Ayers and James Pty. Ltd.

Australia

Ayers and James Pty. Ltd. is the printed publisher name. Other titles associated with this publisher might have a variation or an unexpected publisher name.

Details

Country
Australia
Locations

Columbia Building, 19 York St, Sydney (1918-192-?)

GPO Box 2562, Sydney

24 Jamieson Street, Sydney (192-?-194-?)

Operated
1920? – 1985?
Comics
1940? – 1955?
Group
Ayers & James

Notes

Ayers & James was an importer of US goods (including magazines) that began publishing during the Second World War. It produced a range of "Yank" titled comics, reprinted Classics Illustrated in Australia, and published some original Australian comics. Use of the publisher name ceased in 1953, but further comics were possibly published under other trading names, such as Red Circle Press.

At some point, Ayers & James was acquired by Magazine Management. It is possible this occurred in several stages as internal comics evidence points to an association in the 1950s, while a former director of Magazine Management has reported that the company acquired Ayers and James in the 1960s.

Associated publisher names include:

Books and series

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  Title Published % with index % with cover
Australia Ace Yank Comics (Ayers & James, 1945?)
Comic
([1945?]) 0.0% (0 of 1) 100.0% (1 of 1)
Australia Aladdin (Ayers & James, 1979?)
Comic
([1979?]) 100.0% (1 of 1) 100.0% (1 of 1)
Australia The Big Five Yank Comic (Ayers & James, 1946?)
Comic
([1946?]) 0.0% (0 of 1) 100.0% (1 of 1)
Australia The Big Value Yank Comics (Ayers & James, 1946? series)
Comic series
#2 (1946?) to #4 (1946?) 0.0% (0 of 3) 100.0% (3 of 3)
Australia Captain Power Comic (Ayers & James, 1950? series)
Comic series
#1 (1950?) 100.0% (1 of 1) 100.0% (1 of 1)
United Kingdom Captain Power Comic (Ayers & James, 1952? series)
Comic series
#1 (1952?) 0.0% (0 of 1) 100.0% (1 of 1)
Australia A Day in the Country: Lean the Time Folder Book (Ayers & James, 1945?)
Children's book one-shot
([1945?]) 0.0% (0 of 1) 0.0% (0 of 1)
Australia Donald Duck Gets Fed Up (Ayers & James, 1945?)
Children's book one-shot
([1945?]) 0.0% (0 of 1) 100.0% (1 of 1)
Australia Gripping Yank Comics (Ayers & James, 194-? series)
Comic series
nn (194-?) 0.0% (0 of 1) 100.0% (1 of 1)
Australia Mickey Mouse in the Foreign Legion (Ayers & James, 1945?)
Children's book one-shot
([1945?]) 0.0% (0 of 1) 100.0% (1 of 1)
Australia The Nutcracker Suite (Ayers & James, 1945?)
Merchandise one-shot
([1945?]) 0.0% (0 of 1) 0.0% (0 of 1)
Australia The Reluctant Dragon Colouring Book (Ayers & James, 1945?)
Activity book one-shot
([1945?]) 0.0% (0 of 1) 0.0% (0 of 1)
Australia Slashing Yank Comics (Ayers & James, 1945?)
Comic
([1945?]) 0.0% (0 of 1) 100.0% (1 of 1)
Australia A Walt Disney Picture Book (Ayers & James, 1940?)
Children's book one-shot
([1940?]) 0.0% (0 of 1) 100.0% (1 of 1)
Australia Walt Disney's Annual (Ayers & James, 1940? series)
Comic series
nn (1940?) to nn (1941?) 0.0% (0 of 2) 100.0% (2 of 2)
Australia Walt Disney's Big Book of Fun (Ayers & James, 1941?)
Children's book one-shot
([1941?]) 0.0% (0 of 1) 100.0% (1 of 1)
Australia Walt Disney's Bongo (Ayers & James, 1947?)
Children's book one-shot
([1947?]) 0.0% (0 of 1) 100.0% (1 of 1)
Australia Walt Disney's Brer Rabbit Rides the Fox (Ayers & James, 1946?)
Children's book one-shot
([1946?]) 100.0% (1 of 1) 100.0% (1 of 1)
Australia Walt Disney's Clock Cleaners (Ayers & James, 1940?)
Children's book one-shot
([1940?]) 0.0% (0 of 1) 100.0% (1 of 1)
Australia Walt Disney's Hiawatha (Ayers & James, 1940?)
Children's book one-shot
([1940?]) 100.0% (1 of 1) 100.0% (1 of 1)
Australia Walt Disney's Johnny Appleseed Paint Book (Ayers & James, 1948?)
Activity book one-shot
([1948?]) 0.0% (0 of 1) 100.0% (1 of 1)
Australia What Disney's Pinocchio (Ayers & James, 1940?)
Children's book one-shot
([1940?]) 0.0% (0 of 1) 100.0% (1 of 1)