1 - 1942
#119 - 1953
Captain Midnight #24
1944
Fawcett
#1 - 1942
#67 - 1948
Becomes "Sweethearts"
Captain Steve Savage and
His Jet Fighters #2
1951
Avon
#1 - 1950
#13 - 1956
Captain Science #3
1951
Youthful Magazines
#1 - 1950
#7 - 1951
Becomes "Fantastic"
Casper the Friendly Ghost #13
(Second Series)
1953
Harvey
#7 - 1952
#70 - 1958
Cat-Man Comics #4
1941
Helnit Publishing
(aka Holyoke)
Was "Crash Comics"
#1 (V1#6) - 1941
#32 - 1946
Champ Comics #13
1941
Family Comics
(aka Harvey)
Was "Champion Comics"
#11 - 1942
#25 - 1943
Champion Comics #6
1940
Worth Publishing
(aka Harvey)
Was "Speed Comics"
#2 - 1939
#10 - 1940
Becomes "Champ Comics"
Classics Illustrated #75
The Lady of the Lake
1950
Gilberton
Anthology Series
#1 - 1941
#169 - 1969
(Each issue reprinted numerous times)
Colossus Comics #1
1940
Sun Publications
One-shot title
Combat #7
1952
Atlas
#1 - 1952
#11 - 1953
Combat Casey #19
1954
Atlas
Was "War Combat"
#6 - 1953
#34 - 1957
Combat Kelly #16
1953
Atlas
#1 - 1951
#44 - 1957
Comedy Comics #9
(First Series)
1942
Timely
Was "Daring Mystery"
#9 - 1942
#34 - 1946
Becomes "Margie Comics"
Comic Cavalcade #10
1945
DC
#1 - 1942
#63 - 1954
Complete Comics #2
1944
Timely
Was "Amazing Comics"
One-Shot Title
Coo Coo Comics #8
1943
Nedor
#1 - 1942
#62 - 1952
Crack Comics #37
1945
Comic Magazines
(aka Quality Comics)
#1 - 1940
#62 - 1949
Becomes "Crack Western"
Crack Western #64
1949
Bell Features
(aka Quality Comics)
Originally "Crack Comics"
#63 - 1949
#84 - 1953
Becomes "Jonesy"
Crash Comics #5
1940
Tem Publishing
#1 - 1940
#5 - 1940
Becomes "Cat-Man Comics"
Crime and Punishment #17
1950
Lev Gleason
#1 - 1948
#74 - 1955
The Crime Clinic #11
1951
Approved Comics, Inc
(aka Ziff-Davis Pub.)
#10 (#1) - 1951
#5 - 1952
Crime Does Not Pay #122
1952
Lev Gleason
Was "Silver Streak Comics"
#22 - 1942
#147 - 1955
Crime Fighters #13
1955
Atlas
#1 - 1948
#13 - 1955
Variously Titled:
Crimefighters
Crime Fighters Always Win
Crime Must Pay The Penalty #19
1951
Current Books, Inc
(aka Ace Magazines)
Was "Four Favorites""
#33 - 1948
Numbering starts over at #2 - 1948
#48 - 1956
Variously Titled: "Penalty"
Crime Patrol #9
1948
EC
Was "International Crime Patrol"
#7 - 1948
#16 - 1950
Becomes "Crypt of Terror"
Crime Smasher #1
1948
Fawcett
One-Shot Title
Crime SuspenStories #13
1952
EC
#1 - 1950
#27 - 1955
Crimes By Women #3
1948
Fox Features
#1 - 1948
#15 - 1951
The Crypt of Terror #18
1950
EC
Was "Crime Patrol"
#17 - 1950
#19 - 1950
Becomes "Tales From the Crypt"
Cupid #2
1950
Marvel Comics
#1 - 1949
#2 - 1950
Dagar Desert Hawk #16
1948
Fox Features
Was "All Great"
#14 - 1948
#23 - 1949
Becomes "Captain Kidd"
The Dalton Boys #1
1951
Avon
One-Shot Title
Daredevil Comics #33
1945
Lev Gleason
#1 - 1941
#134 - 1956
Daring Comics #12
1945
Timely
Was "Daring Mystery Comics"
#9 - 1944
#12 - 1945
Becomes "Jeanie Comics"
Daring Mystery Comics #7
1941
Timely
#1 - 1940
#8 - 1942
Becomes "Comedy Comics" &
"Daring Comics"
Darling Love #8
1951
Archie Publications
#1 - 1949
#11 - 1952
Davy Crockett
1951
Avon
One-Shot Title
Dell Giant #4
Bugs Bunny's Christmas Funnies
1953
Dell
#1 - 1950
#9 - 1959
Detective Comics #86
1944
DC
#1 - 1937
To Present
Dick Tracy Comics Monthly #34
1950
(Original publisher: Dell)
Harvey
#25 - 1950
#145 - 1961
Dime Comics #1
1945
Newsbook Publ. Corp.
#1 - 1945
Another #1 - 1951
Dime Comics #20
1945
Bell Features (Canada)
#1 - 1943
#28 - 1946
Doc Savage Comics Vol 2 #4
1943
Street & Smith
Vol 1#1 - 1940
Vol 2#8 - 1943
Dollman #38
1952
Quality Comics
Originally "Dollman Quarterly"
#1 - 1941
#47 - 1953
Don Fortune Magazine #6
1947
Don Fortune Publishing
#1 - 1946
#6 - 1947
Double Action Comics #2
1940
DC
One-shot title
An Earth Man on Venus
1951
Avon
One-Shot Title
Eerie #6
1952
Avon
#1 - 1947
#17 - 1954
Becomes "Strange Worlds"
Exciting Comics #52
1946
Nedor
#1 - 1940
#69 - 1949
Famous Funnies #209
1954
Eastern Color
#1 - 1934
#218 - 1955
Fantastic Comics #15
1940
Fox
#1 - 1939
#23 - 1941
Fantoman #4
1940
Centaur
Was "Amazing Adventure Funnies"
#2 - 1940
#4 - 1940
Fast Fiction #2
1949
Seaboard Publ.
#1 - 1949
#5 - 1950
Becomes "Stories By Famous
Authors Illustrated"
Feature Comics #67
1943
Quality Comics Group
Was "Feature Funnies"
#21 - 1939
#144 - 1950
Fight Comics #69
1950
Fiction House
#1 - 1940
#86 - 1954
Fighting Undersea Commandos #3
1952
Avon
#1 - 1952
#5 - 1953
The Fighting Yank #27
1949
Nedor
#1 - 1942
#29 - 1949
First Love Illustrated #35
1953
Home Comics, Inc
(aka Harvey)
#1 - 1949
#90 - 1963
First Romance #13
1952
Home Comics, Inc
(aka Harvey)
#1 - 1949
#52 - 1958
Flash Comics #23
1941
DC
#1 - 1940
#104 - 1949
Becomes "The Flash"
Forbidden Worlds #12
1952
Preferred Publications
(aka American Comics Group)
#1 - 1951
#145 - 1967
The Fox and the Crow #11
1953
DC
#1 - 1951
#108 - 1968
Frontline Combat #7
1952
EC
#1 - 1951
#15 - 1954
Four Color #96
Dick Tracy
1946
Dell
Anthology Series
#1 - 1939
#1354 - 1962
Four Color #261
Mickey Mouse
1949
Dell
Anthology Series
#1 - 1939
#1354 - 1962
Four Color #410
Porky Pig
1952
Dell
Anthology Series
#1 - 1939
#1354 - 1962
Four Color #422
Donald Duck
1952
Dell
Anthology Series
#1 - 1939
#1354 - 1962
The Funnies #48
1940
Dell
#1 - 1936
#64 - 1942
Becomes "New Funnies"
Gang Busters #5
1948
DC
#1 - 1947
#67 - 1958
Gangsters Can't Win #5
1948
D.S. Publishing
#1 - 1948
#9 - 1949
Gene Autrey's Champion #12
1954
Dell
FC 287 (#1) - 1950
#19 - 1955
The Ghost Rider #4
1951
Magazine Enterprises
#1 - 1950
#14 - 1954
G.I. Joe V2#7
1952
Ziff-Davis Publishing
#10 (#1) - 1950
#51 - 1957
Girls' Love Stories #10
1950
Variously published by:
DC
Signal Publishing
Arleigh
#1 - 1949
#180 - 1973
Girls' Romances #19
1953
Variously published by:
DC
Signal Publishing
Arleigh
#1 - 1950
#160 - 1971
Green Giant Comics #1
1940
Pelican Publications
(aka Funnies, Inc)
One-shot title
Green Hornet Comics #30
1946
Family Comics, Inc
(aka Harvey)
#1 - 1940
#47 - 1949
Green Lama #2
1945
Spark Publications
(aka Prize)
#1 - 1944
#8 - 1946
Green Lantern #11
1944
DC
#1 - 1941
#38 - 1949
Green Mask Vol. 2, #3
1945
Fox Features
V1#1 - 1940
V2#6 - 1946
Hangman Comics #2
1942
MLJ Magazines
Was "Special Comics"
#2 - 1942
#8 - 1943
Becomes "Black Hood"
Harvey Comics Hits #55
Love Stories of Mary Worth
1951
Harvey
Formerly "Joe Palooka"
Becomes anthology series
#51 - 1951
#62 - 1953
The Haunt of Fear #28
1954
EC
Was "Gunfighter"
#15 - 1950
Numbering starts over
at #4 after #17 - 1951
#28 - 1954
Haunted Thrills #10
1953
Farrell Publ.
#1 - 1952
#18 - 1954
Headline Comics #52
1952
Prize Publications
#1 - 1943
#77 - 1956
Heroic Comics #74
1952
Eastern Color
#1 - 1940
#97 - 1955
Variously Titled:
"Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics" and
"New Heroic Comics"
Hi-School Romance #8
1951
Harvey
#1 - 1949
#75 - 1958
Hit Comics #1
1940
Comic Magazines
(aka Quality Comics)
#1 - 1940
#65 - 1950
The Hooded Horseman #21
1952
American Comics Group
Was "Blazing West"
#21 - 1952
Numbering starts over at #18
#22 - 1955
Human Torch Comics #20
1945
Timely
#1 - 1940
#35 - 1949
Becomes "Love Tales"
Ibis the Invincible #5
1946
Fawcett
#1 - 1942
#6 - 1948
Jackpot Comics #3
1941
MLJ Magazines
#1 - 1941
#9 - 1943
Becomes "Jolly Jingles"
Jesse James #1
1950
Avon
#1 - 1950
#29 - 1956
Jet Aces #3
1952
Real Adventures Pub.
(aka Fiction House)
#1 - 1952
#4 - 1953
Joe Palooka #68
(Second Series)
1952
Harvey
#1 - 1945
#118 - 1961
Variously titled:
"Joe Palooka's Battle Adventures",
"Joe Palooka's Adventures" and
"Joe Palooka, Champ of the Comics"
Jumbo Comics #98
1947
Fiction House
#1 - 1938
#167 - 1953
Jungle Comics #157
1953
Fiction House
#1 - 1940
#157 - 1953
Justice #51
1955
Male Publishing
(aka Atlas)
Was "Wacky Duck"
#7 - 1947
#52 - 1955
Becomes "Tales of Justice"
Justice Traps The Guilty #31
1951
Headline Publications
#1 - 1947
#92 - 1958
Kid Eternity #13
1949
Comic Magazines
(aka Quality Comics Group)
#1 - 1946
#18 - 1949
Kid Komics #4
1944
Timely
#1 - 1943
#10 - 1946
King Comics #43
1939
David McKay Company
#1 - 1936
#159 - 1952
Land of the Lost #4
1947
EC
#1 - 1946
#9 - 1948
Laugh Comics #47
1951
Archie Publications
(aka Close-Up)
Was "Black Hood"
#20 - 1946
#400 - 1987
Lawbreakers Always Lose #2
1948
Crime Bureau Stories
(aka Atlas/Marvel)
#1 - 1948
#10 - 1949
Leading Comics #5
1942
DC
#1 - 1941
#41 - 1950
Becomes "Leading Screen Comics"
The Lone Ranger #77
1954
Dell
#1 - 1948
#145 - 1962
Looney Tunes and
Merrie Melodies #138
1953
Dell
#1 - 1941
#246 - 1962
Love Adventures #3
1951
Manvis Publications
#1 - 1949
#12 - 1951
Becomes "Actual Confessions"
Lovelorn #35
1953
American Comics Group
#1 - 1949
#51 - 1954
Becomes "Confessions of the Lovelorn"
Mad #22
1955
EC
#1 - 1952
#23 - 1955
Becomes "Mad" Magazine
Major Inapak The Space Ace #1
1951
Magazine Enterprises
(aka Inapac Foods)
One-shot promotional giveaway
Major Victory Comics #3
1945
H. Clay Glover Co.
#1 - 1944
#3 - 1945
Man Comics #12
1952
Newsstand Publications
(aka Atlas)
#1 - 1949
#28 - 1953
Marge's Little Lulu #52
1952
Dell
#1 - 1948
#206 - 1972
Becomes "Little Lulu"
Marvel Comics #1
1939
Timely
One-shot title
Becomes "Marvel Mystery Comics"
The Marvel Family #38
1949
Fawcett
#1 - 1945
#89 - 1954
Marvel Mystery Comics #66
1945
Timely
Was "Marvel Comics"
#2 - 1939
#92 - 1949
Becomes "Marvel Tales"
Marvel Tales #122
(First Series)
1954
Marvel Comics
(aka Atlas)
Was "Marvel Mystery Comics"
#93 - 1949
#159 - 1957
Mary Marvel #22
1948
Fawcett
#1 - 1945
#28 - 1948
Master Comics #43
1943
Fawcett
#1 - 1940
#133 - 1953
Men's Adventures #28
1954
Atlas
Was "True Adventures"
#4 - 1950
#28 - 1954
Mickey Finn #10
(First Series)
1947
Publication Enterprises
#1 - 1942
#15 - 1949
Mike Barnett
Man Against Crime #5
1952
Fawcett
#1 - 1951
#6 - 1952
Military Comics #40
1945
Quality Comics
(aka Comic Magazines)
#1 - 1941
#43 - 1945
Becomes "Modern Comics"
Minute Man #2
1941
Fawcett
#1 - 1941
#3 - 1942
Miss Fury #8
1945
Medalion Publishing
(aka Timely)
#1 - 1942
#8 - 1945
Modern Comics #65
1947
Comic Magazines
(aka Quality Comics)
Was "Military Comics"
#44 - 1945
#102 - 1950
Moon Girl Fights Crime #7
1949
EC
#1 - 1947
#8 - 1949
Becomes "A Moon, A Girl... Romance"
Variously Titled: "Moon Girl"
A Moon, A Girl... Romance #11
1950
EC
Was "Moon Girl"
#9 - 1949
#12 - 1950
Becomes "Weird Fantasy"
More Fun Comics #77
1942
DC
Was "New Fun Comics"
#7 - 1936
#127 - 1947
Motion Picture Funnies
Weekly #1
1939
First Funnies, Inc
One-shot promotional giveaway
Mr. District Attorney #27
1952
DC
#1 - 1948
#67 - 1959
Murder Incorporated #5
(First Series)
1948
Fox Features
#1 - 1948
#15 - 1949
(Becomes "My Private Life")
Mutt and Jeff #16
1944
DC
(Later by Dell and Harvey)
#1 - 1939
#148 - 1965
Mystery In Space #13
1953
DC
#1 - 1951
#117 - 1981
Mystery Men Comics #14
1940
Fox Features
#1 - 1939
#31 - 1942
Mystic Comics #2
(First Series)
1940
Timely
#1 - 1940
#10 - 1942
Mystic Comics #3
(Second Series)
1944
Timely
#1 - 1944
#4 - 1945
Mystic #19
(Third Series)
1953
Atlas
#1 - 1951
#61 - 1957
Namora #1
1948
Timely/Marvel
#1 - 1948
#3 - 1948
National Comics #4
1940
Comic Magazines Inc
(aka Quality Comics)
#1 - 1940
#75 - 1949
Nellie the Nurse #14
1948
Atlas
(aka Marvel)
#1 - 1945
#36 - 1952
New Funnies #94
1944
Dell
Was "The Funnies"
#65 - 1942
#288 - 1962
Variously Titled:
"Walter Lantz New Funnies"
"New TV Funnies"
"TV Funnies"
New York
World's Fair Comics 1939
1939
DC
One-shot title
New York
World's Fair Comics 1940
1940
DC
One-shot title
Nickel Comics #2
1940
Fawcett
#1 - 1940
#8 - 1940
Nyoka The Jungle Girl #11
1947
Fawcett
Was "Jungle Girl"
#2 - 1945
#77 - 1953
Operation Peril #13
1952
American Comics Group
#1 - 1950
#16 - 1953
Our Secret #7
1950
Superior Comics
Was "My Secret"
#4 - 1949
#8 - 1950
The Outlaws #13
1953
Star Publishing
Was "Western Crime Cases"
#10 - 1952
#14 - 1954
Pep Comics #52
1945
MLJ Magazines
#1 - 1940
#411 - 1987
Peter Panda #2
1953
DC
#1 - 1953
#31 - 1958
Phantom Lady #21
(First Series)
1948
Fox Features
#13 - 1947
#23 - 1949
Becomes "My Secret Love"
Phantom Lady #2
(Second Series)
1955
Excellent Pub
(aka Ajax/Farrell)
Was "Linda"
#5 - 1954
(Numbering starts over at #2)
#4 - 1955
The Phantom Stranger #2
1952
DC
#1 - 1952
#6 - 1953
Planet Comics #46
1947
Fiction House
#1 - 1940
#73 - 1954
Plastic Man #48
1954
Quality Comics
(aka Comic Magazines)
#1 - 1943
#64 - 1956
Police Comics #88
1949
Quality Comics
(aka Comic Magazines)
#1 - 1941
#127 - 1953
Pop Teen-Agers #5
1950
Star Publications
Was "School Day Romances"
#5 - 1950
#23 - 1954
Popeye #19
1952
Dell
#1 - 1948
#171 - 1984
Popular Comics #134
1947
Dell
#1 - 1936
#145 - 1948
Prize Comics #44
1944
Feature Publications
(aka Prize Publications)
#1 - 1940
#68 - 1948
Becomes "Prize Comics Western"
Punch Comics #10
1944
Dynamic Publ.
(aka Harry Chesler)
#1 - 1941
#23 - 1948
Real Clue Crime Stories Vol. 4 #8
1949
Hillman
Was "Clue Comics"
V2#4 - 1947
V8#3 - 1953
Red Raven Comics #1
1940
Timely
One-Shot Title
Becomes "Human Torch"
Red Ryder Comics #82
1950
Dell
#1 - 1940
#151 - 1957
Reform School Girl
1951
Realistic Comics
One-Shot Title
Rex Allen Comics #5
1951
Dell
Four Color 316 (#1) - 1951
#31 - 1959
Robotmen of the Lost Planet #1
1952
Avon
One-Shot Title
Romantic Adventures #38
1953
American Comics Group
#1 - 1949
#67 - 1956
Becomes "My Romantic Adventures"
Romantic Marriage #13
1952
Ziff-Davis
#1 - 1950
#24 - 1954
Becomes "Cinderella Love"
Roy Rogers Comics #10
1948
Dell
#1 - 1948
#145 - 1961
Variously Titled:
"Roy Rogers & Trigger"
Sad Sack Comics #13
1951
Harvey
#1 - 1949
#287 - 1982
Science Comics #5
(Second Series)
1946
Humor Publications
#1 - 1946
#5 - 1946
Sensation Comics #63
1947
DC
#1 - 1942
#109 - 1952
Shadow Comics Vol. 7 #8
1947
Street & Smith
V1#1 - 1940
V9#5 - 1949
Shield-Wizard Comics #2
1940
MLJ Magazines
#1 - 1940
#13 - 1944
Shock Detective Cases #21
1952
Star Publications
Was "Crime Fighting Detective"
#20 - 1952
#21 - 1952
Becomes "Spook Detective Cases"
Shock SuspenStories #13
1954
EC
#1 - 1952
#18 - 1955
Shocking Mystery Cases #56
1953
Star Publications
Was "Thrilling Crimes Cases"
#50 - 1952
#60 - 1954
Silver Streak Comics #16
1941
New Friday Publ.
(aka Lev Gleason)
#1 - 1939
#23 - 1946
Becomes "Crime Does Not Pay"
Smash Comics #35
1942
E.M. Arnold
(aka Quality Comics)
#1 - 1939
#85 - 1949
Becomes "Lady Luck"
Smitty #1
1948
Dell
#1 - 1948
#7 - 1949
Space Adventures #2
(First Series)
1952
Charlton
#1 - 1952
#59 - 1964
Space Detective #2
1951
Avon
#1 - 1951
#4 - 1952
Space Western Comics #41
1952
Capitol Stories
(aka Charlton)
Was "Cowboy Western Comics"
#40 - 1952
#45 - 1953
Becomes "Cowboy Western Comics"
(again)
Special Comics #1
1941
MLJ
One-shot title
Becomes "Hangman"
Special Edition Comics #1
1940
Fawcett
One-shot title
Spook #25
1953
Star Publications
Was "Shock Detective Cases"
#22 - 1953
#30 - 1954
Spy Cases #27
1950
Hercules Publ. Corp.
(aka Atlas)
Was "The Kelleys"
#26 - 1950
Numbering starts over at #4
#19 - 1953
Spy-Hunters #17
1952
American Comics Group
Was "Spy & Counterspy"
#3 - 1949
#24 - 1953
Spy Smasher #5
1942
Fawcett
#1 - 1941
#11 - 1943
Star Spangled Comics #2
1941
DC
#1 - 1941
#130 - 1952
Becomes "Star Spangled War Stories"
Star Spangled War Stories #17
1954
DC
Was "Star Spangled Comics"
#131 - 1952
Numbering starts over
at #3 after #133 (1952)
#204 - 1977
Startling Comics #41
1946
Nedor
#1 - 1940
#53 - 1948
Strange Adventures #52
1955
DC
#1 - 1950
#244 - 1973
Strange Suspense Stories #16
(Second Series)
1954
Charlton
#16 - 1954
#77 - 1965
Strange Worlds #9
1952
Avon
#1 - 1950
#9 - 1952
Skips to #18 - 1954
#22 - 1955
Sub-Mariner Comics #4
1941
Timely
#1 - 1941
#32 - 1949
Becomes "Best Love"
Sun Girl #2
1948
Timely/Marvel
#1 - 1948
#3 - 1948
Superboy #28
1953
DC
#1 - 1949
#258 - 1979
Super Comics #102
1946
Dell
#1 - 1938
#121 - 1949
Super Duck Comics #3
1945
MLJ
#1 - 1944
#94 - 1960
Superman #16
1940
DC
#1 - 1939
#423 - 1986
Super-Mystery Comics Vol. 4, #6
1943
Ace Magazines
V1#1 - 1940
V8#6 - 1949
Supersnipe Comics Vol. 3, #9
1947
Street & Smith Publications
Was "Army & Navy"
V1#6 - 1942
V5#1 - 1949
Suspense #6
1950
Cornell Publishing
(aka Atlas)
#1 - 1949
#29 - 1953
Suspense Comics #9
1945
Continental Magazines
#1 - 1943
#12 - 1946
Tales From The Crypt #42
1954
EC
Was "The Crypt of Terror"
#20 - 1950
#46 - 1955
Teen-Age Brides #2
1953
Home Comics, Inc
(aka Harvey)
#1 - 1953
#7 - 1954
Becomes "True Bride's Experiences"
Terrific Comics #3
1944
Et-Es-Go Magazines
(aka Continental)
#1 - 1944
#6 - 1944
This Magazine Is Haunted #12
1953
Fawcett
#1 - 1951
#21 - 1954
Becomes "Danger and Adventure"
Thrilling Comics #50
1945
Nedor
#1 - 1940
#80 - 1951
Tom Corbett, Space Cadet #9
1954
Dell
#1 - 1952 (Four Color #378)
#11 - 1954
Top Love Stories #13
1952
Star Publications
Was "Gasoline Alley"
#3 - 1951
#19 - 1954
Top-Notch Comics #7
1940
MLJ Magazines
#1 - 1939
#45 - 1944
Becomes "Laugh Comix"
Tough Kid Squad Comics #1
1942
Timely
One-shot title
Treasure Comics #5
1946
American Boy's Comics
(aka Prize Publications)
#1 - 1945
#12 - 1947
True Aviation Picture-Stories #4
1943
Parents Magazine Press
#1 - 1942
#15 - 1946
Becomes "Aviation Adventures
& Model Building"
True 3D #1
1953
Harvey
#1 - 1953
#2 - 1954
Two-Fisted Tales #26
1952
EC
Was "Haunt of Fear"
#18 - 1950
#41 - 1955
Uncle Scrooge #2 (FC 456)
1953
Dell
#1 (FC 386) - 1952
#209 - 1984
United Comics #8
1950
United Features
#1 - 1940
Becomes "Fritzi Ritz" #2 - #7
#8 - 1950
#26 - 1953
United States Fighting
Air Force #23
1956
Superior Publishers Ltd
#1 - 1952
#29 - 1956
The United States Marines #4
1944
Life's Romances Pub.
#1 - 1943
#11 - 1953
USA Comics #17
1945
Timely
#1 - 1941
#17 - 1945
The Vault of Horror #39
1954
EC
Was "War Against Crime"
#12 - 1950
#40 - 1955
Vic Verity Magazine #1
1945
Vic Verity Pub.
#1 - 1945
#7 - 1946
Victory Comics #1
1941
Hillman Periodicals
#1 - 1941
#4 - 1941
Walt Disney's
Comics & Stories #30
1943
Dell
#1 - 1940
To Present
Wanted #19
1949
Toytown Pub.
#9 - 1947
#53 - 1953
War Against Crime #1
1948
EC
#1 - 1948
#11 - 1950
Becomes "Vault of Horror"
War Battles #2
1952
Harvey
#1 - 1952
#9 - 1953
War Comics #10
1952
USA Comic Magazine Corp
(aka Atlas)
#1 - 1950
#49 - 1957
War Stories #3
1953
Farrell Publications
#1 - 1952
#5 - 1953
Warfront #6
1952
Harvey
#1 - 1951
#39 - 1967
Weird Fantasy #6
1951
EC
Was "A Moon, A Girl, Romance"
#13 - 1950
Numbering starts over
at #6 after #17 - 1951
#22 - 1953
Becomes "Weird Science-Fantasy"
Weird Science #5
1951
EC
Was "Saddle Romances"
#12 - 1950
Numbering starts over
at #5 after #15 - 1950
#22 - 1953
Becomes "Weird Science-Fantasy"
Weird Science-Fantasy #26
1954
EC
Was "Weird Science/Weird Fantasy"
#23 - 1954
#29 - 1954
Becomes "Incredible Science Fiction"
Wendy Parker #1
1953
Atlas
#1 - 1953
#8 - 1954
Western Fighters V4#7
1953
Hillman Periodicals
V1#1 - 1948
V4#7 - 1953
Western Hearts #6
1951
Standard Comics
#1 - 1949
#10 - 1952
The Westerner #24
1949
Wanted Comics Group
#14 - 1948
#41 - 1951
Whip Wilson #9
1950
Marvel Comics
Was "Rex Hart"
#9 - 1950
#11 - 1950
Becomes "Gunhawk"
Whiz Comics #60
1944
Fawcett
Was "Flash & Thrill Comics"
#2 - 1940
#155 - 1953
Wild Bill Elliott #9
1952
Dell
FC 278 (#1) - 1950
#10 - 1952
Wings Comics #77
1947
Fiction House
#1 - 1940
#124 - 1954
Witchcraft #2
1952
Avon
#1 - 1952
#6 - 1953
Wonder Comics #1
1939
Fox
#1 - 1939
#2 - 1939
Becomes "Wonderworld"
Wonder Comics #3
1944
Nedor
#1 - 1944
#20 - 1948
Wonder Woman #8
1944
DC
#1 - 1942
#329 - 1986
Wonderworld Comics #29
1941
Fox
Was "Wonder Comics"
#3 - 1939
#33 - 1942
World's Best Comics #1
1941
DC
#1 - 1941
Becomes "World's Finest Comics"
World's Finest Comics #10
1943
DC
Was "World's Best Comics"
#2 - 1941
#323 - 1986
Wow Comics #36
1945
Fawcett
#1 - 1940
#69 - 1948
Young Allies Comics #19
1946
Timely
#1 - 1941
#20 - 1946
Young Men #26
1954
Atlas
Was "Cowboy Romances"
#4 - 1950
#28 - 1954
Zip Comics #2
1940
MLJ
#1 - 1940
#47 - 1944
Zoo Funnies #3
1953
Capitol Stories
(aka Charlton)
#1 - 1953
#13 - 1955
Zoot #8
1947
Fox
#1 - 1946
#16 - 1948
Becomes "Rulah Jungle Goddess"


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