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BIP Comics: Publisher Insignia and Indicia Data
Holyoke

Title Owners:
• Blue Beetle
[23-Jan 1943] #20: Holyoke Publishing Co., Inc.;
• Sparkling Stars
[22-Jun-1946] #17: Mary E. Gallagher;
[21-Jul-1947] #30: Mary E. Gallagher;

Publishers of Record:
• Holyoke Publishing Co., Inc.
Blue Beetle (13-25,27,30); Captain Aero Comics (2,4,5,7-10); Cat-Man Comics (7,8,10,14); Sparkling Stars (1-3,5,10-13,15-18,23-31,33);

Addresses:
• Editorial and Executive Offices:
220 West 42nd Street, New York, N.Y.
52 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York City
1475 Broadway, Times Bldg., New York 18, N.Y.
• Offices of Publication:
Holyoke, Mass.
1 Appleton Street, Holyoke, Mass.
• Advertising Offices:
Holyoke Publishing Co., Inc., 220 West 42nd Street, New York, N.Y.

Personnel:
• President:
Sidney R. Cook [22-Jun-1946]-[21-Jul-1947]
• Editor:
Chas. Quinlan [23-Jan 1943]
Philip Steinberg [22-Jun-1946]-[21-Jul-1947]
• Treasurer:
Sherman H. Bowles [23-Jan 1943]-[21-Jul-1947]
• Business Manager:
Sherman H. Bowles [23-Jan 1943]

Note: Catman is acquired by Holyoke (Bowles) in 1942 from Helnit (Temerson) and is later reacquired by Et-Es-Go (Temerson) in 1943. The exact relationship between Temerson and Bowles is unknown. Allen Ulmer letter to Jerry De Fuccio found on eBay by Frank Motler.

Note: Blue Beetle is acquired from Fox and is later reacquired by Fox.

Statements of Ownership:
Blue Beetle #20 (Apr 1943)
Sparkling Stars #17 (Sep 1946)
Sparkling Stars #30 (Dec 1947)

Indicias:
1942-1946
  1942 1943 1944 1945 1946
Jan   Blue Beetle #18
Captain Aero Comics #10(v2#4)
     
Feb Captain Aero Comics #2(v1#8)
Cat-Man Comics #7(v1#12)
  Blue Beetle #30
  Sparkling Stars #10
Mar Cat-Man Comics #8(v2#13)
Blue Beetle #19
    Sparkling Stars #11
Spr          
Apr Captain Aero Comics #4(v1#10)
Blue Beetle #20
    Sparkling Stars #12
May Captain Aero Comics #5(v1#11)
Cat-Man Comics #10(v2#15)
Blue Beetle #21
    Sparkling Stars #13
Jun Cat-Man Comics #11(v3#1)
Blue Beetle #22
Sparkling Stars #1
   
Sum          
Jul Captain Aero Comics #7(v2#1)
Cat-Man Comics #12(v3#2)
Blue Beetle #23
Sparkling Stars #2
  Sparkling Stars #15
Aug Blue Beetle #13
Blue Beetle #24
Sparkling Stars #3
  Sparkling Stars #16
Sep Blue Beetle #14
Captain Aero Comics #8(v2#2)
Blue Beetle #25
    Sparkling Stars #17
Oct Blue Beetle #15
Cat-Man Comics #14(v3#4)
  Sparkling Stars #5
  Sparkling Stars #18
Fall          
Nov Blue Beetle #16
Captain Aero Comics #9(v2#3)
Blue Beetle #27
     
Dec Blue Beetle #17
       
Win          
  1942 1943 1944 1945 1946

1947-1948
  1947 1948
Jan   Sparkling Stars #31
Feb    
Mar   Sparkling Stars #33
Spr    
Apr    
May Sparkling Stars #23
 
Jun Sparkling Stars #24
 
Sum    
Jul Sparkling Stars #25
 
Aug Sparkling Stars #26
 
Sep Sparkling Stars #27
 
Oct Sparkling Stars #28
 
Fall    
Nov Sparkling Stars #29
 
Dec Sparkling Stars #30
 
Win    
  1947 1948




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