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Publisher: Eastern Color
Years in Operation: 1933 - 1956
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Country: Flag United States Web Site: Brands: 1 Indicia Publishers: 7 Series: 32 Printings: 490 (488 Issues) Disclose Notes:     Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Series Name Years in Print Issues (Printings)
The Amazing Willie Mays {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
Big Chief Wahoo {Comic Books} 1942 - 1943 7
Buck Rogers {Comic Books} 1940 - 1943 6
Buster Crabbe {Comic Books} Public Domain 1951 - 1953 12
Century of Comics {Comic Books} 1933 - 1
Club 16 Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Cover title: Club "16".
1948 - 4
Conquest {Comic Books} 1955 - 1
Daisy Comics {Comic Books} 1936 - 1
Dickie Dare {Comic Books} 1941 - 1942 4
Dover the Bird {Comic Books} Public Domain 1955 - 1
Famous Funnies {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: CIRCULATION DATA: Data from Audit Bureau of Circulations via Russ Mahera Famous Funnies-Heroic Comics Group Jan 1944 – 370,775 (Famous Funnies only) Feb 1944 – 756,226 (Famous Funnies and Heroic) Mar 1944 – 373,856 (Famous Funnies only) Apr 1944 – 777,938 (Famous Funnies and Heroic) May 1944 – 374,919 (Famous Funnies only) Jun 1944 – 816,868 (Famous Funnies and Heroic) Jul 1944 – 422,725 (Famous Funnies only) Aug 1944 – 1,250,692 (Famous Funnies and Heroic) Sep 1944 – 455,275 (Famous Funnies only) Oct 1944 – 868,754 (Famous Funnies and Heroic) Nov 1944 – 451,375 (Famous Funnies only) Dec 1944 – 864,025 (Famous Funnies and Heroic) CONTENTS: Title combines newspaper strip reprints and some original material
Public Domain
1934 - 1955 218
Famous Funnies a Carnival of Comics {Comic Books} 1933 - 1
Favorite Comics {Comic Books} 1935 - 3
Funnies on Parade {Comic Books} 1933 - 1
Heroic Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: CIRCULATION DATA: Data from Audit Bureau of Circulations via Russ Mahera Famous Funnies-Heroic Comics Group Jan 1944 – 370,775 (Famous Funnies only) Feb 1944 – 756,226 (Famous Funnies and Heroic) Mar 1944 – 373,856 (Famous Funnies only) Apr 1944 – 777,938 (Famous Funnies and Heroic) May 1944 – 374,919 (Famous Funnies only) Jun 1944 – 816,868 (Famous Funnies and Heroic) Jul 1944 – 422,725 (Famous Funnies only) Aug 1944 – 1,250,692 (Famous Funnies and Heroic) Sep 1944 – 455,275 (Famous Funnies only) Oct 1944 – 868,754 (Famous Funnies and Heroic) Nov 1944 – 451,375 (Famous Funnies only) Dec 1944 – 864,025 (Famous Funnies and Heroic)
Public Domain
1943 - 1946 23
Jingle Jangle Comics {Comic Books} Public Domain 1942 - 1949 42
The John Hix Scrapbook {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Actual publication dates are unknown, but advertised for sale in February 1937-dated comics from Eastern Color.
1937 - 1939 2
Juke Box Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Published by Famous Funnies, Inc. Printed by The Eastern Color Printing Co. in Waterbury, Connecticut.
Public Domain
1948 - 1949 6
Mickey Finn {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: A house ad lists two other first issues that have July issue dates.
Public Domain
1942 - 1943 3
Movie Love {Comic Books} Public Domain 1950 - 1953 22
Napoleon and Uncle Elby {Comic Books} 1942 - 1
New Heroic Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Indicia change in #39 confirmed.
Public Domain
1946 - 1955 59
Oaky Doaks {Comic Books} 1942 - 1
Personal Love {Comic Books} Public Domain 1950 - 1955 33
Pure Oil Comics {Comic Books} 1939 - 1
Reg'lar Fellers Heroic Comics {Comic Books} Public Domain 1940 - 1942 15
Steve Roper {Comic Books} 1948 - 5
Strictly Private {Comic Books} 1942 - 2
Sugar Bowl Comics {Comic Books} Public Domain 1948 - 1949 5
Tales from the Great Book {Comic Books} Public Domain 1955 - 1956 4
Toy World Funnies {Comic Books} 1933 - 1 (2)
Vicks Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Two different giveaways featuring reprints from Famous Funnies.
1938 - 2 (3)

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