Small comic book publishers (Brookwood, Sun, Worth, Hawley, Hyper, etc.) 1 1

[Frisco Larson]

Aviation Press.

[Electricmastro]

1 hour ago, Frisco Larson said:

Despite the CGC label saying Harvey, the indicia states Worth Publishing as the publisher of this comic book. 

I think Worth Carnahan/Publishing and Harvey are often lumped together on the basis of Harvey continuing Champion Comics with Champ Comics, though they were apparently distinct from each other. It’s the same case with Brookwood’s Speed Comics too.

Edited June 7, 2020 by Electricmastro

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1 hour ago, Electricmastro said:

I think Worth Carnahan/Publishing and Harvey are often lumped together on the basis of Harvey continuing Champion Comics with Champ Comics, though they were apparently distinct from each other. It’s the same case with Brookwood’s Speed Comics too.

I agree. There's an article in Comic Book Marketplace, issue 70 I believe (same issue as Jon Berk's awesome Larson article), which is a small interview with Carnahan's daughter. She helped shed some light on the ashcans as well as some preliminary magazine covers. I'd bet Carnahan just quietly sold his interests to Harvey when he exited the industry. An early pioneer who never really gets much mention. 

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Kind of an interesting comic book.  Instead of putting ads on the back, it's another cover.

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I believe this is the first comic book dealer prototype known. I thought he was younger,  but I'm going to attribute it to good all of that once clean air coming in from the gulf and lots of enchiladas muy calienté

(JD👍🏻as well)

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[Electricmastro]

Added Fact and Fiction Publications, Kirby Publishing Co., and Mikeross Publications to the list.

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1 hour ago, Cobbledclam said:

Ah, Farrell Publications was actually quite active, having ended up publishing over 300 comics. Their appreciation thread is right here actually: https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/469683-farrell-publications/

[Electricmastro]

Added Albrecht Publishing Company, J. Edward Slavin, Brown Shoe Co., Able Manufacturing, Service Publishing Co., Trans-World Publications, Captain Silver Syndicate, Inc., Bimfort, Inc, Jay-Jay Corporation, Commodore Productions & Artists, Inc., Reston Publications, and Swat Malone Enterprises to the list.

[Bo_Hogg1]

This is a Baily Ashcan

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These are probably the hardest to find Baily publication comics. This is one out of two

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This is the 2nd one and this one is so hard to find, back in the 90's Michelle Nolan, the rare comic sleuth for CBM magazine requested someone to show a picture of this and someone did but mine is the only one I have seen in person and mine is missing a half a page on one page. BOth of these books are in the Overstreet.