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Ace Magazines

Ace Magazines 1940-1956 --- Ace Magazines was a comic-book and pulp-magazine publishing company headed by Aaron A. Wyn and his wife Rose Wyn. The Wyns had been publishing pulp fiction under the Periodical House and A. A. Wyn's Magazine Publishers names since 1928, and published comics between 1940 and the end of 1956. -From GCD and Wikipedia

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All Love

(1949 Series) May 1949 to May 1950 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues: 7 [#26 - 32] #26 (#1) Ernie app. #27 L.B. Cole Story

All Romances

(1949 Series) August 1949 to June 1950 Issues 6 A. A. Wyn (Ace Periodicals)

Andy Comics

(1948 Series) June 1948 to August 1948 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues 2 (#20 - #21) Teen Humour book (Archie-type comic) (Formerly Scream Comics, becomes Ernie Comics) Indicia Publishers: Current Books, Inc. (1 issue)

Atomic War

(1952 Series) Nov 1952 to Apr 1953 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues 4 Indicia Publishers: Junior Books, Inc. (3 issues)

Baffling Mysteries

(1951 Series) Nov 1951 to Oct. 1955 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues 21 (#5 - #26) #10 E.C. Crypt Keeper copy on cover #8 Woodish-a by Cameron # 8,10, 16, 20-22 Cameron story #5,11, 25 Colan art #5, 6, 22 Sekowsky art Indicia Publishers: Periodical House, Inc. (16 issues) Tracking Numbering continued from Indian Braves (Ace, 1951 series). Numbering continues in Heroes of the Wild Frontier (Ace, 1956 series).

Banner Comics

(1941 Series) May 1941 to Jan. 1942 Issues 3 (#3 - #5) Indicia Publishers: Periodical House, Inc. (1 issue) Title Notes: begins with issue 3, does not appear to continue from any other series Tracking: continued as Captain Courageous Comics [Ace Magazines, 1942]

Beyond

(1950 Series) November 1950 to January 1955 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues 30 (#1 - #30) #1, 2 Matt Baker story/pencils #6 Baker story #10 Woodish-a by Cameron #15, 16, 21-27, 30 - Cameron NOTE: #1 was to appear as 'Challenge of the Unknown' #7

Captain Courageous Comics

(1942 Series) March 1942 One-Shot book #6-Origin & 1st app, the Sword; Lone Warrior, Capt. Courageous app. Tracking- continued from Banner Comics [Ace Magazines, 1941]

Challenge of the Unknown

Sept, 1950 (see Web of Mystery #19) Ace Magazines One-Shot reprint book #6 "Villi of the Vampire" used in N.Y. Joint Legislative Comm. Publ; Sekowsky art Tracking Numbering continued from Love Experiences (Ace Magazines, 1949 series)

Complete Love Magazine

(1951 Series) May/June 1951 to September 1956 Issues published: 33 #158-191 Notes- This comic's title and numbering is continued from the pulp magazine "Complete Love Magazine" which started in 1938. Published by Aaron A. Wyn and his wife Rose Wyn. The first two issues of the comic features 16 pages of pulp stories with two tier print plus black and white illustrations. Issues from 1951-1952 were printed in Canada. Whole issue numbers started with #176 (indicia only). Indicia Publishers: Ace Magazines, Inc. (14 issues) Periodical House, Inc. (10 issues) Ace Publications, Inc. (2 issues)

Crime Must Pay the Penalty

(Feb 1948 to July 1955) COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 46 33[1]-46 Indicia Publishers: Junior Books, Inc. (23 issues) Unity Publishing Corp. (1 issue) Current Books, Inc. (21 issues) Tracking: Continued from Four Favorites (1941 series) #1-32. Continues as Penalty (1955 series) #47 onwards.

Dotty

(1948 Series) June 1948 to May 1949 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 5 (35-40) Teen Humour Indicia Publishers: A. A. Wyn, Inc. (6 issues) Tracking: Continues from Four Teeners (1948 series) #34. Continues as Glamorous Romances (1949 series) #41 onwards.

Ernie Comics

(1948 Series) September 1948 to March 1949 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 4 (#no# [9/48] - #25) Teen Humour Indicia Publishers: without indicia publisher information (4 issues) Title Notes: Formerly Andy Comics

Four Favorites

(1941 Series) September 1941 to December 1947 Issues published: 32 (#1-32) Indicia Publishers: Ace Books, Inc. (3 issues) without indicia publisher information (29 issues) Tracking: continued as Crime Must Pay the Penalty [Ace Magazines, 1948a] one issue #33[1]; then as Four Teeners for issue 34.

Four Teeners

(1948 Series) #34, April 1948 One-Shot Tracking Continued from Four Favorites as evidenced in the Statement of Ownership. Issue 33 appeared as a Crime Must Pay the Penalty. Notes- Four Favorites switched to the teen genre with issue 30 and the characters were continued in Four Teeners, after an issue of Crime Must Pay the Penalty.

Fun Time

(1953 Series) Spring 1953 to Winter 1953/54 Issues published: 4 (#[nn1] - #4) Indicia Publishers: Junior Books, Inc. (1 issue) without indicia publisher information (3 issues)

Glamorous Romances

(1949 Series) September 1949 to October 1956 Issues published: 49 41-90 Indicia Publishers: A. A. Wyn, Inc. (12 issues) Periodical House, Inc. (1 issue) without indicia publisher information (37 issues)

Hand of Fate, The

(1951 Series) December 1951 to December 1954 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 19 (#8-25b) Title Notes: Two issues numbered 25. Indicia Publishers: Humor Publications, Inc. (5 issues) A. A. Wyn, Inc. (14 issues) Tracking: Continues from Men Against Crime (1951 series) #3-7.

Hap Hazard Comics

(1944 Series) Summer 1944 to February 1949 Issues Published: 24 (#1 - #24) Indicia Publishers: A. A. Wyn, Inc. (1 issue) without indicia publisher information (23 issues) Tracking- Continues as Real Love (1949 series) #25 onwards.

Heroes of the Wild Frontier

(1956 series) Issues Published: 2 (#27,#2) COMPLETE SERIES! Indicia Publishers: without indicia publisher information (2 issues) (Formerly Baffling Mysteries)

Indian Braves

(1951 Series) March 1951 to September 1951 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 4 (#1-4) Indicia Publishers: Ace Magazines, Inc. (1 issue) without indicia publisher information (3 issues)

Lightning Comics

(1940 Series) December 1940 to June 1942 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 10 (v1#4 - v3#1) Title Notes: Volumes run Jun-May, not Jan-Dec Tracking: continues from Sure Fire Comics [Ace Magazines, 1940] NOTE- The following pages are still missing. If anyone has these books please consider scanning and sharing the fills - v1 #4 (the first issue) is missing ifc & ibc v2 #4 is missing ifc & ibc v2 #5 is missing ifc & ibc v3 #1 is missing the two-page text story.

Love at First Sight

(1949 Series) October 1949 to November 1956 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 43 (#1-43) Indicia Publishers: Periodical House, Inc. (5 issues) Ace Publications, Inc. (1 issue) without indicia publisher information (37 issues)

Love Experiences

(1949+1956 series) October 1949 to June/July 1950 [5 issues] April 1951 to June 1956 Issues published: 39 1-5; 6-38 [8/56] Indicia Publishers: A. A. Wyn, Inc. (1 issue) Ace Periodicals, Inc. (3 issues) Ace Publications (1 issue) without indicia publisher information (29 issues) Tracking: Numbering picks-up from Love Experiences (1949 series) #1-5. Two #38s (June 1956 and August 1956), though August issue (date from cover) still says June 1956 in the indicia.

Men Against Crime

(1951 Series) February 1951 to October 1951 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 5 (#3-7) Indicia Publishers: Humor Publications, Inc. (1 issue) without indicia publisher information (4 issues)

Monkeyshines Comics

(1944 Series) Summer 1944 to July 1949 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 27 (#1-27) Indicia Publishers: without indicia publisher information (27 issues) Notes Imprint: Ace Periodicals / Publishers Specialists/ Current Books / Unity Publishers.

Mr. Risk

(1950 Series) Oct, 1950 to Dec, 1950 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 2 (#7,#2) Indicia Publishers: Humor Publications, Inc. (2 issues)

Our Flag Comics

(1941 Series) August 1941 to April 1942 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 5 (1-5)

Penalty!

(1955 Series) October 1955 - January 1956 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 47-48 Indicia Publishers: Junior Books, Inc. (2 issues Tracking Continues from Crime Must Pay The Penalty (1948b series) #2-46.

Real-Life Secrets

September 1949 One shot book Indicia Publishers: without indicia publisher information (1 issue) Tracking Numbering continued in Real Secrets (Ace Magazines, 1949 series)

Real Love

(1949 Series) April 1949 to November 1956 Issues published: 52 (#25-76) Indicia Publishers: A. A. Wyn, Inc. (52 issues) Tracking Numbering continued from Hap Hazard Comics (Ace Magazines, 1944 series)

Real Secrets

(1949 Series) November 1949 to May 1950 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 4 (#2-5) Indicia Publishers: without indicia publisher information (4 issues) Tracking- Numbering continued from Real Life Secrets (Ace Magazines, 1949 series)

Revealing Romances

(1949 Series) September 1949 to August 1950 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 6 (#1-6) Indicia Publishers: A. A. Wyn, Inc. (1 issue) Periodical House, Inc. (1 issue) without indicia publisher information (4 issues)

Science Comics

(1946 Series) January 1946 to late 1946 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 5 (#1-5) Imprint: Humor Publications / Current Books

Scream Comics

(1944 Series) Autumn 1944 to April 1948 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 19 (#1-19) Indicia Publishers: Humor Publications, Inc. (1 issue) without indicia publisher information (18 issues) Tracking: Continues as Andy Comics (1948 series) #20-21.

Space Action

(1952 Series) June 1952 to October 1952 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 3 (#1-3) Indicia Publishers: Junior Books, Inc. (1 issue) without indicia publisher information (2 issues)

Super-Mystery Comics

(1940 Series) July 1940 to July 1949 Issues Published: 48 (#v1#1 - #v8#6) Indicia Publishers: Periodical House, Inc. (9 issues) Ace Periodicals, Inc. (7 issues) without indicia publisher information (32 issues)

Sure Fire Comics

(1940 Series) June 1940 to October 1940 COMPLETE SERIES! (minus some missing pages) Issues published: 4 v1#1-v1#3[b] Indicia Publishers: Ace Magazines, Inc. (1 issue) without indicia publisher information (3 issues) Tracking continues as Lightning Comics [Ace Magazines, 1940] Notes Two issues numbered Vol 1, #3

Ten-Story Love

(1951 Series) June/July 1951 to September 1956 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 33 (v29#03 (177) - #209 [v36/#05]) (Formerly a pulp magazine with the same title) Indicia Publishers: Ace Magazines, Inc. (4 issues) without indicia publisher information (29 issues)

Trapped!

(1954 Series) October 1954 to April 1955 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 4 (#1 - #4) Indicia Publishers: Periodical House, Inc. (1 issue) without indicia publisher information (3 issues)

Vicky Comics

(1948 Series) August 1948 to June 1949 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 5 Indicia Publishers: Ace Periodicals, Inc. (2 issues) without indicia publisher information (3 issues)

War Heroes

(1952 Series) May 1952 to April 1953 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 8 Indicia Publishers: Ace Magazines, Inc. (2 issues) without indicia publisher information (6 issues)

Web of Mystery

(1951 Series) February 1951 to September 1955 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 29 Indicia Publishers: Ace Books, Inc. (11 issues) A. A. Wyn, Inc. (15 issues) without indicia publisher information (3 issues)

Western Adventures Comics

(1948 Series) October 1948 to August 1949 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 6 Indicia Publishers: A. A. Wyn, Inc. (3 issues) without indicia publisher information (3 issues)

Western Love Trails

(1949 Series) November 1949 to March 1950 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 3 (#7-9) Indicia Publishers: without indicia publisher information (3 issues)

World War III

(1952 Series) March 1953 to May 1953 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 2 Indicia Publishers: without indicia publisher information (2 issues)