| BETTER PUBLICATIONS |
| | Name and vital stats |
| | | BETTER PUBLICATIONS | NULL |
| | Note |
| | | Aka NED PINES; POLO PUBLICATIONS; PINES PUBLISHING CO.; POLO MAGAZINE; POLO MAGAZINE | NULL |
| | | Aka NEDOR PUBLISHING CO.; ANIMATED CARTOONS; BETTER COMICS; BEST BOOKS; BEST COMICS; CINEMA COMICS | NULL |
| | | Aka STANDARD COMICS; STANDARD PUBLISHERS; THRILLING COMICS; VISUAL EDITIONS; LITERARY ENTERPRISES | NULL |
| | | Standard's paperback line POPULAR LIBRARY and comics line were sold off to FAWCETT PUBLICATIONS in late-1950s | > 57 58 59 |
| | | Used surrogate publishers during paper shortage: WILLIAM H. WISE; F.M. MC QUEENY | NULL |
| | Title published |
| | | ADVENTURES INTO DARKNESS #[5-14] 1952-54 [Imprint: STANDARD / VISUAL EDITIONS] | > 52 53 54 |
| | | ADVENTURES OF MIGHTY MOUSE (PAUL TERRY'S. . .) [nn (#129)-144] 1956-59 | > 56 57 58 59 |
| | | ADVENTURES OF WINKY DINK 1957 | > 57 |
| | | ALLEY OOP #[10-18] 1947-49 reprint | > 47 48 49 |
| | | AMERICA'S BEST COMICS #1-31] 1942-49 [Imprint: VISUAL EDITIONS #18-31] | > 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 |
| | | AMERICA'S BIGGEST COMICS #1 1944 | > 44 |
| | | AMERICA'S FUNNIEST COMICS #1 1944 [Imprint: WILLIAM H. WISE] | > 44 |
| | | BABE, AMAZON OF THE OZARKS 1948 | > 48 |
| | | BARNYARD COMICS 1944-50/57 [Imprint: ANIMATED CARTOONS #8-] | > 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 57 |
| | | BATTLEFRONT #[5] 1952 | > 52 |
| | | BEST COMICS #1-4] 1939-40 | > 39 40 |
| | | BEST ROMANCE #[5-7] 1952 | > 52 |
| | | BILLY WEST #1-10] 1949-52 | > 49 50 51 52 |
| | | BLACK TERROR #1-27] 1942-49 [Imprint: VISUAL EDITIONS #15-] | > 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 |
| | | BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES #[5-9] 1948-49 reprint | > 48 49 |
| | | BRICK BRADFORD #[5-7] 1948-49 reprint #7 has '#8' on cover | > 48 49 |
| | | BRONCHO BILL #[5-16] 1948-50 | > 48 49 50 |
| | | BRUCE GENTRY #1-2] 1948 reprint | > 48 |
| | | BUSTER BUNNY 1949-53 reprint | > 49 50 51 52 53 |
| | | BUZ SAWYER #1-3] 1948-49 reprint; see SWEENEY | > 48 49 |
| | | CAPTAIN EASY #[10-16] 1947-49 reprint [Imprint: VISUAL EDITIONS #10-17] | > 47 48 49 |
| | | CLAIRE VOYANT [see CIVIL SERVICE] | NULL |
| | | CLAY CODY GUNSLINGER #1 1957 | > 57 |
| | | COMPLETE BOOK OF COMICS AND FUNNIES #1] 1944 | > 44 |
| | | COO COO COMICS #1-56] 1942-51 see COO COO, THE BIRD BRAIN | > 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 |
| | | COO COO, THE BIRD BRAIN #[57-62 1951-52 see COO COO COMICS | > 51 52 |
| | | CRIME FILES #[5-6] 1952 | > 52 |
| | | CRYIN' LION #1-3 1944-45 [through WILLIAM H. WISE] | > 44 45 |
| | | DATE WITH DANGER #[5-6] 1952-53 | > 52 53 |
| | | DEAR BEATRICE FAIRFAX #[5-9] 1950-51 | > 50 51 |
| | | DENNIS THE MENACE (various sub-titles) #1-31] 1953-58 | > 53 54 55 56 57 58 |
| | | DENNIS THE MENACE GIANTS (various sub-titles) nn; nn; #2-6] 1955-58 | > 55 56 57 58 |
| | | DINKY DUCK #[16-19] 1956-58 [Imprint: LITERARY ENTERPRISES] from ST. JOHN | > 56 57 58 |
| | | DIZZY DUCK #[32-39] 1950-52 | > 50 51 52 |
| | | EL BOMBO COMICS see CIMA | NULL |
| | | ETTA KETT #[11-14] 1948-49 reprint | > 48 49 |
| | | EXCITING COMICS #1-69] 1940-49 | > 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 |
| | | EXCITING WAR #[5-8] 1952-53 | > 52 53 |
| | | FANTASTIC WORLDS #[5-7] 1952-53 | > 52 53 |
| | | FIGHTING YANK #1-29] 1942-49 [Imprint: VISUAL EDITIONS #17-] | > 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 |
| | | FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS #[5-12] 1947-49 [Imprint: VISUAL EDITIONS] reprint | > 47 48 49 |
| | | FUNNY FUNNIES #1 1943 [Imprint: NEDOR] | > 43 |
| | | GANDY GOOSE #[5-6 1956-58 | > 56 57 58 |
| | | GANG WORLD #[5-6] 1952-53 [Imprint: STANDARD] | > 52 53 |
| | | GOOFY COMICS 1943-53 [Imprint: ANIMATED CARTOONS #14-] | > 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 |
| | | HAPPY COMICS #1-40] 1943-50 [Imprint: ANIMATED CARTOONS #14+] see HAPPY RABBIT | > 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 |
| | | HAPPY RABBIT # [41-48] 1951-52 see HAPPY COMICS | > 51 52 |
| | | HECKLE AND JECKLE #[25-34 1956-59 from ST. JOHN | > 56 57 58 59 |
| | | INTIMATE LOVE #[5-28] 1950-54 | > 50 51 52 53 54 |
| | | IT REALLY HAPPENED #1-11] 1944-47 [through WILLIAM H. WISE #1-2] [Imprint: VISUAL EDITIONS #5-11] | > 44 45 46 47 |
| | | JET FIGHTERS #[5-7] 1952-53 | > 52 53 |
| | | JETTA OF THE 21st CENTURY #[5-7] 1952-53 | > 52 53 |
| | | JIGGS AND MAGGIE #[11-21] 1949-53 reprint; moved to HARVEY | > 49 50 51 52 53 |
| | | JOE YANK #[5-16] 1952-54 reprint | > 52 53 54 |
| | | JOHNNY HAZARD #[5-8] 1948-49 reprint | > 48 49 |
| | | JUNGLE JIM #[11-20] 1949-51 reprint [Imprint: BEST BOOKS] | > 49 50 51 |
| | | KATHY #1-17 1949-53/55 reprint | > 49 50 51 52 53 55 |
| | | KATZENJAMMER KIDS #[12-21] 1950-53 reprint; from DAVID MC KAY; to HARVEY | > 50 51 52 53 |
| | | KING COMICS #[156-159] 1951-52 from DAVID MC KAY | > 51 52 |
| | | KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE #[10] 1957 | > 57 |
| | | LEROY #1-6] 1949-50 | > 49 50 |
| | | LET'S TAKE A TRIP #1] 1958 | > 58 |
| | | LIFE OF CHRIST VISUALIZED #1-3]; nn 1942-43/46 | > 42 43 46 |
| | | LIFE OF ESTHER VISUALIZED [#2062] 1947 | > 47 |
| | | LIFE OF JOSEPH VISUALIZED [#1054] 1946 | > 46 |
| | | LITTLE ANGEL #[5-16] 1954-59 | > 54 55 56 57 58 59 |
| | | LITTLE MISS MUFFET #[11-13] 1948-49 [Imprint: BEST BOOKS] | > 48 49 |
| | | LITTLE ROQUEFORT COMICS #[10] 1958 reprint; from ST. JOHN | > 58 |
| | | LOST WORLDS #[5-6] 1952 | > 52 |
| | | LUCKY DUCK #[5-8] 1953 | > 53 |
| | | MAJOR HOOPLE COMICS #1 nd c1943 reprint | > 43 |
| | | MARK TRAIL #1-4] 1955 reprint; to FAWCETT | > 55 |
| | | MARK TRAIL ADVENTURE BOOK OF NATURE #1 1958 giant reprint | > 58 |
| | | MEL ALLEN SPORTS COMICS #1-2 [#5-6 on cover] 1949-50 reprint | > 49 50 |
| | | MIGHTY MOUSE FUN CLUB MAGAZINE #1-6 1957-58 | > 57 58 |
| | | MY REAL LOVE #[5] 1952 | > 52 |
| | | MYSTERY COMICS #1-4 1944 [Imprint: WILLIAM H. WISE] | > 44 |
| | | NEW ROMANCES #[5-20 1951-54 | > 51 52 53 54 |
| | | NEW TESTAMENT STORIES VISUALIZED 3 releases 1946-47 also sold as a set | > 46 47 |
| | | OUT OF THE SHADOWS #[5-14] 1952-54 | > 52 53 54 |
| | | OZARK IKE #[11-25] 1948-52 reprint | > 48 49 50 51 52 |
| | | PETER PIG #[5-6] 1953 | > 53 |
| | | POPULAR ROMANCE #[5-29] 1949-54 | > 49 50 51 52 53 54 |
| | | REAL FUNNIES #1-3] 1943 | > 43 |
| | | REAL LIFE COMICS #1-52] 1941-52 [Imprint: VISUAL EDITIONS #13] | > 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 |
| | | REG'LAR FELLERS #[5-6] 1947-48 [Imprint: VISUAL EDITIONS] reprint | > 47 48 |
| | | RICKY #[5] 1953 [Imprint: VISUAL EDITIONS] | > 53 |
| | | ROGER DODGER 1952 | > 52 |
| | | SANTA'S CHRISTMAS 1952 | > 52 |
| | | SNIFFY THE PUP 1949-53 | > 49 50 51 52 53 |
| | | SPUNKY #1-7 1949-51 | > 49 50 51 |
| | | STARLET O'HARA IN HOLLYWOOD 1948-49 reprint | > 48 49 |
| | | STARTLING COMICS #1-53] 1940-48 | > 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 |
| | | SUPERMOUSE GIANT SUMMER ISSUE #2 1958 | > 58 |
| | | SUPERMOUSE SUMMER HOLIDAY ISSUE #1 1957 | > 57 |
| | | SUPERMOUSE THE BIG CHEESE #1-45 1948-58 [Imprint: LITERARY ENTERPRISES #35-45] | > 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 |
| | | SWEENEY #[4-5] 1949 reprint; see BUZ SAWYER | > 49 |
| | | SWEETIE PIE #[3-15 1956-57 [Imprint: LITERARY ENTERPRISES] | > 56 57 |
| | | TEENA #[20-22] 1949-50 reprint; from MAGAZINE ENTERPRISES | > 49 50 |
| | | TELEVISION COMICS #[5-8] 1950 | > 50 |
| | | TERRY-TOONS GIANT SUMMER FUN BOOK #[101-102] 1957-58 | > 57 58 |
| | | TERRY-TOONS TERRY BEARS #[4] 1958 | > 58 |
| | | THIS IS WAR #[5-9] 1952-53 | > 52 53 |
| | | THRILLING COMICS #1-80] 1940-51 | > 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 |
| | | THRILLING ROMANCES #[5-26] 1949-54 | > 49 50 51 52 53 54 |
| | | TIM TYLER #1] 1942 reprint | > 42 |
| | | TODAY'S ROMANCE #[5-8 1952 | > 52 |
| | | TOM TERRIFIC! #1-6] 1957-58 | > 57 58 |
| | | TOMMY OF THE BIG TOP #[10-12] 1948-49 reprint | > 48 49 |
| | | TUFFY #[5-9 1949-50 | > 49 50 |
| | | UNSEEN, THE #[5-15 1952-54 | > 52 53 54 |
| | | WESTERN HEARTS #1-10] 1949-52 | > 49 50 51 52 |
| | | WHO IS NEXT? #[5] 1953 | > 53 |
| | | WILLIE THE PENGUIN #1-6] 1951-52 | > 51 52 |
| | | WONDER COMICS #1-20 1944-48 | > 44 45 46 47 48 |
| | | ZIPPY THE CHIMP #[50-51] 1957 | > 57 |