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Below is a listing of publishers who produced comics through 1955, listed in alphabetical order by their common names. Some publishers have several common names, such as Archie/M.L.J., Nedor/Better/Standard, and Marvel/Timely/Atlas. I've tried to list those by their most common name. Click on the publisher's name to get more information on their history. (***This is still in development, so please come back later if information is not yet available.***)
Publisher
(Common Name) |
Years |
Alternate Names |
| Ace Magazines Inc. |
1940- |
A. A. Wyn Company, Ace Books Inc., Ace Periodicals Inc., Current Books Inc., Humor Publications Inc., I. B. Fischer Publishing Corp., Periodical House Inc., |
| All-American Comics Inc. |
1939-1946 |
Gainlee Publishing Co., Jolaine Publications Inc., J. R. Publishing Co., Wonder Woman Publishing Co. Inc. |
| Archie Comics |
1939-Present |
M.L.J. Magazines Inc. |
| Bailey Publishing Co. |
1946 |
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| Cambridge House |
1945 |
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| Centaur Publications Inc. |
1937- |
Chicago Mail Order Company, Comic Corporation of America, Comics Magazine Company Inc., Ultem Publications Inc. |
| Charlton Comics |
1944-1986 |
Charles Publishing Co., Children Comics Publishing, Frank Comunale Publishing Co., The Frank Publishing Company, Gerona Publishers, Jay Burtis, Special Action Comics, Inc. |
| Columbia Comics Corporation. |
1940- |
Columbia Comics Group, Publication Enterprises |
| Consolidated Magazines Inc. |
1944-1946 |
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| DC Comics Inc. |
1935-Present |
Detective Comics Inc., More Fun Inc., National Allied Publications Inc., National Periodical Publications Inc., Nicholson Publishing Co. Inc., Superman Inc., Wonder Woman Publishing Co. Inc., World’s Best Comics Co. |
| Dell Publishing Co. Inc. |
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| Dynamic Publications Inc. |
1940-1948 |
Alto Publications, Chicago Nite Life News, Flying Cadet Publishing Co. Inc., Four Star Publications, Harry 'A' Chesler Jr. Publications Inc., H. Clay Glover Co., Home Guide Publications, Irwin H. Rubin, Magazine Press, Our Army Inc., Pershing Square Publishing Co., Superior Publishers Ltd. |
| E. R. Ross Publishing Co. |
1945 |
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| Eastern Color Printing Company |
1933- |
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| EC Comics Inc. |
1947-1956* |
I.C. Publishing Co. Inc. |
| Enwil Associates |
1944- |
Croydon Publishing Co., Lindsay L. Baird, Inc. Publicaciones Recreativas (Universal Comics Group), Rewl Publications Inc., Rural Home Publishing Co. |
| Fawcett Publications Inc. |
1939-1952* |
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| Feature Publications Inc. |
1939- |
American Boys’ Comics Inc., Cima Publishing Co., Crestwood Publishing Co., Prize Publications Inc. |
| Fiction House Magazines |
1938- |
Fight Stories Inc., Flying Stories, Inc., Glen-Kel Publishing Co. Inc., Love Romances Publishing Co. Inc., Real Adventures Publishing Co. Inc., Wings Publishing Co. Inc. |
| Fox Publications Inc. |
1939- |
Bruns Publications Inc., Fox Features Syndicate |
| Funnies Inc. |
1940 |
Pelican Publications |
| Great Comics Publishers Inc. |
1941-1942 |
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| Harvey Publications Inc. |
1939- |
Alfred Harvey, Brookwood Publishing Company Inc., Champ Publishing Company, Family Comics, Inc., Helnit Publishing Co. Inc., Home Comics Inc. John F. Mahon, Speed Publishing Company, Worth Publishing Company Inc. |
| Hawley Publications Inc. |
1940 |
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| Hillman Periodicals Inc. |
1939- |
Hillman-Curl Inc. |
| Hit Publications Inc. |
1940 |
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| Holyoke Publishing Co. Inc. |
1940- |
Aviation Press Inc., Bilbara Publishing Co. Inc., Continental Magazines Inc., Et-Es-Go Magazines Inc., Helnit Publishing Co. Inc., Narrative Publishers, Tem Publishing Co. Inc. |
| Howard Publications Ltd. |
1945 |
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| Hyper Publications, Inc. |
1940 |
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| I.W. Publishing Inc. |
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Super Comics |
| Komos Publications Inc. |
1940 |
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| Lev Gleason Publications Inc. |
1939-1956 |
Boy Comics Publishers Inc., Comic House Inc., New Friday Publications Inc., News Book Publishing Corp., Your Guide Publications Inc. |
| Magazine Enterprises |
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| Marvel Comics Inc. |
1939-Present |
20th Century Comic Corporation, Atlas Comics, Atlas News Company Inc., Chipiden Publishing Corp., Comedy Publications, Inc., Comic Combine Corp., Complete Photo Story Corp., Cornell Publishing Corp., Current Detective Stories, Daring Comics Inc., Euclid Publishing Company Inc., Fantasy Comics Inc., Hercules Publishing Corporation, Interstate Publishing Corp., Manvis Publications Inc., Marjean Magazine Corp., Medalion Publishing Corp., Miss America Publishing Corp., Newsstand Publications Inc., Prime Publications, Inc., Select Publications Inc., Snap Publications, Timely Publications, Timely Comics Inc., U. S. A. Comic Magazine Corp., Western Fiction Publishing Co. Inc., Young Allies, Inc. |
| Nedor Publishing Co. |
1939-1959 |
Better Publications Inc., Great Comics Publications Inc., Pines Comics, Standard Magazines Inc., Visual Editions Inc. |
| Nita Publishing Co. Inc. |
1940 |
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| Novelty Press Inc. |
1939- |
Premium Comics Group, The Premium Group of Comics, Star Publications |
| O. W. Comics Corp. |
1946 |
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| Progressive Publishers Inc. |
1941-1942 |
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| Quality Comics Group |
1937-1956 |
Comic Favorites Inc., Everett M. Arnold (also E. M. Arnold), Vital Publications Inc. |
| The Regor Company |
1946 |
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| R. F. Leffingwell And Co. |
1944-1948 |
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| Spark Publications |
1944-1946 |
Fact and Fiction Publications |
| Spotlight Publishers |
1944-1945 |
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| Sterling Comics Inc. |
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| Street and Smith Publications Inc. |
1940- |
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| Sun Publications |
1940 |
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| The Regor Company |
1956 |
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| United Features Syndicate, Inc. |
1941-195x |
Frances M. McQueeny |
| Whitman Publishing Co. Inc. |
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K. K. Publications Inc. |
| William H. Wise and Co. |
1944- |
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