Orbit Publications
Orbit Publications, also known as Orbit-Wanted, was an American comic book publishing house operated by the female publisher, editor, and cartoonist Ray Herman during the Golden Age of Comic Books. The company was co-owned by Herman and Marjorie May.
Orbit operated from 1945 to 1955; the company's longest-running titles were Wanted Comics, The Westerner and Love Diary ; contributing artists included John Buscema, Syd Shores, Bernard Krigstein and Mort Leav.
Orbit was a founding member of the Association of Comics Magazine Publishers, for which Hermann served as secretary and board director.
Titles published
- Love Diary — romance
- Love Journal – romance
- Patches — Western title continued from Rural Home Publications title
- Taffy Comics — funny animal title continued from Rural Home
- Toytown Comics — humor title continued from B. Antin series
- Wanted Comics — crime comic; numbering continued from Toytown
- The Westerner Comics — Western title