holyoke Archives

On March 6, 1942, the notorious Golden Age publisher of Blue Beetle and much more, Victor Fox was forced into bankruptcy by creditors.  Fascinatingly, one of those creditors, printer Holyoke Press took over the title, and with Fox's Blue Beetle and other titles the publisher acquired under similar circumstances from Frank Z Temerson, Holyoke decided[...]

Temerson imprints Helnit Publishing Co., Et-Es-Go Magazines, and Continental Magazines as well as Sherman Bowles' Holyoke Publishing Company.  In addition to the wartime exploits of fighter pilot Captain Aero and associates, the title included an eclectic mix of features including patriotic superheroes such as Miss Victory and Flagman, a master of disguise called Alias X,[...]

Temerson imprints Helnit Publishing Co., Et-Es-Go Magazines, and Continental Magazines as well as Sherman Bowles' Holyoke Publishing Company.  In addition to the wartime exploits of fighter pilot Captain Aero and associates, the title included an eclectic mix of features including patriotic superheroes such as Miss Victory and Flagman, a master of disguise called Alias X,[...]

On March 6, 1942, the notorious Golden Age publisher of Blue Beetle and much more, Victor Fox was forced into bankruptcy by creditors.  Fascinatingly, one of those creditors, printer Holyoke Press took over the title, and with Fox's Blue Beetle and other titles the publisher acquired under similar circumstances from Frank Z Temerson, Holyoke decided[...]

 Many comics historians and collectors reading this will be familiar with the name Holyoke Publishing Company (called that because of its Holyoke, Massachusetts facility) due to the printing and publishing company owned by Sherman Bowles, which made a brief but memorable contribution to golden age comics history around 1942-48.  During that period, Holyoke printed 19[...]