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BIP Comics: Publisher Insignia and Indicia Data
Ace Fiction Group

Insignias:

Title Owners:
• Baffling Mysteries
[26-Sep-1952] #15: Periodical House, Inc.; A. A. Wyn; Rose Wyn;
[21-Sep-1953] #20: Periodical House, Inc.; A. A. Wyn; Rose Wyn;
• The Beyond
[24-Sep-1951] #10: Ace Magazines, Inc.; A. A. Wyn; Rose Wyn;
[26-Sep-1952] #19: Unity Publishing Corp.; A. A. Wyn; Rose Wyn; Ronald E. Wyn;
• Complete Love Magazine
[18-Sep-1951] #163: Ace Magazines, Inc.; A. A. Wyn; Rose Wyn;
• Crime Must Pay the Penalty
[17-Sep-1954] #46: Junior Books, Inc.; A. A. Wyn; Rose Wyn;
• Dotty Comics
[23-Sep-1948] #40: A. A. Wyn, Inc.; A. A. Wyn; Rose Wyn;
• Ernie Comics
[23-Sep-1948] #25: Current Books, Inc.; Periodical House, Inc.; A. A. Wyn; Rose Wyn; Warren A. Angel; C. A. Publishing Co.; (E. Campbell); (Estate of E. L. Angel);
• 4 Favorites
[19-Oct-1942] #9: Periodical House, Inc.; A. A. Wyn; Rose Wyn; Warren A. Angel; C & A Publishing, Co.; E. Campbell; E. L. Angel;
• Four Favorites Comics
[ 1-Oct-1945] #22: Ace Books, Inc.; A. A. Wyn; Rose Wyn; Warren A. Angel;
[30-Sep-1947] Four Teeners #34: A. A. Wyn, Inc.; A. A. Wyn; Rose Wyn;
• Hand of Fate
[21-Sep-1951] #10: Humor Publications, Inc.; A. A. Wyn, Inc.; A. A. Wyn; Rose Wyn;
[21-Sep-1953] #23: A. A. Wyn, Inc.; A. A. Wyn; Rose Wyn;
• Love Experiences
[26-Sep-1952] #18: Ace Periodicals, Inc.; Ace News Corporation; A. A. Wyn; Rose Wyn;
• Super-Mystery Comics
[25-Sep-1940] v1#6: Periodical House, Inc.; A. A. Wyn; Rose Wyn; C. & A. Publishing Co.; E. L. Angel; E. Campbell;
[10-Sep-1941] v2#6: Periodical House, Inc.; A. A. Wyn; Rose Wyn; Warren A. Angel; C. & A. Publishing Co.; E. Campbell; E. L. Angel;
[13-Sep-1944] v4#6: Ace Periodicals, Inc.; A. A. Wyn; Rose Wyn; Warren A. Angel;
[30-Sep-1947] v7#4: Ace Periodicals, Inc.; Warren A. Angel; Evangeline L. Angel; Nancy Angel; Merrillon Angel; Evangeline Rodenbaugh; Warren A. Angel, Jr.;
• Trapped
[17-Sep-1954] #4: Periodical House, Inc.; A. A. Wyn; Rose Wyn;
• Web of Mystery
[20-Sep-1951] #8: Ace Books, Inc.; A. A. Wyn; Rose Wyn;
[26-Sep-1952] #17: A. A. Wyn, Inc.; A. A. Wyn; Rose Wyn;
[21-Sep-1953] #23: A. A. Wyn, Inc.; A. A. Wyn; Rose Wyn;
[17-Sep-1954] #28: A. A. Wyn, Inc.; A. A. Wyn; Rose Wyn;

Publishers of Record:
• A. A. Wyn, Inc.
All Romances (2); Dotty (35-40); Four Favorites (30); Four Teeners (34); Glamorous Romances (41,48,49,72); Hand Of Fate (14-16,19,21-23,25); Real Love (57,61,66,71,74); Revealing Romances (1); Web Of Mystery (12,14-21,23,24,26-28); Western Adventures (3);
• Ace Books, Inc.
Four Favorites (20,22); Real Life Secrets (1); Web Of Mystery (1,3-11);
• Ace Magazines, Inc.
Beyond (2,3,6-8,10); Challenge of the Unknown (6); Complete Love Magazine (#163 v27#1); Indian Braves (3); Sure-Fire Comics (1); War Heroes (1,2);
• Ace Periodicals, Inc.
Love Experiences (18,21); Super-Mystery Comics (v4#4,v5#3,v7#4,v8#3); Vicky Comics (3);
• Current Books, Inc.
Andy Comics (20,21); Crime Must Pay The Penalty (18,24,26); Ernie Comics (24,25);
• Humor Publications, Inc.
Hand Of Fate (10,11); Men Against Crime (4); Science Comics (1); Scream Comics (3);
• Junior Books, Inc.
Atomic War (1-4); Crime Must Pay The Penalty (3,10,38,39,40,41,45,46);
• Periodical House, Inc.
Baffling Mysteries (11-15,17-20,24,26); Beyond (29,30); Complete Love Magazine (#179 v30#4,#180 v30#5,#182 v31#1); Four Favorites (8,9); Glamorous Romances (57); Love At First Sight (15,32,35); Love Experiences (30); Super-Mystery Comics (v1#5,v2#1,v2#3,v2#4,v3#1); Trapped (1);
• Unity Publishing Corp.
Beyond (12,14,16,17,19,21-24,28-30);

Addresses:
• Editorial and Executive Offices:
67 West 44th Street, New York, NY (Jun 1940)-(Jan 1946)
23 West 47th Street, New York, NY (Aug 1947)-(Jun 1956)
• Offices of Publication:
29 Worthington Street, Springfield, MA (Jun 1940)-(Oct 1950)
221 East 20th Street, Chicago, IL (Oct 1941)-(Apr 1942)
163 Pratt Street, Meriden, CT (Feb 1951)-(Sep 1954)
353 Third Street, Niagara Falls, NY (Jul 1951)
1250 Camden Avenue Southwest, Canton, OH (Nov 1952)-(Apr 1953)

Personnel:
• Publisher:
A. A. Wyn [25-Sep-1940]-[17-Sep-1954]
Warren A. Angel [30-Sep-1947]
• Editor:
A. A. Wyn [25-Sep-1940]-[30-Sep-1947]
Frederick Gardener [30-Sep-1947]
Rose Wyn [13-Sep-1944]-[18-Sep-1951]
N. J. Phillips [26-Sep-1952]
M. J. Phillips [21-Sep-1953]-[17-Sep-1954]
• Managing Editor:
A. A. Wyn [25-Sep-1940]-[21-Sep-1951]
Frederick Gardener [19-Oct-1942]
Rose Wyn [24-Sep-1951]
• Business Manager:
A. A. Wyn [25-Sep-1940]-[17-Sep-1954]
Warren A. Angel [30-Sep-1947]

Statements of Ownership:
Baffling Mysteries #15 (May 1953)
Baffling Mysteries #20 (Apr 1954)
Beyond #10 (Apr 1952)
Beyond #19 (Mar 1953)
Complete Love Magazine #163 v27#1 (Apr 1952)
Crime Must Pay the Penalty #46 (Jul 1955)
Dotty #40 (May 1949)
Ernie Comics #25 (Mar 1949)
Four Favorites #9 (Feb 1943)
Four Favorites #22 (Mar 1946)
Four Teeners #34 (Apr 1948)
Hand of Fate #10 (Apr 1952)
Hand of Fate #23 (Jun 1954)
Love Experiences #18 (Apr 1953)
Super-Mystery Comics v1#6 (Feb 1941)
Super-Mystery Comics v2#6 (Feb 1942)
Super-Mystery Comics v4#6 (Apr 1945)
Super-Mystery Comics v7#4 (Mar 1948)
Trapped #4 (Apr 1955)
Web of Mystery #8 (Apr 1952)
Web of Mystery #17 (Feb 1953)
Web of Mystery #23 (Mar 1954)
Web of Mystery #28 (May 1955)

Indicias:
1940-1944
  1940 1941 1942 1943 1944
Jan          
Feb     Super-Mystery Comics v2#6
Four Favorites #9
 
Mar          
Spr          
Apr   Super-Mystery Comics v2#1
Super-Mystery Comics v3#1
   
May          
Jun Sure-Fire Comics #1
       
Sum          
Jul          
Aug Super-Mystery Comics v1#2
Super-Mystery Comics v2#3
     
Sep          
Oct   Super-Mystery Comics v2#4
    Super-Mystery Comics v4#4
Fall          
Nov Super-Mystery Comics v1#4
       
Dec Super-Mystery Comics v1#5
Super-Mystery Comics v2#5
Four Favorites #8
   
Win          
  1940 1941 1942 1943 1944

1945-1949
  1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Jan   Science Comics #1
    Dotty #38
Ernie Comics #24
Super-Mystery Comics v8#3
Feb         Vicky Comics #3
Western Adventures #3
Mar   Four Favorites #22
  Super-Mystery Comics v7#4
Dotty #39
Ernie Comics #25
Spr Scream Comics #3
       
Apr       Four Teeners #34
 
May         Dotty #40
Jun       Andy Comics #20
Dotty #35
 
Sum          
Jul         Glamorous Romances #41
Aug     Four Favorites #30
Andy Comics #21
Crime Must Pay the Penalty #3
 
Sep       Dotty #36
Real Life Secrets #1
Revealing Romances #1
Oct         All Romances #2
Crime Must Pay the Penalty #10
Fall          
Nov Four Favorites #20
    Dotty #37
 
Dec Super-Mystery Comics v5#3
       
Win          
  1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950-1954
  1950 1951 1952 1953 1954
Jan   Beyond #2
Beyond #8
Glamorous Romances #57
Baffling Mysteries #13
Baffling Mysteries #19
Beyond #24
Feb   Crime Must Pay the Penalty #18
Web of Mystery #1
Crime Must Pay the Penalty #24
Web of Mystery #7
Atomic War #3
Hand of Fate #16
Web of Mystery #17
 
Mar   Beyond #3
  Baffling Mysteries #14
Beyond #19
Hand of Fate #22
Web of Mystery #23
Spr          
Apr   Men Against Crime #4
Web of Mystery #2
Beyond #10
Complete Love Magazine #163 v27#1
Hand of Fate #10
Web of Mystery #8
Atomic War #4
Love Experiences #18
Baffling Mysteries #20
May     Love At First Sight #15
War Heroes #1
Web of Mystery #9
Baffling Mysteries #15
Web of Mystery #18
Crime Must Pay the Penalty #38
Real Love #61
Web of Mystery #24
Jun   Web of Mystery #3
Beyond #12
Crime Must Pay the Penalty #26
Hand of Fate #11
Space Action #1
Web of Mystery #10
  Hand of Fate #23
Sum          
Jul   Indian Braves #3
War Heroes #2
Web of Mystery #11
Beyond #21
Web of Mystery #19
Crime Must Pay the Penalty #39
Aug   Web of Mystery #4
Beyond #14
Crime Must Pay the Penalty #27
Space Action #2
Web of Mystery #12
Hand of Fate #19
 
Sep Challenge of the Unknown #6
Beyond #6
  Baffling Mysteries #17
Beyond #22
Web of Mystery #20
Beyond #28
Complete Love Magazine #179 v30#4
Crime Must Pay the Penalty #40
Web of Mystery #26
Oct Glamorous Romances #48
Web of Mystery #5
Beyond #16
Space Action #3
Web of Mystery #14
Love Experiences #21
Real Love #57
Trapped #1
Fall          
Nov   Beyond #7
Atomic War #1
Baffling Mysteries #11
Beyond #17
Hand of Fate #14
Web of Mystery #15
Baffling Mysteries #18
Beyond #23
Web of Mystery #21
Beyond #29
Complete Love Magazine #180 v30#5
Crime Must Pay the Penalty #41
Web of Mystery #27
Dec Glamorous Romances #49
Web of Mystery #6
Atomic War #2
Baffling Mysteries #12
Hand of Fate #15
Web of Mystery #16
Glamorous Romances #72
Hand of Fate #21
Hand of Fate #25
Love At First Sight #32
Win          
  1950 1951 1952 1953 1954

1955-1956
  1955 1956
Jan Baffling Mysteries #24
Beyond #30
 
Feb Love Experiences #30
Real Love #66
 
Mar Complete Love Magazine #182 v31#1
 
Spr    
Apr    
May Crime Must Pay the Penalty #45
Web of Mystery #28
 
Jun Love At First Sight #35
Real Love #74
Sum    
Jul Crime Must Pay the Penalty #46
 
Aug    
Sep    
Oct Baffling Mysteries #26
 
Fall    
Nov    
Dec Real Love #71
 
Win    
  1955 1956




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