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Publisher: Anglo-American Publishing Company Limited
Years in Operation: 1941 - 1951
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Country: Flag Canada Web Site: Brands: 3 Indicia Publishers: 1 Series: 46 Printings: 477 (479 Issues) Disclose Notes: Address for promotion in November-December 1944 was 172 John Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Address in March 1948 was 3 Beverly Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Address in December 1950 was 2001 Eglinton Ave. East, P.O. Box 308 Terminal "A" Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

This Canadian publisher is not to be confused with the British, Streamline indicia publisher, United Anglo-American Book Co., Ltd.
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Series Name Years in Print Issues (Printings)
Andy Devine {Comic Books} 1950 - ? 1
Big 3 {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Nearly identical to Big 3 (Fox, 1940 series), intended as a monthly series but only one issue produced. Might have ceased production as U.S. comic reprints were stopped due to war-time Canadian regulations.
1941 - 1
Bulletman [Mighty Midget Comic] {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Undated; published circa 1943. Canadian version of Mighty Midget Comics, The series. Stories from the American originals by Canadian artists. Ads for Canadian War Bonds instead of American War Bonds. At least three other titles exist: Captain Marvel Jr., Ibis the Invincible and Golden Arrow.
1943 - 1
Captain Marvel Adventures {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian edition of the U.S. Fawcett title by the same name. Other issues probably exist.
1948 - 1949 16
Captain Marvel Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: A Canadian comics series based upon scripts from U.S. Fawcett Comics' Captain Marvel stories, but completely redrawn by Canadian artists. Known as a "Canadian White" comics; this series was cancelled late 1945, following the end of World War II. Whilst the covers of many issues read 'Capt. Marvel Comics', the indicias (usually found on back cover) state 'Captain Marvel Comics.' See also: Captain Marvel Adventures (Anglo-American Publishing Company Limited, 1948 series), which are four color Canadian reprints of the U.S. Fawcett series by the same publisher.
1942 - 1945 48
Captain Marvel Jr. {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of Fawcett series. Other issues likely exist.
1948 - 13
Captain Marvel Jr. [Mighty Midget Comic] {Comic Books} 1943 - 1
Christmas Gift Book Comics {Comic Books} 1942 - ? 1
Famous Athletes {Comic Books} 1950 - 4
Fantastic Comics {Comic Books} 1941 - 1
Fawcett Movie Comic {Comic Books} 1950 - ? 2
Freelance Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Complicated numbering. This series ran numbered in volume separated form until v3#2. It then merged with Robin Hood Comics, but instead of keeping the volume separated form, it took the whole number of issues so far (26) and tacked the volume (3) on, to get the next issue as v3#27. That issue is in the series Freelance Robin Hood and Company Comics (Anglo-American Publishing Company Limited, 1945 Series). When the series was then split up again, 4 issues later, both series continued the combined numbering as issue v3#31. There are no issues v3#3 to v3#26 in any series.
1941 - 1947 31
Freelance Robin Hood and Company Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Complicated numbering. This series is a merger of Robin Hood Comics (Anglo-American Publishing Company Limited, 1941 series) and Freelance Comics (Anglo-American Publishing Company Limited, 1941 series), sort-of keeping the numbering from Freelance. Instead of keeping the volume separated form that Freelance used, it took the whole number of issues so far (26) and tacked the volume (3) on, to get the first issue of this series as v3#27. When the series was then split up again, 4 issues later, both series continued the combined numbering as issue v3#31.
1945 - 1946 4
Funnyman {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of Magazine Enterprises comic.
1948 - 1949 3
Gabby Hayes Western {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of Fawcett comic: Gabby Hayes Western (Fawcett, 1948 series). Other issues may exist. Later issues were reprinted in Canada by Derby Publishing as Gabby Hayes Western (Derby Publishing, 1950 series), but it appears as though the numbering doesn't continue from one series to the other.
1949 - 2
Gift Comics {Comic Books} 1942 - ? 1
Golden Arrow [Mighty Midget Comics] {Comic Books} 1943 - 1
Grand Slam Comics {Comic Books} Public Domain 1941 - 1947 49
Grand Slam Three Aces Comics {Comic Books} Public Domain 1945 - 1946 7
Holiday Comics Gift Book {Comic Books} 1943 - 1
Hopalong Cassidy {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of Fawcett comic: Hopalong Cassidy (Fawcett, 1946 series). Other issues likely exist. Other issues were reprinted in Canada by Export Publishing as Hopalong Cassidy (Export Publishing, 1949 series). Some of the issues listed there may belong to this publisher and vice versa.
1949 - 1
Ibis the Invincible [Mighty Midget Comic] {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Undated; published circa 1943. Canadian version of Mighty Midget Comics, The series. Stories from the American originals redrawn by Canadian artists. Ads for Canadian War Bonds instead of American War Bonds. At least three other titles exist: Captain Marvel Jr., Bulletman and Golden Arrow.
1943 - ? 1
Jackie Robinson {Comic Books} 1950 - ? 1
Joe Louis {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of Fawcett series.
1950 - 1
Ken Maynard {Comic Books} 1950 - 1
Larry Doby, Baseball Hero {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian edition reprint of U.S. comic: Larry Doby, Baseball Hero (Fawcett, 1950 Series) one-shot.
1950 - 1
The Marvel Family {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of Fawcett comic: The Marvel Family (Fawcett, 1945 series). Other issues may exist. Later issues were reprinted in Canada by Derby Publishing as Marvel Family (Derby Publishing, 1950 series), but it appears as though the numbering doesn't continue from one series to the other. Indicia confirmed to be "The Marvel Family" from scan on eBay October 2008.
1948 - 1950 15
Mary Marvel {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of Fawcett comic: Mary Marvel (Fawcett, 1945 series). Other issues may exist.
1948 - 3
Master Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Skeleton information added from auctions on Ebay (February 2008 for 96, August 2008 for 92, October 2008 for 91 and 95). Other issues likely exist. Canadian reprint of Master Comics (Fawcett series). Title in indicia confirmed to be just "Master" in issues 91 and 95 (scans seen on eBay).
1948 - 9
Monte Hale Western {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of Fawcett comic: Monte Hale Western (Fawcett, 1949 series). Other issues may exist.
1948 - 1949 13
Mystery Men Comics {Comic Books} 1941 - 1
Nyoka {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of Fawcett comic: Nyoka the Jungle Girl (Fawcett, 1945 series). Other issues likely exist. It is possible that not all issues listed here were published in Canada by Anglo-American. Various other publishers reprinted Fawcett comics in Canada at this time and the rights may have changed over the course of this run. Indicia of #26, #40 and #45 confirmed not include "The Jungle Girl" like the US title does.
1948 - 1950 12
Red Rover Adventures {Comic Books} 1945 - 1
Robin Hood and Company Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Complicated numbering. See Freelance Comics for full details.
1946 - 4
Robin Hood Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Merged with Freelance Comics (Anglo-American Publishing Company Limited, 1941 Series) to create Freelance Robin Hood and Company Comics (Anglo-American Publishing Company Limited, 1945 Series) using the numbering from Freelance Comics. See Freelance Comics for more details. Robin Hood Comics is tied with Better Comics (1941 series) as being the first Canadian comic books. Indicia for volume 1, issue 7 seen on eBay in June 2008, states only "Robin Hood", though cover logo has "Robin Hood Comics".
1941 - 1945 24
Rocky Lane {Comic Books} 1949 - ? 2
Romantic Western {Comic Books} 1950 - 3
Spy Smasher Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Continued when combined as Whiz / Spy Smasher (1945 series) V4 #8 [44?] onwards. Based on scripts done for the U.S. Fawcett Spy Smasher series, but redrawn by Canadian artists.
Public Domain
1942 - 1945 37
Sweetheart Diary {Comic Books} 1950 - 2
Three Aces Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Continued when merged with Grand Slam as Grand Slam Three Aces (1945 series) #44-50. There is some uncertainty in the numbering of the early issues. We currently have two issues as v1#5 but it is possible the publisher skipped a month later on and we have everything offset.
1941 - 1946 45
Tom Mix Western {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of Fawcett comic: Tom Mix Western (Fawcett, 1948 series). Other issues may exist.
1948 - 1951 26
Weird Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of Fox series.
1941 - 1
Western Hero {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of Fawcett comic: Western Hero (Fawcett, 1949 series). Other issues may exist.
1949 - 1950 20
Whiz / Spy Smasher {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Continued from when Spy Smasher Comics (1942 series) and Whiz Comics (1942 series) V4 #7 [43?]. Based on scripts done for the U.S. Fawcett Whiz Comics and Spy Smasher series, but redrawn by Canadian artists.
1945 - 7
Whiz Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Based on scripts done for the U.S. Fawcett Whiz Comics series, but redrawn by Canadian artists. Anglo-American also published exact reprints of Fawcett stories starting in 1948, see Whiz Comics (Anglo-American, 1948 series) for those issues.
1941 - 1945 43
Whiz Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Canadian reprint of Fawcett comic: Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series). Other issues likely exist. Also see: Earlier series of Whiz Comics from Anglo-American which used the stories of the American comics re-drawn by Canadian artists. Later issues of the U.S. series were published by Derby as Whiz Comics (Derby, 1950 series) but the numbering does not appear to continue.
1948 - 1950 15

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