If I don't seem to participate much anymore here at CCF, it's because I am eyebrow-deep into researching and writing my book for TwoMorrows. To give you an idea of the insane amount of comics history I'm covering, the following list is a skeleton of the index just for the 1940 chapter:

EDIT: Here is an updated index for Chapters 1 through 5 covering 1940-44.

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Ace Comics
Ace Magazines
Action Comics
Adams, David
Adventure Comics
Adventures of Captain Marvel (movie serial)
Adventures of Superman (juvenile novel)
Adventures of Superman (radio series)
Airboy
Air Fighters Comics
Albert, Andrew
Albert, Jerry
Alfred
All-American Comics (comic book)
All-American Comics (publisher)
Alley Oop
All-Flash
All-Funny Comics
All-Star Comics
All Winners Comics
Amazing-Man
Amazing Man Comics
Amazing Mystery Funnies
America's Best Comics
America's Greatest Comics
Anderson, Murphy
Andriola, Alfred
Andy Panda
Animal Comics
Aquaman
Archie
Archie Andrews (radio series)
Archie Comics
Armstrong, Roger
Arnold, Everett “Busy”
Arrow
Ashe, Edd
Atom
Autry, Gene
Aviation Press
Avison, Al

Baily, Bernard
Baird, L. L.
Baker, Matt
Barker
Barks, Carl
Barreaux, Adolphe
Barry, Dan
Batman
Batman (comic book)
Batman (movie serial)
Batman (syndicated strip)
Beaman, Stanley
Beardsley, John
Beck, C. C.
Bender, Lauretta
Bernhard, Arthur
Bester, Alfred
Better Publications
Betty and Veronica
Bierman, Samuel
Big 3
Big All-American Comic Book
Big Little Books
Big Shot Comics
Binder, Jack
Binder, Otto
Biro, Charles
Black Cat
Black Condor
Blackhawk
Blackhawk (comic book)
Black Hood
Black Hood (radio series)
Black Hood Comics
Black Hood Detective (pulp series)
Blackstone the Magician
Black Terror
Black Widow
Blair, Joe
Blier, Mike
Blondie
Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle (comic book)
Blue Beetle (radio series)
Blue Beetle (syndicated strip)
Blue Bolt
Blue Bolt (comic book)
Blue Ribbon Comics
Blum, Toni
Boltinoff, Henry
Boltinoff, Murray
Boring, Wayne
Bowles, Sherman
Boy Comics
Boy Commandos
Boy Commandos (comic book)
Boy King and The Giant
Bradbury, Jack
Brenner, George
Breslauer, Bernie
Briefer, Dick
Brodsky, Sol
Bronze Terror
Brookwood Publishing
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Bucky Bug
Buettner, Carl
Bugs Bunny
Bulletdog
Bulletgirl
Bulletman
Bulletman (comic book)
Burgos, Carl
Burnley, Jack
Burroughs, Edgar Rice
Burroughs, John Coleman
Buzzy
Buzzy (comic book)
Byrne, Jack

Calling All Girls
Cameron, Don
Camp Comics
Camy, Al
Candy
Caniff, Milton
Caplin, Elliot
Capp, Al
Captain America
Captain America Comics
Captain Battle
Captain Battle, Jr.
Captain Easy
Captain Flight Comics
Captain Future
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel Adventures
Captain Marvel Jr.
Captain Marvel, Jr. (comic book)
Captain Midnight
Captain Midnight (comic book)
Captain Nazi
Captain Tootsie
Captain Triumph
Captain Wings
Cardy, Nick
Carlson, George
Carnahan, Worth
Catechetical Guild Educational Society
Cat Man
Cat-Man Comics
Catwoman
Cazeneuve, Arthur
Cazeneuve, Louis
Centaur Publications
Champ Comics
Champion Comics
Charlton Publishing
Chesler, Harry “A”
Chestney, Lillian
Chicago Tribune and Register Syndicate
Cinema Comics
Cisco Kid Comics
Classic Comics
Claw
Clock
Clue Comic
Colan, Gene
Cole, Jack
Cole, L. B.
Coll, Charles
Columbia Comic Corporation
Columbia Pictures
Comedy Comics
Comet
Comic Cavalcade
Comic Corporation of America
Comic House, Inc.
Comics on Parade
Commando Yank
Commissioner Gordon
Congo Bill
Consolidated Book Publishers
Consolidated Magazines, Inc.
Continental Magazines, Inc.
Coo Coo Comics
Cooper, Sam
Coyne, Maurice
Crack Comics
Crackajack Funnies
Craig, Chase
Crandall, Reed
Crane, Roy
Creston Publication Corp.
Crestwood Publications
Crime Crusaders Club
Crime Does Not Pay
Crimebuster
Crimson Avenger
Cronin, Ed
Crossen, Ken
Croydon Publishing Co.
Cuidera, Chuck
Cummings, Ray
Cunningham, Larabie

Daffy Duck
Daredevil
Daredevil Comics
David McKay Company
Davis, Jim
Death Battalion
DeGrouchy, William
Delacourte, Albert
Delacourte, George Jr.
Dell Publishing
Demby, Emanuel
Detective Comics
Detective Comics, Inc.
Dick Tracy
Disney, Walt
Doc Savage
Doctor Fate
Doll Man
Doll Man (comic book)
Don Winslow of the Navy
Don Winslow of the Navy (comic book)
Donald Duck
Donenfeld, Harry
Douglas, Stephen
Dr. Mid-Nite
Droopy
Dr. Strange
DuBois, Gaylord
Dwiggins, Clare “Dwig”
Dynamic Publications

Eastern Color Printing Company
Educational Comics, Inc.
Edwards, Joe
Eisner, Will
Eisner & Iger, Ltd.
Elias, Lee
Elliot Publishing
Ellsworth, Whit
Epstein, Teddy
Et-Es-Go Magazines, Inc.
Evans, George
Everett, Bill
Exciting Comics
Eye

Fago, Al
Fago, Vince
Fairy Tale Parade
Family Comics, Inc.
Famous Funnies
Famous Stories
Fantastic Comics
Fantomah
Fantom of the Fair
Farrell, Bob
Fawcett, Roscoe
Fawcett Publications
Fawcette, Gene
Fawcett's Funny Animals
Feature Comics
Feldman, Anatole
Feldstein, Al
Felix the Cat
Ferstadt, Lou
Feuer, Otto
Fiction House
Fight Comics
Fighting Yank
Fighting Yank (comic book)
Fine, Lou
Finger, Bill
Fiore, Fred
Flame
Flame Girl
Flash
Flash Comics
Flash Gordon
Flash Lightning
Fleischer Studios
Foster, Harold
Four Color
Four Favorites
Four-Star Publications, Inc.
Fox, Gardner
Fox, Gill
Fox, Victor
Fox and The Crow
Fox Features Syndicate
Fox Publications, Inc.
Frank, Josette
Frankenstein
Frazetta, Frank
Fujitani, Bob
Fung, Paul Jr.
Funnies
Funnies, Inc.
Funny Pages
Funny Stuff

Gaines, Maxwell C.
Gales, Louis
Gardener, Fred
Gelman, Woody
Gene Autry Comics
Gibson, Walter
Gilberton Company
Gill, Ray
Gilmor, David
Girl Commandos
Glanzman, Sam
Gleason, Lev
Godwin, Frank
Goldwater, John
Goodman, Evelyn
Goodman, Martin
Great Comics Publishing
Green Arrow
Green Hornet
Green Hornet Comics
Green Lama
Green Lama (comic book)
Green Lantern
Green Lantern (comic book)
Green Mask
Green Sorceress
Greenwald, Leo
Gremlins
Grey, Zane
Grossman, Rube
Grothkopf, Chad
Gruskin, Ed
Guardian
Guardineer, Fred
Gustavson, Paul

Haas, Raymond
Hall, Barbara
Hamilton, Edmond
Hangman
Hangman Comics
Hanks, Fletcher
Hannah, Jack
Hanson, Gwen
Hap Hazard
Hap Hazard Comics
Hardie, Joseph
Hart, Ernie
Harvey, Alfred
Harvey, Leon
Harvey, Robert
Hasen, Irwin
Hawkgirl
Hawkman
Hawley Publications
Headless Horseman
Headline Comics
Heap
Heath, Russ
Hecht, George C.
Helnit Publishing
Herman, Ruth Rae
Herron, France “Ed”
Hibbard, E. E.
Highsmith, Patricia
Hillman, Alex
Hillman Periodicals
Hit Comics
Hogarth, Burne
Hollingsworth, A. C.
Holyoke Publishing Company
Hop Harrigan
Hop Harrigan (radio series)
Hopalong Cassidy
Hope, Bob
Hopper, Fran
Hour-Man
Huey, Dewey and Louie
Hughes, Richard
Hultgren, Ken
Human Torch
Human Torch (comic book)
Hyper Publications

Ibac
Ibis the Invincible
Iger, S. M. “Jerry”
Infantino, Carmine
Inferno the Fire Breather
Ingels, Graham
Invisible Scarlett O'Neil
Iron Jaw


To be continued...