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BIP Comics: Publisher Insignia and Indicia Data
Farrell Comics Group

Insignias:

Title Owners:
• All True Romance
[28-Sep-1954] #24: Robert W. Farrell; Excellent Publications, Inc.; Dearfield Publishing Co. Inc.;
• Bride's Secrets
[28-Sep-1954] #8: Robert W. Farrell; Excellent Publications, Inc.; Dearfield Publishing Co. Inc.;
[10-Oct-1956] #15: Ajax Pub., Inc.; Robert W. Farrell; Norman Rettig; Betty K. Stern;
• Fantastic Illustrated
[28-Sep-1954] Samson #12: Four Star Publications, Inc.; Robert W. Farrell; Dearfield Publishing Co. Inc.;
• G. I. in Battle
[25-Sep-1957] #6: Four Star Comic Corp.; Robert W. Farrell; Nathaniel Katss;
• My Personal Problem
[10-Oct-1956] #1: Ajax Pub., Inc.; Robert W. Farrell; Norman Rettig; Betty K. Stern;
• Strange
[30-Sep-1957] #6: 4 Star Comics Corp.; Robert W. Farrell; Nath. Katss;
• Strange Fantasy
[28-Sep1953] #10: Farrell Comics Inc.; Robert W. Farrell; Dearfield Publishing Co. Inc.;
• Terrific Comics
[28-Sep-1954] #16: Excellent Publications, Inc.; Robert W. Farrell; Dearfield Publishing Co. Inc.;
• Voodoo
[28-Sep-1953] #14: Four Star Publications, Inc.; Robert W. Farrell; Dearfield Publishing Co. Inc.;

Publishers of Record:
• Ajax Publications, Inc.
All True Romance (27); Bride's Secrets (10); Sweetie Pie (2); Today's Bride (2-4);
• Excellent Publications, Inc.
All True Romance (24); Battle Report (1-3); Black Cobra (1); Bride's Secrets (2,4,8,9); Fighting Man (1-8); Fighting Man Annual (1); Flame (5); Lone Eagle (4); Lonely Heart (9,10,12); Madhouse (4); Phantom Lady (2); Strange Fantasy (14); Swift Arrow (1); Terrific Comics (16); War Stories (1); War Report (4,5); Wonder Boy (17);
• Farrell Comics, Inc.
Haunted Thrills (3,11,12,17); Lone Rider (11,15); Rocketman (1); Strange Fantasy (2,9,11,13);
• Four Star Comic Corp.
Bride's Secrets (15); Frisky Animals on Parade (2,3); G.I. in Battle (2-5); Gunsmoke Trail (3); Madhouse (2); Midnight (1-6); Mighty Bear (3); Oklahoma Kid (1); Rider (1,3); Rider Blazes Frontier Trail (5); Strange (4,5); Super-Cat (3); Super Spook (4); Swift Arrow (2,3); Swift Arrow's Gunfighter (4);
• Four Star Publications, Inc.
Captain Flight Comics (2); Daffy Tunes Comics (12); Fantastic Comics (11); Fantastic Fears (8{2},5,9); G-I in Battle (6,8); Voodoo (1-4,11,13,14);
• Steinway Comic Pub., Inc.
Apache Trail (2,4); Dark Shadows (2); My Presonal Problem (1);
• Steinway Pub., Inc.
Apache Trail (1); Strange Journey (1);
• Superior Comics, Inc.
Lone Rider (1,3);
• World Famous Comics, Inc.
Spunky (1);

Addresses:
• Executive and Editorial Offices:
1776 Broadway, New York 19, N.Y. (May 1944)
28 East 10th St., New York 3, N.Y. (Aug 1947)-(Jul 1952)
30 East 60th Street, New York 22, N.Y. (Aug 1952)-(Mar 1955)
500 Fifth Ave., New York 36, N.Y. (May 1955)-(Sep 1955)
540 Park Ave., New York 21, N.Y. (Feb 1956)-(Jun 1958)
113 W. 57th St., New York 19, N.Y. (Sep 1957)-(Jan 1958)
• Offices of Publication:
420 DeSoto Avenue, St. Louis 7, Mo. (May 1944)
221 Conyngham Ave., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (Aug 1947)
2 Main Street, Bridgeport, Conn. (Apr 1951)
• Advertising Offices:
Dave Geller, 400 Madison Ave., N.Y.C. (Mar 1955)-(May 1956)
Dave Geller, 31 W 47 St., N.Y.C. (Sep 1956)-(Jun 1958)

Personnel:
• Publisher
Robert W. Farrell (May 1944)-(Feb 1958)
• Executive Editor
Robert W. Farrell (Apr 1951)
• Business Manager
Al Zsiklay [28-Sep-1953]-[28-Sep-1954]
Robert W. Farrell [10-Oct-1956]-[30-Sep-1957]
• Managing Editor
Robert W. Farrell [28-Sep-1953]-[28-Sep-1954];[30-Sep-1957]
Jerry Iger [10-Oct-1956]
• Editor
Ruth Roche (Apr 1951)-(Feb 1958)
• Art Editor
S.M. Iger (Apr 1951)-(Feb 1958)

Statements of Ownership:
All True Romance #24 (Jul 1955)
Bride's Secrets #8 (Jun 1955)
Bride's Secrets #15 (Jun 1957)
G.I. in Battle #6 (May 1958)
My Personal Problem #1 (Oct 1957)
Samson #12 (Apr 1955)
Strange #6 (May 1958)
Strange Fantasy #10 (Mar 1954)
Terrific Comics #16 (Mar 1955)
Voodoo #14 (Apr 1954)

Indicias:
1944-1948
  1944 1945 1946 1947 1948
Jan          
Feb          
Mar       Capt. Flight #11
 
Spr          
Apr          
May Captain Flight Comics #2
       
Jun          
Sum          
Jul          
Aug       Daffy Tunes Comics #12
 
Sep Captain Flight Comics #4
       
Oct          
Fall          
Nov          
Dec   Captain Flight Comics #10
     
Win          
  1944 1945 1946 1947 1948

1949-1953
  1949 1950 1951 1952 1953
Jan         Fighting Man #3
Lone Rider #11
Voodoo #5
Feb         Fighting Man #4
Mar         Fighting Man #5
G.I. in Battle #6
War Report #4
Spr          
Apr     Lone Rider #1
  Fighting Man #6
May       Voodoo #1
Fighting Man #7
G.I. in Battle #8
War Stories #5
Jun       Rocketman #1
 
Sum          
Jul       Voodoo #2
Fantastic Fears #8(2)
Fighting Man #8
Haunted Thrills #10
Lone Rider #14
Aug     Lone Rider #3
Battle Report #1
 
Sep       Fighting Man #1
Voodoo #3
War Report #1
War Stories #1
Haunted Thrills #11
Lone Rider #15
Voodoo #11
Oct       Battle Report #2
Haunted Thrills #3
Strange Fantasy #2
 
Fall          
Nov       Fighting Man #2
Lone Rider #10
Voodoo #4
Haunted Thrills #12
Voodoo #12
Dec       Battle Report #3
Strange Fantasy #9
Win       Fighting Man Annual #11
 
  1949 1950 1951 1952 1953

1954-1958
  1954 1955 1956 1957 1958
Jan Fantastic Fears #5
Voodoo #13
Black Cobra #6
Flame #5
Phantom Lady #5(1)
    Dark Shadows #2
G.I. in Battle #5
Rider Blazes Frontier Trail #5
Strange #5
Super-Cat #3
Feb   Fantastic Comics #11
All True Romance #27
Today's Bride #2
  Frisky Animals On Parade #3
Midnight #5
Mighty Bear #3
Mar Strange Fantasy #10
Swift Arrow #1
Black Cobra #3
Flame #2
Lonely Heart #9
Phantom Lady #2
Terrific Comics #16
  Rider #1
Strange #1
 
Spr          
Apr Voodoo #14
Phantom Lady #3
Samson #12
  Midnight #1
 
May Strange Fantasy #11
Swift Arrow #2
Lone Rider #25
Lonely Heart #10
Wonder Boy #17
Sweetie Pie #2
Sweetie Pie #2
  Dark Shadows #3
G.I. in Battle #6
Strange #6
Jun Bride's Secrets #2
Bride's Secrets #8
Phantom Lady #4
  Bride's Secrets #15
G.I. in Battle #2
Madhouse #1
Oklahoma Kid #1
Apache Trail #4
Midnight #6
Super Spook #4
Sum          
Jul Lone Rider #20
All True Romance #24
  Midnight #2
Swift Arrow #2
 
Aug   Bride's Secrets #9
  G.I. in Battle #3
Madhouse #2
Rider #3
Spunky #1
Super-Cat #1
 
Sep Strange Fantasy #13
Lonely Heart #12
Today's Bride #3
Apache Trail #1
Midnight #3
Strange Journey #1
Swift Arrow #3
 
Oct Bughouse #4
Fantastic Fears #9
Haunted Thrills #17
Madhouse #4
Bride's Secrets #10
  G.I. in Battle #4
Gunsmoke Trail #3
My Personal Problem #1
Strange #4
 
Fall          
Nov Black Cobra #1
Bride's Secrets #4
Lone Eagle #4
Strange Fantasy #14
  Today's Bride #4
Apache Trail #2
Frisky Animals On Parade #2
Men In Action #4
Midnight #4
Swift Arrow's Gunfighters #4
 
Dec          
Win          
  1954 1955 1956 1957 1958

1: Estimated cover date.



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