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Standard Comics was an American comic book company owned by publisher Ned Pines. Standard in turn was the parent company of two comic-book lines: Better Publications and Nedor Publishing. Collectors and historians sometimes refer to them collectively as "Standard/Better/Nedor". In 1956, Standard's remaining three titles were incorporated into the Pines Comics lineup along with a variety of titles from St. John Publications.

This is list of Standard Comics publications.

Titles

Source:

  • Adventures into Darkness #5–14 (August 1952 – June 1954); Standard / Visual Editions
  • Alley Oop #10–18 (October 1947 – October 1949); Standard / Visual Editions
  • America's Best Comics #18–31 (June 1946 – July 1949); Standard / Visual Editions, from Nedor Comics
  • America's Biggest Comics Book #1 (1944); Standard / William H. Wise & Company
  • America's Funniest Comics #1–2 (1944); Standard / William H. Wise & Company
  • Barnyard Comics #1–31 (June 1944 – September 1950); Polo Magazine, Inc. / Animated Cartoons Inc., continued as Dizzy Duck
  • Battlefront #5 (June 1952); Standard / Visual Editions
  • Best Romance #5–7 (March–August 1952); Standard / Visual Editions
  • Billy West #1–8 (April 1949 – November 1950); Standard / Visual Editions
  • Bill West #9–10 (February 1951 – February 1952); Standard / Visual Editions
  • The Black Terror #15–27 (July 1946 – June 1949); Standard / Visual Editions, from Nedor Comics
  • Boots and Her Buddies #5–9 (September 1948 – September 1949); Standard / Visual Editions
  • Brick Bradford #5–8 (July 1948 – July 1949); Standard / Best Books Inc.
  • Broncho Bill #5–16 (January 1948 – December 1950); Standard / Visual Editions
  • Buster Bunny #1–16 (November 1949 – October 1953); Standard / Animated Cartoons Inc. / Literary Enterprises Inc.
  • Buz Sawyer #1–3 (June 1948 – January 1949); Standard / Best Books Inc.
  • Buz Sawyer's Pal, Sweeney #4–5 (June 1949 – September 1949); Standard / Best Books Inc.
  • Captain Easy #10–17 (October 1947 – September 1949); Standard / Visual Editions
  • Coo Coo Comics #26–56, 60–62 (October 1942 – April 1951, December 1951 – April 1952); Standard / Animated Cartoons Inc., from Nedor Comics
  • Coo Coo, the Bird Brain #57–59 (June 1951 – October 1951); Standard / Animated Cartoons Inc.
  • Crime Files #5–6 (September 1952 – November 1952); Standard / Visual Editions
  • Date with Danger #5–6 (December 1952 — February 1953); Standard / Standard Magazines
  • Dennis the Menace #1–14 (August 1953 – January 1956); Visual Editions / Literary Enterprises; see Pines below
  • Dennis the Menace Giant Vacation Special #1 (Summer 1955); Literary Enterprises
  • Dizzy Duck #32–39 (November 1950 – March 1952); Standard / Animated Cartoons Inc., continued from Barnyard Comics
  • Exciting War #5 (September 1952); Standard / Visual Editions, continued under Better Publications
  • Fantastic Worlds #5–7 (October 1952 – January 1953); Standard / Visual Editions/ Literary Enterprises Inc.
  • Fighting Yank #17–29 (August 1946 – August 1949); Standard / Visual Editions
  • Freckles and His Friends #5–12 (November 1947 – August 1949); Standard / Visual Editions
  • Goofy Comics #15–48 (August 1946 – March 1952); Standard / Animated Cartoons Inc., from Nedor Comics
  • Happy Comics #14–40 (July 1946 – December 1950); Standard / Animated Cartoons Inc., from Nedor Comics, continued as Happy Rabbit
  • Happy Rabbit #41–48 (February 1951 – April 1948); Standard / Animated Cartoons Inc., continued from Happy Comics
  • It Really Happened #1–11 (1944 — October 1947); Standard / William H. Wise & Company / Visual Editions
  • Jet Fighters #5–7 (November 1952 – March 1953); Standard / Visual Editions
  • Jetta #5–7 (December 1952 – April 1953); Standard / Standard Magazine Inc.
  • Jiggs and Maggie #11–21 (June 1949–January 1952); Standard / Best Books Inc., continues at Harvey Comics
  • Joe Palooka Visits the Lost City (1945); Standard / Best Books Inc.
  • Joe Yank #5–16 (March 1952 – July 1954); Standard / Visual Editions
  • Jungle Jim 11–15 (January 1949 – November 1950); Standard / Best Books Inc.
  • Kathy #1–17 (September 1949 – September 1955); Standard / Visual Editions / Literary Enterprises
  • Leroy #1–5 (November 1949 – September 1950); Standard / Visual Editions
  • Little Angel #5–6 (September 1954–September 1955; see Pines below)
  • Lost Worlds #5–6 (October 1952 – December 1952); Standard / Literary Enterprises Inc.
  • Lucky Duck #5–8 (January 1953 – September 1953); Standard / Literary Enterprises
  • Mark Trail #1 (October 1955); see Pines below
  • Mel Allen Sports Comics #5–6 (November 1949 – June 1950); Standard / Visual Editions
  • My Real Love #5 (June 1952); Standard / Visual Editions
  • Mystery Comics #1–4 (August 1944 – December 1944); Standard / William H. Wise & Company
  • New Romances #5–21 (May 1951 – May 1954); Standard / Visual Editions
  • Out of the Shadows #5–14 (July 1952 – August 1954); Standard / Visual Editions
  • Ozark Ike #11–25 (November 1948 – September 1952); Standard / Best Books Inc.
  • Real Life Comics #32–59 (June 1946 — September 1952); Standard / Visual Editions, from Nedor Comics
  • Peter Pig #5–6 (May 1953 – August 1953); Standard / Literary Enterprises
  • Ricky #5 (September 1953); Standard / Visual Editions
  • Rodger Dodger #5 (August 1952); Standard / Visual Editions
  • Santa's Christmas Comics (December 1952); Standard / Best Books Inc.
  • Sniffy the Pup #5–18 (November 1949 – September 1953); Standard / Animated Cartoons Inc. / Literary Enterprises Inc.
  • Spunky #1–7 (April 1949 – November 1951); Standard / Animated Cartoons Inc. (#3–7 cover titled Spunky, Junior Cowboy)
  • Starlet O'Hara in Hollywood #1–4 (December 1948 – July 1949); Standard / Visual Editions
  • Supermouse #1–34 (December 1948 – September 1955); Standard / Animated Cartoons Inc. / Literary Enterprises Inc.; see Pines below
  • Teena #20–22 (August 1948 – October 1950); Standard / Best Books Inc.
  • Television Comics #5–8 (February 1952 – November 1952); Standard / Animated Cartoons Inc.
  • This is War #5–9 (August 1952 – May 1953); Standard / Visual Editions
  • Thrilling Comics #39–80 (December 1939 – April 1951); Standard / Standard Magazine Inc.
  • Thrilling Love #5–26 (December 1949 – June 1954); Standard / Standard Magazines Inc.
  • Tim Tyler, Cowboy #1–18 (November 1948 – September 1950); Standard / Best Books Inc.
  • Today's Romance #5–8 (March 1952 — September 1952); Standard / Visual Editions
  • Tommy of the Big Top #11–12 (December 1948 – March 1949); Standard / Best Books Inc.
  • Tuffy #5–9 (July 1949 – October 1950); Standard / Best Books Inc.
  • The Unseen #5–15 (June 1952 – July 1954); Standard / Visual Editions
  • Western Hearts #1–10 (December 1949 – March 1952); Standard / Standard Magazines Inc.
  • Who is Next? #5 (January 1953); Standard / Standard Magazines Inc.
  • Willie the Penguin #1–6 (April 1951 – March 1952); Standard / Animated Cartoons Inc.

Better Publications

Source:

  • American's Best Comics #1–2 (February 1942 – September 1942); continued under Nedor Comics
  • Best Comics #1–4 (November 1939 – February 1940)
  • Cartoon Humor
  • Exciting Comics #1–69 (April 1940 – September 1949)
  • Exciting War #6–9 (November 1952 – November 1953); continued from Standard Comics, with Standard Comics cover banner
  • Popular Romance #5—29 (December 1949 – July 1954); with Standard Comics cover banner
  • Real Life Comics #1–4 (September 1941 – April 1942); continued under Nedor Comics
  • Startling Comics #1–53 (June 1940 – September 1948)
  • Thrilling Comics #1–38 (February 1940 – October 1943); continued under Standard Comics
  • Wonder Comics #8–20 (October 1946 – October 1948); #1–7 (May 1944 – January 1946) from Great Comics Publications, Inc.

Nedor Comics

  • America's Best Comics #3–17 (November 1942 – March 1946); from Better Publications, continued under Standard Comics
  • The Black Terror #1–14 (Winter 1942/43 – Jan. 1944); continued under Standard Comics
  • Coo Coo Comics #1–25 (October 1942 – May 1946); continued under Standard Comics
  • Fighting Yank #1–16 (September 1942 – May 1946); continued under Standard Comics
  • Funny Funnies #1, 68pgs (April 1943)
  • Goofy Comics #1–14 (June 1943 – June 1946); continued under Standard Comics
  • Happy Comics #1–13 (August 1943 – March 1946); continued under Standard Comics
  • Major Hoople Comics #1 (February 1943)
  • Real Funnies #1–3 (January 1943 – June 1943)
  • Real Life Comics #5–31 (May 1942 – May 1946); from Better Publications, continued under Standard Comics

Pines Comics

  • Adventures of Mighty Mouse #129–144 (May 1956 – April 1959); picked up from St. John, went to Dell Comics
  • Adventures of Winky Dink #75 (March 1957)
  • Clay Cody, Gunslinger #1 (Fall 1957)
  • Dennis the Menace #15–31 (March 1956 – November 1958); picked up from Standard, went to Fawcett Comics
  • Dinky Duck #16–19 (Fall 1956–Summer 1958); picked up from St. John
  • Gandy Goose #5–6 (Fall 1956–Summer 1958); picked up from St. John
  • Heckle and Jeckle #25–34 (Fall 1956–June 1959); picked up from St. John, went to Dell
  • Knights of the Round Table #10 (April 1957)
  • Little Angel #7–16 (August 1956–September 1959); picked up from Standard
  • Little Roquefort Comics #10 (Summer 1958); picked up from St. John
  • Mark Trail's Adventure Book of Nature #1 (Summer 1958)
  • Paul Terry's Mighty Mouse #68–71 (March 1956–December 1956); picked up from St. John, continued as Mighty Mouse
  • Mighty Mouse #72–83 (March 1957–June 1959); continued from Paul Terry's Mighty Mouse (cover titled New Mighty Mouse)
  • Supermouse, the Big Cheese #35–45 (April 1956–Fall 1958); picked up from Standard
  • Sweetie Pie #15 (October 1957); picked up from Ajax-Farrell
  • Terrytoons Giant Summer Fun Book #101–102 (Summer 1957–Summer 1958)
  • Terrytoons, the Terry Bears #4 (June 1958); picked up from St. John
  • Tom Terrific #1–6 (Summer 1957 – Fall 1958)

References

  1. ^ Standard at the Grand Comics Database
  2. ^ Better Publications at the Grand Comics Database
  3. Nedor Publishing at the Grand Comics Database
  4. "Standard/Better/Nedor". AC Comics. 2001. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007.
  5. Mitchell, Kurt; Thomas, Roy (2019). American Comic Book Chronicles: 1940-1944. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 159. ISBN 978-1605490892.
  6. The Black Terror (Standard, 1942 series) at the Grand Comics Database
  7. ^ Nedor Publishing Co. at the Grand Comics Database
  8. Standard : Nedor Publishing Co. #1–14 / Standard #15–48 at the Grand Comics Database
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