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Tower Comics, the Glossary

Tower Comics was an American comic book publishing company that operated from 1965 to 1969, best known for Wally Wood's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, a strange combination of secret agents and superheroes; and Samm Schwartz's Tippy Teen, an Archie Andrews clone.^[1]

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1965 establishments in New York City
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All Star Comics

All Star Comics is an American comic book series from All-American Publications, one of three companies that merged with National Periodical Publications to form the modern-day DC Comics.

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Archie Andrews

Archibald "Archie" Andrews, created in 1941 by publisher John L. Goldwater and artist Bob Montana in collaboration with writer Vic Bloom, at the Grand Comics Database.

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Archie Comics

Archie Comic Publications, Inc., is an American comic book publisher headquartered in Pelham, New York. Tower Comics and Archie Comics are comic book publishing companies of the United States.

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Bill Pearson (American writer)

William Pearson (born July 27, 1938), known professionally as Bill Pearson, is an American novelist, publisher, editor, artist, comic book scripter and letterer, notable as the editor-publisher of his own graphic story publication, witzend.

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Comic book

A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes.

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Comic Book Artist

Comic Book Artist was an American magazine founded by Jon B. Cooke devoted to anecdotal histories of American comic books, with emphasis on comics published since the 1960s.

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Dan Adkins

Danny L. Adkins at the Social Security Death Index via FamilySearch.org.

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Dan DeCarlo

Daniel S. DeCarlo (December 12, 1919 – December 18, 2001) was an American cartoonist best known for having developed the look of Archie Comics in the late 1950s and early 1960s, modernizing the characters to their contemporary appearance and establishing the publisher's house style up until his death.

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DC Archive Editions

DC Archive Editions is a line of hardcovers that was published from 1989–2014, reprinting early, often rare comic book series, titles, and stories.

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DC Comics

DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. Tower Comics and DC Comics are comic book publishing companies of the United States.

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Deluxe Comics

Deluxe Comics was a short-lived comic book publishing company known for publishing one title, Wally Wood's T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents. Tower Comics and Deluxe Comics are comic book publishing companies of the United States and Defunct comics and manga publishing companies.

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Erotic literature

Erotic literature, or literotica, comprises fictional and factual stories and accounts of eros (passionate, romantic or sexual relationships) intended to arouse similar feelings in readers.

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Gil Kane

Gil Kane (born Eli Katz,; April 6, 1926 – January 31, 2000) was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character.

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Golden Age of Comic Books

The Golden Age of Comic Books describes an era in the history of American comic books from 1938 to 1956.

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Harry Lucey

Harry Lucey (November 13, 1913 – August 28, 1984) was an American comic artist best known for his work in MLJ and Archie Comics.

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Harry Shorten

Harry Shorten (1914–1991) was an American writer, editor, and book publisher best known for the syndicated gag cartoon There Oughta Be a Law!, as well as his work with Archie Comics, and his long association with Archie's publishers Louis Silberkleit and John L. Goldwater.

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JC Comics

JC Comics (also known as JC Productions) was a comic book company primarily involved with the post-Silver Age iteration of the characters the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents. Tower Comics and JC Comics are comic book publishing companies of the United States and Defunct comics and manga publishing companies.

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Larry Ivie

Larry Ivie (1936–2014) was an American comics artist, writer, and collector who was active in comics fandom in the middle part of the 20th century, described by comics historian Bill Schelly as "the closest thing to an authority on comics that was available in the 1950s.".

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Len Brown (comics)

Len Brown (born October 7, 1941) is an American writer, editor, radio personality and comic book scripter, best known as the co-creator of T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents and Mars Attacks.

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Midwood Books

Midwood Books was an American publishing house active from 1957 to 1968. Tower Comics and Midwood Books are comic book publishing companies of the United States and publishing companies based in New York City.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Reed Crandall

Reed Leonard Crandall (February 22, 1917 – September 13, 1982) at the Social Security Death Index, via GenealogyBank.com; and via, citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing. Retrieved on 22 February 2013.

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Richard Bassford

Richard Bassford (born 1936) is an American illustrator who has worked in both advertising and comic books.

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Roger Brand

Roger Brand (January 5, 1943 – November 23, 1985) was an American cartoonist who created stories for both mainstream and underground comic books.

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Russ Jones

Russ Jones (born July 16, 1942 in Ontario) is a Canadian novelist, illustrator, and magazine editor, active in the publishing and entertainment industries over a half-century, best known as the creator of the magazine Creepy for Warren Publishing.

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Samm Schwartz

Samm Schwartz (October 15, 1920 – November 13, 1997)Social Security Death Index, for SS# 073-14-0718.

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Steve Ditko

Stephen John Ditko.

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Steve Skeates

Stephen Skeates (January 29, 1943 – March 30, 2023) was an American comic book creator known for his work on such titles as Aquaman, Hawk and Dove, T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents, and Plop! He also wrote under the pseudonyms Chester P. Hazel and Warren Savin.

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T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents

T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents is a fictional team of superheroes that appeared in comic books originally published by Tower Comics in the 1960s.

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Tower Publications

Tower Publications was an American publisher based in New York City that operated from 1958 to 1982. Tower Comics and Tower Publications are Defunct comics and manga publishing companies and publishing companies based in New York City.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Wally Wood

Wallace Allan Wood (June 17, 1927 – November 2, 1981) was an American comic book writer, artist and independent publisher, widely known for his work on EC Comics's titles such as Weird Science, Weird Fantasy, and MAD Magazine from its inception in 1952 until 1964, as well as for T.H.U.N.D.E.R.

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War comics

War comics is a genre of comic books that gained popularity in English-speaking countries following World War II.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Comics

Tower Comics, the Glossary

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1965 establishments in New York City

1969 disestablishments in New York (state)

American companies disestablished in 1969

Publishing companies disestablished in 1969

Publishing companies established in 1965

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