Comic Media was a short-lived

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company owned by Allen Hardy that existed in the 1950s. Its titles were mainly

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, and horror. Its most notable character was Johnny Dynamite, created by

Pete Morisi Peter A. Morisi (January 7, 1928 – October 12, 2003),Peter A. Morisi
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. The main artist across its titles was

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, who in 1955 would be recruited by

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to Atlas Comics; what would become

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. Heck went on to be one of the architects of what became known as "The Marvel Age of Comics," along with

Jack Kirby Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg; August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was an American comic book artist, writer and editor, widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators. He gr ...

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, and

Dick Ayers Richard Bache Ayers (; April 28, 1924 – May 4, 2014) was an American comic book artist and cartoonist best known for his work as one of Jack Kirby's inkers during the late-1950s and 1960s period known as the Silver Age of Comics, including on s ...

. While there Heck co-created

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, Hawkeye, and Black Widow. When Comic Media became defunct, the company sold its titles and characters to

Charlton Comics Charlton Comics was an American comic book publishing company that existed from 1945 to 1986, having begun under a different name: T.W.O. Charles Company, in 1940. It was based in Derby, Connecticut. The comic-book line was a division of Charlton ...

. Charlton then continued ''Dynamite'' as '' Johnny Dynamite'', with work by Morisi, who continued to work for the company for many years. Johnny Dynamite would later be purchased by

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and

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and reprinted in their '' Ms. Tree'' title and a

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they created.

Notable titles

* ''3D Funny Movies'' (1 issue, 1953) (humor) * ''All True Romance'' (20 issues, 1951–54) (romance) — acquired by

Farrell Publications Farrell Publications is the name of a series of American comic book publishing companies founded and operated by Robert W. Farrell in the 1940s and 1950s, including Elliot Publishing Company, Farrell Comic Group, and Excellent Publications. Farrel ...

* ''Confessions of Love'' (2 issues, 1950) (romance) * ''Danger'' (11 issues, 1953–53) (espionage) * ''Dear Lonely Heart'' (8 issues, 1951–52) (romance) * ''Dear Lonely Hearts'' (8 issues, 1953–54) (romance) * ''Death Valley'' (6 issues, 1953–54) (western) * ''Dynamite'' (9 issues, 1953–54) (action, Johnny Dynamite in issue #3 on) * ''Honeymoon Romance'' (2 issues, 1950) (romance) * ''Horrific'' (13 issues, 1952–54) (horror) * ''Noodnick'' (5 issues, 1953–54) (romance) * ''Terrific'' (1 issues, 1954) (horror) (numbering continues from Horrific (Comic Media, 1952 series) #14 * ''War Fury'' (4 issues, 1952–53) (War) * ''Weird Terror'' (13 issues, 1952–54) (horror)

References

External links

* * Comic book publishing companies of the United States Defunct comics and manga publishing companies 1952 establishments in the United States Publishing companies established in 1952 {{comics-company-stub