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- 1 2 Standard at the Grand Comics Database
- 1 2 Better Publications at the Grand Comics Database
- ↑ Nedor Publishing at the Grand Comics Database
- ↑ "Standard/Better/Nedor". AC Comics. 2001. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007.
- ↑ Mitchell, Kurt; Thomas, Roy (2019). American Comic Book Chronicles: 1940-1944. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 159. ISBN 978-1605490892.
- ↑ The Black Terror (Standard, 1942 series) at the Grand Comics Database
- 1 2 Nedor Publishing Co. at the Grand Comics Database
- ↑ Standard : Nedor Publishing Co. #1–14 / Standard #15–48 at the Grand Comics Database