Pete Morisi (PAM) worked for the short lived Nesbitt Publishing from May to December 1955. Ask even a knowledgeable comic book collector or dealer about Nesbitt and you will very likely be met with a blank look. Nesbitt published only one title, Superior Stories, the entire content of which is reproduced in this volume. Pete Morisi drew Nesbitt's entire output.

Nobody seems to know much about Nesbitt Publishing either. It seems likely that the company saw an opportunity in the chaos of the Comics Code controversy to capitalize on the success of Classics Illustrated. Gilberton Publishing, the publisher of Classics Illustrated and a group of related titles, made it through the controversy relatively unscathed. The few barbs hurled at Classics Illustrated refused to stick and the company did not feel the need to submit to the new code. What is seldom mentioned, however, is the unparalleled success of Classics in the mid-1950s. At a time when about a quarter million copies was a very healthy circulation for a comic book, some Classics Illustrated issues may have reached twelve million copies or even more. Only Classics kept their back issues in print as long as the market demanded.

Clearly, a successful emulation of what Gilberton enjoyed with Classics Illustrated could have been financially rewarding. So, it seems likely that Nesbitt tried to capture that market. . .and failed, cancelling their one title after only four issues.