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 1944. Stopped in 1947 after 30 issues.

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

This giveaway series was financed by bread manufacturer Omar Baking Co. (started by William J. Coad and named after the Persian poet Omar Khayyam), and later reprinted with the same stories under another manufacturer and titled Hancock Giveaway.

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

 

 

MAIN CHARACTERS

None.

 

 

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

#1 - 1944
#6 - 1944
#10 - 1944

#16 - 1945
#23 - 1946
#29 - 1946

 

 

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