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Publisher: Magazine Enterprises
Years in Operation: 1943 - 1958
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Country: Flag United States Web Site: Brands: 2 Indicia Publishers: 11 Series: 88 Printings: 674 (671 Issues) Disclose Notes: 11 Park Place, New York 7, N. Y.   Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Series Name Years in Print Issues (Printings)
A-1 {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: The first two issues are not numbered. The Kerry Drake no-numbered issue seems to be the first issue of the A-1 series, as the other no-numbered issue seems to match more closely the format of issues #3-10. An A-1 logo appears on the cover of only issues #1-17. All issues past #12 are dually-titled and are indexed under their other titles. See the issue records here for directions on where to find complete information on these issues.
Public Domain
1945 - 1955 139
The Adventures of Robin Hood {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: With #6 the title changes to match the title of the 1955-1958 TV show starring Richard Greene as Robin Hood. These issues include stills from the show and the stories use the likenesses of the actors on the show.
1957 - 3
Africa {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: This was part of the A-1 series produced by ME (#137). Some of these stories were reprinted by AC Comics in the late 80s-90s.
1955 - 1
The American Air Forces {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Part comic, part magazine.
Public Domain
1944 - 1945 4
The American Air Forces {Comic Books} Public Domain 1951 - 1954 8
The Avenger {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Also listed as A-1 Comics #129, 131, 133 and 138.
1955 - 4
Badmen of the West {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Issues #1 and #2 are also listed as A-1 #100 and #120. Series was originally added with an "!" at the end of the title (like on the cover), but the "!" doesn't appear in the indicia of issue #1.
Public Domain
1953 - 1954 2
Best of the West {Comic Books} Public Domain 1951 - 1954 12
Black Phantom {Comic Books} 1954 - ? 1
Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Based on the Mutual Broadcasting radio show, which ran from 1949 to 1955.
Public Domain
1950 - 1953 20
The Brain {Comic Books} Public Domain 1956 - 1958 7
Cave Girl {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Alternate numbering: #11: A-1 #82; #12: A-1 #96; #13: A-1 #116; #14: A-1 #125
1953 - 1954 4
Charles Starrett as the Durango Kid {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Title in indicia: Charles Starrett as THE DURANGO KID.
Public Domain
1949 - 1955 41
Charles Starrett as the Durango Kid {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Published in Spanish in the United States for domestic and Latin American distribution. Eventually Mexican publisher La Prensa took over the series. At this time it is not known if the first issue actually was #1. The last issue before publication was moved to Mexico is also unknown. The information given here is an educated guess. While the dates for the series are not yet known either, it seems unlikely that the Spanish language series would have predated the English language series nor does it seem likely that publication in Spanish would have continued beyond the termination of the English language series.
1949 - 1956 60
Christmas Adventures with Elmer the Elf {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: See also "Jack and Jill Visit Toytown with Elmer the Elf".
1950 - 1
Christmas Story Book {Comic Books} 1953 - 1
Christmas U.S.A. {Comic Books} 1956 - 1
Clubhouse Rascals {Comic Books} Public Domain 1956 - 2
Cowboys 'n' Injuns {Comic Books} 1946 - 1947 7
Cowboys and Indians {Comic Books} 1949 - 1
Dan'l Boone {Comic Books} Public Domain 1955 - 1957 8
Danger is Their Business {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Also listed as A-1 #50
1952 - ? 1
Ding Dong {Comic Books} 1946 - 1947 5 (6)
Dogface Dooley {Comic Books} 1951 - 1953 5
Dotty Dripple {Comic Books} Public Domain 1946 - 2
Dream Book of Love {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Also listed as A-1 #106, 114, and 123
1954 - 3
Dream Book of Romance {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Also listed as A-1 #92, 102, 109 and 110
Public Domain
1953 - 1954 4
Extra Comics {Comic Books} 1948 - 1
Fire Power {Comic Books} 1945 - 1
Funnyman {Comic Books} 1948 - 6
The Ghost Rider {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: All these issues are also part of the A-1 series.
Public Domain
1950 - 1954 14
Great Western {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Also alternately titled "A-1 Comics." #8 is A-1 #93, #9 is A-1 #105, #10 is A-1 #113, #11 is A-1 #127.
Public Domain
1953 - 1954 4
Guns of Fact and Fiction {Comic Books} 1948 - ? 1
Home Run {Comic Books} 1953 - 1
Hot Dog {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Also numbered as A-1 issues #107, 115, 124 & 136
Public Domain
1954 - 1955 4
I'm a Cop {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Series also a part of the A-1 Comics (1944 series) #111 (issue #1) and #126 (issue #2)
1954 - 3
Jack and Jill Visit Toytown with Elmer the Elf {Comic Books} 1949 - 1
Jet Powers {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Though the title on the cover is just "Jet," the indicia of #1, 2, and 4 read "Jet Powers."
Public Domain
1951 - 4
Jimmy Durante Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Series also a part of the A1-Comics series.
1948 - 1949 2
Joan of Arc {Comic Books} 1949 - 1
Keen Teens {Comic Books} 1945 - 1947 6
Kerry Drake {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: The first issue is unnumbered and indexed under A-1 (Magazine Enterprises, 1944 series).
1945 - 1946 5
The Killers {Comic Books} 1947 - 1948 2
Koko and Kola {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Issue #6 also listed as A-1 #28
Public Domain
1946 - 1950 6
Little Miss Sunbeam Comics {Comic Books} 1950 - ? 4
Major Inapak the Space Ace {Comic Books} 1951 - 1
Manhunt {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: There is no #12. Two issues (same contents) were published in 1949 under the title Trail Colt (#1[nn]-2). Manhunts 13-4 (all-reprints) followed in 1952-3
Public Domain
1947 - 1953 13
McCrory's Toyland Brings You Santa's Private Eyes {Comic Books} 1956 - 1
McCrory's Wonderful Christmas {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
Mighty Atom {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Issues 4 to 6 shown in Overstreet, but almost certainly don't exist.
1957 - 1958 3
The Mighty Atom and the Pixies {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Indicia title: THE MIGHTY ATOM and the Pixies.
1949 - 1
Movie Thrillers {Comic Books} 1949 - 1
Muggsy Mouse {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Issues also numbered as part of the A-1 series: #1 is A-1 #33; #2 is A-1 #36; #3 is A-1 #38; #4 is A-1 #95; and #5 is A-1 #99.
1951 - 1954 5
Mysteries of Scotland Yard {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Also listed as A-1 #121
1954 - 1
The Pixies {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: The indicia for #4 and #5 lists the series title as 'The Adventures of THE PIXIES'.
1946 - 1948 5
Pride of the Yankees {Comic Books} 1949 - 1
Red Fox {Comic Books} Public Domain 1954 - 1
Red Hawk {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Also listed as A-1 #90.
1953 - 1
Red Mask {Comic Books} Public Domain 1954 - 1957 13
Robin Hood {Comic Books} 1955 - 1957 5
Rodeo {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Published in Spanish in the United States for domestic and Latin American distribution. The first 30+ issues reprint various Magazine Enterprises western titles in Spanish under the "Rodeo" title. Eventually Mexican publisher La Prensa took over the series. At this time it is not known which issue was the last produced in the United States. The information given here is an educated guess. While the dates for the series are not yet known, it seems unlikely that the Spanish language series would have continued beyond the termination of the English language publisher.
1955 - 1957 25
Romantic Picture Novelettes {Comic Books} 1946 - 1
Santa Claus and the Magic Bears {Comic Books} 1949 - 1
Santa's Circus {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
Santa's Fun Book {Comic Books} 1952 - 1
Santa's Little Detectives {Comic Books} 1950 - 1950 1
Santa's Toytown Fun Book {Comic Books} 1953 - 1
Sing of Christmas {Comic Books} 1950 - ? 1 (2)
The Sleeping Beauty {Comic Books} 1958 - 1
Space Ace {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: #5 is also A-1 #61.
Public Domain
1952 - 1
Star Parade Presents Dick Powell, Adventurer! {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Also a part of Magazine Enterprise's A-1 series #22. Indicia states "Star Parade Presents DICK POWELL, Adventurer! (A-1 No. 22)"
1949 - 1
Star Parade Presents Fibber McGee and Molly {Comic Books} 1949 - 1
The Story of Bread with Miss Sunbeam {Comic Books} 1949 - 1
Straight Arrow {Comic Books} Public Domain 1950 - 1956 55
Straight Arrow's Fury {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Also listed as A-1 #119.
1954 - ? 1
Strongman {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: These issues are part of the A-1 series. #1 [A-1 #130], 2 [A-1 #132], 3 [A-1 #134], and 4 [A-1 #139]. Several strories are reprinted in AC's The Power of Strongman.
1955 - 4
Teena {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Issues #1-3 are also known as A-1 (Magazine Enterprises, 1945 series) #11, #12, and #15, respectively.
1947 - 1948 3
Thun'da, King of the Congo {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Part of ME's A-1 Comics series. Issue #1: Also A-1 Comics #47. #2: A-1 #56. #3: A-1 #73. #4: A-1 #78. #5: A-1 #83. #6: A-1 #86. Thun'Da first appeared in the serial 'King Of The Congo' in 1952, starring Buster Crabbe.
Public Domain
1952 - 1953 6
Tick Tock Tales {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Issues #25-26 are titled "Tick Tock Comics" both on the cover and in the indicia.
1946 - 1951 33
Tim Holt {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: The first three issues are also numbered as part of A-1 (Magazine Enterprises, 1944 series).
Public Domain
1948 - 1954 41
Tom-Tom {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Cover title is "Tom-Tom And Itchi The Monk."
1957 - 1958 3 (4)
Tom-Tom, the Jungle Boy {Comic Books} 1947 - 3
Trail Colt {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Also listed as A-1 #24 and 26.
1949 - ? 2
Undercover Girl {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Starr Flagg, the heroine of UNDERCOVER GIRL, was a female secret agent who debuted in MANHUNT #1 (11/1947) and appeared in 11 issues of that title, plus 2 issues of Trail Colt and then 2 reprint issues of Manhunt (#13-4). She graduated to her own try-out title in 1952 as part of the A-1 series.
1952 - 1954 3
The United States Marines {Comic Books} Public Domain 1943 - 1944 4
The United States Marines {Comic Books} Public Domain 1952 - 4
Vacation Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Also a part of the A-1 Comics (1944 series), A-1 Comics #16.
1948 - 1
White Indian {Comic Books} Public Domain 1953 - 1954 5

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