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Publisher: Superior
Years in Operation: 1945 - 1956
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Country: Flag Canada Web Site: Brands: 16 Indicia Publishers: 10 Series: 243 Printings: 1121 (1113 Issues) Disclose Notes: A Canadian publisher who mostly reprinted American comics from the same time period. Also published a number of original series that were distributed in the United States. One of the last surviving Canadian Golden-age publishers.

Fiction House: For earlier issues of the series reprinted by Superior, see the publisher Publications Services Limited. Issues from Superior tend to have the same numbers as the comics they are reprinting, issues from PSL tended to have been renumbered to start from issue 1. There is also a single issue reprinted in Canada by The American News Company that is earlier than both the PSL and Superior issues.

EC Comics: Some of the issue numbers on Canadian titles where the numbering was restarted on the American series don't match.
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Indicia Publisher Name Years in Operation Printings (Issues)
FlagCentury Publishing Company Disclose
Note: Comics published in Canada for distribution in Britain.
1946 - 1946 11
FlagDuchess Printing and Publishing Co., Ltd. 1941 - 1945 3
FlagDuchess Printing and Publishing Co., Ltd. 1941 - 1945 1
FlagExact Corporation 1947 - 1949 0
FlagFour Star Comics Corp. Disclose
Note: Used during the transition of titles from the American Four Star Comics. Publishing address is given as 2382 Dundas St. W, Toronto, Ontario Canada, with the editorial office given as New York City.
1948 - 1
FlagHerald Publishing Company 1948 - 1948 1
FlagRandall Publishers Limited Disclose
Note: Addresses: 30 Strathearn Road, Toronto, Ontario Canada (from May 1953 to January 1954) 2382 Dundas Street West, Toronto 9, Ontario (from May 1954 to January 1955)
1950 - 1955 13
FlagSuperior Comics Limited 1945 - 1956 9
FlagSuperior Comics Ltd. Disclose
Note: Address in indicia shown as 28 East 10th Street, New York 3, N.Y., executive offices 2382 Dundas Street, Toronto, Canada. Used on Superior comics that were printed in the United States for American distribution?
1948 - 1951 28
FlagSuperior Publishers Limited 1947 - 1956 204 (209)

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