Gerald G. Swan
1940
-
1960
- A-Z
- 1
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Indicia / Colophon Publishers:
- 2
- Brand Groups:
- 2
- Brand Emblems in Use:
- 3
- Total Number of Series:
- 50
- Total Number of Issues:
- 628
- Show Covers by Month:
- using on-sale date or using publication date
- Show Issues by Month:
- using on-sale date or using publication date
- Creator Checklist:
- via linked story records
- Notes:
- Gerald G. Swan, owner and publisher (1902-1980) started his career selling used books and comics around 1921. Sensing the upcoming war and potential paper rationing, he began buying paper rights, thus being one of the few publishers to start during World War 2.
Editing
| Series | Year | Issues | Covers | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extra Fun | 1940 | 4 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 1940 - 1940 |
| Fresh Fun | 1940 | 32 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 31) | 1940 - 1951 |
| New Funnies | 1940 | 42 issues (0 indexed) | Have 3 (Need 40) | 1940 - 1951 |
| Slick Fun | 1940 | 21 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 21) | 1940 - 1945 |
| Thrill Comics | 1940 | 35 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 35) | 1940 - 1950 |
| Topical Funnies | 1940 | 36 issues (0 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 34) | 1940 - 1951 |
| War Comics | 1940 | 21 issues (0 indexed) | Have 9 (Need 13) | 1940 - 1943 |
| Funnies Album [a] | 1942 | 18 issues (0 indexed) | Have 10 (Need 9) | 1942 ? - 1959 ? |
| Coloured Slick Fun | 1945 | 69 issues (0 indexed) | Have 19 (Need 53) | 1945 - 1951 |
| Kiddyfun | 1945 | 12 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 1945 - 1951 |
| Kiddyfun Album [a] | 1945 | 12 issues (0 indexed) | Have 6 (Need 6) | 1945 ? - 1956 ? |
| Comicolour | 1946 | 11 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 10) | 1946 - 1949 |
| Cute Fun [m] | 1946 | 43 issues (0 indexed) | Have 3 (Need 41) | [June] 1946 - September 1951 |
| Cute Fun Album [a] | 1947 | 10 issues (1 indexed) | Have 4 (Need 6) | 1947 - 1956 |
| Scramble | 1947 | 57 issues (0 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 55) | 1947 - 1950 ? |
| Birthday Fun [b] | 1948 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1948 |
| Comic Colour Album [b] | 1948 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1948 |
| Slick Fun Album [a] | 1949 | 8 issues (0 indexed) | Have 4 (Need 4) | 1949 - 1956 ? |
| Western War Comic | 1949 | 5 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 4) | 1949 - 1950 |
| Archie [m] | 1950 | 10 issues (10 indexed) | Have 10 (Need 8) | [1950] (see notes) - 1952 |
| Archie Giant Series [m] | 1950 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1950 ? |
| Archie's Girls, Betty and Veronica | 1950 | 3 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 2) | 1950 - 1951 ? |
| Blue Bolt [m] | 1950 | 22 issues (3 indexed) | Have 21 (Need 6) | 1950 ? - ? |
| Buffalo Bill Album [a] | 1950 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1950 ? |
| Bumper New Funnies | 1950 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | January 1950 |
| Coloured Slick Fun Budget | 1950 | 3 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 1950 - 1952 |
| Cute Fun Annual [b] | 1950 | 6 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1950 ? - ? |
| Darling Romance | 1950 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 1950 |
| Funnies Budget | 1950 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | June 1950 |
| Indian Warriors Album [a] | 1950 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1950 |
| Jughead [m] | 1950 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1950 ? |
| Picture Epics [m] | 1950 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1950 ? |
| Scramble Annual [b] | 1950 | 4 issues (0 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 3) | 1948 - ? |
| Western Comic Album [a] | 1950 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1950 |
| Archie Annual [m] | 1951 | 27 issues (3 indexed) | Have 14 (Need 18) | [1951] - 1959 |
| Comicute Budget | 1951 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 1951 - 1952 |
| Dynamic Thrills | 1951 | 10 issues (0 indexed) | Have 8 (Need 4) | January 1951 - 1952 |
| Schoolgirl | 1951 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 1951 |
| Extra Fun | 1952 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 1952 - 1952 |
| Mighty Comic Annual | 1952 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1952 |
| Picture Epics [m] | 1952 | 4 issues (0 indexed) | Have 4 (Need 1) | 1952 ? - 1952 ? |
| Western War Comic | 1952 | 7 issues (0 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 5) | 1952 - 1953 |
| Comicolour | 1953 | 4 issues (0 indexed) | Have 4 (Need 1) | 1953 - 1955 |
| Western Fun Album [b] | 1953 | 3 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1953 ? - ? |
| Western Fun Comic | 1953 | 6 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 5) | 1953 - 1954 |
| Confessions of Love | 1954 | 14 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 1954 - 1955 |
| Secrets of Love | 1954 | 11 issues (0 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 9) | 1954 - ? |
| True to Life Romances | 1954 | 16 issues (1 indexed) | Have 4 (Need 13) | 1954 - [undated] |
| Western Outlaws | 1954 | 8 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 7) | 1954 - 1954 ? |
| Archie [m] | 1955 | 11 issues (9 indexed) | Have 9 (Need 11) | [1955] (see notes) - [June 1958] |
| Archie's Christmas Stocking [a] | 1955 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [circa 1955] |
| Pep [m] | 1955 | 4 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 3) | 1955 - [1956] |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | 1965 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 1965 |
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