Marvel : Timely Publications (Indicia / Colophon Publisher)
1939
-
1941
- 1
- Country:
- United States
- Number of Issues:
- 38
- Notes:
- This is the original business name under which Martin Goodman began publishing comics in 1939. It was used on all issues up to and including those cover-dated March 1941 or Winter 1940-1941, spanning the period from Marvel Comics #1 to Captain America Comics #1. It was replaced by Timely Comics, Inc. starting with all issues cover-dated April 1941 or Spring 1941.
Editorial address during the 1939-1941 period: 330 W. 42nd St., N. Y., N. Y.
Publication addresses:
* Marvel Comics #1: 81 Spring St., Newark, N. J.
* Dec. 1939 - May 1940 (Marvel Mystery [#5-7 unconfirmed] and Daring Mystery): 8 Lord St., Buffalo, N. Y.
* June 1940 onwards: Meriden, Conn. [Marvel Mystery #8 unconfirmed]
Mystic Comics #1 and #2 (March and April 1940) give no separate publication address and filed for 2nd class status in New York, N. Y. Mystic Comics #3 (June, 1940) gives no separate publication address but filed for 2nd class status in Meriden, Conn. As of #4, the publication address is Meriden, Conn.
Editing
| Number | Publication Date | On-sale Date | Brand |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gayety (1943 series) #10
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— | — | — |
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Daring Mystery Comics (1940 series) #2
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February 1940 | — | — |
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Gayety (1943 series) #4
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1948 | — | — |
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Gayety (1943 series) #5
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July 1948 | — | — |
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Gayety (1943 series) #6
|
[Fall] 1948 | — | — |
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Gayety (1943 series) #7
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Summer 1949 | — | — |
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Gayety (1943 series) #9
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Spring 1950 | — | — |
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Marvel Comics (1939 series) #1 [Second Printing]
|
November 1939 | 1939 | — |
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Marvel Comics (1939 series) #1 [First Printing]
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October 1939 | 1939-08-31 | — |
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Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #2
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December 1939 | 1939-10-13 | — |
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Daring Mystery Comics (1940 series) #1
|
January 1940 | 1939-10-30 | — |
|
Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #3
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January 1940 | 1939-11-17 | — |
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Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #4
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February 1940 | 1939-12-20 | — |
|
Mystic Comics (1940 series) #1
|
March 1940 | 1940-01-15 | — |
|
Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #5
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March 1940 | 1940-01-17 | — |
|
Daring Mystery Comics (1940 series) #3
|
April 1940 | 1940-01-29 | — |
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Mystic Comics (1940 series) #2
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April 1940 | 1940-02-13 | — |
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Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #6
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April 1940 | 1940-02-20 | — |
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Daring Mystery Comics (1940 series) #4
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May 1940 | 1940-03-01 | — |
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Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #7
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May 1940 | 1940-03-20 | — |
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Mystic Comics (1940 series) #3
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June 1940 | 1940-04-09 | — |
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Daring Mystery Comics (1940 series) #5
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June 1940 | 1940-04-11 | — |
|
Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #8
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June 1940 | 1940-04-23 | — |
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Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #9
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July 1940 | 1940-05-17 | — |
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Red Raven Comics (1940 series) #1
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August 1940 | 1940-05-29 | — |
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Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #10
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August 1940 | 1940-06-15 | — |
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Mystic Comics (1940 series) #4
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July 1940 (August 1940) | 1940-07-04 | — |
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Daring Mystery Comics (1940 series) #6
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September 1940 | 1940-07-05 | — |
|
Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #11
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September 1940 | 1940-07-19 | — |
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Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #12
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October 1940 | 1940-08-15 | — |
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Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #13
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November 1940 | 1940-09-17 | — |
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The Human Torch (1940 series) #2
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Fall 1940 | 1940-09-25 | — |
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Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #14
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December 1940 | 1940-10-18 | — |
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Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #15
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January 1941 | 1940-11-18 | — |
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The Human Torch (1940 series) #3
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Winter 1940-1941 | 1940-12-10 | — |
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Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #16
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February 1941 | 1940-12-10 | — |
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Mystic Comics (1940 series) #5
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March 1941 | 1940-12-15 | — |
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Captain America Comics (1941 series) #1
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March 1941 | 1940-12-20 | — |
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Marvel Mystery Comics (1939 series) #17
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March 1941 | 1941-01-13 | — |
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