Whitman W [with Face] (Brand Emblem)

1971 - 1984

Number of Issues:: 455
Notes:: In the 70s and 80s, Western labelled their non-returnable comics (as opposed to those sold on the newsstand market and returnable if unsold) as Whitman.

Note that the dates of some Whitman comics produced after 1981 are more of a Western production convention and often do not coincide with the dates the comics were made available. Some comics of this period have no indication of date whatsoever, and are dated by the information provided by Western to The Comic Reader.

In 1982, comics produced by Western Publishing (also known as Whitman comics, thanks to the name in the large "W" colophon in the upper left corner of covers) were available in two variations: a yellow W and a white W, arguably to differentiate different distribution methods. It is claimed that the yellow logo was used on comics sold in bagged lots, while the white logos were used on non-bagged issues sold directly to comic shops. The white logos were not returnable while the bagged comics were. This claim needs to be confirmed and sourced.
Brand Emblem:

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Brand emblem belongs to the brand group:

Brand Group	Publisher	Issues	Year Began	Year Ended	Notes
Whitman	Western	521	1971	1984	In the 70s and 80s, Western labelled their non-returnable comics (as opposed to those sold on the newsstand market and returnable if unsold) as Whitman. Note that the dates of some Whitman comics produced after 1981 are more of a Western production convention and often do not coincide with the dates the comics were made available. Some comics of this period have no indication of date whatsoever, and are dated by the information provided by Western to The Comic Reader.

Brand emblem is in use at the following publishers:

Publisher	Year Began	Year Ended
Western	1971	1984
DC	1978	1980
Marvel	1977	1979

Number	Publication Date	On-sale Date	Indicia Publisher
Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp (1971 series) #4 [Whitman]	February 1972	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp (1971 series) #5 [Whitman]	[May 1972]	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp (1971 series) #6 [Whitman]	[August 1972]	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980 series) #261 [Whitman]	March 1980	—	DC Comics Inc. (DC)
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980 series) #263 [Whitman]	May 1980	—	DC Comics Inc. (DC)
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980 series) #264 [Whitman]	June 1980	—	DC Comics Inc. (DC)
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980 series) #266 [Whitman]	August 1980	—	DC Comics Inc. (DC)
Lidsville (1972 series) #1 [Whitman]	[October 1972]	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Lidsville (1972 series) #3 [Whitman]	April 1973	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Lidsville (1972 series) #5 [Whitman]	October 1973	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #207 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #210 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #212 [Whitman]	[July 1973]	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #213 [Whitman]	[August 1973]	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #214 [Whitman]	[September] 1973	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #215 [Whitman]	[November] 1973	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #217 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #218 [Whitman]	[May 1974]	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #219 [Whitman]	[July 1974]	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #220 [Whitman]	[August] 1974	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #221 [Whitman]	September 1974	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #222 [Whitman]	[November 1974]	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #226 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #227 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #228 [Whitman]	[September] 1975	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #229 [Whitman]	November 1975	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #230 [Whitman]	January 1976	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #231 [Whitman]	March 1976	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #232 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #233 [Whitman]	July 1976	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #234 [Whitman]	August 1976	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #236 [Whitman]	November 1976	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #237 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #239 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #240 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #241 [Whitman]	September 1977	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #244 [Whitman]	March 1978	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #245 [Whitman]	May 1978	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #246 [Whitman]	July 1978	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #247 [Whitman]	August 1978	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #248 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #249 [Whitman]	November 1978	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #250 [Whitman]	January 1979	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #251 [Whitman]	March 1979	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #252 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #253 [Whitman]	July 1979	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #254 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #255 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #256 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #257 [Whitman]	January 1980	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #258	March 1980	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #259	May 1980	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #260	September 1980	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #261	November 1980	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #262	January 1981	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #263	September 1981	1981-07-02	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #264	February 1982	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #265 [Yellow Logo]	March 1982	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #266	[1983]	1983-04-07	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Little Lulu (1972 series) #267	[1983]	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Little Monsters (1964 series) #15 [Whitman]	December 1971	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Little Monsters (1964 series) #16 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Little Monsters (1964 series) #17 [Whitman]	[June 1972]	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Little Monsters (1964 series) #18 [Whitman]	[September 1972]	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Little Monsters (1964 series) #22 [Whitman]	[September 1973]	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Little Monsters (1964 series) #25 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Little Monsters (1964 series) #26 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Little Monsters (1964 series) #27 [Whitman]	[December 1974]	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Little Monsters (1964 series) #30 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Little Monsters (1964 series) #31 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Little Monsters (1964 series) #32 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Little Monsters (1964 series) #34 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Little Monsters (1964 series) #35 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Little Monsters (1964 series) #36 [Whitman]	October 1976	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Little Monsters (1964 series) #37 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Little Monsters (1964 series) #39 [Whitman]	April 1977	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Little Monsters (1964 series) #40 [Whitman]	June 1977	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Little Monsters (1964 series) #41 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Little Monsters (1964 series) #42 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Little Stooges (1972 series) #1 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Little Stooges (1972 series) #5 [Whitman]	September 1973	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Lone Ranger (1964 series) #18 [Whitman]	[September 1974]	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Lone Ranger (1964 series) #19 [Whitman]	[December 1974]	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Lone Ranger (1964 series) #20 [Whitman]	[March 1975]	1975	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Lone Ranger (1964 series) #22 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Lone Ranger (1964 series) #23 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Lone Ranger (1964 series) #24 [Whitman]	March 1976	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Lone Ranger (1964 series) #26 [Whitman]	September 1976	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Looney Tunes (1975 series) #3 [Whitman]	[August] 1975	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Looney Tunes (1975 series) #5 [Whitman]	December 1975	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Looney Tunes (1975 series) #6 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Looney Tunes (1975 series) #8 [Whitman]	June 1976	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Looney Tunes (1975 series) #9 [Whitman]	August 1976	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Looney Tunes (1975 series) #12 [Whitman]	February 1977	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Looney Tunes (1975 series) #13 [Whitman]	April 1977	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Looney Tunes (1975 series) #14 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Looney Tunes (1975 series) #15 [Whitman]	August 1977	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Looney Tunes (1975 series) #16 [Whitman]	October 1977	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Looney Tunes (1975 series) #19 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Looney Tunes (1975 series) #20 [Whitman]	June 1978	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.

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