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Publisher: Holyoke
Years in Operation: 1942 - 1948
Disclose Detail
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.   Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Issues: 1 to 84 of 84 found.
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Series Name and Issue # View Issue Images Icon Publication Date Content Items
Blue Beetle #12 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 June 1942 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Blue Beetle #13 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 August 1942 11 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Blue Beetle #14 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 September 1942 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Blue Beetle #15 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 October 1942 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Blue Beetle #16 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 November 1942 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Blue Beetle #17 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 December 1942 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Blue Beetle #18 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 January 1943 13 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Blue Beetle #19 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 March 1943 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Blue Beetle #20 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/2 April 1943 12 (8 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Blue Beetle #21 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 May 1943 15 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Blue Beetle #22 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2/1 June 1943 15 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Blue Beetle #23 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2/1 July 1943 17 (11 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Blue Beetle #24 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 August 1943 15 (14 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Blue Beetle #25 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 September 1943 18 (16 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Blue Beetle #26 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2/1 October 1943 13 (11 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Blue Beetle #27 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 November 1943 18 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Blue Beetle #28 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2/1 December 1943 10 (8 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Blue Beetle #29 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2/1 January 1944 12 (8 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Blue Beetle #30 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 February 1944 14 (11 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
The Blue Streak Comics #8 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Captain Aero Comics v1 #8 (2) (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon February 1942 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Captain Aero Comics v1 #9 (3) (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1942 13 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Captain Aero Comics v1 #10 (4) (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1942 12 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Captain Aero Comics v1 #11 (5) (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1942 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Captain Aero Comics v1 #12 (6) (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1942 12 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Captain Aero Comics v2 #1 (7) (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1942 12 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Captain Aero Comics v2 #2 (8) (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1942 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Captain Aero Comics v2 #3 (9) (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 November 1942 15 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Captain Aero Comics v2 #4 (10) (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1943 15 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Captain Fearless Comics #6 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 9 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Captain Stone Comics #10 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Cat-Man Comics v1 #12 (7) (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon February 1942 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Cat-Man Comics v2 #13 (8) (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1942 18 (11 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Cat-Man Comics v2 #14 (9) (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 April 1942 13 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Cat-Man Comics v2 #15 (10) (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 May 1942 12 (11 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Cat-Man Comics v3 #1 (11) (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1942 12 (11 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Cat-Man Comics v3 #2 (12) (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 July 1942 15 (11 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Cat-Man Comics v3 #3 (13) (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1942 12 (11 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Cat-Man Comics v3 #4 (14) (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1942 12 (11 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Cat-Man Comics v3 #5 (15) (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1942 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Cat-Man Comics v3 #6 (16) (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1942 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Cat-Man Comics v3 #7 (17) (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 January 1943 15 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Citizen Smith Comics #9 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 6 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Corporal Rusty Dugan Comics #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 8 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Grit Grady Comics #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Miss Victory #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 January 1944 10 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Mr. Miracle Comics #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Real Hit Comics #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 January 1944 15 (12 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Secret Agent Z-2 Comics #7 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 5 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Sparkling Stars #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1944 13 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1944 14 (11 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon August 1944 15 (11 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1944 17 (13 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #5 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1944 16 (13 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #6 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 November 1944 15 (12 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #7 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 December 1944 24 (14 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #8 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1945 15 (13 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #9 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon February 1945 17 (14 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #10 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 February 1946 18 (15 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #11 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1946 14 (13 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #12 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1946 17 (15 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #13 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 May 1946 18 (13 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #14 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1946 15 (11 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #15 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1946 16 (14 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #16 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon August 1946 16 (11 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #17 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/2 September 1946 13 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #18 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1946 16 (11 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #19 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 November 1946 23 (21 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #20 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1946 20 (19 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #21 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1947 16 (15 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #22 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1947 15 (13 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #23 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 May 1947 18 (15 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #24 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1947 16 (13 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #25 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1947 21 (16 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #26 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 August 1947 17 (15 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #27 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1947 16 (13 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #28 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1947 16 (13 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #29 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 November 1947 20 (12 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #30 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 December 1947 19 (13 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #31 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 January 1948 19 (14 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Sparkling Stars #33 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1948 23 (17 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
U.S. Border Patrol Comics #5 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 10 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Veri Best Sure Fire Comics #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 January 1943 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Veri Best Sure Shot Comics #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1945 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
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