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222 Mr. . Mr. Chamberlain, will you state for the record your full name, your home address, and business association?

Mr. . Harold Chamberlain, 16 Park View Place, Bald- win, Long Island. Cireulation director of the Independent News Co., 480 Lexington Avenue, New York City.

Mr. . Mr. Chamberlain, since you sat down, an exhibit has been put up which is an attempt to show graphically the organiza- tional setup of the National Comic Publications, Inc. It shows the Independent News Co., of which J gather you are the circulation director. Then it shows the Lafayette Color Press, which is wholly owned, and the All Ameriean Printing Co., Inc, which is owned pretty much by the saine people.

di shows that the Independent News Co. distributes magazines published by the Signa] Publishing Co., which issues crime or horror comics; the Signal Publishing Co., be me owned by one of the same people who owns the National Comie Publications.

Mr. . May I interrupt, please?

That is not correct. I. Donenfeld is not the same as H. Donenfeld.

Mr. . There is no relationship?

Mr. . There is a velationship, but it is not the same.

Mr. . You distribute the Prize Comic group material?

Mr. . Yes.

Mr. . Then the National Comic Publications, Inc., is wholly owned by the National Comics Publications and these are publishers?

Mr. . That is right.

Mr. . And then the American Comic group und Beverly Pub- lishing Co., which issue no erime er horror comics?

Mr. . Correct, sir.

Mr. . Now, could I ask yor a few questions, please, about the National Comics Publishing Co.? They put out what I call the Superman comics?

Mr. . That is correct. That was the original identify- ing symbol, the Superman D. C. symbol, and it lias uew become known as the National Comics group.

Mr. . They also issue other kinds of magazines?

Mr. . No, sir; just comics.

Mr. . They also issue comics other than Superman?

Mr. . Yes.

Mr. . Are those representative samples of the names, Detective Comics, Gang Busters?

Mr. . That is not representative. They have their comics broken down into various groups. T might identify them for you.

Mr. . Would you, please?

Mr. . We have first the animated type comic, which is the Dede the Frog, Flippity and Flep, Fox and Crow, Nutsie Squirrel, and so forth. They have 12 such comics in that group.

They have the adventure (ype, such as Superman, Action, Adven- ture Magazine, and Congo Bill. There are 11 titles in that group.