PovertyRow Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 While EC (justifiably) gets the main shine for pre-code horror, 4 publishers published more pre-code horror books than EC. Name those four publishers in order of output, from highest to lowest, and win a fabulous prize! A VG copy of the pre-code horror Uncanny Tales #28. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supapimp Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 1) lev gleason 2) charlton comics 3) fox comics 4) DC comics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PovertyRow Posted February 16, 2003 Author Share Posted February 16, 2003 A hint - no science-fiction. Just horror! Another clue - none of them are on the top 4. Enter as often as you like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArAich Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 Just guessin'.... [*]Avon [*] ??? [*]Marvel [*]DC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowout Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 1. Timely 2. Harvey 3. Atlas 4. Ace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowzilla Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 Atlas would definitely have to be #1 with Adventures into Terror, Adventures into Weird Worlds and Uncanny Tales to name a few. #2-4?....hmmm How about: 2) ACG would have to be a close #2 (Adventures into the Unknown lasted a long time) 3) Harvey 4) Avon How's that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArAich Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 new (and last) guess.... [*]Avon [*]Atlas [*]DC [*]Ziff-Davis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PovertyRow Posted February 16, 2003 Author Share Posted February 16, 2003 Zilla - you were doing great for 50% of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowout Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 how close was I? how about Harvey Atlas St John ACG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arty Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 1-Atlas 2-ACG 3-Harvey 4-Ace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowzilla Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 I don't even think DC published ANY horror comics, so I know they are right out, and Fawcett and Quality each only had a couple of titles. My other considerations for 3rd-4th place were/are: Ace, Comic Media, Farrell, Star, and Superior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PovertyRow Posted February 16, 2003 Author Share Posted February 16, 2003 I don't even think DC published ANY horror comics They had 3 titles - House Of Mystery, Sensation Comics and Sensation Mystery (continuation of Sensation Comics). But they are well out of the running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowzilla Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 Alright then, must be the top half - 'cause I'm sure no one had more than Atlas... so... Atlas ACG Superior Farrell (still can't believe Harvey isn't one of them...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArAich Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 Wouldn't "House of Mystery be horror... Beyond that I have no idea as I was only guessing that they would have had more titles than that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowzilla Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 Hmmm again... so Mystery titles count as horror? But yes, DC didn't have nearly enough to qualify for anything. Do the Ziff-Davis titles count as Horror or as Sci-Fi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arty Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 new try: 1-Atlas 2-ACG 3-ACE 4-HArvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blowout Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 C'mon pov put us out of our misery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArAich Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 Ok...you talked me into changing my guess: [*]Avon [*]Atlas [*]ACG [*]Ziff-Davis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PovertyRow Posted February 16, 2003 Author Share Posted February 16, 2003 Arty's new try did it! He transposed Harvey and Ace! The result? Atlas (399 issues) ACG (123 issues) Ace (98 issues - or 97 as the existence of Hand Of Fate #26 is questionable) Harvey (96 issues) Phew! Arty - PM a mailing address for the book. (FINLAND!!!!!!!!???? OMG!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowzilla Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 I might have talked you into it - but don't move Atlas out of #1. I'm telling you - they had at least a couple of dozen horror titles, and that's not counting Strange Tales 3 years or so before the code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
