The St. John title Crime Reporter, best known for its Matt Baker covers, was a reboot of sorts of the Jane Arden, Crime Reporter series.
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A few months after beginning to work on Fiction House titles at Iger Studio, Matt Baker did his first covers for Crown Comics.
The obscure Atomic Comics #4 contains an eclectic mix of material including the boxing adventure Kid Kane by Matt Baker.
Identified as the publication containing Matt Baker's first published comic work, Jumbo Comics #69 features his art on jungle girl Sheena.
As Millie the Model Comics progressed through the 1950s, Dan DeCarlo's approach transformed the title, which eventually rebooted Millie's origin twice.
Haunted Thrills was one of the most succesful of Farrell Publications' Pre-Code Horror series, featuring artwork from Iger Studio.
One of comic history's most notorious publishers, Lev Gleason's romance Boy Loves Girl is an overlooked title from the publisher.
The most succesful title from obscure publisher Stanhall Publications, G.I. Jane was the creation of animators Hal Seeger and Bill Williams.
Iconic Archie Comics frenemies Betty and Veronica got a series of their own for the first time beginning in 1950 from Dan DeCarlo and others.
The last issue of the original Katy Keene series features a cover inspired by the movie poster for the 1956 film Forbidden Planet.
A decade before The Jetsons, Dan DeCarlo's Jetta was a science fiction comedy about normal life in the far future we were promised.
A slapstick comedy title inspired by the likes of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Dizzy Dames features the work of animator Owen Fitzgerald.
The now-legendary Archie/Betty/Veronica love triangle was most memorably established on early 1940s Archie Comics covers.
After running in Famous Funnies, Russell Stamm's Invisible Scarlet O'Neil was picked up by Harvey, who gave the character her own title.
St. John's Abbott and Costello Comics featured artwork by the legendary Lily Renée and well-written stories by John Graham.
The creation of artist Frank Bolle, the masked hero Black Phantom had a classic villain-to-hero story arc in the pages of the Tim Holt comic.
My Friend Irma was the franchise that brought Martin & Lewis to film, but it was also some of the best Dan DeCarlo work outside of Archie.
Simple diagrams in Exposed #6 and #7 were used in Fredric Wertham's Seduction of the Innocent as examples of how-to crime instruction.
Weird Tales artist Vince Napoli's story in Beware #12 is about a comic horror artist who finds new inspiration during a creative dry spell.
The Ken Shannon story in Police Comics #104 appears to be influenced by a two Gorgeous George wrestling matches that took place in May 1950.
Short-lived Key Comics from Consolidated Magazine had an eclectic mix of features, including the story of an atom that decided to smash back.
Superior Comics' 1951-1955 Pre-Code Horror title Strange Mysteries featured stand-out art from Iger Studio, including Matt Baker.
1954 Star Publications Pre-Code Horror release Spook #28 features a lurid cover by L.B. Cole for Jay Disbrow's interior tale "Creeping Death".
Before Ant-Man in Tales to Astonish' #27's "The Man in the Ant-Hill", there was "Trapped in the Ant-Hill" with artwork by Syd Shores.
Marvel's original Werewolf by Night story appeared in Marvel Tales #116, cover-dated July 1953 in a Pre-Code Horror classic.
In 1945, paperback book publisher Avon Publications entered the comic book business with a mysterious release titled Molly O'Day.
Fiction House star artist Maurice Whitman covered Man O' Mars #1, an attempt by the publisher to survive the turmoil of the mid-1950s.
The Ray's early Golden Age adventures in Quality's Smash Comics were beautifully drawn by legendary comic book artist Lou Fine.
In a Hit Comics #25 story by Otto Binder and Sheldon Moldoff, Kid Eternity was killed before his time and given incredible power to make up for it.
The Black Cat made her debut in Pocket Comics #1 by Alfred Harvey and Al Gabriel, and the featured covers by Joe Simon and Bob Powell.