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Publisher: Better Publications of Canada
Years in Operation: 1948 - 1950
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Country: Flag Canada Web Site: Brands: 2 Indicia Publishers: 1 Series: 43 Printings: 136 Disclose Notes: Canadian reprinter of Standard comics during a time when importing American comics into Canada was not allowed. See Standard (http://www.comics.org/publisher/1972/) for the American issues.

Based at 36 Toronto Street, Toronto, Ontario.
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Series Name Years in Print Issues (Printings)
Alley Oop {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian version of U.S. title with same name. Published in Canada by a Canadian subsidiary of Better (address: 36 Toronto St, Toronto) during a period from 1948 to 1951 when American comics could not be imported into Canada, but the plates could be sent to Canada and published there.
1948 - 1949 4
America's Best Comics {Comic Books} 1945 - ? 5
Barnyard Comics {Comic Books} 1949 - ? 4
Billy West {Comic Books} 1949 - ? 6
Black Terror Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of Black Terror, The (Standard, 1942 series). Other issues likely exist. Cover title is The Black Terror, indicia title (from issue 25) is Black Terror Comics.
1948 - 5
Boots and Her Buddies {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian version of U.S. title with same name. Published in Canada by a Canadian subsidiary of Better (address: 36 Toronto St, Toronto) during a period from 1948 to 1951 when American comics could not be imported into Canada, but the plates could be sent to Canada and published there.
1949 - 3
Brick Bradford {Comic Books} 1948 - 3
Broncho Bill {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian version of U.S. title with same name. Published in Canada by a Canadian subsidiary of Better (address: 36 Toronto St, Toronto) during a period from 1948 to 1951 when American comics could not be imported into Canada, but the plates could be sent to Canada and published there.
1948 - 1950 8
Buster Bunny {Comic Books} 1949 - ? 4
Buz Sawyer {Comic Books} 1948 - ? 1
Buz Sawyer's Pal Sweeney {Comic Books} 1949 - ? 1
Captain Easy {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian version of U.S. title with same name. Published in Canada by a Canadian subsidiary of Better (address: 36 Toronto St, Toronto) during a period from 1948 to 1951 when American comics could not be imported into Canada, but the plates could be sent to Canada and published there.
1948 - 2
Coo Coo Comics {Comic Books} 1948 - 1948 4
Dizzy Duck {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: #32 - a reprint of the USA version is known to exist.
1950 - ? 1
Etta Kett {Comic Books} 1949 - ? 2
Exciting Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian version of U.S. title with same name. Published in Canada by a Canadian subsidiary of Better (address: 36 Toronto St, Toronto) during a period from 1948 to 1951 when American comics could not be imported into Canada, but the plates could be sent to Canada and published there.
1949 - 6
The Fighting Yank {Comic Books} 1949 - ? 4
Freckles and His Friends {Comic Books} 1949 - ? 3
Goofy Comics {Comic Books} 1950 - ? 3
Happy Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of Standard series. Other issues may exist.
1950 - 6
Intimate Love {Comic Books} 1950 - ? 1
Jiggs & Maggie {Comic Books} 1949 - ? 3
Johnny Hazard {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian edition of the U.S. Standard Comics title of the same name. Canadian edition #5 is the same as U.S. edition #1.
1948 - 4
Jungle Jim {Comic Books} 1948 - 2
Kathy {Comic Books} 1950 - ? 3
Katzenjammer Kids {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Other issues may exist.
1951 - ? 2
King Comics {Comic Books} 1950 - 1
Leroy {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of US series of the same name. Likely other issues exist. Issue 5 seen on eBay in April 2009.
1950 - 3
Ozark Ike {Comic Books} 1949 - 4
Popular Romance {Comic Books} 1950 - ? 2
Real Life Comics {Comic Books} 1950 - ? 1
Reg'lar Fellers {Comic Books} 1948 - ? 1
Sniffy the Pup {Comic Books} 1950 - ? 1
Spunky Junior Cowboy {Comic Books} 1949 - ? 2
Startling Comics {Comic Books} 1945 - 5
Supermouse {Comic Books} 1949 - ? 2
Teena {Comic Books} 1949 - ? 1
Television Comics {Comic Books} 1950 - ? 2
Thrilling Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of US series from same publisher. Normally Canadian reprints run shorter than US versions, but the later ones are identical to the 36-page US editions (except maybe for ads). Other issues probably exist.
1948 - 1949 11
Tim Tyler Cowboy {Comic Books} 1949 - 5
Tuffy {Comic Books} 1949 - ? 1
Western Hearts {Comic Books} 1949 - ? 1
Wonder Comics {Comic Books} 1948 - ? 3

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