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The company's comics usually bear an Ajax logo on the top left corner of the cover, and the words "A Farrell
Publication" on the top right. Because of this, most comics historians tend to list Ajax-Farrell as a publisher rather than an imprint. Based upon a survey of the
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attempted to re-enter the horror/fantasy field with a quartet of Comics Code-approved titles made up of pre-Code material with the goriest panels excised. This resulted in incoherent stories and flat sales.
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of a number of comics bearing the Ajax logo, however, it seems clear that Ajax was an imprint of
Excellent Publications, Inc., all overseen by founder/editor Robert W. Farrell.
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422:. All four books were produced by the Iger Studio and featured a consistent "house style." Like many horror comics, all four titles fell victim of the
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in 1940, operating until 1948. From 1940–1945, he was co-owner of the
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