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Publisher: Chesler / Dynamic
Years in Operation: 1937 - 1946
Disclose Detail
Country: Flag United States Web Site: Brands: 5 Indicia Publishers: 15 Series: 21 Printings: 76 Disclose Notes: Harry "A" Chesler (the "A" was not a proper initial- supposedly Chesler claimed it stood for "Anything") was a comic book packager and publisher. He operated a packaging studio more or less continuously from the mid-30s through 1953, and at times also operated as a publisher.

He first published two oversize comics, Star Comics and Star Ranger, as Chesler Publications in 1937. He sold this venture to Ultem Publications, but continued to produce the comics (now normal sized) as well as two additional titles that Ultem had acquired. All of Ultem's comics were entirely put together by Chesler and continued the trade dress of his early books.

After Ultem sold its titles to Centaur, Chesler spent the next several years packaging comics for other publishers and selling them individual stories. One such comic was a 1938 giveaway for Cocomalt, which is included here because it has no other publishing information beyond Chesler's copyright. While some sources list Chesler as publishing or co-owning early Quality Comics issues, this is not correct. At most, he supplied them with a few stories.

In 1941 Chesler returned as a publisher with Dynamic Publications, Inc. From this point on, most of Chesler's comics would be branded with a logo proclaiming them the "World's Greatest Comics". In 1941-1942, this also identified each issue as "A Dynamic Publication". After just over half a year, the U. S. was ramping up its involvement in World War II, and Dynamic ceased publishing, producing a few books through surrogates.

The surrogate activity picks up dramatically in 1944, leading into Chesler's third major wave of publishing. In place of "A Dynamic Publication" these had "Harry "A" Chesler, Jr.". Junior, however, was the son of Chesler the publisher, a point of much confusion for latter-day comics researchers. This period lasted through 1946, after which the ongoing titles were continued in Canada by Superior Publishers through early 1948. Chesler continued to run his art shop, but no longer published his own comics after 1946.

Related Publishers:
Ultem: http://www.comics.org/publisher/7631/
Superior Publishers Limited: http://www.comics.org/publisher/223/   Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Issues: 1 to 76 of 76 found.
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Series Name and Issue # View Issue Images Icon Publication Date Content Items
Bulls Eye Comics #11 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 January 1944 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Captain Battle Comics #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2/1 January 1942 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Carnival Comics #[13] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1945 25 (15 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Cocomalt Big Book of Comics #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1938 25 (20 stories, 1 cover)
Dynamic Comics #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 October 1941 18 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Dynamic Comics #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1941 19 (13 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Dynamic Comics #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 February 1942 20 (17 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Dynamic Comics #8 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 13 (11 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Dynamic Comics #9 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 12 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Dynamic Comics #10 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1944 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Dynamic Comics #11 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1944 12 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Dynamic Comics #12 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 November 1944 14 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Dynamic Comics #13 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1945 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Dynamic Comics #14 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1945 12 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Dynamic Comics #15 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1945 13 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Dynamic Comics #16 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1945 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Dynamic Comics #17 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1946 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Dynamic Comics #18 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1946 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Dynamic Comics #19 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1946 14 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Dynamic Comics #20 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1946 13 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Hi Yi #1945 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Jest Comics #10 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 January 1944 28 (26 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Jest Comics #11 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 January 1945 37 (35 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Kayo Comics #12 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 March 1945 15 (11 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Komik Pages #1 (10) (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 April 1945 29 (26 stories, 1 cover)
Major Victory Comics #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 13 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Major Victory Comics #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 11 (8 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Major Victory Comics #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1945 6 (5 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Punch Comics #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1941 12 (11 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Punch Comics #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon February 1942 12 (11 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Punch Comics #9 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1944 11 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Punch Comics #10 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1944 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Punch Comics #11 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1944 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Punch Comics #12 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1945 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Punch Comics #13 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1945 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Punch Comics #14 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 July 1945 14 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Punch Comics #15 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 October 1945 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Punch Comics #16 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 January 1946 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Punch Comics #17 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1946 18 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Punch Comics #18 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1946 13 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Punch Comics #19 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 October 1946 13 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Red Seal Comics #14 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 5 October 1945 6 (5 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Red Seal Comics #15 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 9 January 1946 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Red Seal Comics #16 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1946 12 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Red Seal Comics #17 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1946 12 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Red Seal Comics #18 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1946 9 (8 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Scoop Comics #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1941 16 (14 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Scoop Comics #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 January 1942 12 (11 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Scoop Comics #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1942 17 (14 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Scoop Comics #8 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Skyrocket Comics #[nn] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 January 1944 11 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Snap Comics #9 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 6 January 1944 22 (19 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Spotlight Comics #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1944 14 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Spotlight Comics #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1945 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Spotlight Comics #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1945 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Star Comics #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon February 1937 48 (44 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Star Comics #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1937 50 (44 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Star Comics #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1937 47 (35 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Star Comics #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1937 43 (39 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Star Comics #5 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1937 41 (37 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Star Comics #6 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1937 44 (33 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Star Ranger #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon February 1937 40 (36 stories, 1 cover)
Star Ranger #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon April 1937 39 (29 stories, 1 cover)
Star Ranger #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1937 36 (34 stories, 1 cover)
Star Ranger #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1937 36 (28 stories, 1 cover)
Star Ranger #5 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 July 1937 31 (24 stories, 1 cover)
Star Ranger #6 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1937 33 (28 stories, 1 cover)
Syndicate Features v1 #1 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Syndicate Features v1 #2 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Syndicate Features v1 #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1937 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
Syndicate Features v1 #4 (Comic Book) ? 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
Syndicate Features v1 #5 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1937 5 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Yankee Comics #1 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 September 1941 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Yankee Comics #2 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1941 11 (10 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Yankee Comics #3 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1942 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
Yankee Comics #4 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 March 1942 19 (16 stories, 1 cover)Public Domain
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