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Ziff-Davis Publications
Ziff-Davis Publications 1947-1957 --- Founded in 1927 by William Bernard Ziff Sr. and Bernard George Davis as a hobbyist print magazine publisher in Chicago, Illinois. In early 1938 Ziff-Davis acquired Radio News and Amazing Stories magazines which had been started by Hugo Gernsback. Ziff-Davis started publishing comic books during the early 1950s, operating by their own name and also the name Approved Comics. Eschewing superheroes, they published horror, crime, sports, romance, and Western comics, though most titles didn't last more than a few issues. Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel was the art director of the comics line; other notable creators who worked for Ziff-Davis included John Buscema, Sid Greene, Bob Haney, Sam Kweskin, Rudy Lapick, Richard Lazarus, Mort Leav, George Roussos, Mike Sekowsky, and Ogden Whitney. In 1953, the company mostly abandoned comics, selling its most popular titles to St. John Publications. Ziff-Davis continued to publish one title, G.I. Joe, until 1957, a total of 51 issues. -From Wikipedia
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Alice (New Advs. in Wonderland)
(1951 Series) Jul/Aug 1951 to Sep/Oct 1951 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues: 2 (#10 - #2 [11]) Notes- Issue #2 is listed as issue #11 on cover and #2 in the indicia. Davy Berg art.
Amazing Adventures
(1950 Series) 1950 - Fall 1952 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 1-6
Cinderella Love
(1950 Series) 1950 to Fall 1952 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 11 (#10 [1] - #11) Tracking- Numbering continues in Cinderella Love (St. John, 1953 series).
Crime Clinic
(1951 Series) July-August 1951 to Summer 1952 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 10 [1]-5 Title Notes: Numbering corrected with issue #3. Cover title "The Crime Clinic", indicia title "Crime Clinic" (confirmed on issue 5).
Ellery Queen
(1952 series) Jan/Feb/ Mar 1952 to Summer 1952 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 2 (#1 - #2)
Explorer Joe
(1951 series) Winter 1951 to Oct/Nov 1952 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 2 (#1 - #2) (Painted Covers by N. Saunders) #2 Krigstein art Series Complete
Fairy Tales
(1951 Series) April-May 1951 to June-July 1951 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 2 (#10 - #11)
Famous Stars
(1950 Series) 1950 to Spring 1952 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 6 (#1 - #6) #1,3 Whitney Story
Fly Boy
(1952 Series) Jan/ Feb/Mar 1952 to Oct/Nov 1952 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 2 (#1 - #2)
G.I. Joe
(1951 Series) Feb/Mar 1951 to June 1957 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 51 (v1: #10 - #14)(v2: #6 - #51) This contains both series of the title. With 51 issues this was by far the publisher's longest running title.
Hawk, The
(1951 Series) Winter 1951 to Novr-De 1952 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 3 (#1 - #3) #1 Anderson art #2 Kubert art This part of the series complete
Kid Cowboy
(1950 Series) 1950 to Fall 1952 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 10 (#1 - #10) Tracking- Continues as Kid Cowboy (St. John / Approved, 1952 series) #11 on-wards.
Lars of Mars
(1951 Series) April-May 1951 to July-August 1951 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 2 (#10 - #11)
Little Al of the F.B.I.
(1950 Series) November 1950 to May 1951 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 2 (#10 - #11) Painted Covers by Norman Saunders.
Little Al of the Secret Service
(1951 Series) COMPLETE SERIES! Issues: 3 (#10,2,3) Painted Covers by Norman Saunders
Nightmare
(1952 Series) Summer 1952 to Fall 1952 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 2 (#1 - #2) #1,2 Kinstler art
Nursery Rhymes
(1951 Series) July-August 1951 to Winter 1951 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 2 2 (#10 [1] - #2) #10 Howie Post art
Perfect Love
(1951 Series) May/Jun 1951 to Fall 1952 Issues Published: 8 (#10 [1] - #8) COMPLETE SERIES! Tracking- numbering continues with Perfect Love (St. John, 1953 series) #9
Romantic Marriage (1950)
(1950 Series) 1950 to Sep 1952 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 17 (#1 - #17)
Sky Pilot
(1950) November 1950 to April-May 1951 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues: 2 (#10 - #11) Painted Covers by Norman Saunders Frank Borth art
Space Busters
(1952 Series) Spring 1952 to Fall 1952 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 2 (#1 - #2) #1 Krigstein art #2 Anderson art
Space Patrol
(1952 Series) Summer 1952 to Oct/Nov 1952 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 2 (#1 - #2) #1,2 Krigstein stories
Sparkie, Radio Pixie
(1951 Series) Winter 1951 to Jul/Aug 1952 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues Published: 3 (#1 - #3) Based on a radio show.
Weird Thrillers
(1951 Series) Sep-Oct 1951 to Oct-Nov 1952 COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published:5 (#1-5) Complete-great looking scans of great looking books.
Wild Boy
(1951 Series) Feb-Mar 1951 to Aug 1953? COMPLETE SERIES! Issues published: 8 (#10 [1]-8) Tracking: Continued as Wild Boy of the Congo (St. John, 1953 series) #9 onward.
