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:

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 Notes
Western 1971 1984
DC 1978 1980
Marvel 1977 1979
Number Publication Date Indicia Publisher
The Brave and the Bold (1955 series) #151 [Whitman] June 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
The Brave and the Bold (1955 series) #152 [Whitman] July 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
The Brave and the Bold (1955 series) #153 [Whitman] August 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
The Brave and the Bold (1955 series) #154 [Whitman] September 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
The Brave and the Bold (1955 series) #155 [Whitman] October 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
The Brave and the Bold (1955 series) #156 [Whitman] November 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
The Brave and the Bold (1955 series) #157 [Whitman] December 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
The Brave and the Bold (1955 series) #158 [Whitman] January 1980 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
The Brave and the Bold (1955 series) #159 [Whitman] February 1980 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
The Brave and the Bold (1955 series) #165 [Whitman] August 1980 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #1 [Whitman] July-August 1978 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #2 [Whitman] September-October 1978 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #3 [Whitman] November 1978 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #4 [Whitman] December 1978 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #9 [Whitman] May 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #10 [Whitman] June 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #11 [Whitman] July 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #12 [Whitman] August 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #14 [Whitman] October 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #15 [Whitman] November 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #16 [Whitman] December 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #19 [Whitman] March 1980 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #21 [Whitman] May 1980 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #22 [Whitman] June 1980 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Famous First Edition (1974 series) #C-61 [Whitman] [March] 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
The Flash (1959 series) #268 [Whitman] December 1978 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
The Flash (1959 series) #273 [Whitman] May 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
The Flash (1959 series) #274 [Whitman] June 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
The Flash (1959 series) #275 [Whitman] July 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
The Flash (1959 series) #276 [Whitman] August 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
The Flash (1959 series) #278 [Whitman] October 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
The Flash (1959 series) #283 [Whitman] March 1980 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
The Flash (1959 series) #286 [Whitman] June 1980 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Green Lantern (1960 series) #116 [Whitman] May 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Green Lantern (1960 series) #117 [Whitman] June 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Green Lantern (1960 series) #118 [Whitman] July 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Green Lantern (1960 series) #119 [Whitman] August 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Green Lantern (1960 series) #121 [Whitman] October 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Justice League of America (1960 series) #158 [Whitman] September 1978 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Justice League of America (1960 series) #160 [Whitman] November 1978 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Justice League of America (1960 series) #161 [Whitman] December 1978 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Justice League of America (1960 series) #162 [Whitman] January 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Justice League of America (1960 series) #166 [Whitman] May 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Justice League of America (1960 series) #167 [Whitman] June 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Justice League of America (1960 series) #168 [Whitman] July 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Justice League of America (1960 series) #169 [Whitman] August 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Justice League of America (1960 series) #171 [Whitman] October 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Justice League of America (1960 series) #172 [Whitman] November 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Justice League of America (1960 series) #173 [Whitman] December 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Justice League of America (1960 series) #176 [Whitman] March 1980 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Justice League of America (1960 series) #179 [Whitman] June 1980 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Justice League of America (1960 series) #181 [Whitman] August 1980 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980 series) #261 [Whitman] March 1980 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980 series) #263 [Whitman] May 1980 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980 series) #264 [Whitman] June 1980 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980 series) #266 [Whitman] August 1980 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
The New Adventures of Superboy (1980 series) #1 [Whitman] January 1980 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
The New Adventures of Superboy (1980 series) #2 [Whitman] February 1980 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
The New Adventures of Superboy (1980 series) #5 [Whitman] May 1980 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
The New Adventures of Superboy (1980 series) #6 [Whitman] June 1980 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
The New Adventures of Superboy (1980 series) #8 [Whitman] August 1980 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Sgt. Rock (1977 series) #329 [Whitman] June 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes (1977 series) #244 [Whitman] October 1978 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes (1977 series) #245 [Whitman] November 1978 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes (1977 series) #246 [Whitman] December 1978 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes (1977 series) #247 [Whitman] January 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes (1977 series) #248 [Whitman] February 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes (1977 series) #251 [Whitman] May 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes (1977 series) #252 [Whitman] June 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes (1977 series) #253 [Whitman] July 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes (1977 series) #254 [Whitman] August 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes (1977 series) #255 [Whitman] September 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes (1977 series) #256 [Whitman] October 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes (1977 series) #257 [Whitman] November 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superboy & the Legion of Super-Heroes (1977 series) #258 [Whitman] December 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superman (1939 series) #321 [Whitman] March 1978 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superman (1939 series) #322 [Whitman] April 1978 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superman (1939 series) #323 [Whitman] May 1978 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superman (1939 series) #325 [Whitman] July 1978 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superman (1939 series) #326 [Whitman] August 1978 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superman (1939 series) #327 [Whitman] September 1978 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superman (1939 series) #329 [Whitman] November 1978 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superman (1939 series) #330 [Whitman] December 1978 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superman (1939 series) #331 [Whitman] January 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superman (1939 series) #332 [Whitman] February 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superman (1939 series) #335 [Whitman] May 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superman (1939 series) #336 [Whitman] June 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superman (1939 series) #337 [Whitman] July 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superman (1939 series) #338 [Whitman] August 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superman (1939 series) #339 [Whitman] September 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superman (1939 series) #340 [Whitman] October 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superman (1939 series) #341 [Whitman] November 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superman (1939 series) #342 [Whitman] December 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superman (1939 series) #343 [Whitman] January 1980 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superman (1939 series) #344 [Whitman] February 1980 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superman (1939 series) #345 [Whitman] March 1980 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superman (1939 series) #348 [Whitman] June 1980 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Superman (1939 series) #350 [Whitman] August 1980 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Warlord (1976 series) #22 [Whitman] June 1979 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)
Wonder Woman (1942 series) #250 [Whitman] December 1978 DC Comics Inc. (USDC)

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