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Publisher: Centaur
Years in Operation: 1938 - 1942
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Country: Flag United States Web Site: Brands: 1 Indicia Publishers: 6 Series: 36 Printings: 186 Disclose Notes: Centaur consisted of Centaur Publications, Inc. and the Comics Corporation of America. Comics published by both of these publishers were advertised together and referred to as being published by the "Centaur Group" in those ads. Later comics by Comic Corporation of America were also advertised together, including Amazing Man Comics which had also been part of the "Centaur Group." Centaur almost never put any brand identification on their covers, and instead used internal ads to connect their titles.

The primary people behind Centaur by the time it began publishing comics were Joseph Hardie, who had published Centaur's first offering, a pulp magazine, in 1933, and Raymond Kelly, who joined as business manager in 1936. The two would go on to found the Comic Corporation of America together in 1939.

The Comic Corporation of America also began publishing risqué humor titles aimed at military servicemen in late 1941. These were not advertised with the comics listed here, and can be found under the Hardie-Kelly publisher grouping. Also found under Hardie-Kelly are companies such as Harle Publications and H-K Publications, which were started during Centaur's existence but did not publish comics until much later.

Several additional companies have historically been lumped under "Centaur" on the grounds that the titles they published were later purchased and continued by Centaur Publications, Inc. The earliest of these were the Comics Magazine Company, Inc. and Chesler Publications, Inc., both of which sold titles to Ultem Publications, Inc. Many sources include these predecessors as Centaur issues, but the companies are all distinct, with different ownership.

Ultem in turn sold all four of their titles to Centaur Publications, Inc., which is the proper beginning of this group. Centaur used the former Ultem titles to begin their comic book line, and also drew on the back inventory of stories to fill out the early issues of their new titles with reprints.

By many accounts, Centaur's titles suffered from poor distribution and as the U. S. was drawn into World War II they ceased publication. Some of their final issues were projects for the Chicago Mail Order Co. "C-M-O Comics" was published for them, (but not by the Chicago Mail Order Co., contrary to some sources), while Liberty Guards Comics and (probably) Khaki Komics are reprints that also seem to be CMO giveaways, but without any indicia whatsoever. This led to speculation that Chicago Mail Order published them directly, but there is no evidence for that. The giveaway issues may have been published later in 1942 than the last regularly dated newsstand titles.


Other Hardy-Kelly publishers: https://www.comics.org/publisher/10660/

Publishers who published titles that Centaur later bought:
Ultem: http://www.comics.org/publisher/7631/
Chesler: http://www.comics.org/publisher/112/
Comics Magazine Company: http://www.comics.org/publisher/7628/   Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
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Series Name and Issue # View Issue Images Icon Publication Date Content Items
Amazing Adventure Funnies #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1940 16 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Amazing Adventure Funnies #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1940 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Amazing Man Comics #5 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 3 September 1939 15 (11 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Man Comics #6 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1939 14 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Man Comics #7 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1939 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Man Comics #8 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1939 13 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Man Comics #9 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 February 1940 16 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Man Comics #10 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 March 1940 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Man Comics #11 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 April 1940 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Man Comics #12 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1940 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Man Comics #13 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1940 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Man Comics #14 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1940 12 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Man Comics #15 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon August 1940 11 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Man Comics #16 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1940 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Man Comics #17 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1940 15 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Man Comics #18 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1940 16 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Man Comics #19 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1941 11 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Man Comics #20 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 February 1941 11 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Man Comics #21 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1941 13 (11 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Man Comics #22 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1941 11 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Man Comics #23 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon August 1941 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Man Comics #24 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1941 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Man Comics #25 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1941 11 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Man Comics #26 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1942 12 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Mystery Funnies v1 #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon August 1938 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Mystery Funnies v1 #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1938 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Mystery Funnies v1 #3[a] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2/1 November 1938 13 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Mystery Funnies v1 #3[b] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1938 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Mystery Funnies v2 #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1939 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Mystery Funnies v2 #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon February 1939 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Mystery Funnies v2 #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 March 1939 14 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Mystery Funnies v2 #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1939 12 (11 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Mystery Funnies v2 #5 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 May 1939 11 (8 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Mystery Funnies v2 #6 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1939 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Mystery Funnies v2 #7 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 July 1939 14 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Mystery Funnies v2 #8 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon August 1939 14 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Mystery Funnies v2 #9 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1939 12 (8 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Mystery Funnies v2 #10 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1939 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Mystery Funnies v2 #11 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1939 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Mystery Funnies v2 #12 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1939 14 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Mystery Funnies v3 #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1940 12 (11 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Mystery Funnies #18 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1940 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Mystery Funnies #19 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1940 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Mystery Funnies #20 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1940 13 (11 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Mystery Funnies #21 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1940 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Mystery Funnies #22 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1940 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Mystery Funnies #23 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon August 1940 12 (11 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Mystery Funnies #24 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 September 1940 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Amazing Mystery Funnies #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1942 11 (9 stories, 1 cover)
The Arrow #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1940 14 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
The Arrow #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1940 13 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
The Arrow #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1941 13 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Blackout #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1942 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
C-M-O Comics #[1] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1942 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
C-M-O Comics #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1942 11 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Comic Pages v3 #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1939 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Comic Pages v3 #5 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1939 6 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Comic Pages v3 #6 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1939 22 (16 stories, 1 cover)
Cowboy Comics v1 #14 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon August 1938 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Cowboy Comics v1 #13 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1938 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Detective Eye #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1940 14 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Detective Eye #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1940 11 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Eek! #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Fantoman #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 August 1940 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Fantoman #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1940 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Fantoman #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1940 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Funny Pages v2 #6 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1938 21 (20 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Pages v2 #7 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1938 27 (26 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Pages v2 #8 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1938 21 (20 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Pages v2 #9 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1938 24 (16 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Pages v2 #10 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1938 22 (17 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Pages v2 #11 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1938 21 (18 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Pages v2 #12 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1938 14 (13 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Pages v3 #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon February 1939 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Pages v3 #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1939 14 (13 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Pages v3 #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1939 21 (20 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Pages v3 #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1939 12 (11 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Pages v3 #5 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1939 15 (14 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Pages v3 #6 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon August 1939 14 (12 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Pages v3 #7 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1939 13 (12 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Pages v3 #8 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1939 24 (14 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Pages v3 #9 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1939 23 (15 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Pages v3 #10 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1939 22 (14 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Pages v4 #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1940 19 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Pages #35 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1940 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Pages #36 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1940 14 (8 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Pages #37 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1940 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Pages #38 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1940 10 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Pages #39 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1940 12 (8 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Pages #40 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon August 1940 10 (6 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Pages #41 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1940 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Pages #42 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1940 11 (6 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Picture Stories v2 #6 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1938 31 (22 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Picture Stories v2 #7 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1938 26 (22 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Picture Stories v2 #8 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1938 17 (16 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Picture Stories v2 #9 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1938 24 (18 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Picture Stories v2 #10 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1938 16 (15 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Picture Stories v2 #11 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1938 19 (16 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Picture Stories v3 #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 January 1939 10 (8 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Funny Picture Stories v3 #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1939 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Issues: 1 to 100 of 186 found.
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