A-1 Comics

    (Life’s Romances, 1944-1955)
™ and ©1944 Life’s Romances Publishing Company

A1 Comics started its run in 1944, publishing a collection of Western, adventure, humor, and crime strips that varied from month to month. Among these were Mr. Ex, Rocky the Stone-Age Kid, and Dotty Dripple.

The title is particularly irksome to indexers in that the first two issues carried no numbering at all. Worse, the later strips such as Tim Holt Western would carry issue numbers marking them as the start of their own titles, instead of a continuation of the larger A-1 Comics title. After issue #17, the A-1 logo was dropped altogether. In a way, this was the reverse of what Four Color Comics (that other nemesis of comic indexers) did when they continued the numbering of the overall series, despite the fact that “Four Color Comics” appeared nowhere at all in the indicia. Only the impossibly high issue numbers indicated that the featured strips were really part of a larger title.
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  • 1
    #1
    Nov 1945
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Bert Whitman, Evans Krehbel, Frank Engli, Milt Youngren  ·  A: Bert Whitman, Evans Krehbel, Frank Engli, Milt Youngren
    No copies available
  • 2
    #2
    Jan 1946
    Cover: $0.10
    No copies available
  • 3
    #3
    Mar 1946
    Cover: $0.10
    No copies available
  • 4
    #4
    May 1946
    Cover: $0.10
    No copies available
  • 5
    #5
    Jul 1946
    Cover: $0.10
    No copies available
  • 6
    #6
    Oct 1946
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Charles M. Quinlan, Dale McFeatters, Macphail, Vernon Henkel  ·  A: Charles M. Quinlan, Dale McFeatters, Macphail, Vernon Henkel
    No copies available
  • 7
    #7
    Jan 1947
    Cover: $0.10
    No copies available
  • 8
    #8
    Apr 1947
    Cover: $0.10
    No copies available
  • 9
    #9
    Jun 1947
    Cover: $0.10
    No copies available
  • 10
    #10
    Aug 1947
    Cover: $0.10
    No copies available
  • 11
    #11
    Dec 1947
    Cover: $0.10
    No copies available
  • 12
    #12
    Mar 1948
    Cover: $0.10
    No copies available
  • 13
    #13
    Jun 1948
    Cover: $0.10
    Guns of Fact or Fiction; Mentioned in Seduction of the Innocent
    No copies available
  • 14
    #14
    Jul 1948
    Cover: $0.10
    No copies available
  • 15
    #15
    A-1 covers continue until #17, but later issues are listed under their own title names
    Aug 1948
    Cover: $0.10
    No copies available
  • 16
    #16
    Sep 1948
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 17
    #17
    Sep 1948
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 18
    #18
    Oct 1948
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 19
    #19
    Nov 1948
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 20
    #20
    Dec 1948
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 21
    #21
    Jan 1949
    Cover: $0.10
    W: Gardner Fox  ·  A: Ogden Whitney
    No copies available
  • 22
    #22
    Jun 1949
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 23
    #23
    Jul 1949
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 24
    #24
    Aug 1949
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 25
    #25
    Sep 1949
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 26
    #26
    Oct 1949
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 27
    #27
    Aug 1950
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 28
    #28
    Nov 1950
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 29
    #29
    Dec 1950
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell, Dick Ayers
    The Ghost Rider No. 2 (A-1 No. 29) in indica
    No copies available
  • 30
    #30
    Jan 1951
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 31
    #31
    Jan 1951
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 32
    #32
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 33
    #33
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 34
    #34
    Feb 1951
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 35
    #35
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 36
    #36
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 37
    #37
    Mar 1951
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 38
    #38
    Aug 1951
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 39
    #39
    Aug 1951
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 40
    #40
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 41
    #41
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 42
    #42
    Sep 1951
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Fred Meagher, Joe Certa, Bob Powell, Dick Ayers
    No copies available
  • 43
    #43
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 44
    #44
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 45
    #45
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 46
    #46
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 47
    #47
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 48
    #48
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 49
    #49
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 50
    #50
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 51
    #51
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 52
    #52
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 53
    #53
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 54
    #54
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 55
    #55
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 56
    #56
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 57
    #57
    Aug 1952
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 58
    #58
    Aug 1952
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 59
    #59
    Aug 1952
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 60
    #60
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 61
    #61
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Fred Guardineer
    Aka Space Ace #5
    No copies available
  • 62
    #62
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 63
    #63
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 64
    #64
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 65
    #65
    Oct 1952
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 66
    #66
    Oct 1952
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 67
    #67
    Oct 1952
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 68
    #68
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 69
    #69
    Dec 1952
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 70
    #70
    Dec 1952
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 71
    #71
    Dec 1952
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 72
    #72
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 73
    #73
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 74
    #74
    Mar 1953
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 75
    #75
    Mar 1953
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 76
    #76
    Mar 1953
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 77
    #77
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 78
    #78
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 79
    #79
    May 1953
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 80
    #80
    May 1953
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 81
    #81
    May 1953
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 82
    #82
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    A.k.a. Cave Girl #11
    No copies available
  • 83
    #83
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 84
    #84
    Jul 1953
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 85
    #85
    Jul 1953
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 86
    #86
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 87
    #87
    Sep 1953
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 88
    #88
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 89
    #89
    Jan 1953
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    1 copy for $1.00
  • 90
    #90
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 91
    #91
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 92
    #92
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 93
    #93
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 94
    #94
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 95
    #95
    Oct 1953
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 96
    #96
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    A.k.a. Cave Girl #12
    No copies available
  • 97
    #97
    Nov 1953
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 98
    #98
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 99
    #99
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
  • 100
    #100
    Cover: $0.10
    A: Bob Powell
    No copies available
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