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BIP Comics: Publisher Insignia and Indicia Data
Continental Magazines

Title Owners:
• Captain Aero Comics
[1-Oct-1944] #25: Continental Magazines, Inc.; R. R. Hermann; Esther Temerson;
• Catman Comics
[1-Oct-1943] #26(v3#1): Continental Magazines, Inc.; R. R. Hermann; Esther Temerson;
[1-Oct-1944] #30: Continental Magazines, Inc.; R. R. Hermann; Esther Temerson;
[11-Oct-1945] #32: F. Z. Temerson; Esther Temerson;
• Suspense Comics
[1-Oct-1944] #11: Continental Magazines, Inc.; R. R. Hermann; Esther Temerson;

Publishers of Record:
• Brookwood Publishing Company, Inc.
Speed Comics (3,10);
• Continental Magazines, Inc.
Captain Aero Comics (17,21-26); Catman Comics (25,26[v3n1],26[v3n2],30,31,32); Suspense Comics (5,11); Terrific Comics (4-6);
• Continental Publications, Inc.
Foodini (2);
• Et-Es-Go Magazines, Inc.
Captain Aero Comics (11,13-15); Catman Comics (21,23); Suspense Comics (4); Terrific Comics (2);
• Helnit Publishing Co., Inc.
Captain Fearless Comics (1); Catman Comics (6-10); Green Hornet Comics (2);
• Nita Publishing Co, Inc.
Whirlwind Comics (2);
• Tem Publishing Co., Inc.
Crash Comic Adventures (1); Crash Comics (2,4); Crash Comics Adventures (3);

Addresses:
• Editorial and Executive Offices:
381 Fourth Avenue, New York, NY (Dec 1939)-(Dec 1941)
220 West 42nd Street, New York, NY (Nov 1943)-(Aug 1946)
• Offices of Publication:
1 Appleton Street, Holyoke, MA (Jul 1940)-(Dec 1941)
Meriden, CT (Sep 1940)-(Sep 1941)
420 De Soto Avenue, St. Louis, MO (Nov 1943)-(Aug 1946)
• Advertising Offices:
220 West 42nd Street, New York, NY (Nov 1943)-(Aug 1946)

Personnel:
• Managing Editor:
R. R. Hermann [1-Oct-1943]-[1-Oct-1944]
F. Z. Temerson [11-Oct-1945]
• Editor:
Ray Willner [11-Oct-1945]
• Business Manager:
F. Z. Temerson [1-Oct-1943]-[1-Oct-1944]
Irving Solomon [11-Oct-1945]

Note: Speed Comics is acquired by Harvey in 1941; First Harvey issue appears to be #14 (Sep 1941); Last Temerson issue appears to be #13 (May 1941)
Note: Green Hornet Comics is acquired by Harvey in 1942; First Harvey issue is #7 (Jun 1942); Last Temerson issue is #6 (Aug 1941).
Note: Catman is acquired by Holyoke (Bowles) in 1942 from Helnit (Temerson) and is later reacquired by Et-Es-Go (Temerson) in 1943. The exact relationship between Temerson and Bowles is unknown. Allen Ulmer letter to Jerry De Fuccio found on eBay by Frank Motler.

Statements of Ownership:
Captain Aero Comics #25 (Feb 1946)
Cat-Man Comics #26(v3#1) (blurry) (Sep 1944)
Cat-Man Comics #30 (Dec 1945)
Cat-Man Comics #32 (Aug 1946)
Suspense Comics #11 (Jun 1946)

Indicias:
1939-1943
  1939 1940 1941 1942 1943
Jan          
Feb          
Mar     Green Hornet Comics #2
   
Spr          
Apr          
May   Crash Comic Adventures #1
Cat-Man Comics #1(v1#6)
   
Jun   Crash Comics #2
Cat-Man Comics #2(v1#7)
   
Sum          
Jul   Crash Comics Adventures #3
Speed Comics #10
Whirlwind Comics #2
Cat-Man Comics #3(v1#8)
   
Aug     Captain Fearless Comics #1
   
Sep   Crash Comics #4
Cat-Man Comics #4(v1#9)
  Captain Aero Comics #11(v3#9)
Oct          
Fall          
Nov   Crash Comics #5
    Cat-Man Comics #21(v2#8)
Dec Speed Comics #3
  Cat-Man Comics #5(v1#10)
   
Win          
  1939 1940 1941 1942 1943

1944-1946
  1944 1945 1946
Jan Captain Aero Comics #13(v3#11)
   
Feb     Captain Aero Comics #25
Mar Cat-Man Comics #23(v2#10)
Terrific Comics #2
   
Spr      
Apr Captain Aero Comics #14(v3#12)
Captain Aero Comics #22
 
May      
Jun Captain Aero Comics #15(v3#13)
Suspense Comics #4
  Suspense Comics #11
Sum      
Jul Cat-Man Comics #25(v2#12)
Terrific Comics #4
   
Aug Suspense Comics #5
Captain Aero Comics #23
Captain Aero Comics #26
Cat-Man Comics #32
Sep Cat-Man Comics #26(v3#1)
Terrific Comics #5
   
Oct Captain Aero Comics #17(v4#3)
   
Fall      
Nov Cat-Man Comics #26(v3#2)
Terrific Comics #6
Captain Aero Comics #24
 
Dec Captain Aero Comics #21
Cat-Man Comics #30
 
Win      
  1944 1945 1946

Indicias:
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Apr Foodini #2
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  1950




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