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Publisher: Alan Class

- Attribution History

Years in Operation: 1958 - 1989

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United Kingdom Web Site: Brands: 4 Indicia Publishers: 1 Series: 27 Printings: 1477 Disclose

Notes: Years of operation are a rough estimate.

Almost all comics published by Alan Class are reprints of U.S. comics from the 1950s to very early 1970s. Almost none of them have dates in the actual comics, so all dates given here are estimates.

The date estimates are based on a number of factors:
1) The date of the material being reprinted (only applies to pre-1971 comics)
2) The cover price of the comic (some comics are double priced with pre-decimal and decimal prices so they have been dated as 1971 when the currency changed)
3) Ally Sloper is known to have been published in 1976. Amazing Stories of Suspense #151 is known to have an ad for Ally Sloper, so it has been given a date of 1976. It was also the first issue in its series to have a price of 15p, so comics in other series have been dated relative to that.
4) Changes in brand and price have been used for approximate dating of comics from 1971 on.

Alan Class was not a traditional publisher sticking to any sort of schedule. From interviews, it appears he would print up comics when he ran out of stock, often re-using the same covers and interiors he had used before (it doesn't appear he acquired any new material after early 1970). Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.

Series: 1 to 27 of 27 found.

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Series Name	Years in Print	Issues (Printings)
Ally Sloper {Comic Books}	1976 - 1977	4
Amazing Stories {Comic Books} Note: Dates of publication are a guess since the comics did not have a date in them.	1965 - 1965	2
Amazing Stories of Suspense {Comic Books} Note: Indicia title changes over the course of this run several times, though it is currently unknown when those changes takes place exactly. Known for sure is: #29, 30, 36, 37, 39, 47, 60, 62, 64, 69, 88, 100, 103, 113, 116, 118, 120 and 121 have indicia title of "Amazing Stories of Suspense". #90 has "Suspense Stories". #126, 128, 133, 134, 142, 143, 145, 151 and 156 have indicia title of "Suspense". #161-163, 174, 179, 181, 188, 190, 208, 210, 214, 216, 217, 219-222, 232-235, and the "S" issue do not have an indicia title. Cover title changes between "Amazing Stories of Suspense" and "Tales of Suspense" several times.	1963 - 1989	243 (244)
Astonishing Stories {Comic Books} Note: Date of publication is a guess since the comic did not have a date in it.	1965 - ?	1
Astounding Stories {Comic Books}	1966 - 1989	195
Blazing Frontiers {Comic Books}	1965 - 1965	1
Blazing Trails {Comic Books} Note: Dates of publication are a guess since the comics did not have a date in them.	1965 - 1967	3
Creepy Worlds {Comic Books} Note: For three issues, starting with #245, the series logo changes to "Creepy World", singular.	1962 - 1989	250 (251)
Eerie Tales {Comic Books}	1962 - 1962	1
Hell-Fire Raiders {Comic Books}	1966 - 1966	1
Journey into Danger {Comic Books} Note: Dates of publication are speculation as with all Alan Class comics, no dates were provided by the publisher.	1965 - ?	8
Just Dennis {Comic Books} Note: Dates of publication are a guess based on copyright dates in the indicias of each issue. Issue #1 has no copyright date. Issues #2, 3 and 5 read "Copyright January 1967 Hall Syndicate Inc. U.S.A." Issue #4 reads "Copyright March 1967 Hall Syndicate Inc. U.S.A."	1966 - 1967	5
My Secret Confessions {Comic Books}	1965 - 1965	1
Out of This World {Comic Books} Note: Dates of publication are a guess since the comics did not have a date in them.	1963 - ?	24 (25)
Out of This World {Comic Books} Note: Dates of publication are based on an analysis of prices and brands across Alan Class comics since the comics did not have a date in them.	1981 - 1982	10 (11)
Outer Space {Comic Books}	1961 - 1961	10
Race into Space {Comic Books}	1961 - 1961	1
Secrets of the Unknown {Comic Books}	1962 - 1989	252
Sinister Tales {Comic Books} Note: Issues are undated. Any dates shown here are estimates based on cover prices and surrounding issues.	1964 - 1989	228 (230)
Space Trip to the Moon {Comic Books}	1965 - ?	1
Super Mouse {Comic Books} Note: Dates of publication are a guess since the comics did not have a date in them.	1960 - ?	2
Tales of Action {Comic Books} Note: Dates of publication are a guess since the comics did not have a date in them.	1965 - ?	2
Tales of the Supernatural {Comic Books} Note: Date of publication is a guess since the comic does not have a date in it.	1964 - 1964	1
Tales of the Underworld {Comic Books} Note: Several of the earlier issues show the title name as "Outer Space" within the indicia (publisher error?), but the cover artwork always lists the title as "Tales of the Underworld".	1960 - 1960	10
Uncanny Tales {Comic Books}	1963 - 1988	188 (190)
Uncensored Love {Comic Books} Note: Date of publication are a guess since the comic does not have a date on it.	1965 - 1966	1
Weird Planets {Comic Books}	1962 - 1963	23 (24)

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