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Publisher: Holyoke
Years in Operation: 1942 - 1948
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Country: Flag United States Web Site: Brands: 0 Indicia Publishers: 2 Series: 18 Printings: 84 Disclose Notes: Holyoke was originally a printer, and was owned by Sherman Bowles. It became a publisher by taking over both titles published by Frank Z. Temerson's Helnit Publishing Co. Helnit's editorial staff (most notably principal artist Charles Quinlan) came with the titles and continued to produce both books. Slightly later, Holyoke also acquired Blue Beetle from the now-defunct Fox Publications and continued it with slightly different contents, some produced by the editorial staff inherited from Helnit.

Holyoke lost the Helnit books after cover date January 1943. Temerson would resume publishing them himself several months later. They retained Blue Beetle until 1944, at which point Victor Fox regained control of Blue Beetle through court action. Holyoke essentially relaunched the series two months later as Sparkling Stars, consisting of Blue Beetle's backup features which had never been published by Fox.

The so-called "Holyoke One-Shots" are included here mostly by convention. They are really repackaging of early Temerson material (from Helnit, Tem and possibly other companies). They have absolutely no title, printing, publication or copyright information printed on them, and may well have been produced by someone other than either Temerson or Holyoke. However, Mike Tiefenbacher pinned the name on them several decades ago and it has stuck. The two "Veri Best" titles are also unconfirmed as Holyoke, but at least one of them seems to reprint Holyoke material.

Site visitors may also want to look at the publisher entry for Temerson / Helnit / Continental, which goes into more detail about those companies and several others that were or were thought to be related to Temerson and Holyoke:

http://www.comics.org/publisher/129/

This essay built on research by Frank Motler, Bob Hughes, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr., Hames Ware, Henry Andrews and other GCD and Digital Comic Museum contributors.
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Series Name Years in Print Issues (Printings)
Blue Beetle {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Often titled "The Blue Beetle", on the cover and/or in indicia. Non-Blue Beetle contents continue in Sparkling Stars (Holyoke, 1944 series) #1.
Public Domain
1942 - 1944 19
The Blue Streak Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: This issue was originally grouped together with other issues as [Holyoke One-Shot] (Holyoke, 1944 series). Contents are reprints of issues published by some of Frank Z. Temerson's earlier companies (Helnit Publishing Co., Tem Publishing Co. and possibly one other). It is not clear who published these. Temerson may have published them through his later companies which were active at this time, or Holyoke may have acquired the plates when it took over Helnit and kept them for later use. Or they may have been acquired and used by someone else entirely, as there are no indicative markings anywhere on the issues.
1944 - 1
Captain Aero Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: See the other linked Captain Aero series for a detailed explanation of other numbering oddities related to this series. See the linked Cat-Man Comics series for a detailed explanation of the numbering link to that series. Earlier and later issues were published by various companies owned by Frank Z. Temerson, and are listed there.
1942 - 1943 9
Captain Fearless Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: This issue was originally grouped together with other issues as [Holyoke One-Shot] (Holyoke, 1944 series). Contents are reprints of issues published by some of Frank Z. Temerson's earlier companies (Helnit Publishing Co., Tem Publishing Co. and possibly one other). It is not clear who published these. Temerson may have published them through his later companies which were active at this time, or Holyoke may have acquired the plates when it took over Helnit and kept them for later use. Or they may have been acquired and used by someone else entirely, as there are no indicative markings anywhere on the issues.
1944 - 1
Captain Stone Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: This issue was originally grouped together with other issues as [Holyoke One-Shot] (Holyoke, 1944 series). Contents are reprints of issues published by some of Frank Z. Temerson's earlier companies (Helnit Publishing Co., Tem Publishing Co. and possibly one other). It is not clear who published these. Temerson may have published them through his later companies which were active at this time, or Holyoke may have acquired the plates when it took over Helnit and kept them for later use. Or they may have been acquired and used by someone else entirely, as there are no indicative markings anywhere on the issues.
1944 - 1944 1
Cat-Man Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Formerly listed as "Catman Comics" (with no hyphen). Indicia title is "Cat-Man Comics" for all Holyoke issues. Earlier and later issues were published by various companies owned by Frank Z. Temerson, and are listed there.
Public Domain
1942 - 1943 11
Citizen Smith Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: This issue was originally grouped together with other issues as [Holyoke One-Shot] (Holyoke, 1944 series). Contents are reprints of issues published by some of Frank Z. Temerson's earlier companies (Helnit Publishing Co., Tem Publishing Co. and possibly one other). It is not clear who published these. Temerson may have published them through his later companies which were active at this time, or Holyoke may have acquired the plates when it took over Helnit and kept them for later use. Or they may have been acquired and used by someone else entirely, as there are no indicative markings anywhere on the issues.
1944 - 1
Corporal Rusty Dugan Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: This issue was originally grouped together with other issues as [Holyoke One-Shot] (Holyoke, 1944 series). Contents are reprints of issues published by some of Frank Z. Temerson's earlier companies (Helnit Publishing Co., Tem Publishing Co. and possibly one other). It is not clear who published these. Temerson may have published them through his later companies which were active at this time, or Holyoke may have acquired the plates when it took over Helnit and kept them for later use. Or they may have been acquired and used by someone else entirely, as there are no indicative markings anywhere on the issues.
1944 - 1
Grit Grady Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: This issue was originally grouped together with other issues as [Holyoke One-Shot] (Holyoke, 1944 series). Contents are reprints of issues published by some of Frank Z. Temerson's earlier companies (Helnit Publishing Co., Tem Publishing Co. and possibly one other). It is not clear who published these. Temerson may have published them through his later companies which were active at this time, or Holyoke may have acquired the plates when it took over Helnit and kept them for later use. Or they may have been acquired and used by someone else entirely, as there are no indicative markings anywhere on the issues.
1944 - 1
[Holyoke One-Shot] {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Series title comes from Overstreet Comics Price Guide. Each issue is individually titled but sequentially numbered. Contents are reprints of issues published by some of Frank Z. Temerson's earlier companies (Helnit Publishing Co., Tem Publishing Co. and possibly one other). It is not clear who published these. Temerson may have published them through his later companies which were active at this time, or Holyoke may have acquired the plates when it took over Helnit and kept them for later use. Or they may have been acquired and used by someone else entirely, as there are no indicative markings anywhere on the issues.
1944 - 1945 0
Miss Victory {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: This issue was originally grouped together with other issues as [Holyoke One-Shot] (Holyoke, 1944 series). Contents are reprints of issues published by some of Frank Z. Temerson's earlier companies (Helnit Publishing Co., Tem Publishing Co. and possibly one other). It is not clear who published these. Temerson may have published them through his later companies which were active at this time, or Holyoke may have acquired the plates when it took over Helnit and kept them for later use. Or they may have been acquired and used by someone else entirely, as there are no indicative markings anywhere on the issues.
1944 - 1
Mr. Miracle Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: This issue was originally grouped together with other issues as [Holyoke One-Shot] (Holyoke, 1944 series). Contents are reprints of issues published by some of Frank Z. Temerson's earlier companies (Helnit Publishing Co., Tem Publishing Co. and possibly one other). It is not clear who published these. Temerson may have published them through his later companies which were active at this time, or Holyoke may have acquired the plates when it took over Helnit and kept them for later use. Or they may have been acquired and used by someone else entirely, as there are no indicative markings anywhere on the issues.
1944 - 1
Real Hit Comics {Comic Books} Public Domain 1944 - 1
Secret Agent Z-2 Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: This issue was originally grouped together with other issues as [Holyoke One-Shot] (Holyoke, 1944 series). Contents are reprints of issues published by some of Frank Z. Temerson's earlier companies (Helnit Publishing Co., Tem Publishing Co. and possibly one other). It is not clear who published these. Temerson may have published them through his later companies which were active at this time, or Holyoke may have acquired the plates when it took over Helnit and kept them for later use. Or they may have been acquired and used by someone else entirely, as there are no indicative markings anywhere on the issues.
1944 - 1
Sparkling Stars {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Continues the non-Blue Beetle contents of Holyoke's Blue Beetle series ( http://www.xowcomics.com/series_issues.htm?series_id=310 ) after Fox regained control of the title character. #32 was never published.
Public Domain
1944 - 1948 32
U.S. Border Patrol Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: This issue was originally grouped together with other issues as [Holyoke One-Shot] (Holyoke, 1944 series). Contents are reprints of issues published by some of Frank Z. Temerson's earlier companies (Helnit Publishing Co., Tem Publishing Co. and possibly one other). It is not clear who published these. Temerson may have published them through his later companies which were active at this time, or Holyoke may have acquired the plates when it took over Helnit and kept them for later use. Or they may have been acquired and used by someone else entirely, as there are no indicative markings anywhere on the issues.
1944 - 1
Veri Best Sure Fire Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Same as Veri Best Sure Shot Comics?
1943 - 1
Veri Best Sure Shot Comics {Comic Books} 1945 - 1

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