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Publisher Insignia and Indicia Data
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BIP Comics: Publisher Insignia and Indicia Data
Entertaining Comics Group
Insignias:
Title Owners:
- • Dandy Comics
- [22-Sep-1947] #7: Estate of M. C. Gaines, dec'd
- • Fat and Slat
- [22-Sep-1947] #4: Estate of M. C. Gaines, dec'd; J. K. Gaines; Wm. M. Gaines;
- • Frontline Combat
- [6-Sep-1951] #6: Tiny Tot Comics Inc.; Wm. M. Gaines; J. K. Gaines; V. E. MacAdie;
- • Haunt of Fear
- [23-Sep-1953] #23: Fables Pub. Co. Inc.; Wm. M. Gaines; J. K. Gaines;
- • Land of the Lost Comics
- [22-Sep-1947] #4: Estate of M. C. Gaines, dec'd; J. K. Gaines; Wm. M. Gaines;
- • Mad
- [23-Sep-1953] #10: Educational Comics Inc.; Wm. M. Gaines; J. K. Gaines; V. E. MacAdie;
- [18-Sep-1954] #22: Educational Comics Inc.; Wm. M. Gaines; J. K. Gaines; V. E. MacAdie;
- [19-Sep-1955] #27: E.C. Publications Inc.; William M. Gaines; V. E. MacAdie; J. K. Gaines;
- [19-Sep-1956] #32: E.C. Publications Inc.; William M. Gaines; V. E. McAdie; J. K. Gaines;
- [4-Sep-1957] #38: E.C. Publications Inc.; William M. Gaines; V. E. McAdie; J. K. Gaines;
- [15-Sep-1958] #45: E.C. Publications, Inc.; William M. Gaines; Jessie K. Gaines; Virginia E. MacAdie;
- [28-Sep-1959] #53 E.C. Publications, Inc.; William M. Gaines; Jessie K. Gaines; Virginia E. MacAdie;
- [15-Sep-1960] #61 E.C. Publications, Inc.; William M. Gaines; Jessie K. Gaines; Virginia E. MacAdie;
- • Shock SuspenStories
- [5-Sep-1952] #6: Tiny Tot Comics Inc.; Wm. M. Gaines; J. K. Gaines; V. E. MacAdie;
- • Tales from the Crypt
- [5-Sep-1950] #6: I. C. Pub. Co. Inc.; J. K. Gaines; Wm. M. Gaines;
- • Two-Fisted Tales
- [6-Sep-1951] #26: Fables Pub. Co. Inc.; Wm. M. Gaines; J. K. Gaines;
- • Vault of Horror
- [5-Sep-1952] #29: L. L. Pub. Co. Inc.; Wm. M. Gaines; J. K. Gaines;
- [23-Sep-1953] #36: L. L. Pub. Co. Inc.; Wm. M. Gaines; J. K. Gaines;
- • Weird Science-Fantasy
- [23-Sep-1953] #36: Fables Pub. Co. Inc.; Wm. M. Gaines; J. K. Gaines;
Publishers of Record:
- • E.C. Publications, Inc.
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Mad (25-64);
- • Educational Comics, Inc.
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Across the Seas in a War Torn World (1);
Church That was Built with Bread (1);
Desert Dawn (1);
Land of the Lost Comics (1);
Mad (1-24);
Out of the Past a Clue to the Future (1);
Picture Stories from American History (1);
Reddy Kilowatt (1A,1B,1Br,2A,2C,2Cr,3A,3Br);
- • Entertaining Creations, Inc.
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Shock (1);
Shock Illustrated (2);
- • Fables Publishing Co., Inc.
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Animal Fables (1-7);
Fat and Slat (1-4);
Gunfighters (10);
Happy Houlihans (1,2);
Haunt Of Fear (16,17,4,7,13,14,19,21-24,26,28);
- • I. C. Publishing Co., Inc.
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Crime Patrol (10,12,14);
Dandy Comics (1-7);
Impact (1);
International Comics (1);
Weird Fantasy (17);
- • L. L. Publishing Co., Inc.
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Aces High (1-5);
Blackstone (1);
Crime Illustrated (1,2);
Extra (2,4);
Land of the Lost Comics (2-9);
Vault Of Horror (21);
- • School Comics, Inc.
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Picture Stories from American History (4);
- • Tiny Tot Comics, Inc.
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Frontline Combat (5-8,11,13-15);
Shock SuspenStories (15);
Tiny Tot Comics (7,10);
Addresses:
- • Executive Offices:
- 225 Lafayette St., N.Y.C. (1946)
- 225 Lafayette St., New York, 12, N.Y. (Sum 1947)-(Jul 1954)
Personnel:
- • Managing Editor:
- M. C. Gaines (1947)
- William M. Gaines (Jun 1951)-(Jul 1954)
- • Editor:
- Katherine H. Hutchinson (1947)
- William M. Gaines (Feb 1951)
- Albert B. Feldstein (Jun 1951)-(Jul 1954)
- • Associate Editor:
- Albert B. Feldstein (Feb 1951)
- • Stories/Scripts:
- Ruth Geller (1947)
- Burton Geller (1947)
- • Artwork:
- Ruth Geller (1947)
- Burton Geller (1947)
Note: In 1945 M. C. Gaines sold his interest in All-American (a DC subsidiary) and started Educational Comics. After the split Gaines maintained the rights to the Picture Stories from the Bible line of comics. EC's first issue appears to be the New Testament Edition #2. It also appears that the cover to issue #2 had already been printed with an All-American logo but the interior indicia shows Educational Comics, Inc. as the publisher. Inside of #2 there is an advertisement for New Testament Edition #1 that bears the All-American logo, however, the 1944 original issue #1 bears the DC logo and the 1946 reprint of issue #1 bears no logo, just the LN distributor and ID marks.
Note: In 1961 W. M. Gaines sold E.C. Publications, Inc. to Premier Industries, Inc. The last issue of Mad magazine under the ownership of W. M. Gaines appears to be issue #64. Gaines would stay on to run the magazine under the new ownership. Mad would eventually be acquired by DC in 1964.
Statements of Ownership:
Dandy Comics #7 (Spr 1948)
Fat and Slat #4 (Spr 1948)
Frontline Combat #6 (Jun 1952)
Haunt of Fear #23 (Feb 1954)
Land of the Lost Comics #9 (Spr 1948)
Mad #10 (Apr 1954)
Mad #22 (Apr 1955)
Mad #27 (Spr 1956)
Mad #32 (Apr 1957)
Mad #38 (Apr 1958)
Mad #45 (Mar 1959)
Mad #53 (Mar 1960)
Mad #61 (Mar 1961)
Shock SuspenStories #7 (Mar 1953)
Tales from the Crypt #22 (Mar 1951)
Two-Fisted Tales #26 (Apr 1952)
Vault of Horror #29 (Mar 1953)
Vault of Horror #36 (May 1954)
Weird Science-Fantasy #24 (Jun 1954)
Indicias:
1: Estimated cover date.
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