Temerson was born in
Warsaw,
Poland, the third child of Jacob (a
dry goods merchant) and Mindel Temerson. In 1892, when Frank was two years old, his family moved to the United States, settling in
Birmingham, Alabama. Frank's parents subsequently had four additional children, including Frank's younger sisters Esther, Goldie, and Ethel. The family were members of Birmingham's
Temple Emanu-El synagogue, whose founding president was businessman, poet, and humanitarian
Samuel Ullman. Financial difficulties forced Ultem to sell some of its properties, including
The Clock, to
Everett M. "Busy" Arnold's
Quality Comics. By January 1938, Ultem was bought out by
Centaur Publications. Beginning in 1939, Temerson went solo, publishing comics during the period 1939–1941 under the names
Tem Publishing,
Nita Publishing, and, most prominently,
Helnit Publishing. Helnit published six issues of
Green Hornet Comics, with the writing attributed to
Fran Striker, starting in December 1940. Assets from Helnit — including the
superhero series
Cat-Man Comics and the
war comics series
Captain Aero Comics — were acquired by
Holyoke Publishing in late 1941, with comics
cover-dated January 1942 and February 1942. Temerson's staff, including artist Charles Quinlan, continued to produce both series. In 1943, the two titles acquired from Heinit reverted to Temerson's new company
Et-Es-Go Magazines (likely named after Temerson's younger sisters Ethel, Esther, and Goldie), Other titles published by Temerson in the period 1943–1946 were
Suspense Comics and
Terrific Comics. Some sources indicate Temerson was behind
Continental Publications in 1950. Temerson died in 1963 at age 73. == Comic book titles published ==