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This is a list of comics publishing companies, active and defunct, from around the world.

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Comics publishing companies





Name Country Active Notes
12 bis France 2008 -9998 [citation needed]
12-Gauge Comics 2004 -9998 [citation needed]
215 Ink 2007 -9998 [citation needed]
Aardvark-Vanaheim Canada[1] 1977[1] 9998
Active
 Most titles moved to Renegade Press in 1985[1]
About Comics 1998 9998
Active
 [citation needed] [2]
AC Comics US 1969 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Academy Comics US 1992 1996 [citation needed] also known as Acid Rain Studios
Ace Comics US 1940 1956 [citation needed]
ACE Comics 1986 1987 [citation needed] Also known as Animated Comics Enterprises. Titles: ACE Comics Presents, The Cosmic Book, Return of the Skyman, and Robin Red and the Lutins. Imprint: Wandering Star Press
Ace Comics 1995 1998 [citation needed] Titles: Love Sucks and Love Sucks Color Special
Acetylene Comics 2001 2001 [citation needed]
Action Lab Comics 2010 -9998 [citation needed]
AdHouse Books US[3] 2002 -9998 [citation needed]
Adventure Publications 1986 1990 [citation needed] Acquired by Malibu Comics in 1989
After Hours Press US 2000 -9998 [citation needed]
Aircel Comics Canada[4] 1985[4] 1994[5] Bought out by Malibu Comics in 1991, which was bought by Marvel in 1994[5]
AiT/Planet Lar US 1999 -9998 [citation needed]
Ajax/Farrell US 1952 1958 [citation needed] Imprint: Four Star Publications
Alias Enterprises US 2005 2008 [citation needed]
All American Comics US 1941 1954 [citation needed]
All-American Publications US 1938 1946 [citation needed]allied publisher that was later bought out[citation needed]
All Star DC Comics US 2005 -9998 [citation needed] Defunct[citation needed]
Alterna Comics 2006 -9998 [citation needed]
Alternative Comics US 1993 2007 [citation needed]
Amazing 1987 1987 [citation needed]
Amazing Comics Japan 1989 1990 [citation needed]
American Comics Group US 1943 1967 [citation needed] also known as ACG
America's Best Comics 1999 -9998 Defunct[citation needed]
Anglo-American Publishing Canada[6] 1941[6] -9997
Defunct
 Defunct[citation needed]
Angry Viking Press -9998 [citation needed]
Ania Publishing 1993 1993 [citation needed]
Ankama Editions France 2001 -9998 [citation needed]
Antarctic Press US[7] 1984[7] -9998 N
Apex Novelties, Inc. US 1967 1979 [citation needed] Original publisher of R. Crumb's Zap Comix
Apple Comics US 1986 1994 [citation needed] Also known as Apple Press. Imprint: Forbidden Fruit
Approbation Comics US 1992 -9998 [citation needed]
Ape Entertainment 2003 -9998 [citation needed]
Arcana Studio Canada 2004 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Arch Enemy Entertainment US 2004 -9998 [citation needed]
Archaia Studios Press (ASP) US 2002 -9998 [citation needed]
Archie Adventure Series US 1959 1965 [citation needed] Archie Comics imprint.
Archie Comics (MLJ) US[8] 1939[8] 9998
Active
 Called MLJ until 1945[8]
Ardden Entertainment 2008 -9998 [citation needed]
Arrow Comics US 1985 2000 [citation needed]
Aspen MLT US 2003 -9998 [citation needed]
Asuka France 2004 -9998 [citation needed]
Atlas Comics US 1951 1957 [citation needed] Evolved into Marvel Comics
Atlas/Seaboard Comics US 1974[9] 1975 [citation needed]
Atlas Comics 2010 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Attic Books  ? 1994 [citation needed]
Atomeka Press UK 1988
2004		 1997
2005		 [citation needed]
Atomic Book Company -9998 [citation needed]
Avatar Press US[10] 1996 -9998 [citation needed]
Avon Comics US 1945 1956 [citation needed]
Awesome Comics US 1997 2000 [citation needed] Also known as Awesome Entertainment (and sometimes as Awesome-Hyperwerks)
Axis Comics US 1994 1994 [citation needed]
Azteca Productions US 1993 -9998 [citation needed]
Beta 3 Comics -9998 [citation needed]
Beckett Comics US 2003 2005 [citation needed]Published graphic novels through affiliation with Image
Bell Features Canada[11] 1939[11] 1953 aka Commercial Signs of Canada[11]
Big Bang Comics US 1994 -9998 [citation needed] Established in 1994 as imprint of Caliber Press; became independent publisher in 2006.
Big Umbrella US 2000 2003 [citation needed] Independent publishing cooperative
Black Eye Productions Canada[12] 1992[13] 1998[13]
Blackball Comics UK[14] 1993[14] 1994 [citation needed]Founded by former Editor-In-Chief of UK Tundra when that company folded.[14]
Blackthorne Publishing US 1985 1989 [citation needed]
Boneyard Press 1991 -9998 [citation needed]
Bongo Comics US 1993 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Boom! Studios US 2005 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Brain Scan Studios US 1999 -9998 [citation needed]
BroadSword Comics US 1999 -9998 [citation needed]
Broadway Comics US 1995 1996 [citation needed]
Byron Preiss Visual Publications US 1974 2006 [citation needed]
Bluewater Productions US 2007 -9998 [citation needed]
Buru Lan Ediciones Spain[15] -9998 [citation needed]
Caliber Comics US 1989 2000 [citation needed]
Calvary Comics US 2006 -9998 [citation needed]
Capital Comics US 1981 1984 [citation needed] All titles acquired by First Comics
Cartoon Books US 1991 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Casterman Belgium 1934 9998
Active
 [citation needed] Established in 1780, began publishing comics in 1934
Centaur Publications US 1938 1942 [citation needed]
CFW Enterprises 1987 1992 [citation needed] Titles: Kung-Fu Warriors, Shred, and Tales of the Ninja Warriors
Chaos! Comics US 1993 2002 [citation needed]
Charlton Comics US 1946 1986 [citation needed]
Checker Book Publishing Group US 2000 -9998 [citation needed]
Class Comics Canada 1995 -9998 [citation needed]
Classical Comics UK 2007 -9998 [citation needed]
Claypool Comics US 1993 2006 [citation needed]
Cliffhanger US 1998 2004 [citation needed] Absorbed first into Homage, itself then absorbed Wildstorm Signature Series)
CMX US 2004 2010 [citation needed]
Coconino Press Italy 2000 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Columbia Comics US 1940 1949 [citation needed]
Comely Comix Canada 1975 2005 [citation needed] Canadian publisher known for Captain Canuck.
Comic Media US 1952 1954 [citation needed]
Comic Zone Productions 1991 1994 [citation needed] Titles: Psycho Killers and assorted spin-offs
Comico Comics US 1982 1997 [citation needed]
Comics Interview US 1985 1989 [citation needed] Also known as Fictioneer Books; David Anthony Kraft's publishing imprint
Comics' Greatest World US 1993 1998 [citation needed] Dark Horse Comics imprint. Changed name to Dark Horse Heroes in 1995
ComicsOne US 1999 2005 [citation needed]
Coamix Japan 2000 -9998 [citation needed]
Continuity Comics US 1984 1994 [citation needed] Also known as Continuity Publishing; still exists as Neal Adams Studios, no longer publishing comics
Continüm Comics US 1989 1994 [citation needed]
Com.x UK 2000 -9998 [citation needed]
Crestwood Publications US 1943 1963 [citation needed] Later known as Prize Comics
Cross Culture (Christian) -9998 [citation needed]
CrossGen Entertainment US 1998 2004 [citation needed] Imprint: Code 6
Crusade Comics US 1994 2002 [citation needed]
Crystal Publications 1986 1988 [citation needed] Title: Eagle
Curtis Magazines US 1971 1980 [citation needed] Marvel Comics imprint. Published black-and-white comics magazines.
DAPshow Press 2009 -9998 [citation needed] [16]
Dare Comics UK 2007 -9998 [citation needed]
Dargaud France 1943 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Dark Horse Comics US 1986 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Comics Greatest World US 1993 1998 [citation needed]
Dark Horse Manga US 1992 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
DC Comics US 1934 9998
Active
 [citation needed] Founded as National Allied Publications.
Dabel Brothers Productions US 2001 2009[17] [citation needed]
Dagger Enterprises 1993 1994 [citation needed]
Dargaud USA US 1981 1982 [citation needed] U.S. branch of European publisher Dargaud, published translated editions of European comics
David McKay Publications US 1882 1986 [citation needed]published comics from 1937 to 1950; bought out by Random House in 1986
D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd UK 1905 -9998 [citation needed]
Deep Sea Comics 1996 1998 [citation needed] Canadian publisher mostly known for Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman
Defiant Comics US 1992[18] 1995 [citation needed] Imprint of Enlightened Entertainment Partners, LP
Delcourt France 1986 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Dell Comics US 1929 1973 [citation needed]
Deluxe Comics US 1984 1986 [citation needed]
Desperado Publishing US 2004 -9998 [citation needed]
Devil's Due Publishing US 1999 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Devil's Due Digital US 2010 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Disney Comics US 1990 1993 [citation needed]
Dragon Lady Press Canada 1985 1988 [citation needed]
Drawn and Quarterly Canada[19] 1990[19] 9998
Active
Dreamwave Productions Canada[20] 1996[20] 2005[20]
DrMaster US -9998 [citation needed]Inactive?[citation needed]
Dupuis Belgium 1922 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
DWAP Productions 2006 -9998 [citation needed]
Dynamite Entertainment US 2005 -9998 [citation needed]
Eastern Color Printing US 1933 1955 [citation needed] Continued as a printer until 2002
EC Comics US 1944 1956 [citation needed] Continued to publish Mad magazine
Eclipse Comics US 1978 1993 [citation needed] Imprint: Independent Comics Group
Eerie Publications US 1966 1981 [citation needed] Myron Fass black-and-white horror comics magazine imprint
E.F.edizioni 2003 -9998 [citation needed]
eigoMANGA US 2000 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Elvifrance France 1970 1992 [citation needed]
Eros Comix Italia US 1990 -9998 [citation needed]
Eternity Comics US 1986 1994 [citation needed]
Event Comics US 1994 1999 [citation needed]
Evil Ink Comics US 2004 -9998 [citation needed]
Evil Twin Comics US 2004 -9998 [citation needed]
Extreme Studios US 1997 2000 [citation needed]
Fan-Atic Press US 1984 -9998 [citation needed]
Fangoria Comics US 2007 2007 [citation needed] Fangoria Entertainment imprint
FantaCo Enterprises US 1980 1998 [citation needed]
Fantagor Press US 1986 1994 [citation needed] Imprint of cartoonist Richard Corben
Fantagraphics Books US[21] 1976 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Fantasy Flight Publications 1995 1996 [citation needed] Published translated European comics; still in business as games publisher Fantasy Flight Games
Farrell Publications US 1940 1958 [citation needed] numerous imprints
Fawcett Comics US 1939
1969		 1953
1980		 [citation needed]
Fiction House US 1938 1954 [citation needed]
First Comics US 1982[22] 1993 [citation needed]
Fluid Friction Comics Hong Kong 2006 -9998 [citation needed]
Fox Atomic Comics 2006 2009 [citation needed]
Fox Feature Syndicate US 1939 1951 [citation needed]
Frémok France
Belgium		 2002 -9998 [citation needed]
Full Bleed Studios Canada 1992 -9998 [citation needed]
Future Comics US 2002 2004 [citation needed] Founded by Bob Layton, Dick Giordano, David Michelinie, and Skip Farrell.
Futuropolis France[23] -9998 [citation needed] There are two French publishers by this name. One published comics from the 1970s to the early1990s. A different company began using the name around 2005.
Gemstone Publishing US 2003 -9998 [citation needed]
Gestalt Publishing Australia[24] 2005 -9998 [citation needed]
Gladstone Comics US 1986 1999[25] [citation needed]
Glénat France 1972 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Gold Key Comics US 1962 1984 [citation needed] Also known as Whitman Comics
Great Comics Publications 1941 1942 [citation needed] Titles: Great Comics, Choice Comics
Greater Mercury Comics US 1989 1991 [citation needed] Successor to Silverwolf Comics
Grim Crew Comics -9998 [citation needed]
Guild Publications 1983 1984 [citation needed] Title: Southern Knights
Hall of Heroes US 1993 1999 [citation needed]
Harrier Comics UK 1984 1989 [citation needed]
Harris Comics US 1985 2008 [citation needed] Published Vampirella
Harvey Comics US 1941 1986 [citation needed]
Hell Comics US 1971 1972 [citation needed] Title: Air Pirates Funnies
Hero Comics -9998 [citation needed]
Hero Graphics -9998 [citation needed]
Heroic Publishing -9998 [citation needed]
Highwater Books US 1997 2004[26] [citation needed]
Hillborough Studios Canada[27] 1941[27] 1942[11] Most of the staff moved to Bell Features[27]
Hillman Periodicals US 1948 1953 [citation needed]
Holyoke Publishing US 1940 1946 [citation needed] Originally known as Helnit. Imprints: Bilbara Publishing, Continental Publishing, Narrative Publishers
Homage 1995 2004 [citation needed] WildStorm Productions imprint, Acquired by DC in 1998, absorbed into Wildstorm Signature Series in 2004
Houbunsha Japan 1950 -9998 [citation needed]
Humanoids Publishing US 1999 -9998 [citation needed]
Humor Publications/Current Books US 1944 1948 [citation needed] Ace Magazines imprint. Titles: Science Comics, Scream Comics
Icon US 2004 -9998 [citation needed]
IDW Publishing US 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
I. W. Publications US 1958 1964 [citation needed] Also known as Super Comics
iBooks US 2003 2005 [citation needed] Published by Byron Preiss
Image Comics US[28] 1992[18] 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Imperial Comics 1986
1994		 1987
1994		 [citation needed] Probably two unrelated companies. The 1986 releases are published from Boulder, Co; the 1994 releases from Holland, PA.
Imperium Comics US -9998 [citation needed]
InterVerse Comics -9998 [citation needed]
Innovation Comics US 1988 1993[18] [citation needed]
Insomnia Publications UK 2006 2010 [citation needed]
JCB Japan
Brazil		 1992 -9998 [citation needed]
JC Comics 1981 1984 [citation needed] Also known as JC Productions, still in existence, just not publishing
Johnny DC US 2004 -9998 [citation needed]
Kami France 2010 [29]
Kana France 1996 -9998 [citation needed]
Kandora Publishing 2005 2005 [citation needed]
King Comics US 1966 1967 [citation needed] Connected with King Features Syndicate; most titles were picked up from Gold Key Comics; most were later acquired by Charlton Comics
Ki-oon France 2003 -9998 [citation needed]
Kitchen Sink Press US 1970 1999[30][18] bought by Ocean Capital Corp. on May 24, 1994[18][citation needed]
Koyama Press Canada[31] 2007[31] -9998
Laizen US 2009 -9998 [citation needed] a.k.a. Laizen Comics
L'Association France 1990 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
La Pastèque Canada[32] 1998[32] 9998
Active
Last Gasp Comix & Stories US 1970 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Legend US 1993[18] 1998 [citation needed] Dark Horse Comics imprint
Le Lombard Belgium 1946 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Les 400 coups Canada 1994 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Les Humanoïdes Associés France 1974 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Lev Gleason Publications US 1939 1955 [citation needed] Also known as Comic House Publications
Lightning Comics 1967 1967 [citation needed]
Lightning Comics 1993 1997 [citation needed]
Liquid Comics India, US 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
L. Miller & Son, Ltd. UK 1943 1966 [citation needed]
Lodestone Comics 1985 1986 [citation needed]
Lonely Robot Comics 2010 -9998 [citation needed]
Ludovico Technique LLC -9998 [citation needed]
Mad Dog Graphics 1987 1988 [citation needed]
Magazine Enterprises US 1943 1958 [citation needed]
Mainline Publications US 1953 1956 [citation needed]
Majestic Entertainment 1993 1994 [citation needed] Titles: Legacy, Majestic
Malibu Comics US 1986 1994 [citation needed] Bought out by Marvel Comics,[18] currently dormant. Imprints: Adventure Comics, Aircel Comics, Bravura, Eternity Comics, Genesis, Protectors Universe (Genesis imprint), Ultraverse (moved to Marvel)
Mam Tor Publishing UK 2004 -9998 [citation needed]
Manuscript Press US -9998 [citation needed]
Maple Leaf Publishing Canada[33] 1941[33] -9997
Defunct
 Long defunct[citation needed]
Markosia UK 2005 -9998 [citation needed]
Marvel Comics US 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Marvel Age US -9998 [citation needed]
Matrix Graphic Series 1984 1987 [citation needed] Titles: Cybercom, Heart of the Blue Mesa, Dragon's Star, Gaijin, The Jam Special, MacKenzie Queen, and New Triumph (featuring Northguard)
Maverick 1999 2002 [citation needed] Dark Horse Comics imprint
MAX US 2001 -9998 [citation needed]
Michael Hunt Publishing 1993 2000 [citation needed]
Mighty Comics US 1965 1967 [citation needed] Archie Comics imprint. Also known as Radio Comics
Milestone Media 1993 1997[18] [citation needed] Merged with main DC line.
Mille-Îles Canada[34] 1989[34] 9998
Active
Millennium Publications US 1990 1998 [citation needed] Imprint: Modern Comics (1997–2000)
MiniKomix -9998 [citation needed]
Mirage Studios US 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
M. F. Enterprises US 1966 1967 [citation needed]
Mojo Press US 1994 1999 [citation needed] Titles: Weird Business, Red Range, Atomic Chili, and Indian Lover
Moonstone Books US 1995 -9998 [citation needed]
MU Press US 1990 2006 [citation needed] Imprint: AEON Publishing
NBM Publishing US 1976 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Neko Press -9998 [citation needed]
Standard Comics US 1939 1956 [citation needed] Also known as Nedor, Pines, Better, and Thrilling
New Baby Productions -9998 [citation needed]
New Comics Group US 1987 1990 [citation needed]
New England Comics US -9998 [citation needed]
New Sirius Productions 1986 1986 [citation needed] Comics line called Prelude Graphics
Nifty Comics US 1985 -9998 [citation needed]
Noble Comics 1981 1983 [citation needed]
Northstar Publishing 1989 1993 [citation needed] Imprint of Rebel Studios. Chicago-based publisher known for publishing Faust
Novelty Press US 1940 1949 [citation needed]
NOW Comics US[35] 1985 2005 [citation needed]
Omega Dream Distillery Publications -Oddpubs US[35][not in citation given] 2010 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Ominous Press 1994 1994 [citation needed] Bart Sears's self-publishing line
Oni Press US[36] 1997[37] 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Oog & Blik Netherlands 1985 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Orbit Publications US 1945 1953 [citation needed] Also known as Orbit Comics
Pacific Comics US[38] 1981[38] 1984[39]
Paper Crane Factory -9998 [citation needed]
Paradox Press US 1993 2001 [citation needed]formerly Piranha Press
Penny-Farthing Press US 1998 -9998 [citation needed]
Personality Comics US 1991 1993 [citation needed] Profiles of professional athletes and entertainers. Imprint: Spoof Comics
Pied Piper Comics US 1986 1988 [citation needed] De facto successor to Wonder Comics.
Pika Édition France 1999 -9998 [citation needed]
Pines Comics US 1956 1959 [citation needed] Successor to Nedor Comics
Power Comics Company 1977 1977 [citation needed] Detroit-based publisher. Titles: Power Comics and Cobalt Blue.
Print Mint US 1968 1978 [citation needed]
Prism Comics US 2003 -9998 [citation needed]
Quality Comics US 1939 1956 [citation needed]
Raj Comics India 1985 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Radical Comics 2007 -9998 [citation needed]
Radio Comix US 1996 -9998 [citation needed]
Reasonably Priced Comics US 2009 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Rebellion UK 1991 -9998 [citation needed]
Rebel Studios 1987 1995 [citation needed] Imprint: Northstar Publishing
Red 5 Comics Canada 2007 -9998 [citation needed]
Red Circle Comics US 1973 1985 [citation needed] Archie Comics imprint
Renegade Press US[1] 1985[1] 1989[1] Started with Aardvark-Vanaheim titles, except for Cerebus[1]
Reprodukt Germany[40] -9998 [citation needed]
Re-Visionary Press 1994 2000 [citation needed] Imprint: Carnal Comics (acquired from Revolutionary Comics)
Revolutionary Comics US 1989 1994 [citation needed] Imprint: Carnal Comics (later acquired by Re-Visionary Press and then Opus Graphics)
Rip Off Press US 1969 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Robot Comics Spain 2009 -9998 [citation needed]
Rural Home 1945 1945 [citation needed] Owned by Enwil
Sequential Pulp Comics 2011 -9998 [citation needed] [41]
Seven Seas Entertainment US 2004 -9998 [citation needed]
ShadowLine US 1993 -9998 [citation needed]
Shanda Fantasy Arts -9998 [citation needed]
Shinshokan Japan 1961 -9998 [citation needed]
Shodensha Japan 1970 -9998 [citation needed]
Shogakukan Japan 1922 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Shōnen Gahōsha Japan 1945 -9998 [citation needed]
Shueisha Japan 1925 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Silverline 1987[42] -9998 [citation needed]
Silver Moon Comics  ? 1994 [citation needed]
Silverwolf Comics US 1986 1987 [citation needed]
Sirius Comics 1985 1986 [citation needed]
Sirius Entertainment US 1994 2005 [citation needed]
Skywald Publications US 1970 1975 [citation needed]
Slave Labor Graphics US 1986 9998
Active
 [citation needed] [2]
Soleil Productions France 1982 -9998 [citation needed]Founded as Librairie Bédulle
Solson Publications US 1986 1987 [citation needed]
Spark Publications US 1944 1946 [citation needed]
Spectrum Comics US 1983 1984 [citation needed]
Spire Christian Comics US 1972 1988 [citation needed] Published original comics from 1972–1982.
Spotlight Comics 1986 1987 [citation needed] Published Mighty Mouse and Underdog comics; declared bankruptcy in 1989.[43]
St. John Publications US 1947 1958 [citation needed]
Stanley Publications 1966 1971 [citation needed] Black-and-white horror magazine publisher. Titles: Chilling Tales of Horror, Ghoul Tales, Shock, and Stark Terror
Star Publications US[44] 1949[44] 1954 Founded after L.B. Cole acquired assets of Novelty Press.[44]
Starblaze Graphics US 1978 1989 [citation needed] Imprint of The Donning Company; mainly published trade paperback collections and original graphic novels; titles include MythAdventures, Elfquest, and A Distant Soil.
Star*Reach US 1974 1991 [citation needed] Mike Friedrich's imprint
Strawberry Jam Comics Canada 1985 1992 [citation needed]
Street & Smith Comics US 1940 1949 [citation needed]
Studio 407 -9998 [citation needed]
Studio Ironcat US 1997 2006 [citation needed] Also known as I.C. Entertainment
Superior Publishers Limited Canada 1945 1956 [citation needed] Reprinted American comics
Takeshobo Japan 1972 -9998 [citation needed]
Tekno Comix US 1995 1997 [citation needed]
Terminal Press US 2001 -9998 [citation needed]
Teshkeel Comics Kuwait 2005 -9998 [citation needed]
Texas Comics US 1983 1983 [citation needed]
Thoughts & Images 1983 1988 [citation needed]
Timeless Journey Comics -9998 [citation needed]
Timely Comics US 1939 1950 [citation needed] Later became Atlas, then Marvel
THENEXTART Germany 2004 -9998 [citation needed]
Titan Books UK 1981 -9998 [citation needed]
Toby Press US 1949 1955 [citation needed] Also known as Toby Comics
Todd McFarlane Productions 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Tokyopop US 1997 2011 [citation needed]
Top Cow Productions US 1992[18] 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Topps Comics US 1993 1998 [citation needed]
Top Shelf Comics US[45] 1997[46] 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Tower Comics US 1965 1969 [citation needed]
Trident Comics UK 1989 1992 [citation needed]
Trojan Magazines 1950 1955 [citation needed]
Triumphant Comics 1993 1994 [citation needed]
Tundra Publishing US and UK[14] 1990[18] 1993 bought by Kitchen Sink Press in March of 1993[18] (Tundra UK was not part of this sale and folded.[14])[citation needed]
UDON Canada 2000 9998
Active
 [citation needed]left Devil's Due to form its own publishing company
Ultimate Marvel US 2000 -9998 [citation needed]
Valiant Comics US 1990[18] 2002 [citation needed] Published by Voyager Communications. Later known as Acclaim Comics. Imprints: Armada, Windjammer (creator-owned line)
Verotik 1994[18] 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Vertigo Comics US 1992[18] 9998
Active
 [citation needed]
Viper Comics US 2003 -9998 [citation needed]
Virgin Comics India,[47] US 2005[47] 2008 [citation needed] Acquired by Liquid Comics on September 25, 2008[47]
VIZ Media US 9998
Active
 [citation needed] a.k.a. Viz Comics, Viz Communications, Viz LLC
Vortex Comics Canada[48] 1982[48] 1993
WaRP Graphics US 1977 -9998 [citation needed]
Warren Publishing US 1957 1983 [citation needed]
Wildstorm US 1992 1999 [citation needed] Became part of DC on October 6, 1998.[18]
Wildstorm Universe -9998 [citation needed] Defunct[citation needed]
Wonder Comics US 1985 1987 [citation needed] Also known as Wonder Color Comics; most titles acquired by Pied Piper Comics
Yaoi Press US 2004 -9998 [citation needed]
Youthful US 1949 1954 [citation needed] Imprint: Youthful Magazines/Stamp Comics
Zenescope Entertainment -9998 [citation needed]
Zeta Comics -9998 [citation needed]

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