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Publisher: Publications Services Limited
Years in Operation: 1948 - 1950
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Country: Flag Canada Web Site: Brands: 2 Indicia Publishers: 1 Series: 34 Printings: 84 Disclose Notes: Canadian publisher of American reprint material. Based at 73 Adelaide Street West, Toronto Ontario.

U.S. publisher Fiction House was reprinted by both Publications Services Limited, and Superior Publishers Limited (Canada). Issues from Superior tend to have the same numbers as the comics they are reprinting, whilst issues from Publications Services Limited were renumbered to start from issue #1. There is also a single issue known to be published by The American News Company in Canada that is earlier than both the PSL and Superior issues.

Publications Services Limited also reprinted several titles from U.S. publisher St. John, with some alteration in numbering noted.

There is some confusion over who reprinted Prize comics in Canada. It may be Publications Services or it may be Derby. Or they may have reprinted Prize comics at different times.
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Series Name and Issue # View Issue Images Icon Publication Date Content Items
Abbott & Costello #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1948 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Abbott & Costello #2 (Comic Book) August 1948 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Abbott & Costello #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1948 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Abbott & Costello #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Abbott & Costello #5 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Abbott & Costello #6 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Authentic Police Cases #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1948 9 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Authentic Police Cases #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2/1 November 1948 8 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Authentic Police Cases #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2/1 ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Authentic Police Cases #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Crime Reporter #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Crime Reporter #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Crime Reporter #3[A] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Exciting Comics #39 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Fight Comics #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Fight Comics #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Green Hornet #38 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Headline Comics #29 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Headline Comics #30 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Headline Comics #31 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1948 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Headline Comics #32 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Headline Comics #33 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Headline Comics #34 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1949 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Headline Comics #35 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Headline Comics #36 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 August 1949 8 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Hector the Inspector #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Hollywood Confessions #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Indians #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Jumbo Comics #1 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Jumbo Comics #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Jumbo Comics #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2/1 June 1949 3 (1 story, 1 cover)
Jungle Comics #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1949 2 (1 story, 1 cover)
Jungle Comics #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 July 1949 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Jungle Comics #3 (Comic Book) August 1949 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Jungle Comics #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1949 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Justice Traps the Guilty #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 April 1948 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Justice Traps the Guilty #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1948 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Justice Traps the Guilty #5 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 August 1948 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Justice Traps the Guilty #6 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 October 1948 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Justice Traps the Guilty #7 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Justice Traps the Guilty #10 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Justice Traps the Guilty #11 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Ka'a'nga Comics #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1950 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Kitty #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1949 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Little Audrey #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Mopsy #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1948 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Mopsy #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1949 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Mopsy #5 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1950 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Northwest Mounties #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1949 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Northwest Mounties #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 September 1949 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Pictorial Confessions #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 January 1949 7 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Pictorial Romances #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Pioneer West Romances #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Planet Comics #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Planet Comics #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon August 1949 2 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Planet Comics #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Planet Comics #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2/1 ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Rangers Comics #1 (Comic Book) October 1948 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Rangers Comics #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Rangers Comics #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle #3 (Comic Book) January 1950 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Spectacular Adventures #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1950 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Texan #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1949 2 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Tip Top #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Variety Comics #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Variety Comics #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Wambi, Jungle Boy #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Wambi, Jungle Boy #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1950 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Wanted Comics #12 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 April 1948 5 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Wanted Comics #14 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Wanted Comics #15 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Wanted Comics #18 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Western Bandit Trails #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 January 1949 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Western Bandit Trails #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1949 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Western Love #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 ? 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Western Love #2 (Comic Book) January 1950 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Western Love #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 January 1950 2 (1 story, 1 cover)
Wings Comics #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 September 1949 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Wings Comics #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2/1 October 1949 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Young Love #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1949 2 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Young Love #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Young Love #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)

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