CREATOR

Name: Western Printing & Lithographic Co. AKA Western Publishing (American comics corporation).
Personal dates: Founded in 1916 by the brothers Edward (1878-1955) and Albert Wadewitz. Publishing of comic books began in 1932. Stopped in 2001.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under Western in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The corporation published most of its comic books via subsidiaries, some of which were Dell, Gold Key, and Whitman.
The corporation never used a logo on their comic book front covers.

 

 

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 1947. Stopped in 1948 after 31 issues.

The series contains action stories and funny animal stories featuring well known characters.

This giveaway series was financed by the oil producer Hancock Oil Co. (started by George Allan Hancock), that had the same stories reprinted from another manufacturer's series titled Omar Giveaway.

The full title of the series is Hancock Super-book of Comics.

 

 

MAIN CHARACTERS

None.

 

 

GALLERY
(presenting the front covers from 6 random issues).

#5 - 1947
#12 - 1947
#13 - 1947

#17 - 1948
#20 - 1948
#26 - 1948

 

 

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