The 'Koko & Kola' Christmas Special, published by Vin Sullivan's 'Magazine Enterprises' in 1950.
Vin Sullivan (1911-1999) was an editor for 'National Allied Publications', which was founded in 1934 and is now one of the largest and most successful comic book publishers, known as 'DC Comics'. Sullivan was the one who bought 'Superman' from it's creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. He also edited their first comics, including the famous 'Action comics' #1, which featured the very first appearance of Superman. Sullivan himself, drew the cover for the very first 'Detective Comics' , which would introduce 'Batman' in issue 27.
After he left 'National' in 1940, he started 'Columbia Comics' with the McNaught Newspaper Syndicate. which remained active until 1988. Sullivan however left only three years to form 'Magazine Enterprises' which published, among others 'Tick Tock Tales', featuring Koko and Kola!
Tick Tock Tales' was published from January 1946 to December 1951, 33 issues appeared in total. Koko and Kola also had their own limited series of six issues, published around the same time, between the fall of 1946 and 1950 (the sixth issue was the Christmas special).
Artwork for 'Tick Tock Tales' was created by the 'Jason Art Studios', also known as the 'Leon Jason Studios'. Magazine Enterprises had a total of 74 different titles running from single issues to limited series and longer series running for at least 55 issues, like 'Straight Arrow'. Beside 'Tick Tock' and 'Koko & Kola' they also published popular comics like 'The Pixies', 'Manhunt' and several western titles like 'Durango Kid' (with covers by Fred Guardineer). Magazine Enterprises lasted until 1958, and was Sullivan's last activity in the comic business.
Artwork for 'Tick Tock Tales' was created by the 'Jason Art Studios', also known as the 'Leon Jason Studios'. Magazine Enterprises had a total of 74 different titles running from single issues to limited series and longer series running for at least 55 issues, like 'Straight Arrow'. Beside 'Tick Tock' and 'Koko & Kola' they also published popular comics like 'The Pixies', 'Manhunt' and several western titles like 'Durango Kid' (with covers by Fred Guardineer). Magazine Enterprises lasted until 1958, and was Sullivan's last activity in the comic business.
The Koko & Kola's special Christmas issue reprinted a cover from 'Tick Tock Tales' #11 dated November 1946 and featured, beside the obligatory written story, three comic shorts starring Koko & Kola and one 'Tom-Tom the Jungle boy' story. Posted beneath are the three 'Koko' stories: 'The Ungrateful Gremlin', 'Salt in the Sea' and a third, untitled nine page short.
Have fun, and a Merry Christmas to you all! Ho-ho-ho! Click the pages to enlarge them!!
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