Horwitz
Introducing Horwitz Publications
From about 1950 to 1966, Horwitz Publications was a large publisher of war, western and crime comics, including popular titles such as Navy Combat, Fast Gun, Wyatt Earp and Buffalo Bill.
Horwitz predominantly reprinted US comics, sourced mainly from Timely/Atlas/Marvel, but with other US publishers and newspaper strip reprints. In the late 1950s, it created some local comics, notably adaptations of its Carter Brown novels and The Phantom Commando, created by John Dixon but passed to Maurice Bramley (b 1910) who drew it until 1956.
At its peak, Horwitz reportedly released up to 48 comics and 24 fiction titles each month, with print-runs of up to 250,000 copies. Many of Horwitz's comics had covers by Bramley, whose detailed and realistic drawing gave the publisher's titles a distinctive style. Bramley also contributed some filler stories.
![Buffalo Bill (AGP, 1951? series) #2 ([March 1951?])](/image/6852/page-1-buffalo-bill-agp-1951-series-2-no-title-recorded-cover.jpg "Buffalo Bill (AGP, 1951? series) #2 ([March 1951?])")
Publisher trade names
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| Trade name | Titles | Issues | Indexed | Covers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Associated General Publications Pty. Ltd.
1920? – 1955? |
22
|
113
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2.7 % (3 of 113) | 54.9 % (62 of 113) |
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Castle Books
? |
4
|
4
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0.0 % (0 of 4) | 100.0 % (4 of 4) |
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Horwitz
? |
15
|
74
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1.4 % (1 of 74) | 48.6 % (36 of 74) |
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Horwitz Grahame Books Pty Ltd
1959 – ? |
32
|
414
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0.0 % (0 of 414) | 68.1 % (282 of 414) |
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Horwitz Publications Inc.
1955? – 1960 |
57
|
280
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6.4 % (18 of 280) | 57.5 % (161 of 280) |
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Horwitz Publications Inc. Pty. Ltd.
1950? – 1966? |
107
|
953
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4.9 % (47 of 953) | 63.7 % (607 of 953) |
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Progress Publications Pty. Ltd.
? |
0 (No comics) | 0 (No comics) | 0.0 % (0 of 0) | 0.0 % (0 of 0) |
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Stag Publishing Co.
1964? – 1979? |
10 (No comics) | 41 (No comics) | 0.0 % (0 of 41) | 12.2 % (5 of 41) |
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Transport Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd.
1940? – 1955? |
112
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758
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2.5 % (19 of 758) | 54.4 % (412 of 758) |