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Publisher Insignia and Indicia Data (return to index) Trojan Magazines Title Owners: • Beware [10-Sep-1954] #14: Michael Estrow; • Dark Mysteries [10-Sep-1954] #23: Michael Estrow (as agent); Stanley M. Estrow (as agent); • Romantic Hearts [10-Sep-1954] #11: Michael Estrow (as agent); Stanley M. Estrow (as agent); • Secret Mysteries [10-Sep-1954] #19: Michael Estrow (as agent); Stanley M. Estrow (as agent); Publishers of Record: • Master Comics, Inc. • Ribage Publishing Corp. Crime Mysteries (5,7); Youthful Romances (5); • Stanhall Publications, Inc. Muggy Doo, Boy Cat (1); • Trojan Magazines, Inc. Attack (6); Beware (14,15,6,7,10,12,14); Crime Smashers (15); Western Crime Busters (2,4); NOTE: Master Comics, Inc., is acquired from Story Comics (William K. Friedman) Addresses: • Editorial and Executive Offices: Trojan, 125 East 46th Street, New York 17, N.Y. (Nov 1950)-(Mar 1955) Ribage, 480 Lexington Avenue, New York 17, N.Y. (Jan 1953)-(Mar 1954) Stanhall, 480 Lexington Avenue, New York 17, N.Y. (Jul 1953) • Office of Publication: 420 DeSoto Avenue, St. Louis 7, Mo. (Jul 1953)-(Sep 1953) South Justison St., Wilmington 99, Del. (Mar 1954) Personnel: • Editor: Hal Seeger (Jul 1953) Adolphe Barreaux [10-Sep-1954] • Business Manager: Adolphe Barreaux [10-Sep-1954] • Production Director: Adolphe Barreaux (Jul 1953) NOTE: Attack, Beware, and Youthful Romances are acquired by Trojan (Estrow) in 1952. Youthful continues each series under new names: Atomic Attack, Chilling Tales, and Daring Love. NOTE: The statements in Dark Mysteries #23, Romantic Hearts (1953) #11 and Secret Mysteries #19 appear after Merit Publications takes over the title. So you'll find the ownership statements here, but the indicias are under Merit. Statements of Ownership: Beware #9 (May 1954) Beware #14 (Mar 1955) Dark Mysteries #23 (May 1955) Romantic Hearts #11 (May 1955) Secret Mysteries #19 (Jul 1955) Indicias: 1950-1954   1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 Jan       Crime Mysteries #5 Beware #7 Feb           Mar       Attack #6(2) Beware #14(2) Crime Smashers #15 Crime Mysteries #12 Farmers Daughter #1 Spr           Apr   Western Crime Busters #4 Western Crime Busters #10     May       Beware #15(3) Crime Mysteries #7 Beware #9 Jun           Sum           Jul       Muggy-Doo, Boy Cat #1 Beware #10 Aug           Sep Western Crime Busters #1     Beware #5 Youthful Romances #5 Beware #11 Oct           Fall           Nov Western Crime Busters #2     Beware #6 Beware #12 Dec   Western Crime Busters #8       Win             1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955   1955 Jan   Feb   Mar Beware #14 Spr   Apr   May   Jun   Sum   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Fall   Nov   Dec   Win     1955 (return to index)

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