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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 Years in Print Issues (Printings)
Abbott & Costello {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of St. John comic: Abbott and Costello Comics (St. John, 1948 series). Abbott & Costello in indicia for at least issue #3. Abbott and Costello Comics on cover. Later issues were reprinted in Canada by Derby Publishing as Abbott and Costello (Derby Publishing, 1950 series), but it appears as though the numbering doesn't continue from one series to the other.
1948 - 6
Authentic Police Cases {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian edition of St. John title.
1948 - 4
Crime Reporter {Comic Books} 1949 - ? 3
Exciting Comics {Comic Books} 1945 - ? 1
Fight Comics {Comic Books} 1950 - ? 2
Green Hornet {Comic Books} 1948 - ? 1
Headline Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of Prize series: Headline Comics (Prize, 1943 series). Other issues may exist.
1949 - ? 8
Hector the Inspector {Comic Books} 1950 - ? 1
Hollywood Confessions {Comic Books} 1949 - ? 1
Indians {Comic Books} 1950 - ? 1
Jumbo Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Fiction House Canadian editions.
1949 - 3
Jungle Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Fiction House Canadian editions. See Superior Publishers Limited for higher numbered issues.
1949 - 4
Justice Traps the Guilty {Comic Books} 1948 - 7
Ka'a'nga Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of Fiction House series. For later issues see Superior.
1950 - 1
Kitty {Comic Books} 1949 - 1
Little Audrey {Comic Books} 1948 - ? 1
Mopsy {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian Edition reprints of: Mopsy (St. John, 1948 series).
1948 - 1950 3
Northwest Mounties {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Other issues may exist.
1949 - 2
Pictorial Confessions {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of St. John series.
1949 - 1
Pictorial Romances {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of St. John series: Pictorial Romances (St. John, 1950 series). Other issues may exist.
1950 - 1950 1
Pioneer West Romances {Comic Books} 1949 - ? 1
Planet Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian edition of Fiction House comic: Planet Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series). Cover title and indicia title of issue #1 is "Planet Comics", indicia of issue 2 seen and only has "Planet". Later issues of this series were reprinted in Canada by Superior Publishers Ltd.
1949 - 1950 4
Rangers Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Other issues may exist. #4 reprints Rangers Comics (Fiction House US Series) #47. Indicia confirmed to be Rangers Comics for #4.
1948 - 1949 3
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Reprint of Sheena, Queen of the Jungle (Fiction House, 1942 series). Other issues may exist.
1950 - 3
Spectacular Adventures {Comic Books} 1950 - ? 1
Texan {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of St. John comic: The Texan (St. John, 1948 series). Other issues of The Texan were reprinted in Canada by Derby Publishing.
1949 - 1
Tip Top {Comic Books} 1950 - ? 1
Variety Comics {Comic Books} 1950 - ? 2
Wambi, Jungle Boy {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of Fiction House comic: Wambi, Jungle Boy (Fiction House, 1942 series). Other issues may exist. See Wambi, Jungle Boy (Superior Publishers Limited, 1952 series) for later issues.
1950 - 2
Wanted Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of Orbit series.
1948 - 4
Western Bandit Trails {Comic Books} 1949 - ? 2
Western Love {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of Prize comic: Western Love (Prize, 1949 series). Other issues may exist. Other issues may or may not have been reprinted in Canada by Derby Publishing.
1950 - 1950 3
Wings Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of Fiction House series: Wings Comics (Fiction House, 1940 series). Other issues may exist. See Wings Comics (Superior Publishers Limited, 1952 series) for later issues reprinted in Canada.
1949 - 2
Young Love {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of Prize comic: Young Love (Prize, 1949 series). Other issues may exist. One online sales source has a Canadian edition of Young Love #3 as published by Publication Services Limited but this needs to be verified. Previously listed as being published by Derby but moved to PSL based on the Shmoo pen ad on the back of one issue which also appears on other comics known to be published by PSL.
1949 - 1950 3

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