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Publisher: Harvey
Years in Operation: 1939 - 1994
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Country: Flag United States Web Site: Brands: 42 Indicia Publishers: 44 Series: 419 Printings: 7571 (7335 Issues) Disclose Notes: In 1949-1952 Don Heck worked in production, cutting and pasting strips for re-publication in the comic book format and doing art corrections. The publication dates, as reported by Harvey during 1964 and 1965, were listed as being published on the 15th day of each month. Actual publication/on-sale dates varied though and could be up to 21 days earlier than the publication date reported to the Copyright Office.   Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
Series Name Years in Print Issues (Printings)
3-D Dolly {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Came with two pairs of 3-D glasses.
1953 - 1
Adventures in 3-D {Comic Books} 1953 - 1954 2 (3)
The Adventures of Billy and Betty {Comic Books} 1955 - 2
The Adventures of Felix the Cat {Comic Books} 1992 - 1 (2)
Alarming Adventures {Comic Books} 1962 - 1963 3
Alarming Tales {Comic Books} Public Domain 1957 - 1958 6
All New Comics {Comic Books} 1993 - 1
All-New Comics {Comic Books} Public Domain 1943 - 1947 12
All-New Short Story Comics {Comic Books} Public Domain 1943 - 3
Alvin & the Chipmunks {Comic Books} 1992 - 1994 5
America's Funniest Cartoons {Comic Books} 1945 - 1
Army & Navy Fun Parade {Comic Books} 1951 - 1960 51
Army & Navy Grins {Comic Books} 1944 - 1946 9
Army and Navy Fun Parade {Comic Books} 1942 - 1947 34
Army and Navy Hot Shots {Comic Books} 1945 - 1
Army and Navy Jokes {Comic Books} 1944 - ? 9
Astro Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Giveaways distributed by American Airlines.
1968 - 1979 21
Audrey & Melvin {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Cover title: Audrey and Melvin; indicia title: Audrey & Melvin.
1974 - 1
Babe Ruth Sports Comics {Comic Books} 1949 - 1951 11
Baby Huey {Comic Books} 1956 - 1
Baby Huey {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Issue #1 is titled "Big Baby Huey" in the indicia and on the cover.
1991 - 1994 9 (16)
Baby Huey and Papa {Comic Books} 1962 - 1968 33
Baby Huey Digest {Comic Books} 1992 - 1 (2)
Baby Huey in Duckland {Comic Books} 1962 - 1966 15
Baby Huey the Baby Giant {Comic Books} 1980 - 1990 3 (4)
Baby Huey, the Baby Giant {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Publishing hiatus between issues #97 (October 1971) and #98 (October 1972) By issue #95, indicia title is "Baby Huey".
1956 - 1972 98
Back to the Future {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Based on the Back to the Future cartoon.
1991 - 1992 4
Back to the Future Special {Comic Books} 1991 - 1
Back to the Future: Forward to the Future {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: #2 is titled just "Back to the Future" in the indicia (obviously a mistake). Original stories based on "Back to the Future -- The Animated Series" (which was based on the "Back to the Future" movies).
1992 - 1993 3
Beethoven {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Based on the movie "Beethoven" about a St. Bernard Dog.
1994 - 3
Beetle Bailey {Comic Books} 1992 - 1994 9 (14)
Beetle Bailey Big Book {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: 52 pages.
1992 - 1993 2
Beetle Bailey Giant Size {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: 68 Pages.
1992 - 1993 2
Beetlejuice {Comic Books} 1991 - 1 (3)
Beetlejuice Crimebusters on the Haunt {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Original stories based on the animated TV show "Beetlejuice" (which was based on the movie "Beetlejuice").
1992 - 1
Beetlejuice Elliot Mess and the Unwashables {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Original stories based on the animated TV show "Beetlejuice" (which was based on the movie "Beetlejuice").
1992 - 2
Beetlejuice Holiday Special {Comic Books} 1992 - 1 (2)
Beetlejuice in the Neitherworld {Comic Books} 1991 - 1
Best of the Original Sad Sack {Comic Books} 1978 - 1
A Better Life for You! {Comic Books} 1960 - 1
Black Cat {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Indicia titles: BLACK CAT COMICS 1-15, 17-29 BLACK CAT WESTERN COMICS 16, 55-56 BLACK CAT MYSTERY COMICS 30-53, 57 BLACK CAT WESTERN MYSTERY 54 BLACK CAT MYSTIC 58-62
Public Domain
1946 - 1963 65
Black Cat {Comic Books} Public Domain 1962 - 1963 0
Black Cat Mystery Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Issues with this title listed under Black Cat (Harvey, 1946 series), http://www.comics.org/series/469/. DO NOT ADD ISSUES TO THIS SERIES.
1951 - 1954 0
Black Cat Mystic {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Issues with this title listed under Black Cat (Harvey, 1946 series), http://www.comics.org/series/469/. DO NOT ADD ISSUES TO THIS SERIES.
1957 - 1958 0
Black Cat Western Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Issues with this title listed under Black Cat (Harvey, 1946 series), http://www.comics.org/series/469/. DO NOT ADD ISSUES TO THIS SERIES.
1949 - 1955 0
Black Cat Western Mystery {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Issues with this title listed under Black Cat (Harvey, 1946 series), http://www.comics.org/series/469/. DO NOT ISSUES TO THIS SERIES.
1955 - 0
Blast-Off {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: BLAST-OFF was a one-shot, composed of material intended to be published as RACE FOR THE MOON #4.
1965 - 1
Blondie {Comic Books} 1960 - 1965 22
Blondie & Dagwood Family {Comic Books} 1963 - 1965 4
Blondie Comics Monthly {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Numbering continues in Daisy & Her Pups (Harvey, 1951 series) #21 onwards. Also continues in Chamber of Chills (Harvey, 1951 series) #21 onwards. Overall numbering continues in Blondie (Harvey, 1960 series) #142-163.
1950 - 1960 126
Blondie, Dagwood and Daisy, by Chic Young {Comic Books} 1953 - 1 (2)
Bobby Shelby Comics {Comic Books} 1949 - 1
Boy Explorers Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Issue #2 distributed to mail subscribers only.
1946 - 2
Boys' Ranch {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Issues #5 and #6 were reprinted as [Penrod the All American Boy's Wear Presents] Boys' Ranch (Harvey, 1951 series) #5 and #6, giveaway/promotional comics; The same issues were reprinted again as Witches Western Tales (Harvey, 1955 Series) #29 and #30.
1950 - 1951 6
Bud Wins His Wings {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: AMF Bicycle giveaway.
1956 - 1
Buddies {Comic Books} 1942 - 5
Bunny {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: First issue indicia has title as Bunny Ball. There is a publishing gap between #20, December 1971 and #21, 1976.
1966 - 1976 21
Captain 3-D {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: 3-D glasses included in original edition.
1953 - 1
Cartoons and Jokes {Comic Books} 1945 - 1
Casper & Nightmare {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Cover title is "Casper the Friendly Ghost and Nightmare the Galloping Ghost"
1964 - 1974 41
Casper (UNICEF Promotional) {Comic Books} 1973 - 1
Casper Adventure Digest {Comic Books} 1992 - 1994 8 (9)
Casper and ... {Comic Books} 1987 - 1990 12 (16)
Casper and Friends {Comic Books} 1991 - 1992 5 (9)
Casper and Spooky {Comic Books} 1972 - 1973 7
Casper and the Ghostly Trio {Comic Books} 1972 - 1973 7
Casper and the Ghostly Trio {Comic Books} 1990 - 5
Casper and Wendy {Comic Books} 1972 - 1973 8
Casper Digest {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: By #3 the indicia title is Casper Digest Magazine.
1986 - 1991 18 (20)
Casper Digest Magazine {Comic Books} 1991 - 1994 14 (17)
Casper Digest Stories {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Indicia title "Casper Digest Stories"; cover title "Casper Digest Stories Magazine" for #1, 2 and "Casper Digest Stories" for #3 (#4 unknown)
1980 - 4
Casper Digest Winners {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Indicia title "Casper Digest Winners"; cover title "Casper Digest Winners Magazine"
1980 - 3
Casper Enchanted Tales Digest {Comic Books} 1992 - 1994 10 (12)
Casper Ghostland {Comic Books} 1992 - 1 (2)
Casper Giant Size {Comic Books} 1992 - 1993 4 (6)
Casper Halloween Trick or Treat {Comic Books} 1976 - 1
Casper in Space {Comic Books} 1973 - 3
Casper Space Ship {Comic Books} 1972 - 1973 5
Casper Special {Comic Books} 1990 - 3
Casper Strange Ghost Stories {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Issue #15 does not exist.
1974 - 1977 14
Casper the Friendly Ghost {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Numbering continues from Harvey Comics Hits (Harvey, 1952 series) #61 ('Casper, The Friendly Ghost #6'; October 1952); which was a continuation of: Casper, The Friendly Ghost (St. John, 1949 series) #1 to #5 See also: The Friendly Ghost, Casper (Harvey, 1958 series) which started at #1. For the first Harvey Comics appearances of Casper, see: Little Audrey (Harvey, 1952 series) #25 (August 1952; also the first Harvey appearance of Baby Huey) and: Harvey Comics Hits (Harvey, 1952 series) #60 ('Paramount Animated Comics'; September 1952)
1952 - 1958 64
Casper the Friendly Ghost {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Shoe store giveaway.
1960 - 1 (2)
Casper the Friendly Ghost {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Covers of issues 254-7 keep the title of the previous 253 issues, "The Fiendly Ghost Casper". The last 3 covers change to just "Casper", in a new font.
1990 - 1991 7
Casper the Friendly Ghost {Comic Books} 1991 - 1994 28 (31)
Casper the Friendly Ghost Big Book {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Issue #1's indicia title is just 'Casper the Friendly Ghost'.
1992 - 1993 3 (5)
Casper the Friendly Ghost Presents Beauty and the Beast {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Taco Bell giveaway.
1992 - 1
Casper the Friendly Ghost Presents Little Red Riding Hood {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Taco Bell giveaway.
1992 - 1
Casper the Friendly Ghost Presents Space-Age Dentistry {Comic Books} 1972 - 1
Casper the Friendly Ghost Presents Space-Age Dentistry {Comic Books} 1981 - 1
Casper TV Showtime {Comic Books} 1980 - 5
Casper's Ghostland {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Publishing hiatus between the last two issues, #97 (December 1977) and #98 (December 1979).
1959 - 1979 98 (100)
Chamber of Chills Magazine {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Numbering is first continued from Blondie Comics Monthly, then the numbering restarts with #5.
Public Domain
1951 - 1954 26
Chamber of Clues {Comic Books} 1955 - 2
Champ Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Volume changes to 2 about issue #15 but reverts to 1 about issue #20.
Public Domain
1940 - 1943 15
Chic Young's Dagwood Comics {Comic Books} 1950 - 1965 140 (141)
Citizenship Booklets {Comic Books} 1945 - 1
Clown Comic Book {Comic Books} 1945 - 1
Clown Comics {Comic Books} 1946 - 2
Crash Dummies {Comic Books} 1993 - 1994 3 (6)
Daisy and Her Pups Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Series begins with numbering shared with Blondie Comics (Harvey, 1950 series) #21-25 and 27 and corrects to proper numbering in indicia with #6 and 8 on. #[27] 7 has 27 in indicia, 7 on cover.
1951 - 1952 18

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