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Publisher: Tower
Years in Operation: 1965 - 1969
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Country: Flag United States Web Site: Brands: 6 Indicia Publishers: 2 Series: 14 Printings: 84 Disclose Notes: Tower was an American comic book publishing company that operated from 1965 to 1969, best known for Wally Wood's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, a combination of secret agents and superheroes; and Samm Schwartz's Tippy Teen, an Archie Andrews clone. The comics were published by Harry Shorten and edited by Schwartz and Wood. Tower was part of Tower Publications, a paperback publisher.

Tower set themselves apart by publishing 25-cent, 64-page comics, during a time of 12-cent, 32-page comics. The comics were something of a throw-back to the Golden Age, in that they had more pages than most of their contemporaries and usually featured five or six independent stories, with all the main characters coming together for the final story of the issue, a common Golden Age plotting device used in team books such as DC's Justice Society of America.
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Series Name Years in Print Issues (Printings)
Dynamo {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Dynamo originated in THUNDER Agents.
1966 - 1967 4
Dynamo, Man of High Camp {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Tower series continued from non-comic (?) stock number 42-659. Continues in same series in non-comic (?) stock number 42-661. Counts are for original stories. Copyright 1966 by Tower Comics, Inc. No printing listed. 1967 date not listed anywhere in the books themselves.
1967 - 1
Fight the Enemy {Comic Books} 1966 - 1967 3
Menthor {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Tower series continued from non-comic (?) stock number 42-673. Continues in same series in non-comic (?) stock number 42-675. Story panels cut apart and reprinted. Copyright 1966 by Tower Comics, Inc. No printing listed. 1967 date not listed anywhere in the books themselves. Imprint: Tower Books / Tower Publications, Inc.
1967 - 1
NoMan {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: NoMan (and Lightning) originated in T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents. Cover titles: 1: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. INVISIBLE AGENT NoMan 2: INVISIBLE T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENT NoMan Indicia titles: 1: NoMAN 2: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agent NoMan
1966 - 1967 2
NoMan, the Invisible T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agent {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Tower series continued from non-comic (?) stock number 42-671. Continues in same series in non-comic (?) stock number 42-673. Imprint: Tower Books / Tower Publications, Inc. Story panels cut apart and reprinted. Page counts are for original stories. Copyright 1966 by Tower Comics, Inc. No printing listed. 1967 date not listed anywhere in the books themselves.
1967 - 1
T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: First comic of a new publisher. Publishing hiatus between #17 (December 1967) and #18 (September 1968). Indicia titles: #1-2, 4-10, 20: THUNDER AGENTS #3, 11-19: T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents
1965 - 1969 20
Teen-In {Comic Books} 1968 - 1969 4
The Terrific Trio {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Tower series continued from non-comic (?) stock number 42-686. Continues in same series in non-comic (?) stock number 42-688. Story panels cut apart and reprinted. Page counts are for original stories. Copyright 1966 by Tower Comics, Inc. No printing listed. 1967 date not listed anywhere in the books. Says only 'Dynamo - NoMan - Menthor' on spine.
1967 - 1
Tippy Teen {Comic Books} 1965 - 1969 25
Tippy Teen Special Collector's Edition {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: This issue was advertised in Tippy Teen #24, and is an unnumbered addition to the 25 issue series.
1969 - 1
Tippy's Friend Go-Go {Comic Books} 1969 - 4
Tippy's Friends Go-Go and Animal {Comic Books} 1966 - 1968 11
Undersea Agent {Comic Books} 1966 - 1967 6

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