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Publisher: D.S. Publishing
Years in Operation: 1947 - 1950
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Country: Flag United States Web Site: Brands: 0 Indicia Publishers: 1 Series: 18 Printings: 77 Disclose Notes: D.S. Publishing Company enters the publishing market around 1941, with several 'song sheets' (slim magazines, which reprinted the lyrics of popular songs under license from A.S.C.A.P.), which were popular at the time; in 1946, D.S. published Select Detective, a one-shot true crime magazine (the cover reads Selected Detective); late 1947, D.S. begins publishing comic books, which includes Select Detective, now as a comic; with early issues of Underworld and Outlaws being notably violent; by 1949-50, D.S. is publishing its final comic titles, with the juvenile interest Elsie the Cow (licensed by Borden Milk) and Let's Pretend (a CBS radio show); Richard Davis is listed throughout as editor, publisher or president, with V.C. Albus listed as vice president 1949-50; the editorial address throughout is 30 Rockefeller Plaza, NYC, which was subsequently used by another comic book publisher, P.L. Publishing (1951); no other connection is known at this time.   Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Series Name and Issue # View Issue Images Icon Publication Date Content Items
Breeze Lawson, Sky Sheriff v1 #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1948 11 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Circus Comics v1 #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1948 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Elsie the Cow Comics v1 #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 October 1949 10 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Elsie the Cow Comics v1 #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1950 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Elsie the Cow Comics v1 #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1950 9 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Elsie the Cow Comics for Boys and Girls #[nn - A] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1957 9 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Elsie the Cow Comics for Boys and Girls #[nn - B] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Elsie the Cow Comics for Boys and Girls #[nn - C] (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Everyday Birthday Fun with Elsie the Cow #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1957 15 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Exposed v1 #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1948 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Exposed v1 #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1948 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Exposed v1 #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1948 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Exposed v1 #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1948 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Exposed v1 #5 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1948 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Exposed v1 #6 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1949 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Exposed v1 #7 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1949 10 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Exposed v1 #8 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 May 1949 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Exposed v1 #9 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1949 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Gangsters Can't Win v1 #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon February 1948 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Gangsters Can't Win v1 #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1948 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Gangsters Can't Win v1 #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1948 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Gangsters Can't Win v1 #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon August 1948 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Gangsters Can't Win v1 #5 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1948 13 (8 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Gangsters Can't Win v1 #6 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1948 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Gangsters Can't Win v1 #7 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon February 1949 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Gangsters Can't Win v1 #8 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1949 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Gangsters Can't Win v1 #9 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1949 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Jeff Jordan, U.S. Agent v1 #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 December 1947 5 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Let's Pretend v1 #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1950 6 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Let's Pretend v1 #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1950 6 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Let's Pretend v1 #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 November 1950 6 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Moe & Shmoe #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 January 1948 8 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Moe & Shmoe #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 January 1948 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Outlaws v1 #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon February 1948 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Outlaws v1 #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2/1 April 1948 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Outlaws v1 #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1948 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Outlaws v1 #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon August 1948 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Outlaws v1 #5 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1948 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Outlaws v1 #6 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1948 9 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Outlaws v1 #7 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon February 1949 11 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Outlaws v1 #8 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 April 1949 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Outlaws v1 #9 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1949 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Pay-Off v1 #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1948 13 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Pay-Off v1 #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1948 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Pay-Off v1 #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1948 11 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Pay-Off v1 #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1949 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Pay-Off v1 #5 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1949 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Public Enemies v1 #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1948 11 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Public Enemies v1 #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1948 11 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Public Enemies v1 #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1948 11 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Public Enemies v1 #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1948 11 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Public Enemies v1 #5 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1948 12 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Public Enemies v1 #6 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1949 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Public Enemies v1 #7 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/2 March 1949 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Public Enemies v1 #8 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1949 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Public Enemies v1 #9 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1949 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Roundup v1 #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 July 1948 10 (8 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Roundup v1 #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1948 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Roundup v1 #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1948 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Roundup v1 #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1949 10 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Roundup v1 #5 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1949 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Select Detective v1 #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon August 1948 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Select Detective v1 #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1948 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Select Detective v1 #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1948 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Tex Farrell v1 #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1948 9 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Underworld v1 #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon February 1948 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Underworld v1 #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1948 12 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Underworld v1 #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1948 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Underworld v1 #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon August 1948 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Underworld v1 #5 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1948 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Underworld v1 #6 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1948 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Underworld v1 #7 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 February 1949 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Underworld v1 #8 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 April 1949 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Underworld v1 #9 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1949 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Whodunit v1 #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon August 1948 14 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Whodunit v1 #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1948 13 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Whodunit v1 #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1948 13 (6 stories, 1 cover)

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