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Standard Comics was a imprint of publisher , who also published (under a variety of company names that he also used for the comics) and books (under the name). Standard Standard at the Grand Comics Database. in turn was the parent company of two comic-book lines: Better Publications Better at the Grand Comics Database. and Nedor Publishing Nedor Publishing at the Grand Comics Database. ( "Will Meugniot, Creator of N.E.D.O.R. Agents"). Collectors and historians sometimes refer to them collectively as " Standard/Better/Nedor".


History
In business from 1939 to 1956, Standard was a prolific publisher during the Golden Age of comic books. Its best-known character, initially published under the Better imprint, is the . In June 1949, the Better and Nedor imprints were consolidated as the Standard Comics line, with a "Standard Comics" flag-like cover logo. The titles previously had no publisher logo. In 1956, Standard ended, and only three titles continued, published by Pines Comics. This last venture also incorporated several titles from the defunct St. John Publications. Most titles went to other publishers after the company folded in 1959.

Beginning in the 1980s, Standard/Better/Nedor characters have been revived by other publishers. Publisher Bill Black used many of them in his 1980s imprint (later shortened to ). Many of the female heroes are members of the AC Comics . In the 2000s, Standard/Better/Nedor characters have appeared in writer 's comic book series and its spin-off . used the names American Eagle, Grim Reaper, and Wonder Man for its own, different characters.

The eight-issue Project Superpowers #0–7 (Jan.–Oct. 2008), published by Dynamite Entertainment, Project Superpowers at the Grand Comics Database. Retrieved on June 26, 2018. resurrected a number of Golden Age superheroes, including those originally published by Fox Feature Syndicate, Crestwood Publications, and Standard/Better/Nedor, many of which are assumed to be in the public domain but may not be.


Titles

Superheroes
  • American Crusader
  • American Eagle
  • Captain Future (not to be confused with the pulp hero)
  • Cavalier
  • (Tom Strange)
  • Four Comrades
  • Ghost (also known as Green Ghost)
  • Grim Reaper
  • Judy of the Jungle
  • Kara the Jungle Princess
  • Lance Lewis, Space Detective
  • Liberator
  • Lone Eagle
  • Magnet
  • Major Mars
  • Mask (based on the Black Bat)
  • Masked Rider
  • Mechano
  • Mystico
  • The Oracle
  • The Phantom Detective (based on the pulp hero)
  • Phantom Soldier
  • Red Mask
  • Rick Howard, Mystery Rider
  • Scarab
  • Silver Knight
  • Spectro
  • Supermouse Supermouse, The Big Cheese at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Https://www.webcitation.org/6w9F5cPuO?url=http://toonopedia.com/suprmous.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Archived from the original on January 1, 2018.
  • Thesson (Nedor)
  • The Woman in Red
  • Wonder Man


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