Street and Smith (Shadow Comics, Super-Magician Comics, Doc Savage Comics, etc.)

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Electricmastro · December 29, 2019

An appreciation thread for Street and Smith, a book and magazine publishing company founded in 1855, but didn't start publishing comics until 1940, their first one having been Shadow Comics. Their longest-running series ended up being Shadow Comics, Super-Magician Comics, and True Sport Picture Stories before stopping their comic line in 1949 and becoming defunct in 1959.

Their comics include:

Shadow Comics (1940)

Super-Magic Comics/Super-Magician Comics (1941)

Street and Smith’s Sport Comics/True Sport Picture Stories (1940)

Army and Navy Comics/Supersnipe Comics (1941)

Bill Barnes Comics/Bill Barnes, America's Air Ace Comics/Air Ace (1940)

Doc Savage Comics (1940)

Top Secrets (1947)

Pioneer Picture-Stories (1941)

Trail Blazers/Red Dragon Comics (1941)

Buffalo Bill Picture Stories (1949)

Ghost Breakers (1948)

Adventure Is My Career (1945)

Aviation Cadets (1943)

Devil Dogs Comics (1942)

Freedom Train (1948)

How Champions Play (1948)

Kid Zoo Comics (1948)

Remember Pearl Harbor (1942)

Science Is in the Air (1947)

Other appreciation threads: https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/470215-publisher-appreciation-threads/

Edited August 24, 2020 by Electricmastro

lou_fine · December 29, 2019

2 hours ago, Electricmastro said:

An appreciation thread for Street & Smith, a book and magazine publishing company founded in 1855, but didn't start publishing comics until 1940, their first one having been Shadow Comics.

Their comics include:

Doc Savage Comics (1940-1943)

Although this comic book character had a relatively short life with Street & Smith, it looks like it did have some legs as I assume this must be the same character that was resurrected by Marvel in the early to mid 70's, then by DC in the latter part of the 80's and once again about 9 years ago, before finally landing at Dynamite about 5 years ago. Looks like it has landed in the hands of a few other publishers in between those dates. I guess it must have 9 lives like a cat does.

Maybe the book will finally see some life if it ever hits the silver screen. Oh, looks like it already has, and it didnt really help at all, much like the silver screen of the Phantom didn't really helped the comic book version of that character also. :frown:

Hap Hazard · December 29, 2019

comicjack · December 29, 2019

comicjack · December 29, 2019

Electricmastro · December 30, 2019

1 hour ago, lou_fine said:

Although this comic book character had a relatively short life with Street & Smith, it looks like it did have some legs as I assume this must be the same character that was resurrected by Marvel in the early to mid 70's, then by DC in the latter part of the 80's and once again about 9 years ago, before finally landing at Dynamite about 5 years ago. Looks like it has landed in the hands of a few other publishers in between those dates. I guess it must have 9 lives like a cat does.

Maybe the book will finally see some life if it ever hits the silver screen. Oh, looks like it already has, and it didnt really help at all, much like the silver screen of the Phantom didn't really helped the comic book version of that character also.

His history goes as far back as 1933, with Doc Savage Magazine, though before he moved onto Gold Key Comics and such, it's worth noting that the Golden Age Doc Savage comics attempted to shape him into a more traditional superhero, as he was more of a scientist adventurer before that.

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