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Ajax-Farrell
Ajax-Farrell Publications 1951-1958 --- Founded and operated by Robert W. Farrell in the 1940s and 1950s, Farrell is particularly known for its pre-Comics Code horror comics, mostly produced by the S. M. Iger Studio. Farrell acted as editor throughout. In addition to packaging art for Farrell from the beginning, Jerry Iger was the company's art director from 1955�1957. Also published comics under the names of Ajax, America's Best, American Feature Syndicate, Decker Publications, Excellent Publications, Farrell, Four Star, Kiddie Kapers, Red Top Comics and Steinway Comics. No matter the imprint, most titles had the words "A Farrell Publication." -From GCD and Wikipedia
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All True Romance
(1955 Series) Mar 1955 to Jun 1958 Issues Published: 13 (#22 - #34) Tracking- Numbering continues from All True Romance (Comic Media, 1951 series) [skipping #21]. Notes- Issues were published as: 22-30, 3-4, 33-34. Formerly listed as All-True Romance (with a hyphen), but indicia in #24 has no hyphen. There is apparently no number 21, 31, 32, 1 or 2.
Apache Trail
(1957 series) Sep 1957 to Jun 1958 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 4
Battle Report
(1952 Series) Aug 1952 to Jun 1953 Issues Published: 6
Billy Bunny
(1954 Series) Feb/Mar, 1954 to Oct/Nov, 1954 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 4 Tracking- numbering continued in Black Cobra #6 ------------------------- BILLY BUNNY'S CHRISTMAS FROLICS No. 1, 1952 (100 pages)
Black Cobra
(1954 Series) Oct/Nov, 1954 to Feb/Mar, 1955 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 3 Notes The issues were released in the order 1, 6, then 3, with #6 apparently considered #2.
![Black Cobra Comics 006 [2nd actual issue] cover](https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/thumbnails/13155.jpg)
Brenda Starr
1947 series (volume 1 for clarity) Aug-Sep 1947 to Mar 1948 Issues Published: 2 (#13 [1] - #14 [2]) Tracking Numbering continued in Brenda Starr (Superior Publishers Limited, 1948 series) #3 onwards. For clarity we are calling those v2 issues.
Bride's Diary
(1955 Series) May 1955 to Aug 1956 Issues Published: 7 (#4 - #10)
Bride's Secrets
(1954 Series) Apr/May 1954 to May 1958 Issues Published: 19
Bughouse
(1954 Series) Mar/Apr 1954 to Sep/Oct 1954 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 4
Captain Flight Comics
(1944 Series) Mar 1944 to Feb/Mar 1947 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 11 (#1 (nn) - #11) Indicia Publishers: Four-Star Publications Inc (3 issues) without indicia publisher information (8 issues)
Captain Jet
(1952 Series) May, 1952 to Jan, 1953 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 5 Indicia Publishers: without indicia publisher information (5 issues) Tracking Continues as Fantastic Fears (Ajax / Farrell, 1953 series) #7 onwards. Notes Imprint: Four Star Publishing / Farrell / Comic Media? Issue #6 exists?
Daffy Tunes Comics
1947 Series Jun, 1947 - Aug, 1947 Issues Published: 1 Note: Follows Captain Flight #11 and precedes Brenda Star #13
Dark Shadows
(1957 Series) Oct 1957 to May 1958 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 3
Dear Heart
(1956 Series) May 1956 to September 1956 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 2 (#15 - #16) Indicia Publishers: without indicia publisher information (2 issues)
Eva the Imp
(1957 Series) Aug, 1957 to Nov, 1957 Issues Published: 3 Indicia Publishers: without indicia publisher information (3 issues) Notes- There is an unnumbered and undated version of #1 with no indicia or date.
Fantastic
1954 Series COMPLETE SERIES! November-December 1954 - January-February 1955 Issues Published: 2 (#10 - #11) Indicia Publishers: Four Star Publications, Inc. (1 issue) without indicia publisher information (1 issue) Notes Fantastic on cover of #10; Fantastic Comics on cover and indicia of #11.
Fantastic Fears
1953 series May, 1953 to Sept/Oct, 1954 Issues Published: 9 (#7 [1] - #9) Indicia Publishers: Four Star Publications, Inc. (2 issues) without indicia publisher information (7 issues) Tracking Continues from Captain Jet (1952 series) #1-5. Continues as Fantastic Comics (Ajax/Farrell, 1954 series) #10 onwards.
![Fantastic Fears 001 [007] cover](https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/thumbnails/34097.jpg)
![Fantastic Fears 002 [008] (diff ver) (c2c) cover](https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/thumbnails/35330.jpg)
![Fantastic Fears 002 [008] (incomplete) cover](https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/thumbnails/8546.jpg)
Fighting Man, The
(1952 Series) Sep 1952 to Jul 1953 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 8 (#1 - #8)
Flame, The
1955 series Dec/Jan, 1954-55 to Jun/Jul, 1955 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 3 (#5 [1] - #3) Tracking: Continues from Lone Eagle (1954 series) #1-4.
Frisky Animals on Parade
(1957 Series) Sep 1957 to Dec/Jan 1957-58 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 3 (#1 - #3) Tracking- numbering continues with Super Spook (Farrell, 1958 series) #4
Full of Fun
(1957 series) Aug 1957 to Nov 1957 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 2 #8 is an I.W. Reprint ('64)
![Full of Fun 001 [diff ver] cover](https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/thumbnails/31773.jpg)
Funny Fables
FUNNY FABLES No.1, Aug, 1957 - No.2, Nov, 1957 Decker Publications (Red Top Comics)
G-I in Battle
1952 series Vol1: August 1952 - July 1953 Issues published: 1-9 Vol2: March 1957 - May 1958 Issues published: 1-6 Annual 1 (1952, 100pgs.) Ajax-Farrell/Four Star
Great Exploits
Oct, 1957 One-shot Decker Publ./Red Top
Gunsmoke Trail
(1957 Series) Jun 1957 to Jan 1958 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 4 (#1 - #4)
Happy Jack
1957 series August 1957 - November 1957 Issues - 2 Notes There is no indicia and no number appears anywhere on #[1].
Haunted Thrills
(1952 Series) June 1952 to Nov/Dec 1954 Issues published: 1-18
![Haunted Thrills 011 [diff ver] cover](https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/thumbnails/33151.jpg)
Hi-Ho Comics
(1946 Series) ? to Jun 1946 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: #1 - 3
Kiddie Kapers
Oct. 1957; 1963-1964 Decker Publ. (Red top-Farrell) #1 (no date) #1 (10/57) (Decker)-Little Bit reprints from Kiddie Karnival Super Reprints #10 ('63), #14 ('63), #15,17 ('64), #18 ('64) PLEASE DON'T UPLOAD THE SUPER REPRINTS
Linda
(1954 Series) Apr/May 1954 to Oct/Nov 1954 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 4 (#1 - #4) Tracking- numbering continues with Phantom Lady (Farrell, 1954 series) #5 [1]
Lone Eagle
(1954 Series) Apr-May 1954 to Oct-Nov 1954 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 4 (#1 - #4) Tracking- numbering continues with The Flame (Farrell, 1954 series) #5 [1]
Lone Rider
(1951 Series) April 1951 to June-July 1955 COMPLETE SERIES! (Still missing some individual pages. Please help us complete this series.) Issues Published: 26 (#1 - #26)
![Lone Rider 09 [diff ver] [c2c] cover](https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/thumbnails/34650.jpg)
Lonely Heart
(1955 Series ) Mar 1955 to Feb 1956 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 6 (#9 - #14) Tracking: numbering continues from Dear Lonely Hearts (Comic Media, 1953 series) #8 numbering continues with Dear Heart (Farrell, 1956 series) #15
Madhouse (1954/1957)
(1954 Series) Mar/April 1954 to Sept/Oct 1954 Issues Published: 4 (#1 - #4) --- (1957 Series) Jun 1957 to Oct 1957 Issues Published: 3 (#1 - #3)
Men in Action
1957 Series April 1957 to June 1958 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 6
![Men In Action 003 [c2c] cover](https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/thumbnails/19265.jpg)
Midnight
(1957 Series) Apr 1957 to Jun 1958 Issues Published: 6 (#1 - #6) Reprints from Voodoo & Strange Fantasy with some changes.
Mighty Bear
(1957 Series) September 1957 to February 1958 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 3 (#1 - #3)
My Personal Problem (1955/1957)
(1955 Series) November 1955 to November 1956 Issues Published: 4 (#1 - #4) ------- (1957 Series) October 1957 to May 1958 Issues Published: 3 (#1 - #3)
Oklahoma Kid
(1957 Series) Jun 1957 to Jan 1958 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 4 (#1 - #4)
Phantom Lady
(1954 Series) Dec/Jan 1955 to Jun 1955 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 4 (#5 [1] - #4) Tracking- numbering continues from Linda (Farrell, 1954 series) #4
Rider, The
(1957 Series) Mar 1957 to 1958 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 5 (#1 - #5) Tracking- Changes to Frontier Trail with issue #6 Only need #2 to complete the series.
![The Rider 003 [diff ver] cover](https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/thumbnails/34068.jpg)
Samson
(1955 Series) Apr 1955 to Aug 1955 Some page fills still needed to complete the series. Issues Published: 3 (#12 - #14) Tracking- numbering continues from Fantastic Comics (Farrell, 1954 series) #11 Wonder Boy in #12,13; Rocketman in #13
Secret Love (1955/1957)
(1955 Series) Dec 1955 to Aug 1956 Issues Published: 3 (#1 - #3) --- (1957 Series) Apr 1957 to Jun 1958 Issues Published: 6 (#1 - #6)
Spunky the Smiling Spook
(1957 Series) Aug 1957 to May 1958 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 4 (#1 - #4) Notes- "The Smiling Spook" only appears on the cover, not in the indicia, of issues #1 and #2.
Strange
(1957 Series) Mar 1957 to May 1958 Issues Published: 6 (#1 - #6) Still need #2 and 4 of this series.
Strange Fantasy
(1952 Series) Aug 1952 to Oct/Nov 1954 Issues published: 14 2 [1]-14 Tracking- numbering continues from Rocketman (Farrell, 1952 series) #1 Notes- Series renumbered after the first issue, hence there are two #2s. There are variants for issue #9, December 1953. The original and correct edition has Iger studios art and an early story 'Hair Yee-eeee' illustrated by Steve Ditko, as indexed by GCD. Variants for this issue utilize the original cover, with either a coverless Black Cat, Boys' Ranch or a war comic as contents and are thought to be later. Other variations may exist.
![Strange Fantasy 013 [diff ver] -JVJ cover](https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/thumbnails/21639.jpg)
Strange Journey
(1957 Series) Sept. 1957 to Jun 1958 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 4 (#1 - #4)
Super Cat
(1957 Series) Aug 1957 to May 1958 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 4 (#1 - #4) #56-58 (1st Series) L. B. Cole covers #1 ('57-Ajax) 2nd Series
Sweetie Pie
(1955 Series) Dec 1955 to Fall 1957 Issues Published: 2 (#1 - #2))
Swift Arrow (1954/1957)
(1954 Series) Feb/Mar to Oct/Nov 1954 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 5 (#1 - #5) --- (1957 Series) Apr to Sep 1957 Issues Published: 3 (#1 - #3) Notes- both are v1 on the indicia. Becomes 'Swift Arrow Gunfighters' for one issue in 1957. Please include the year of publication in file names when uploading.
Terrific Comics/Wonder Boy
Terrific Comics #16 March 1955 one-shot --- WONDER BOY Continued from Terrific No.17, May to No.18 July, 1955 COMPLETE SERIES!
Today's Brides
1955 series Nov 1955 to Nov 1956 Issues Published: 4 (#1 - #4)
Vooda
(1955 Series) April 1955 to August 1955 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 3 (#20 - #22) Tracking- Numbering continued from Voodoo (Farrell, 1952 Series).
Voodoo
(1952 Series) May 1952 to Jan/Feb 1955 Issues Published: 19 (#1 - #19) Tracking- numbering continues with Vooda (Farrell, 1955 series) #20
![Voodoo 001 [Baker art] cover](https://digitalcomicmuseum.com/thumbnails/1467.jpg)
War Report
(1952 Series) Sep 1952 to May 1953 Issues Published: 5 (#1 - #5)
War Stories
(1952 Series) Sep 1952 to May 1953 Issues Published: 5 (#1 - #5)
