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Publisher: Vital Publications
Years in Operation: 1946 - 1958
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Country: Flag United States Web Site: Brands: 1 Indicia Publishers: 1 Series: 104 Printings: 110 (108 Issues) Disclose Notes: Vital Publications, Inc. New York 13, New York.
During World War Two, they published comics for Quality (due to newsprint restrictions).
After the war, they published a few newsstand comics, but then moved strictly into giveaways for gasoline stations, etc. Some of these giveaways reprinted material from Marvel comics.
Julien J. Proskauer (1893-1958) was president of Vital. Comics were printed by Wm. C. Popper & Co. which Proskauer was also President of.
Who's Who entry: http://www.bailsprojects.com/bio.aspx?Name=VITAL+PUBLICATIONS
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Series Name Years in Print Issues (Printings)
Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
Another Captain Fortune Fable Young Davy Crockett {Comic Books} 1955 - 1
Arizona the Grand Canyon State & Alabama the Cotton State {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
Arkansas the Wonder State & Colorado the Silver State {Comic Books} 1954 - 1954 1
Bill of Rights {Comic Books} 1958 - 1
Blackstone Master Magician Comics {Comic Books} 1946 - 3
Blackstone Solves the Sealed Vault Mystery {Comic Books} 1950 - 1
Blackstone World's Master Magician and the Gold Medal Mystery {Comic Books} 1948 - 1
Blaze Carson {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Often grouped as a Wisco/Klarer giveaway.
1950 - 1
California the Golden State & Michigan the Wolverine State {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
Captain Fortune Fable Robin Hood Wins the Shooting Match {Comic Books} 1955 - 1
Captain Fortune in Sherwood Forest Tells Strange Tales of Robin Hood {Comic Books} 1955 - 1
Captain Fortune On the High Seas with Felix von Luckner {Comic Books} 1955 - 1
Captain Fortune Presents Davy Crockett at the Alamo {Comic Books} 1955 - 1
Captain Fortune Rides with Paul Revere {Comic Books} 1955 - 1
Captain Fortune Sails with John Paul Jones {Comic Books} 1955 - 1
Captain Fortune Tells How Buffalo Bill Fights the Dog Soldiers {Comic Books} 1955 - 1
Captain Fortune Tells How Buffalo Bill Lives Up to His Name {Comic Books} 1955 - 1
Captain Fortune Tells How Robin Hood Met Midge the Miller {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: "Published in the USA" added to cover of 1957 edition. Giveaway in 6-packs of Chuckles candy.
1954 - 1957 1
Captain Fortune Tells of Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express {Comic Books} 1955 - 1
Captain Fortune Tells of Robin Hood and Ivanhoe {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Cereal giveaway? Back page (which normally holds advertising) is blank. No mention of any commercial product. Printed in the USA.
1954 - 1957 1
Captain Fortune Tells of Robin Hood and Little John {Comic Books} 1955 - 1
Captain Fortune Tells of Robin Hood and Maid Marion {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Giveaway in 6-packs of Chuckles candy, with image of back cover. Printed in the USA.
1954 - 1957 1
Captain Fortune Tells of Young Daniel Boone {Comic Books} 1959 - 1
Captain Fortune Tells Tall Tales of Davy Crockett {Comic Books} 1955 - 1
Captain Fortune with Davy Crockett and the Thunder 'n Lightning Men of the Old West {Comic Books} 1955 - 1
Captain Fortune with Davy Crockett in Congress {Comic Books} 1955 - 1
Captain Marvel and Billy's Big Game {Comic Books} 1948 - 1
Cinderella and Santa Claus Christmas Book {Comic Books} 1958 - 1
Connecticut the Constitution State & Delaware the Diamond State {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
Declaration of Independence {Comic Books} 1960 - 1
The Do-It Family Brightens Up a Guest Room {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
The Do-It Family Builds a Rumpus Room {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
The Do-It Family Gives a Show! {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
The Do-It Family Has More Fun Than a Picnic! {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
The Do-It Family in "When Things Go Wrong," {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
The Do-It Family Springs a Surprise! {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
The Do-It Family Transforms the Back Yard! {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
The Do-It Family Uses Up Space! {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
Freedom of the Press {Comic Books} 1958 - 1
Freedom's Trail {Comic Books} 1958 - 1
From Roller to Bowler {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Giveaway for Ebonite Bowling Balls.
1953 - 1
From the Diary of Captain Fortune: Davy Crockett in Episodes of the Creek War {Comic Books} 1955 - 1
I Know! Your Key to a Perfect Memory {Comic Books} 1956 - 1
Illinois the Prairie State/Pennsylvania the Quaker State {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
Indoors Outdoors Game Book {Comic Books} 1950 - 1
Jim Ray's Aviation Sketchbook {Comic Books} 1946 - 2
Jim Solar Space Sheriff "Between Two Worlds" {Comic Books} 1953 - 1
Jim Solar Space Sheriff and Dara Starr in Spacettes of the Sky {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
Jim Solar Space Sheriff and Dara Starr, Spacette Encounter "The Creatures of the Comet" {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
Jim Solar Space Sheriff and Dara Starr, Spacette Encounter "Trouble on Mercury" {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
Jim Solar Space Sheriff and Dara Starr, Spacette Find "The Sky Ruby" {Comic Books} 1953 - 1
Jim Solar Space Sheriff and Dara Starr, Spacette in "Ring around Saturn" {Comic Books} 1957 - 1
Jim Solar Space Sheriff and Dara Starr, Spacette Meet the "Jupiter Jumpers" {Comic Books} 1954 - 1 (3)
Jim Solar Space Sheriff and Dara Starr, Spacette Meet the "Spidermen of Venus" {Comic Books} 1958 - 1
Jim Solar Space Sheriff and the "Robots of Rhea" {Comic Books} 1958 - 1
Jim Solar Space Sheriff Battles the "Outlaws of the Spaceways" {Comic Books} 1953 - 1
Jim Solar Space Sheriff Defeats the Moon Missile Men {Comic Books} 1957 - 1
Jim Solar Space Sheriff in "Pirates of the Planet X" {Comic Books} 1953 - 1
Jim Solar Space Sheriff in Meets the "Man from Mars" {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
Jim Solar Space Sheriff in the "Battle for Mars" {Comic Books} 1953 - 1
Jim Solar Space Sheriff Meets the "Raiders from the Sun" {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
Jim Solar Space Sheriff on Traffic Duty {Comic Books} 1955 - ? 1
Jim Solar Space Sheriff Protects Space Lanes {Comic Books} 1957 - 1
Jim Solar Space Sheriff with Dara Starr, Spacette "Conquers Outer Space" {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
Johnny Starboard and the Underseas Pirates {Comic Books} 1948 - 1
Kid Colt: He Lived by His Guns! {Comic Books} 1950 - 1
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address {Comic Books} 1958 - 1
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address {Comic Books} 1958 - 1
Little Aspirin as the "Crook Catcher" {Comic Books} 1949 - 1
Little Aspirin: Naughty But Nice and a Pill to Her Parents! {Comic Books} 1950 - 1
Litzka Raymond Presents China Boy, the World's Most Amazing Rooster! in "A Trip to the Zoo" {Comic Books} 1948 - 1
Louisiana the Pelican State & Kansas the Sunflower State {Comic Books} 1954 - 1954 1
Maryland the Old Line State & Nevada the Silver State {Comic Books} 1954 - 1954 1
Massachusetts the Bay State & New Mexico Land of Enchantment {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
The Mayflower Compact {Comic Books} 1958 - 1
Minnesota the Gopher State & Mississippi the Magnolia State {Comic Books} 1954 - 1954 1
Missouri the Show Me State & Maine the Pine Tree State {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
The Monroe Doctrine {Comic Books} 1958 - 1
New York the Empire State & Nebraska the Cornhusker State {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
North Dakota the Sioux State & South Dakota the Coyote State {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
Oregon the Beaver State / Oklahoma the Sooner State {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
Return of the Black Phantom {Comic Books} 1948 - 1
Rhode Island Little Rhody & Texas the Lone Star State {Comic Books} 1954 - 1954 1
Safety at Home.. on the Road.. at School.. at Play {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Giveaway comic.
1956 - 1
Santa's 1953 Christmas Book {Comic Books} 1953 - 1
Santa's Carnival of Fun {Comic Books} 1955 - 1
Slim Morgan the Fearless Cowpoke Brings Justice to Mesa City {Comic Books} 1950 - 1
The Spirit in Crime Doesn't Pay! {Comic Books} 1945 - 1
The Story of "The Star Spangled Banner" {Comic Books} 1958 - 1
Super Rabbit Cuts Red Tape, Stops Crime Wave! {Comic Books} 1950 - 1
The Tender Family Comics {Comic Books} 1950 - 1950 1
Tex Farnum, Frontiersman {Comic Books} 1948 - 1
Tex Taylor in "Draw or Die, Cowpoke!" {Comic Books} 1950 - 1
Tex Taylor in an Exciting Adventure at the Gold Mine {Comic Books} 1949 - 1
Utah the Beehive State & Tennessee the Volunteer State {Comic Books} 1954 - 1954 1
Utah the Beehive State/Tennessee the Volunteer State {Comic Books} 1954 - 1
Vermont the Green Mountain State & Kentucky the Blue Grass State {Comic Books} 1954 - 1954 1
Wacky Quacky {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Often grouped as Wisco/Klarer giveaway.
1950 - 1
Washington the Evergreen State & Wyoming the Equality State {Comic Books} 1954 - 1954 1

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