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UK Comic Books

A. Soloway Ltd.

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Publisher:A. Soloway Ltd.
Available Online:Titles: 4 | Books: 46
Latest Comic Book:All Fun v5 4 | Uploaded: Aug 17, 2022
Titles:All Fun (12) | All Star Comic (11) | Comic Adventures (11) | Comic Capers (12)
Publication History: Active: 1940 - 1949 | Number of Series: 8 | Number of Issues: 112
Branding:Indicia Publishers: 2 | Brand Groups: 0 | Brand Emblems: 0
Indicia Publishers:A. Soloway Limited | Messrs. A. Soloway, Limited
Categories:Adventure | Humor | Crime | Western
External Links:Grand Comics Database
This London based publisher produced All Star Comic; All Star Annual; All Fun Comic; All Fun Annual; Comic Adventures; Comic Capers and perhaps other titles, from 1940 to 1949.

Nat Brand - pen name of Len Fullerton - drew a number of strips for Soloway titles, and other publishers. These strips included, Argo under the Ocean; Halcon Lord of the Craters; Crash Carew; Prince Nigel; Dandy McQueen.

More information can be found here:
https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/brand_nat.htm

And a potted biography here:
http://bearalley.blogspot.com/2006/12/len-fullerton.html

Alan Class

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Publisher:Alan Class
Available Online:Titles: 13 | Books: 199
Latest Comic Book:Secrets of the Unknown 127 | Uploaded: Mar 12, 2021
Titles:Amazing Stories of Suspense (3) | Astounding Stories (65) | Blazing Trails (3) | Creepy Worlds (87) | Out of This World (13) | Outer Space (6) | Secrets of the Unknown (1) | Sinister Tales (1) | Tales of Action (1) | Tales of the Underworld (10) | Uncanny Tales (2) | Weird Planets (1) | One Shots (6)
Publication History: Active: 1958 - 1989 | Number of Series: 27 | Number of Issues: 1475
Branding:Indicia Publishers: 1 | Brand Groups: 2 | Brand Emblems: 4
Indicia Publishers:Alan Class & Co. Ltd
Brand Groups:Approved Comic | Class Series
External Links:Grand Comics Database
Alan Class reprinted American Comics in black and white. Reprints of public domain comics are themselves public domain. It was ruled that adding or removing color is not significant enough to be itself copyright. Many Charlton and ACG Alan Class reprints are then in public domain.

Arnold Book Company

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Publisher:Arnold Book Company
Available Online:Titles: 3 | Books: 29
Latest Comic Book:Black Magic 10 | Uploaded: Jan 28, 2020
Titles:Black Magic (15) | Frankenstein (4) | Space Comics (Captain Valiant) (6)
Publication History: Active: 1948 - 1954 | Number of Series: 36 | Number of Issues: 196
Branding:Indicia Publishers: 4 | Brand Groups: 4 | Brand Emblems: 6
Indicia Publishers:Arnold Book Co. | Arnold Book Company | Arnold Book Company Ltd. | Hermitage Publications Ltd.
Brand Groups:An ABC Publication | Arnold Book Company | TP | Prize
External Links:Grand Comics Database

Atlas Publishing & Distributing

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Publisher:Atlas Publishing & Distributing
Available Online:Titles: 3 | Books: 9
Latest Comic Book:Lone Star v4 12 | Uploaded: May 23, 2021
Titles:Diamond Adventure Comic (4) | Lone Star (2) | Long Bow (2)
Publication History: Active: 1951 - 1963 | Number of Series: 21 | Number of Issues: 338
Branding:Indicia Publishers: 2 | Brand Groups: 0 | Brand Emblems: 0
Indicia Publishers:Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd. | Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co. Ltd.
External Links:Grand Comics Database

Cartoon Art

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Publisher:Cartoon Art
Available Online:Titles: 0 | Books: 6
Latest Comic Book:Super-Duper Comics 5 (Phantom Maid) | Uploaded: Aug 7, 2015
Publication History: Active: 1946 - 1956 | Number of Series: 76 | Number of Issues: 161
Branding:Indicia Publishers: 3 | Brand Groups: 0 | Brand Emblems: 0
Indicia Publishers:Cartoon Art Productions | Cartoon Art Productions Ltd. | Funnibook
External Links:Grand Comics Database
"Cartoon Art was a company from Glasgow, Scotland [...] With artists like Crewe Davies, Denis M. Reader, producing sci-fi type comics like Super Duper, and Whizzer and a comic called Marsman Comics drawn by Paddy Brennan before he joined DC Thomson. In 1950 they reprinted a collection of Star Pirate strips in a one off."

Foldes Press/WDL

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Publisher:Foldes Press/WDL
Available Online:Titles: 3 | Books: 11
Latest Comic Book:Jungle Jim 2 | Uploaded: Mar 24, 2021
Titles:Gene Autry and Champion (1) | Super Thriller Comic (5) | One Shots (1)
Publication History: Active: 1946 - 1948 | Number of Series: 6 | Number of Issues: 17
Branding:Indicia Publishers: 0 | Brand Groups: 0 | Brand Emblems: 0
External Links:Grand Comics Database
Foldes Press were located in Joppa, nr. Edinburgh, Scotland. They published Super Thriller Comic, featuring Ace Hart, The Atom Man. Title later changed to Western Super Thriller. These titles were distributed by WDL and their name appeared in the indicia. Note that indicia states that the comics were published by World Distributors Ltd. and printed by Foldes Press, Edinburgh. On the earliest issues of the title, only Foldes Press name is noted.
WDL were also responsible for Superthriller Annual, which featured illustrated, prose stories of Ace Hart, among other material. WDL had a wide range of comics, many being reprints of American Dell titles.

Fudge & Co. Ltd.

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Publisher:Fudge & Co. Ltd.
Available Online:Titles: 0 | Books: 3
Latest Comic Book:The Bang-On Comic nn | Uploaded: Oct 26, 2015
Publication History: Active: 1947 - 1947 | Number of Series: 3 | Number of Issues: 3
Branding:Indicia Publishers: 1 | Brand Groups: 0 | Brand Emblems: 0
Indicia Publishers:Fudge & Co. Ltd.
External Links:Grand Comics Database
Fudge & Co. published single issues of various comics incl. Fudge Comic and Atomic Comic around mid to late 1940's. The artist most featured in these comics is Bob Wilkins who also had work in a number of other 8 page, really cheaply done comics of the period.
Whether there was a studio system at work, or Fudge & Co. and Hotspur and some other companies were connected, there is no info. in the British guide. All info. on this gratefully received.

Gerald G. Swan

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Publisher:Gerald G. Swan
Available Online:Titles: 16 | Books: 101
Latest Comic Book:Topical Funnies Winter Edition | Uploaded: Jul 22, 2020
Titles:Blue Bolt (3) | Coloured Slick Fun (19) | Comicolour (8) | Comicolour Album (3) | Cute Fun (4) | Cute Fun Album (4) | Fairies Album (2) | Fresh Fun (2) | Funnies Album (14) | Kiddyfun Album (2) | New Funnies (8) | Schoolgirls Album (2) | Slick Fun Album (3) | Thrill Comics (4) | Topical Funnies (7) | War Comics (13)
Publication History: Active: 1940 - 1960 | Number of Series: 50 | Number of Issues: 609
Branding:Indicia Publishers: 2 | Brand Groups: 2 | Brand Emblems: 2
Indicia Publishers:Gerald G. Swan Limited | Gerald G. Swan, Ltd.
Brand Groups:A Star Comic | G [swan] S
External Links:Grand Comics Database
This British publisher produced comics, albums and books including, Coloured Slick Fun; Comicolour; Slick Fun and many more.

The Hotspur Publishing Co.Ltd.

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Publisher:The Hotspur Publishing Co.Ltd.
Available Online:Titles: 1 | Books: 5
Latest Comic Book:Panto Pranks 1949 | Uploaded: Oct 21, 2015
Titles:Secret Service Series (3)
Publication History: Active: 1948 - 1949 | Number of Series: 10 | Number of Issues: 16
Branding:Indicia Publishers: 2 | Brand Groups: 0 | Brand Emblems: 0
Indicia Publishers:Hotspur Publishing Co. | Hotspur Publishing Co. Ltd.
Categories:Adventure | Crime | Spy/Espionage | Humor
External Links:Grand Comics Database
Hotspur of Manchester published a series of stories under the umbrella title of Secret Service Series, including, The Crime Syndicate; Atomic Spy Ring;The Jet Plane Raiders; The Wreckers; The Forgers; Smugglers Creek. Art by Bob Wilkin.
Also Panto Pranks, which is a humour strip title, and other titles, all around 1948 - 1949.

L. Miller & Son

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Publisher:L. Miller & Son
Available Online:Titles: 17 | Books: 56
Latest Comic Book:Captain Video 2 | Uploaded: Aug 7, 2023
Titles:Captain Marvel (3) | Captain Marvel Jr. (3) | Captain Midnight (2) | Captain Tornado (2) | Colorado Kid (2) | Cowboy Western Comics (1) | Daniel Boone (2) | Davy Crockett (4) | Kid Dynamite Western Comic (3) | Motion Picture Comics (2) | Pancho Villa (5) | Sergeant O'Brien (2) | Space Commander Kerry (2) | Target Comics (1) | Tom Mix Western Comic (2) | Whiz Comics (1) | Zorro (2)
Publication History: Active: 1940 - 1966 | Number of Series: 300 | Number of Issues: 4472
Branding:Indicia Publishers: 5 | Brand Groups: 1 | Brand Emblems: 12
Indicia Publishers:L. Miller & Co. (Hackney) Ltd. | L. Miller & Son Ltd. | L. Miller and Son, Ltd. | S. N. P. I. | Sports Cartoons
Brand Groups:L. Miller
External Links:Grand Comics Database
Started by Len Miller and his son Arnold. In 1959, when Arnold Miller changed careers to become a sexploitation filmmaker, the company changed from "L. Miller & Son Ltd." to "L. Miller & Co." (Arnold Miller had run his own comics company, Arnold Book Company, from 1948 to 1958.)

Pearson

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Publisher:Pearson
Available Online:Titles: 5 | Books: 41
Latest Comic Book:T.V. Picture Stories 4 - Emergency Ward 10 | Uploaded: Feb 28, 2024
Titles:Emergency-Ward 10 (4) | Film Picture Library (3) | Picture Romance Library (15) | T.V. Picture Stories (13) | Tit-Bits Science Fiction Comics (6)
External Links:Grand Comics Database
Founded by C. Arthur Pearson in 1890. Publishers of Pearson's Weekly (1890-1939), The Royal Magazine (1898–1939), Home Notes (1894–1958), London Opinion (1903–1954), and other magazines and newspapers. Became an imprint of Newnes in 1914, and fully acquired by Newnes in 1929. Acquired (along with Newnes) by Odhams Press in 1959, and then by IPC in 1961.

Streamline

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Publisher:Streamline
Available Online:Titles: 1 | Books: 7
Latest Comic Book:Pirates Comic NN | Uploaded: Aug 12, 2016
Titles:Masterman Comic (3)
Publication History: Active: 1949 - 1961 | Number of Series: 167 | Number of Issues: 357
Branding:Indicia Publishers: 2 | Brand Groups: 5 | Brand Emblems: 8
Indicia Publishers:Streamline Publications Ltd. | The United Anglo-American Book Co., Ltd.
Brand Groups:A Streamline Bumper Comic | A Streamline Comic | A Streamline Pictorial Romance | Streamline American Comics | Streamline
External Links:Grand Comics Database
Primarily known for paperback books and reprints of American comic books.

T.V. Boardman Ltd/Popular Press

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Publisher:T.V. Boardman Ltd/Popular Press
Available Online:Titles: 5 | Books: 23
Latest Comic Book:Buffalo Bill 41 - The Crooked Deputy | Uploaded: Jun 26, 2020
Titles:Annuals (7) | Buffalo Bill (4) | Buffalo Bill Wild West Annual (4) | Roy Carson (4) | Swift Morgan (4)
Publication History: Active: 1937 - 1961 | Number of Series: 27 | Number of Issues: 132
Branding:Indicia Publishers: 2 | Brand Groups: 0 | Brand Emblems: 0
Indicia Publishers:T. V. Boardman Ltd. | The Popular Press Ltd.
External Links:Grand Comics Database
Publisher of comics, annuals, pulps, hardbacks, paperbacks. The comics included titles such as Roy Carson, Swift Morgan, Blackhawk, Buffalo Bill.

Thorpe & Porter

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Publisher:Thorpe & Porter
Available Online:Titles: 3 | Books: 9
Latest Comic Book:Eerie 3 | Uploaded: Aug 22, 2019
Titles:Airboy Comics (3) | Eerie (2) | Frogman Comics (4)
Publication History: Active: 1951 - 1979 | Number of Series: 162 | Number of Issues: 2925
Branding:Indicia Publishers: 12 | Brand Groups: 4 | Brand Emblems: 4
Indicia Publishers:Arnold Book Co. | Bible Pictures Inc. Ltd. | General Books Distribution | General Books Distributions | Hermitage | Jenson | Strato Publications | Strato Publications Ltd. | Thorpe & Porter (Sales) Ltd. | Thorpe & Porter, Ltd. | Top Sellers Ltd. | Williams Publishing and Distributing Co. Ltd.
Brand Groups:A Top Sellers Publication | Classics Illustrated | TP | W
External Links:Grand Comics Database

A Classic in Pictures

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Title:A Classic in Pictures
Issues Available:2
Latest Issue:A Classic in Pictures 1 - Oliver Twist | Uploaded: Feb 9, 2021
Categories:Classic Tales
Publication History:Issues: 12 |  Sequence: #1 - #12 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database

Ally Sloper's Half Holiday

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Title:Ally Sloper's Half Holiday
Issues Available:3
Latest Issue:Ally Sloper's Half Holiday 1736 | Uploaded: May 7, 2012
Categories:Humor
Publication History: Dates: -

Bumper Comic Book

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Title:Bumper Comic Book
Issues Available:2
Latest Issue:Bumper Comic Book 6 | Uploaded: Feb 25, 2016
Categories:Children/Teenagers | Humor
Publication History:Issues: 16 |  Sequence: #1 - #16 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database

The Comet

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Title:The Comet
Issues Available:294
Latest Issue:The Comet 383 | Uploaded: Mar 27, 2024
Categories:Mixed Bag | Children/Teenagers
Publication History:Issues: 517 |  Sequence: #71 - #587 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database
Weekly/fortnightly anthology with a mix of comics and illustrated prose. Includes Kit Carson and Billy Bunter.

Comic Cuts

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Title:Comic Cuts
Issues Available:23
Latest Issue:Comic Cuts 2983 | Uploaded: Aug 24, 2016
Categories:Humor
Publication History:Issues: 999 |  Sequence: #1 - #999 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database
Comic Book Plus In-House Image

Confessions Library

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Title:Confessions Library
Issues Available:2
Latest Issue:Confessions Library 16 - I Danced into Danger | Uploaded: Oct 22, 2021
Categories:Romance
Publication History:Issues: 44 |  Sequence: #1 - #44 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database
British pocket library. 2 issues per month. Ran to 44 issues before becoming Romantic Confessions Picture Library.

Cowboy Comics

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Title:Cowboy Comics
Issues Available:11
Latest Issue:Cowboy Comics 202 | Uploaded: Sep 28, 2020
Categories:Western
Publication History:Issues: 204 |  Sequence: #1 - #204 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database

Cowboy Picture Library

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Title:Cowboy Picture Library
Issues Available:7
Latest Issue:Cowboy Picture Library 279 | Uploaded: Sep 28, 2020
Categories:Western | Western Heroes | Western Stars | Spinoff
Publication History:Issues: 264 |  Sequence: #205 - #468 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database

Famous Romance Library

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Title:Famous Romance Library
Issues Available:3
Latest Issue:Famous Romance Library 13 - The Web of Love | Uploaded: Oct 17, 2021
Categories:Romance
Publication History:Issues: 171 |  Sequence: #1 - #171 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database
An AP pocket Library aimed at women. 2 issues per month initially but frequency might have increased. Ran from 1956 - ?

The Favorite Comic

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Title:The Favorite Comic
Issues Available:9
Latest Issue:The Favorite Comic 265 | Uploaded: Sep 3, 2018
Categories:Adventure | Humor | Mixed Bag
Publication History:Issues: 324 |  Sequence: #1 - #324 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database

Film Fun

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Title:Film Fun
Issues Available:93
Latest Issue:Film Fun 1562 | Uploaded: May 3, 2020
Categories:Media/Stars
Publication History:Issues: 999 |  Sequence: #1 - #999 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database
1920-1962
Amalgamated Press
Issues: #1-2225

Film Fun Annual

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Title:Film Fun Annual
Issues Available:12
Latest Issue:Film Fun Annual 1960 | Uploaded: Jan 26, 2020
Categories:Mixed Bag | Media/Stars | Annual
Publication History:Issues: 24 |  Sequence: #1 - #24 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database

Flash

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Title:Flash
Issues Available:7
Latest Issue:Flash 8 | Uploaded: Oct 21, 2015
Categories:Mixed Bag
Publication History:Issues: 11 |  Sequence: #1 - #11 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database
Published by Amex Company Ltd. form 1948 to 1949. Colin Merritt and Frank Minnitt art in various issues.

The Funny Wonder

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Title:The Funny Wonder
Issues Available:3
Latest Issue:Funny Wonder v2 939 | Uploaded: Jul 14, 2013
Categories:Humor
Publication History:Issues: 999 |  Sequence: #40 - #999 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database

Girl

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Title:Girl
Issues Available:18
Latest Issue:Girl v7 40 | Uploaded: Sep 27, 2020
Categories:Children/Teenagers | School | Leading Ladies
Publication History:Issues: 427 |  Sequence: v1 #1 - v9 #11 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database

Girl Annual

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Title:Girl Annual
Issues Available:7
Latest Issue:Girl Annual 7 | Uploaded: Oct 1, 2020
Categories:Children/Teenagers | School | Annual
Publication History:Issues: 13 |  Sequence: #1 - #13 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database

Girls' Crystal

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Title:Girls' Crystal
Issues Available:92
Latest Issue:Girls' Crystal 1243 | Uploaded: Apr 6, 2021
Categories:School | Children/Teenagers | Leading Ladies
Publication History:Issues: 529 |  Sequence: #1 - #529 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database
Weekly British anthology comic for girls.

Illustrated Chips

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Title:Illustrated Chips
Issues Available:5
Latest Issue:Illustrated Chips | Uploaded: Mar 1, 2008
Categories:Humor
Publication History:Issues: 999 |  Sequence: #1 - #999 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database

Jester

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Title:Jester
Issues Available:3
Latest Issue:Jester 1462 | Uploaded: Apr 7, 2018
Categories:Humor | Mixed Bag
Publication History:Issues: 847 |  Sequence: #1 - #847 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database

The Joker

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Title:The Joker
Issues Available:2
Latest Issue:The Joker 375 | Uploaded: Mar 23, 2016
Categories:Humor | Adventure | Mixed Bag

Knockout

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Title:Knockout
Issues Available:269
Latest Issue:Knockout 723 | Uploaded: Apr 1, 2024
Categories:Mixed Bag | Humor
Publication History:Issues: 999 |  Sequence: #1 - #999 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database
(1939 series)
Amalgamated Press

Issues #1-729

Tracking: Started 4th Mar 1939, ended 16th Feb 1963. Merged with Magnet 1941, became Knockout and Magnet until 1945, then just Knockout again. Merged with Valiant. Number of issues 1251 or thereabouts. The issue dated 22-03-1947 was numbered 419,420,421.

Knockout Annuals

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Title:Knockout Annuals
Issues Available:11
Latest Issue:Knockout Fun Book 1953 | Uploaded: Jul 10, 2021
Categories:Humor | Mixed Bag | Annual

LION

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Title:LION
Issues Available:407
Latest Issue:Lion 443 | Uploaded: Jan 6, 2022
Categories:Mixed Bag
Publication History:Issues: 389 |  Sequence: #1 - #389 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database
British weekly anthology title. Early issues feature Captain Condor, a space adventurer. There are still illustrated text stories alongside the comic strips.

Lion Annual

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Title:Lion Annual
Issues Available:7
Latest Issue:Lion Annual 1960 | Uploaded: Apr 2, 2020
Categories:Mixed Bag | Annual
Publication History:Issues: 30 |  Sequence: #1 - #30 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database
Nothing past 1960 please!
Comic Book Plus In-House Image

Love Story Picture Library

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Title:Love Story Picture Library
Issues Available:23
Latest Issue:Love Story Picture Library 227 - Twins in Love | Uploaded: Oct 22, 2021
Categories:Romance
Publication History:Issues: 999 |  Sequence: #1 - #999 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database
Romance pocket library.

The Merry Maker

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Title:The Merry Maker
Issues Available:3
Latest Issue:The Merry Maker Comic 9 | Uploaded: Sep 23, 2014
Categories:Humor
Publication History:Issues: 11 |  Sequence: #1 - #11 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database
British weekly. Published by Algar Printing Co./L Burn. Series ran to only 11 issues from 1946 - 1947.

Miracle Man

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Title:Miracle Man
Issues Available:5
Latest Issue:Miracle Man 8 | Uploaded: Jul 21, 2022
Categories:Superhero
External Links:Grand Comics Database
Published by Top Sellers in the U.K., this 13 issue title reprints the original Spanish series, Superhombre.

Oh Boy!

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Title:Oh Boy!
Issues Available:2
Latest Issue:Oh Boy! 5 - The Tornado | Uploaded: Jul 19, 2012
Categories:Superhero
Publication History:Issues: 23 |  Sequence: #1 - #24 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database

P.C. 49

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Title:P.C. 49
Issues Available:3
Latest Issue:P.C. 49 The Case Of Killer's Keep | Uploaded: Sep 30, 2012
Categories:Crime | Spinoff
A radio show and a couple of films, P.C.49 was also a comic strip and these examples are from the early 1950's - before the "good artist" took over.

Planet Comics

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Title:Planet Comics
Issues Available:2
Latest Issue:Planet Comics 1 | Uploaded: Aug 31, 2012
Categories:Science Fiction
Publication History:Issues: 2 |  Sequence: #1 - #2 |  Dates:
External Links:Grand Comics Database
Reprinting material from the US Fiction House title.

Playbox

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Title:Playbox
Issues Available:2
Latest Issue:Playbox 773 | Uploaded: Oct 28, 2012
Categories:Children/Teenagers | Mixed Bag
Publication History:Issues: 999 |  Sequence: #1 - #999 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database

Radio Fun

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Title:Radio Fun
Issues Available:38
Latest Issue:Radio Fun 143 | Uploaded: Jan 4, 2022
Categories:Media/Stars | Mixed Bag
Publication History:Issues: 999 |  Sequence: #1 - #999 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database
Weekly British anthology title.

Radio Fun Annual

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Title:Radio Fun Annual
Issues Available:4
Latest Issue:Radio Fun Annual 1959 | Uploaded: May 17, 2019
Categories:Media/Stars | Humor | Mixed Bag | Annual
Publication History:Issues: 21 |  Sequence: #1 - #21 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database

School Friend

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Title:School Friend
Issues Available:36
Latest Issue:School Friend 222 | Uploaded: May 30, 2016
Categories:School | Adventure | Jungle | Masked/Mystery Men | Detective | Mixed Bag
Publication History:Issues: 1 |  Sequence: #1 - #766 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database
British weekly comic for girls. Ran from May 1950 to January 1965. A total of 766 issues. It's most famous strip was The Silent Three. Another regular strip was Terry Brent, a detective story.

Schoolgirls' Picture Library

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Title:Schoolgirls' Picture Library
Issues Available:69
Latest Issue:Schoolgirls' Picture Library 53 - Their Exciting Houseboat Holiday | Uploaded: Nov 26, 2022
Categories:School | Adventure | Masked/Mystery Men | Leading Ladies
Publication History:Issues: 1 |  Sequence: #1 - #1 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database
Pocket Library series which were issued 2 per month, with the frequency later changing to 4 per month. This doesn't mean they appeared weekly or fortnightly, rather that 2 or 4 issues went on sale at the same time each month. Published by Amalgamated Press. Series ran for 327 issues. Each issue featured a different story, 64 pages in b&w with colour cover. However, there were recurring characters including The Silent Three, Gray Ghosts and others.

The Silent Three

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Title:The Silent Three
Issues Available:10
Latest Issue:The Silent Three and The Kidnapped Dog | Uploaded: Oct 7, 2018
Categories:Children/Teenagers | Masked/Mystery Men | Leading Ladies | Crime | School
The best known of the hooded, masked school teams. From School Friend.

Spaceman

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Title:Spaceman
Issues Available:2
Latest Issue:Spaceman 6 | Uploaded: Oct 14, 2012
Categories:Science Fiction
Publication History:Issues: 15 |  Sequence: #1 - #15 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database
Short-lived sci-fi series.

Streamline Comics

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Title:Streamline Comics
Issues Available:3
Latest Issue:Streamline Comics 2 | Uploaded: Sep 18, 2021
Categories:Superhero | Masked/Mystery Men
Publication History:Issues: 4 |  Sequence: #1 - #4 |  Dates: -

SUN

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Title:SUN
Issues Available:260
Latest Issue:Sun 392 | Uploaded: Apr 5, 2024
Categories:Mixed Bag
Publication History:Issues: 394 |  Sequence: #164 - #557 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database
Weekly/fortnightly anthology with a mix of comics and illustrated prose. Famous for a Dick Turpin strip.

Super Detective Library

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Title:Super Detective Library
Issues Available:161
Latest Issue:Super Detective Library 162 - Buck Ryan in Gamble With Death | Uploaded: Mar 1, 2024
Categories:Crime | Adventure
Publication History:Issues: 154 |  Sequence: #1 - #154 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database

Thriller Comics Library

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Title:Thriller Comics Library
Issues Available:189
Latest Issue:Thriller Picture Library 166 - Robin Hood and the Lionheart's Return | Uploaded: Aug 27, 2022
Categories:Adventure | Mixed Bag
Publication History:Issues: 122 |  Sequence: #41 - #162 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database
This legendary series of 68 page, digest sized comics, published by The Amalgamated Press, commenced on 1st. November, 1951. Initially 2 issues per month, both released on the same day. Many excellent artist were employed on these books, although as a number of stories were reprints from Knockout, the change to the digest format often did few favours to the quality of the original work. Many issues featured historical stories and characters, Robin Hood; Dick Turpin; Three Musketeers; Claude Duval; Rob Roy, plus some adaptations of thriller novels.
The series finally came to an end in 1963 with the final issue, #450, Flight To The Sun, A Jet-Ace Logan yarn - how much things had changed.

Thunderbolt Jaxon

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Title:Thunderbolt Jaxon
Issues Available:6
Latest Issue:Thunderbolt Jaxon and the Glamorous Cannon-Ball | Uploaded: Dec 3, 2014
Categories:Superhero

Tip Top Book

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Title:Tip Top Book
Issues Available:3
Latest Issue:The Tip Top Book 1949 Part2 | Uploaded: Oct 19, 2015
Categories:Humor | Children/Teenagers | Adventure | Mixed Bag

Top Spot

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Title:Top Spot
Issues Available:5
Latest Issue:Top Spot 1 | Uploaded: Oct 17, 2012
Categories:Mixed Bag
Publication History:Issues: 65 |  Sequence: #1 - #65 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database
British. Frequency not listed in British Guide. Mixture of strips, pin-ups and pieces on stars of the time. Regular feature was the comic strip of Fabian of the Yard which was on British t.v. at the time. Eventually was amalgamated int o Film Fun.

True Life Library

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Title:True Life Library
Issues Available:7
Latest Issue:True Life Library 11 - Heartache House | Uploaded: Aug 27, 2022
Categories:Romance
Publication History:Issues: 769 |  Sequence: #1 - #769 |  Dates: -
External Links:Grand Comics Database
An AP pocket Library aimed at women. 4 issues per month from 1956 - ? Running to well over 600 issues.
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  Albert Hall The Office Boy 4 Unknown | paw broon Sep 30, 2012 2.00 5196 48
  All Sorts Comic 8 oldtimer Jun 5, 2013 5.00 4825 52
1 Ally Sloper 001 8 slinky | josemas Nov 25, 2012 9.00 5287 61
119 Big Budget 119 15 lyons Nov 30, 2019 19.00 1476 21
425 Bubbles 0425 7 paddybrown Mar 28, 2021 41.00 1902 30
500 Bubbles 500 11 lyons Mar 17, 2019 18.00 2457 54
921 Bubbles 921 11 unknown | paw broon Sep 6, 2016 17.00 3302 51
  Bumper Cowboy Book 1955 126 paw broon Dec 17, 2016 286.00 3996 116
  Captain Conquest and the Men From Mars 10 paw broon Feb 3, 2014 15.00 6683 111
7 Captain Miracle 7 28 keepsake Aug 1, 2022 15.00 2218 84
2 Challenger Comic 2 8 Unknown | paw broon May 27, 2018 11.00 2916 43
37 Chuckles 37 8 lyons Apr 18, 2018 1.00 3032 46
  Collins Boys' Annual 1953 143 Cosmic Jukebox | paw broon Aug 17, 2017 69.00 3337 71
  Crackerjack Western Book 1959 152 Unknown | paw broon Dec 21, 2016 49.00 4013 85
329 Crackers 329 6 lyons Mar 8, 2018 1.00 2783 27
  Dave Garratt and The Space Pirates 4 Peter Richardson | paw broon May 11, 2015 2.00 4939 83
  Derickson Dene 1939 4 paw broon Jun 8, 2012 2.00 4586 42
  Dingbats Annual 1950 84 hoover Aug 19, 2016 71.00 3889 105
83 Express Weekly 083 19 ernesto | josemas Oct 1, 2012 20.00 7134 88
  Funny Comics Halle 8 oldtimer Sep 29, 2013 9.00 4871 65
  Glamour 1957-12-11 23 Unknown | paw broon Jul 27, 2021 22.00 1847 44
  Harris Tweed 2 Unknown | paw broon Sep 30, 2012 1.00 5322 47
  In Orbit 84 Kracalactaka | K1ngcat Jun 24, 2016 109.00 703 3
594 Jingles 594 8 Unknown | paw broon May 27, 2018 10.00 2407 38
  Jolly Adventures 8 Ernesto Guevara | paw broon Aug 24, 2012 1.00 4454 47
5 Jolly Western 05 8 ernesto | josemas Sep 22, 2012 5.00 4337 66
2 Joyride 2 8 Ernesto Guevara | paw broon Aug 24, 2012 1.00 4801 47
3 Jungle Comics 3 36 Ernesto | paw broon Feb 1, 2021 110.00 1428 52
  Kid McBride 4 unknown | paw broon Jul 19, 2012 1.00 4071 38
242 Kinema Comic 242 10 lyons Jul 2, 2018 2.00 2784 36
  Marty 1960-02-27 23 Unknown | paw broon Jul 27, 2021 21.00 1644 43
605 Merry and Bright 605 5 lyons Apr 21, 2018 1.00 2543 35
  Merry Madcap Comic 4 lyons Oct 24, 2018 2.00 2288 46
3 Merry Moments 3 8 lyons Nov 5, 2018 8.00 1864 34
  Mirabelle Pop, Film and TV Star Library 68 Unknown | paw broon Jul 27, 2021 45.00 1872 34
  Moon Comics 8 Unknown | paw broon Oct 21, 2015 1.00 4038 48
10 Out of This World 10 68 slinky | josemas Nov 18, 2012 35.00 5606 122
7 Outer Space UK 007 69 jodyanimator | josemas Nov 18, 2012 27.00 9757 158
898 Puck 0898 12 ernesto | josemas Oct 6, 2012 18.00 6049 53
  Radio Fun Annual 1952 (The Falcon only) 4 unknown | paw broon Dec 3, 2014 26.00 4572 54
1 Red Flash Comic 17 paw broon Jan 31, 2014 28.00 5465 85
  Rocket, The (digital camera) 8 narfstar Mar 1, 2008 7.00 7749 575
36 Romeo 36 - I Think You Are Terrific 28 paw broon Jul 27, 2021 22.00 1106 43
  Roundup Budget of Fun and Adventure 20 Jeff Battista | narfstar. Feb 6, 2022 18.00 1671 63
227 Secrets of the Unknown 227 6 slinky | josemas Nov 18, 2012 1.00 5148 42
  Sky High Comic 16 Unknown | paw broon Oct 21, 2015 8.00 6583 99
4 Streamline Comics 04 20 paw broon Jan 6, 2013 81.00 9684 93
  Super Thrill Album 100 Kracalactaka | K1ngcat Jun 24, 2016 96.00 1071 1
  Terry Brent 1960 6 KB | paw broon Sep 30, 2012 4.00 5366 63
  The Ace Book of comics 107 oldtimer Sep 8, 2013 73.00 6075 80
  The Adventure Album 100 Kracalactaka | K1ngcat Jun 24, 2016 98.00 1237 0
  The Falcon 1957 12 paw broon Aug 21, 2012 41.00 6507 118
  The Meteor 1948 20 paw broon Aug 14, 2012 22.00 7578 109
  The Phantom Circle 10 paw broon Jun 6, 2012 25.00 5095 71
2 The Phantom Ranger 02 28 elruffino | paw broon Apr 14, 2020 11.00 2205 67
1 The Sparkling Comic 01 16 bairns55 | paw broon Oct 8, 2017 9.00 3165 60
264 Tip Top May 264 17 oldtimer Dec 18, 2013 19.00 4649 55
4 TV Features 4 28 keepsake Aug 2, 2022 72.00 2458 60
14 Valiant Picture Library? - Invaders From Space 58 unknown | paw broon Jun 29, 2012 43.00 9126 326
2 Whacky Rodeo 02 9 Slinky | paw broon Oct 2, 2015 8.00 3949 73
1626 Wonder 1626 8 melbee Sep 16, 2015 23.00 4400 55
  
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