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Title Issue Number Month Year Release Date Publisher Notes
1936
Comics Magazine 1 v1 n1 May 1936 XX/XX/XX Centaur First book published by Centaur, becomes Comics Magazine Funny Pages
Comics Magazine Funny Pages 2 v1 n2 June 1936 XX/XX/XX Centaur Previously Comics Magazine
Comics Magazine Funny Pages 3 v1 n3 July 1936 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Comics Magazine Funny Pages 4 v1 n4 August 1936 XX/XX/XX Centaur Becomes Funny Pages
Funny Pages 5 v1 n5 September 1936 XX/XX/XX Centaur Previously Comics Magazine Funny Pages
Funny Pages 6 v1 n6 November 1936 XX/XX/XX Centaur First Clock
Funny Picture Stories 1v1 n1 November 1936 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Detective Picture Stories 1 December 1936 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Pages 7 v1 n7 December 1936 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Picture Stories 2v1 n2 December 1936 XX/XX/XX Centaur Only Red Raider
1937
Detective Picture Stories 2 January 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur First Master Mind
Funny Picture Stories 3v1 n3 January 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Detective Picture Stories 3 February 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Pages 8 v1 n8 February 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Picture Stories 4v1 n4 February 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Comics 1 February 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Ranger 1 February 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Western Picture Stories 1 February 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Detective Picture Stories 4 March 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Pages 9 v1 n9 March 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Picture Stories 5v1 n5 March 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Western Picture Stories 2 March 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur First Phantom of the Hills
Detective Picture Stories 5 April 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur Last issue
Funny Pages 10 v1 n10 April 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Picture Stories 6v1 n6 April 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Comics 2 April 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Ranger 2 April 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Western Picture Stories 3 April 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Comics 3 May 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Ranger 3 May 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Pages 11 v1 n11 June 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Picture Stories 7v1 n7 June 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Comics 4 June 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Ranger 4 June 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Western Picture Stories 4 June 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur Last issue
Star Comics 5 July 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Ranger 5 July 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Pages 12v2 n1 September 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Picture Stories 8v2 n1 September 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Comics 6 September 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Ranger 6 September 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Pages 13v2 n2 October 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Picture Stories 9v2 n2 October 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Comics 7 October 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Ranger 7 October 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur First Ermine
Funny Pages 14v2 n3 November 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Picture Stories 10v2 n3 November 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Pages 15v2 n4 December 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Picture Stories 11v2 n4 December 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Comics 8 December 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Ranger 8 December 1937 XX/XX/XX Centaur
1938
Funny Pages 16v2 n5 January 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Picture Stories 12v2 n5 January 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Comics 9 January 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Ranger 9 January 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Pages 17v2 n6 March 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Picture Stories 13v2 n6 March 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Comics 10 March 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Ranger 10 March 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Pages 18v2 n7 April 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Picture Stories 14v2 n7 April 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Comics 11 April 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Ranger 11 April 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Pages 19v2 n8 May 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Picture Stories 15v2 n8 May 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Comics 12 May 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Ranger 12 May 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur Becomes Cowboy Comics
Cowboy Comics 13 July 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur Previously Star Ranger
Funny Pages 20v2 n9 July 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Picture Stories 16v2 n9 July 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Keen Detective Funnies 1v1 n8 July 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur First issue, no vol.1 no.1-7
Star Comics 13 July 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Cowboy Comics 14 August 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur Becomes Star Ranger Funnies
Funny Pages 21v2 n10 September 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur First Arrow
Funny Picture Stories 17v2 n10 September 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Keen Detective Funnies 2v1 n9 September 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur Last Clock in Centaur book
Star Comics 14 September 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Keen Detective Funnies 3v1 n10 October 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Ranger Funnies 15 October 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur Previously Cowboy Comics
Funny Pages 22v2 n11 November 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Picture Stories 18v2 n11 November 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Comics 15 November 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Pages 23v2 n12 December 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Keen Detective Funnies 4v1 n11 December 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Comics 16 December 1938 XX/XX/XX Centaur First Phantom Rider
1939
Funny Picture Stories 19v3 n1 January 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Keen Detective Funnies 5v2 n1 January 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Ranger Funnies 16v2 n1 January 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Pages 24v3 n1 February 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Keen Detective Funnies 6v2 n2 February 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Comics 17v2 n1 February 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Pages 25v3 n2 March 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Picture Stories 20v3 n2 March 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Keen Detective Funnies 7v2 n3 March 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Comics 18v2 n2 March 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Pages 26v3 n3 April 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Keen Detective Funnies 8v2 n4 April 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur Only Ghost Rider (I)
Star Comics 19v2 n3 April 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Ranger Funnies 17v2 n2 April 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Picture Stories 21v3 n3 May 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur Becomes Comic Pages
Keen Comics 1v2 n1 May 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur Numbering oddity, no vol.1
Keen Detective Funnies 9v2 n5 May 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Comics 20v2 n4 May 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Pages 27v3 n4 June 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Keen Detective Funnies 10v2 n6 June 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Comics 21v2 n5 June 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Ranger Funnies 18v2 n3 June 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Comic Pages 22v3 n4 July 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur Previously Funny Picture Stories
Funny Pages 28v3 n5 July 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Keen Detective Funnies 11v2 n7 July 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur First Fantom of the Fair
Star Comics 22v2 n6 July 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Pages 29v3 n6 August 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Keen Detective Funnies 12v2 n8 August 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur First Speed Centaur, last Master Mind
Star Comics 23v2 n7 August 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur Last issue
Star Ranger Funnies 19v2 n4 August 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Amazing-Man Comics 5 September 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur First issue, no 1-4, origin and first "Aman" - The Amazing Man, Miniature Man, and Cat-Man (I), first Mighty-Man and Iron Skull
Comic Pages 23v3 n5 September 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Pages 30v3 n7 September 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Keen Comics 2v2 n2 September 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Keen Detective Funnies 13v2 n9 September 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Amazing-Man Comics 6 October 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur First Shark
Funny Pages 31v3 n8 October 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Keen Detective Funnies 14v2 n10 October 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Star Ranger Funnies 20v2 n5 October 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur Last issue
Amazing-Man Comics 7 November 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur First Magician from Mars
Funny Pages 32v3 n9 November 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Keen Comics 3v2 n3 November 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur Last issue
Keen Detective Funnies 15v2 n11 November 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Amazing-Man Comics 8 December 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur Miniature Man becomes Super-Midget
Comic Pages 24v3 n6 December 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur Last issue
Funny Pages 33v3 n10 December 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Keen Detective Funnies 16v2 n12 December 1939 XX/XX/XX Centaur
1940
Funny Pages 34v4 n1 January 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur Only Owl
Keen Detective Funnies 17v3 n1 January 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur Only Bullet
Amazing-Man Comics 9 February 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Amazing-Man Comics 10 March 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Pages 35 March 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Keen Detective Funnies 18 March 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Amazing-Man Comics 11 April 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur First Zardi the Eternal Man, last Magician from Mars
Funny Pages 36 April 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur Only Air Ranger
Keen Detective Funnies 19 April 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur Only Headless Horseman (a woman)
Amazing-Man Comics 12 May 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Pages 37 May 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Keen Detective Funnies 20 May 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Amazing Adventure Funnies 1 June 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur Becomes Fantoman
Amazing-Man Comics 13 June 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Funny Pages 38 June 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Keen Detective Funnies 21 June 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Amazing-Man Comics 14 July 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur Origin Mighty Man, first Dr. Hypno, and Super-Midget becomes Minimidget
Funny Pages 39 July 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Keen Detective Funnies 22 July 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Amazing-Man Comics 15 August 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Fantoman 2 August 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur Previously Amazing Adventure Funnies, becomes Amazing Adventure Funnies Again, last Ermine
Funny Pages 40 August 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Keen Detective Funnies 23 August 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Amazing Adventure Funnies 2 (3) September 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur Previously Fantoman, becomes Fantoman again
Funny Pages 41 September 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Keen Detective Funnies 24 September 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur Last issue, Fantom of the Fair becomes Fantoman
Masked Marvel 1 September 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur First Masked Marvel
Amazing-Man Comics 16 October 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur Last Zardi the Eternal Man
Arrow 1 October 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Fantoman 3 (4) October 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur Previously Amazing Adventure Funnies
Funny Pages 42 October 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur Last issue
Masked Marvel 2 October 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Super Spy 1 October 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur Origin and first Sparkler
Amazing-Man Comics 17 November 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Arrow 2 November 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur Last Headless Horseman
Detective Eye 1 November 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur First Eye and Airman
Super Spy 2 November 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur Last issue, only Night Hawk
Wham Comics 1 November 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur Last Speed Centaur and Phantom Rider
Amazing-Man Comics 18 December 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Detective Eye 2 December 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur Last issue, last Eye and Airman
Fantoman 4 (5) December 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur Last issue, last Fantoman
Masked Marvel 3 December 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur Last issue, last Masked Marvel
Wham Comics 2 December 1940 XX/XX/XX Centaur Last issue, origin and only Blue Fire and Solar Man, only Buzzard, last Sparkler
1941
Amazing-Man Comics 19 January 1941 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Amazing-Man Comics 20 February 1941 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Amazing-Man Comics 21 March 1941 XX/XX/XX Centaur Origin and only T.N.T., last Dr. Hypno
Amazing-Man Comics 22 May 1941 XX/XX/XX Centaur First Voice or possibly last, appeared the same month in Stars and Stripes Comics #2
Stars and Stripes Comics 2 May 1941 XX/XX/XX Centaur First Voice or possibly last, appeared the same month in Amazing-Man Comics #22
Liberty Scouts Comics 2 June 1941 XX/XX/XX Centaur Origin and first Liberty Scouts, Man of War, Vapo-Man, and Fire-Man
Stars and Stripes Comics 3 July 1941 XX/XX/XX Centaur Only Black Panther
Amazing-Man Comics 23 August 1941 XX/XX/XX Centaur Tommy becomes Amazing-Man's partner, and only Marksman
Liberty Scouts Comics 3 August 1941 XX/XX/XX Centaur Last issue, first Sentinal
Stars and Stripes Comics 4 September 1941 XX/XX/XX Centaur Origin and first Stars and Stripes
Amazing-Man Comics 24 October 1941 XX/XX/XX Centaur Origin and first Blue Lady, first Nightshade and King of Darkness, and Super-Ann becomes Mighty-Man's partner
Arrow 3 October 1941 XX/XX/XX Centaur Last issue, last Arrow, only Rainbow
Man of War Comics 1 November 1941 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Stars and Stripes Comics 5 November 1941 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Amazing-Man Comics 25 December 1941 XX/XX/XX Centaur
Stars and Stripes Comics 6 December 1941 XX/XX/XX Centaur Last issue, 5 on cover, last Mighty Man and Super-Ann, and Minimidget, Shark, Iron Skull, andStars and Stripes
1942
C-M-O Comics 1 Unknown 1942 XX/XX/XX Centaur First Invisible Terror and only "Plymo" the Rubber Man
C-M-O Comics 2 Unknown 1942 XX/XX/XX Centaur Last issue, last Invisible Terror
Liberty Guards Comics 1 Unknown 1942 XX/XX/XX Centaur Only issue, reprint of Man of War #`1 with the cover of Liberty Scouts #1
Amazing-Man Comics 26 January 1942 XX/XX/XX Centaur Last issue, only Electric Ray, last Amazing-Man and Tommy, Blue Lady, Nightshade, and King of Darkness
Man of War Comics 2 January 1942 XX/XX/XX Centaur Last issue, only Ferret, last new Liberty Scouts, Man of War, Fire-Man, Vapo-Man, and Sentinal