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However, the ads found inside the Mandrake issues are similar to ads found in other titles by Miller, like in "Young Marvelman" and "Marvelman". | However, the ads found inside the Mandrake issues are similar to ads found in other titles by Miller, like in "Young Marvelman" and "Marvelman". | ||
The ads from Broadway Approvals, for start packages for collecting stamp, in particular stand out. Where the layout changes and where the ads have a code like: Lot W1, W2, and on. The same number of "Marvelman" and "Young Marvelman" have the same ''Lot'' number on these ads. One must assume that if one finds such advertisements with same Lot numbers in one of these - and in a comic from another series - that these are published at the same time. | |||
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Revision as of 10:00, 1 May 2023
| L. Miller & Son L. Miller & Co | |
 
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| Biographical information | |
| Founded: | 1943 |
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| Country: |  UK
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History
The company was founded by father and son Arnold and Leonard Miller in 1943. In 1945 they started out publishing comic books based on reprints of titles from the Fawcett Comics Marvel Family. In addition to the Fawcett Comics Miller introduced a number of Western comics and other series in the 50's. In 1959 L. Miller & Son cancelled most of their titles, and the company changed its name to L. Miller & Co.
The change in name can been seen on the covers from the "Mandrake the Magician" series, The first issues have the trialgel logo with L. Miller & Son and later on L. Miller & Co.
ad, 1950s
ad, Mystic #30 (1963)
L. Miller & Co left the comic publishing business in 1966 and sold their printing plates to Alan Class Comics.
Mandrake publications published by L. Miller & Son/Co
| Title | Year(s) | Issues |
|---|---|---|
| Four Aces Comic | 1954-1954 | 7 (?) |
| King Comic/Comics | 1954-1954 | 14 + 1 Annual |
| Mandrake the Magician | 1959-1964 ? | 24 |
Release date
The Mandrake comics were published without the publication date being written on the cover, or on the inside.
L. Miller & Son vs L. Miller & Co
The change of the company name is seen at the covers on several of the Miller's series, like in this list made using the covers at GCD:
| Series | Start year | issues | Miller & Son | Miller & Co | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action Series | 1958 | 1-12 | 4 | 8 | |
| Black Fury | 1957 | 50-62 | 58 | 59 | |
| Cheyenne Kid | 1957 | 1-15 | 14 | 17 | |
| Colorado Kid | 1954 | 1-84 | 71 | 73 | |
| Confidential Stories | 1957 | 16-40 | 18 | 22 | |
| Daniel Boone | 1957 | 1-35 | 24 | 26 | February 1957 - December 1959 |
| Davy Crockett | 1956 | 1-52 | 45 | 48 | |
| Gunsmoke Western | 1956 | 1-24 | 17 | 19 | |
| Hopalong Cassidy | 1950 | 50-153 | 147 | 149 | |
| Ken Maynard Western | 1959 | 1-3 | 1 | 3 | |
| Kid Dynamite Western Comic | 1954 | 1-65 | 52 | 54 | |
| Kid Montana | 1959 | 50-60 | 55 | 56 | |
| Lash Larue Western | 1950 | 50-125 | 120 | 123 | |
| Mandrake the Magician | 1961 | 1-24 | 3(*) | 4 | |
| Marvelman | 1954 | 1-346 | 293 | 294 | February 3, 1954 - February 1963 |
| Marvelman Family | 1956 | 1-30 | 24 | 26 | October 1956 - November 1959 |
| Masked Raider | 1957 | 50-67 | 58 | 60 | |
| Maverick Marshal | 1959 | 50-55 | 51 | 52 | |
| Outlaws of the West | 1958 | 1-13 | 8 | 9 | |
| Pancho Villa Western Comic | 1954 | 1-64 | 50 | 52 | |
| The Phantom | 1959 | 1-18 | 3 | 4 | June 1959 -1962 |
| Private Lives Romances | 1957 | 1-40 | 19 | 24 | |
| Rocky Lane Western | 1950 | 1-139 | 135 | 136 | |
| Rocky Mountain King Western Comic | 1955 | 1-65 | 51 | 55 | |
| Six-Gun Heroes | 1951 | 50-114 | 109 | 110 | |
| Tex Ritter Western | 1951 | 50-99 | 95 | 96 | |
| Texas Rangers in Action | 1959 | 1-17 | 12 | 13 | |
| TV Heroes | 1958 | 1-26 | 9 | 10 | July 1958 - August 1960 |
| Young Marvelman | 1954 | 25-370 | 291(*) | 294 | February 3, 1954 - February 1963 |
Interesting the one marked with (*) have & Son on the cover but & Co inside. Looking at the "Tarzan Adventures" series, published weekly by Westword Publications and distrubuted by L. Miller, at this time the Miller company changed its name in January 1959. Vol. 8 no. 42 (week ending 17th January 1959) has the & Son, and Vol. 8 no. 43 (week ending with 24th January 1959) has the & Co.
Ads=
However, the ads found inside the Mandrake issues are similar to ads found in other titles by Miller, like in "Young Marvelman" and "Marvelman".
The ads from Broadway Approvals, for start packages for collecting stamp, in particular stand out. Where the layout changes and where the ads have a code like: Lot W1, W2, and on. The same number of "Marvelman" and "Young Marvelman" have the same Lot number on these ads. One must assume that if one finds such advertisements with same Lot numbers in one of these - and in a comic from another series - that these are published at the same time.