Big Win Comic, 1948, cover art by S. K. Perkins
Scion were a British publisher founded by Binyamin Immanuel and his wife Esther Benjamin in 1948, during the period when wartime paper restrictions were gradually easing but import restrictions meant foreign comics remained in short supply. The couple had previously published Smasher Comic (1946) under the name C. A. S. Ltd, and Top Notch Comic (1947) under the name Apex Publicity.
Titles included the "Big" series of one-shots (1948-49):
- Big Africa Comic
- Big Atlantis Comic
- Big Castle Comic
- Big Chuckle Comic
- Big Combat Comic
- Big Flame Comic
- Big Pirate Comic
- Big Scoop Comic
- Big Show Comic
- Big Slide Comic
- Big Star Comic
- Big Train Comic
- Big Treasure Comic
- Big Win Comic
The "Hero" series of one-shots (1951-52):
- Adventure Hero
- Daring Hero
- Detective Hero
- Sea Hero
- Sky Hero
- Space Hero
Others:
- All Action Comic
- All Fun Comic (1949)
- All Star Comic (1948)
- Comic Adventures (1949)
- Electroman Comics (1951-52)
- Five Star Western
- Kang the Mighty (1948)
The company also published paperbacks. It was sold to the Henry Squires conglomerate in 1954, and ceased to exist in 1956.
References[]
- Alan Clark, Dictionary of British Comic Artists, Writers and Editors, The British Library, 1998, pp. 82-83