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Youthful (also known as Youthful Magazines) was an American comic book publisher that operated from 1949–1954. The company was owned by attorney Bill Friedman〔(Bill Friedman entry ), Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999.〕 and his wife Sophie, with Bill holding the title of Publisher. Comics editor Sol Cohen (possibly with help from financier Harry Donenfeld) helped launch Youthful.〔(Cohen entry ), Who's Who of American Comic Books, 1928–1999.〕 The company specialized in non-superhero titles, instead focusing on horror, Western, humor, and romance comics. Notable titles published by Youthful included the Western titles ''Gunsmoke'', ''Indian Fighter'', and ''Redskin'' (later known as ''Famous Western Badmen''); the science fiction/horror series ''Captain Science'' (later known as ''Fantastic'', ''Beware'', and ''Chilling Tales''), and the humor title ''Jackpot''. Altogether, the company only published ten distinct titles, with many series changing their name and continuing the numbering of the previous title. Doug Wildey was the company's lead cartoonist, with work published in virtually all their titles. Other notable creators associated with Youthful included Bill Fraccio, Harry Harrison, Pat Masulli, Don Perlin, Wally Wood, Graham Ingels, Ed Goldfarb, Henry Kiefer, and Manny Stallman. Youthful's first title was ''Gunsmoke,'' which debuted Apr./May 1949 and ran until 1952. Youthful acquired the Pix-Parade title ''Youthful Hearts'' in 1952, continuing its numbering under the new title ''Daring Confessions'' until 1953. The Youthful titles ''Attack'' and ''Beware'' were acquired by Trojan Magazines in 1952, which continued their numbering. Youthful, in turn, renamed the titles ''Atomic Attack'' and ''Chilling Tales'', respectively, also continuing the numbering. The company was mostly finished by 1953, with only ''Jackpot'' continuing until 1954 (its final issue cover-dated May). == Titles published == * ''Attack'' (4 issues, 1952) — acquired by Trojan Magazines * * ''Atomic Attack'' (4 issues, 1953) — continues numbering of ''Attack'' * ''Captain Science'' (7 issues, 1950–1951) * * ''Fantastic'' (2 issues, 1952) — continues numbering of ''Captain Science'' * * * ''Beware'' (3 issues, 1952) — continues numbering of ''Fantastic'', then acquired by Trojan Magazines * * * * ''Chilling Tales'' (5 issues, 1952–1953) — continues numbering of ''Beware'' * ''Daring Confessions'' (5 issues, 1952–1953) — continues numbering of ''Youthful Hearts'' (acquired from Pix-Parade) * ''Gunsmoke'' (16 issues, 1949–1952) * ''Indian Fighter'' (11 issues, 1950–1952) * ''Jackpot'' (18 issues, 1952–1954) * ''Redskin'' (12 issues, 1950–1952) * * ''Famous Western Badmen'' (3 issues, 1952–1953) — continues numbering of ''Redskin'' * ''Thrilling Adventures in Stamps Comics'' (8 issues, Oct 1951 – Jan 1953) * ''Super Western Comics'' (1 issue, 1950) * * ''Buffalo Bill'' (8 issues, 1950–1951) — continues numbering of ''Super Western Comics'' * ''Youthful Love'' (1 issue, 1950) * * ''Truthful Love'' (1 issue, 1950) — continues numbering of ''Youthful Love'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Youthful (publisher)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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