Gay Comics was an anthology in the 1940's by Marvel's publishing predecessor Timely featuring such characters as Millie the Model, Tessie the Typist and Nellie the Nurse. Although Gay Comics #1 was released earlier in the year (as its own volume), this series began with #18 with no clue as to where the first seventeen issues came from. Gay Comics then continued for twenty-three issues until it ended with #40, continuing it's numbering in Honeymoon #41.