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Publisher Insignia and Indicia Data
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BIP Comics: Publisher Insigne and Indicia Data
Marvel Comics Group
Insignias:
Title Owners:
- • All Winners Comics
- [18-Sep-1941] #3: U. S. A. Comic Magazine Corp.; Martin Goodman;
- [17-Sep-1942] #7: U. S. A. Comic Magazine Corp.; Martin Goodman;
- [24-Sep-1943] #11: Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc.; Martin Goodman; Jean Goodman;
- [10-Sep-1945] #17: Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc.; Martin Goodman; Jean Goodman;
- • Annie Oakley Western Tales
- [19-Sep-1955] #10: Current Detective Stories, Inc.; Martin Goodman;
- • Battle
- [1-Oct-1959] #70: Male Publishing Corp.; Mr. Martin Goodman;
- • Bizarre Adventures
- [1-Oct-1980] #27: Marvel Comics Group; Cadence Industries Corp.;
- • Blonde Phantom Comics
- [18-Sep-1947] #16: Medalion Publishing Corp.; Martin Goodman; Jean Goodman;
- • Captain America Comics
- [17-Sep-1942] #22: Complete Photo Story Corp.; Martin Goodman;
- [24-Sep-1943] #35: Complete Photo Story Corp.; Abraham Goodman; Arthur Goodman; David Goodman;
- [21-Sep-1944] #45: Complete Photo Story Corporation; Abraham Goodman; Arthur Goodman; David Goodman;
- [9-Sep-1946] #61: Complete Photo Story Corp.; Martin Goodman; Abraham Goodman; Arthur Goodman;
- • Human Torch
- [1-Oct-1940] #3: Timely Publications; Abraham Goodman;
- [30-Sep-1941] #6: Timely Comics, Inc.; Martin Goodman;
- [24-Sep-1943] #14: Snap Publishing Company, Inc.; Martin Goodman;
- [21-Sep-1944] #17: Snap Publishing Company, Inc.; Martin Goodman;
- [10-Sep-1945] #21: Snap Publishing Company, Inc.; Martin Goodman;
- [18-Sep-1947] #29: Cornell Publishing Corp.; Martin Goodman; Jean Goodman;
- • Journey Into Mystery
- [19-Sep-1955] #33: Canam Publisher Sales Corp.; Martin Goodman; Jean Goodman;
- • Marvel Mystery Comics
- [2-Oct-1939] #4: Timely Publications; Abraham Goodman;
- [1-Oct-1940] #16: Timely Publications; Abraham Goodman;
- [30-Sep-1941] #28: Timely Comics, Inc.; Martin Goodman;
- [17-Sep-1942] #39: Timely Comics, Inc.; Martin Goodman;
- [21-Sep-1944] #62: Marvel Comics, Inc.; Martin Goodman; Jean Goodman;
- [18-Sep-1947] #86: Marvel Comics, Inc.; Martin Goodman; Jean Goodman;
- [9-Sep-1948] #91: Marvel Comics, Inc.; Martin Goodman; Jean Goodman;
- • Marvel Tales
- [19-Sep-1951] #107: Marvel Comics, Inc.; Martin Goodman; Jean Goodman;
- • Mystery Tales
- [ 9-Sep-1952] #9: 20th Century Comic Corp.; Jerome A. Perles; Morris Siegel;
- • Official True Crime Cases Comics
- [18-Sep-1947] All True Crime Cases Comics #26: Official Comics, Inc.; Martin Goodman;
- • Sub-Mariner
- [30-Sep-1941] #4: Timely Comics, Inc.; Martin Goodman;
- [24-Sep-1943] #12: Manvis Publications, Inc.; Martin Goodman; Jean Goodman;
- [21-Sep-1944] #15: Manvis Publications, Inc.; Martin Goodman; Jean Goodman;
- [10-Sep-1945] #18: Manvis Publications, Inc.; Martin Goodman; Jean Goodman;
- [9-Sep-1946] #22: Manvis Publications, Inc.; Martin Goodman; Jean Goodman;
- [9-Sep-1948] #31: Manvis Publications, Inc.; Martin Goodman; Jean Goodman; David Goodman; Jerome A. Perles; Morris Siegel;
- [18-Aug-1954] #39: Comic Combine Corp.; Martin Goodman;
- • Tales to Astonish
- [1-Oct-1959] #9: Zenith Publishing Corp.; Martin Goodman;
- • X-Men
- [1-Oct-1966] #30: Canam Publishers Sales Corp.; Martin Goodman;
- [1-Oct-1967] #42: Canam Publishers Sales Corp.; Martin Goodman;
- [1-Oct-1968] #54: Magazine Management Company;
- [1-Oct-1969] #66: Magazine Management Company;
- [1-Oct-1970] #69: Magazine Management Co., Inc.; Perfect Film & Chemical Corp.;
- [23-Sep-1971] #76: Magazine Management Co., Inc.; Cadence Industries Corp.;
- [21-Sep-1972] #81: Magazine Management Co., Inc.; Cadence Industries Corp.;
- [25-Sep-1973] #88: Cadence Industries Corp.;
Publishers of Record:
- • 20th Century Comic Corp.
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Astonishing (3-6);
Real Experiences (25);
- • Animirth Comics, Inc.
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Comedy Comics (31,32);
- • Atlas Magazines, Inc.
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Amazing Adventures (1-6);
Amazing Adult Fantasy (7-14);
Amazing Fantasy (15);
- • Broadcast Features Publications, Inc.
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Casey Crime Photographer (1-4);
- • Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
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X-Men (1,2);
- • Chipiden Publishing Corporation
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All Surprise (1-3,5,6,8);
All Surprise Comics (9-12);
Human Torch (36,38);
- • Classic Detective Stories, Inc.
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Western Life Romances (2);
- • Comedy Publications, Inc.
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Miss Fury (2);
- • Comic Combine Corp.
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Cowgirl Romances (1);
Sun Girl (1,3);
Sub-Mariner (33-40);
- • Complete Photo Story Corp.
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Captain America Comics (22-36,38-51,53-58,61,65-68);
- • Cornell Publishing Corp.
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Human Torch (28,32,33);
- • Current Detective Stories, Inc.
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Adventures Into Terror (43,44,v2#4);
All Winners (1);
- • Daring Comics, Inc.
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All Select Comics (1-11);
Blonde Phantom Comics (12);
- • Fantasy Comics, Incorporated
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Kid Komics (9);
- • Interstate Publishing Corp.
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Actual Romances (2);
Cowboy Romances (1-3);
Love Secrets (1,2);
Western Life Romances (1);
- • London Publishing Corporation
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Comics For Kids (1,2);
- • Male Publishing Corp.
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Battle (68-70);
- • Manvis Publications, Inc.
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Sub-Mariner Comics (9-13,15-26,28,32);
- • Margood Publishing Corporation
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Animated Movie Tunes (1);
Movie Tunes Comics (3);
- • Marjean Magazine Corp.
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Captain America Comics (69,70);
Captain America's Weird Tales (75);
Witness (1);
- • Marvel Comics
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Spider-Man (16);
- • Marvel Comics, Inc.
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Marvel Mystery Comics (55,58-61,63-66,72,74,79,80,82,84-86,88-90);
Marvel Comics (75,76);
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- • Marvel Comics Group
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Star Wars (3);
- • Medalion Publishing Corp.
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Blonde Phantom Comics (14-16);
Miss Fury (6,7);
- • Non-Pareil Publishing Corp.
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Amazing Spider-Man (1-4);
- • Official Comics, Inc.
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All True Crime Cases Comics (26);
Official True Crime Cases Comics (24,25);
- • Prime Publications, Inc.
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Captain America (76,77);
Namora (3);
- • Select Publications, Inc.
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Blaze, The Wonder Collie (2,3);
Human Torch (10);
Romantic Affairs (1);
Sub-Mariner Comics (8);
- • Snap Publishing Co., Inc.
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Human Torch (11-23);
- • Timely Comics, Inc.
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Captain America Comics (2-21);
Daring Mystery Comics (v2#1,v2#8);
Human Torch (4-9);
Marvel Mystery Comics (18-29,31-36,39,40,42,43,47-50,53);
Sub-Mariner (1);
Sub-Mariner Comics (2-7);
- • Timely Publications
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Captain America Comics (1);
Daring Mystery Comics (1,3-6);
Human Torch (2,3);
Marvel Comics (1);
Marvel Mystery Comics (2,3,5-17);
Red Raven Comics (1);
- • U.S.A. Comic Corp.
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All-Winners Comics (2-4,5);
- • U.S.A. Comic Magazine Corp.
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All-Winners Comics (1,8);
Young Allies (3,4);
- • Vista Publications Inc.
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Avengers (1,2);
- • Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc.
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All-Winners Comics (10-13,15-18);
- • Young Allies, Inc.
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All-Winners Comics (21);
- • Zenith Publishing Corp.
Addresses:
- • Executive Offices:
- 330 West 42nd Street, New York, NY (Oct 1939)-(Sum 1942)
- • Editorial and Business Offices:
- 350 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY (Spr 1945)-(Mar 1950)
- • Offices of Publication:
- 81 Spring Street, Newark, NJ (Oct 1939)
- 8 Lord Street, Buffalo, NY (Dec 1939)
- Meriden, CT (May 1941)-(Sum 1942)
- 169 Pratt Street, Meriden, CT (Fall 1946)-(Feb 1948)
- 350 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY (Sep 1948)-(Mar 1950)
- 575 Madison Avenue New York, NY (Sep 1977)
- 387 Park Avenue South, New York, NY (Nov 1991)
- • Advertising Offices:
- Marvel Group, 330 West 42nd Street, New York, NY (Apr 1940)-(Aug 1941)
- • Production Offices:
- Funnies Incorporated, 45 West 45th Street, New York, NY (Oct 1939)
Personnel:
- • President:
- James E. Galton (1977)
- Terry Stewart (1991)
- • Publishing Group Vice-President:
- Michael Hobson (1991)
- • Publisher:
- Abraham Goodman [2-Oct-1939]
- Martin Goodman [1-Oct-1959]
- Stan Lee (1977,1991)
- • Editor:
- Martin Goodman [2-Oct-1939]
- Stan Lee [18-Sep-1947]-[1-Oct-1959]
- • Managing Editor:
- Martin Goodman [2-Oct-1939]-[19-Sep-1955]
- Stan Lee [18-Sep-1947]
- • Business Manager:
- Martin Goodman [2-Oct-1939]-[18-Sep-1947]
- Robert Solomon [19-Sep-1951]
- Monroe Froehlich, Jr. [9-Sep-1952]-[19-Sep-1955]
Statements of Ownership:
All-True Crime Cases Comics #26 (Feb 1948)
All-Winners Comics #3 (Win 1941)
All-Winners Comics #7 (Win 1942)
All-Winners Comics #11 (Win 1943)
All-Winners Comics #17 (Win 1945)
Annie Oakley Western Tales #10 (Apr 1956)
Battle #70 (Jun 1960)
Bizarre Adventures #27 (Jul 1981)
Blonde Phantom Comics #16 (Win 1947)
Captain America Comics #22 (Jan 1943)
Captain America Comics #35 (Feb 1944)
Captain America Comics #45 (Mar 1945)
Captain America Comics #61 (Mar 1947)
Human Torch #4 (Spr 1941)
Human Torch #6 (Win 1941)
Human Torch #14 (Win 1943)
Human Torch #17 (Win 1944)
Human Torch #21 (Win 1945)
Human Torch #29 (Win 1947)
Journey Into Mystery #33 (Apr 1956)
Marvel Mystery Comics #4 (Feb 1940)
Marvel Mystery Comics #16 (Feb 1941)
Marvel Mystery Comics #28 (Feb 1942)
Marvel Mystery Comics #39 (Jan 1943)
Marvel Mystery Comics #62 (Mar 1945)
Marvel Mystery Comics #86 (Jun 1948)
Marvel Mystery Comics #91 (Apr 1949)
Marvel Tales #107 (Jun 1952)
Mystery Tales #9 (Mar 1953)
Sub-Mariner #39 (Apr 1955)
Sub-Mariner Comics #4 (Win 1941)
Sub-Mariner Comics #12 (Win 1943)
Sub-Mariner Comics #15 (Win 1944)
Sub-Mariner Comics #18 (Win 1945)
Sub-Mariner Comics #22 (Spr 1947)
Sub-Mariner Comics #31 (Apr 1949)
Tales to Astonish #9 (May 1960)
X-Men #30 (Mar 1967)
X-Men #42 (Mar 1968)
X-Men #54 (Mar 1969)
X-Men #66 (Mar 1970)
X-Men #69 (Apr 1971)
X-Men #76 (Jun 1972)
X-Men #81 (Apr 1973)
X-Men #88 (Jun 1974)
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Amazing Adventures #22
Beware #6
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Amazing Adventures, War of the Worlds #28
Amazing Adventures #34
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Astonishing Tales and Deathlok #33
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2001, A Space Odyssey #2
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Astonishing Tales #22
X-Men #86
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Arrgh #2
Astonishing Tales and Deathlok #28
X-Men #92
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Adventures on the Planet of the Apes #4
Black Goliath #1
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2001, A Space Odyssey #3
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Amazing Adventures #23
Beware #7
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Amazing Adventures, War of the Worlds #29
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Amazing Adventures #35
Astonishing Tales #34
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2001, A Space Odyssey #4
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2001, A Space Odyssey #11
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Astonishing Tales #23
X-Men #87
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Astonishing Tales #29
X-Men #93
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Adventures on the Planet of the Apes #5
Black Goliath #2
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2001, A Space Odyssey #5
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Amazing Adventures #24
Beware #8
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Amazing Adventures, Starring Killraven #30
Arrgh #3
Giant-Size X-Men #1
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Amazing Adventures, Starring Killraven #36
Astonishing Tales #35
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2001, A Space Odyssey #6
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Astonishing Tales #24
X-Men #88
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Astonishing Tales and Deathlok #30
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Adventures on the Planet of the Apes #6
Black Goliath #3
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2001, A Space Odyssey #7
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Amazing Adventures #25
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Amazing Adventures #31
Arrgh #4
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Amazing Adventures, Starring Killraven #37
Astonishing Tales #36
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2001, A Space Odyssey #8
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Astonishing Tales #25
X-Men #89
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Astonishing Tales and Deathlok #31
X-Men #94
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Adventures on the Planet of the Apes #7
Black Goliath #4
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2001, A Space Odyssey #9
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Amazing Adventures #26
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Amazing Adventures, Starring Killraven #32
Arrgh #5
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Adventures on the Planet of the Apes #8
Amazing Adventures #38
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Star Wars #3
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Astonishing Tales #26
X-Men #90
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Adventures on the Planet of the Apes #1
Giant-Size X-Men #21
X-Men #95
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Adventures on the Planet of the Apes #9
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Adventures on the Planet of the Apes #2
Amazing Adventures, Starring Killraven #33
Astonishing Tales and Deathlok #32
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Adventures on the Planet of the Apes #10
Amazing Adventures #39
Black Goliath #5
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Arrgh #1
Astonishing Tales and Deathlok #27
X-Men #91
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Adventures on the Planet of the Apes #3
X-Men #96
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2001, A Space Odyssey #1
Adventures on the Planet of the Apes #11
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