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
Bugs Bunny (1962 series) #239	[June 1983]	1983-03-10	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Bugs Bunny (1962 series) #240	[1983]	1983-04-07	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Bugs Bunny [Dynabrite Comics] (1979 series) #11359	1979?	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Bullwinkle (1962 series) #3 [Whitman]	—	—	?
Bullwinkle (1962 series) #4 [Whitman]	[July 1972]	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Bullwinkle (1962 series) #5 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Bullwinkle (1962 series) #6 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Bullwinkle (1962 series) #7 [Whitman]	[April] 1973	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Bullwinkle (1962 series) #9 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Bullwinkle (1962 series) #14 [Whitman]	December 1976	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Bullwinkle (1962 series) #15 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Bullwinkle (1962 series) #16 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Bullwinkle (1962 series) #17 [Whitman]	September 1977	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Bullwinkle (1962 series) #20 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Bullwinkle (1962 series) #21 [Whitman]	June 1979	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Bullwinkle and Rocky (1979 series) #22 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Bullwinkle and Rocky (1979 series) #24 [Whitman]	December 1979	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Bullwinkle and Rocky (1979 series) #25 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Captain America in "The Challenge of Super Sport" [Giant Comics to Color] (1976 series) #1663	1976	1976	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #71 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #72 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #73 [Whitman]	January 1972	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #74 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #75 [Whitman]	[May] 1972	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #76 [Whitman]	[July 1972]	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #77 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #80 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #81 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #83 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #84 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #87 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #89 [Whitman]	[August 1974]	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #90 [Whitman]	[October 1974]	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #91 [Whitman]	[December 1974]	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #95 [Whitman]	[August] 1975	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #96 [Whitman]	[September 1975]	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #97 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #98 [Whitman]	December 1975	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #99 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #101 [Whitman]	June 1976	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #102 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #103 [Whitman]	August 1976	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #104 [Whitman]	October 1976	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #106 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #107 [Whitman]	April 1977	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #108 [Whitman]	June 1977	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #109 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #110 [Whitman]	August 1977	—	?
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #111 [Whitman]	October 1977	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #112 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #115 [Whitman]	June 1978	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #116 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #117 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #118 [Whitman]	October 1978	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #119 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #120 [Whitman]	February 1979	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #121 [Whitman]	April 1979	—	?
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #122 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #123 [Whitman]	July 1979	—	?
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #124 [Whitman]	August 1979	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #126 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #127 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #128	April 1980	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #129	August 1980	1980-06-26	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #130	October 1980	1980-08	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #131	December 1980	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #134	March 1981	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #135	July 1981	1981-05-21	?
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #136	November 1981	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #137	December 1981	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #138	January 1982	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #139 [White Logo]	February 1982	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #139 [Yellow Logo]	February 1982	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #140 [White Logo Variant]	February-March 1982	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #140 [Yellow Logo Variant]	February-March 1982	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #141	April 1982	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #142	[June 1983]	1983-03-10	?
Daffy Duck (1962 series) #143	[1983]	1983-05-12	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Dark Shadows (1969 series) #21 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Dark Shadows (1969 series) #22 [Whitman]	[October] 1973	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Dark Shadows (1969 series) #25 [Whitman]	[April 1974]	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Dark Shadows (1969 series) #27 [Whitman]	—	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Dark Shadows (1969 series) #28 [Whitman]	[October 1974]	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Dark Shadows (1969 series) #30 [Whitman]	[February 1975]	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Dark Shadows (1969 series) #33 [Whitman]	August 1975	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Dark Shadows (1969 series) #34 [Whitman]	[November] 1975	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
Dark Shadows (1969 series) #35 [Whitman]	February 1976	—	Western Publishing Company Inc.
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #1 [Whitman]	July-August 1978	—	DC Comics Inc. (DC)
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #2 [Whitman]	September-October 1978	—	DC Comics Inc. (DC)
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #3 [Whitman]	November 1978	—	DC Comics Inc. (DC)
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #4 [Whitman]	December 1978	—	DC Comics Inc. (DC)
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #9 [Whitman]	May 1979	—	DC Comics Inc. (DC)
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #10 [Whitman]	June 1979	—	DC Comics Inc. (DC)
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #11 [Whitman]	July 1979	—	DC Comics Inc. (DC)
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #12 [Whitman]	August 1979	—	DC Comics Inc. (DC)
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #14 [Whitman]	October 1979	—	DC Comics Inc. (DC)
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #15 [Whitman]	November 1979	—	DC Comics Inc. (DC)
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #16 [Whitman]	December 1979	—	DC Comics Inc. (DC)
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #19 [Whitman]	March 1980	—	DC Comics Inc. (DC)
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #21 [Whitman]	May 1980	—	DC Comics Inc. (DC)

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