List of comics publishing companies

Active companies as of 2012

• 12-Gauge Comics (est. 2004)^{[citation needed]}
• 215 Ink (est. 2007)^{[citation needed]}
• Aardvark-Vanaheim (est. 1977)
• About Comics (est. 1998)
• AC Comics (est. 1969)
• Action Lab Comics (est. 2010)
• Approbation Comics (est. 1992)
• Adhouse Books (est. 2002)
• After Hours Press (est. 2000)
• AiT/Planet Lar (est. 1999)
• Alias Enterprises (est. 2005)
  • Alias (all-ages)
  • Cross Culture (Christian)
• Alterna Comics (est. 2006)
• Ankama Editions (est. 2001)
• Angry Viking Press
• Antarctic Press (est. 1984)
• Ape Entertainment (est. 2003)^{[citation needed]}
• Arcana Studio (est. 2004)
• Arch Enemy Entertainment (est. 2004)
• Archaia Studios Press (ASP) (est. 2002)
• Archie Comics (est. 1939)
• Ardden Entertainment (est. 2008)
  • Atlas Comics (est. 2010)
• Aspen MLT (est. 2003)
• Atomic Book Company
• Avatar Press (est. 1996)
• Azteca Productions (est. 1993)
• Big Bang Comics (est. 1994 as imprint of Caliber Press; became independent publisher in 2006)
• Beta 3 Comics
• Bluewater Productions (est. 2007)
• Boneyard Press (est. 1991)^{[citation needed]}
• Bongo Comics (est. 1993)
• Boom! Studios (est. 2005)
• Brain Scan Studios (est. 1999)
• BroadSword Comics (est. 1999)
• Cartoon Books (est. 1991)^{[citation needed]}
• Calvary Comics (est. 2006)
• Casterman (est. 1934 as comics publisher)
• Checker Book Publishing Group (est. 2000)
  • Devil's Due Digital
• Cinebook (est. 2005)
• Class Comics (est. 1995)
• Classical Comics (est. 2007)
• Com.x (est. 2000)
• DAPshow Press (est. 2009)
• Dare Comics (est. 2007)
• Dargaud (est. 1943)
  • Dargaud USA (defunct)
• Dark Horse Comics (est. 1986)
  • Comics Greatest World (1993–1998, defunct)
  • Dark Horse Manga (est. 1992)
  • Sequential Pulp Comics (est. 2011)
• DC Comics (founded as National Allied Publications in 1934)
  • All-American Publications (1938–1946, allied publisher that was later bought out)
  • All Star DC Comics (est. 2005) (Defunct)
  • DC: Earth One (est. 2010)
  • Johnny DC (est. 2004)
  • Mad (magazine) (1992–present)
  • Paradox Press (1993–2001, formerly Piranha Press, which operated from 1989–1993)
  • Vertigo Comics (est. 1993)
  • Wildstorm (est. 1992, became part of DC in 1999) (Dufunct)
    • America's Best Comics (est. 1999) (Defunct)
    • CMX (est. 2004) (Defunct)
    • Wildstorm Universe (Defunct)
      • Cliffhanger (1998–2004; absorbed first into Homage, itself then absorbed Wildstorm Signature Series)
      • Homage (est. 1994, acquired by DC in 1998, absorbed into Wildstorm Signature Series in 2004)
  • Milestone Media (est. 1993, merged with main DC line)
• D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd
• Delcourt (est. 1986)
• Devil's Due Publishing
  • Devil's Due Digital
  • Dynamite Entertainment
  • UDON (left Devil's Due to form its own publishing company)
• Drawn and Quarterly
• DrMaster
• Dupuis (est. c 1930)
• Dynamite Entertainment (est. 2005)
• DWAP Productions (est. 2006)
• E.F.edizioni (est. 2003)
  • Eros Comix Italia
• eigoMANGA (est. 2000)
• Evil Ink Comics (est. 2004)
• Evil Twin Comics (est. 2004)

• Fan-Atic Press (est. 1984)
• Fantagraphics Books (est. 1976)
  • Eros Comix (est. 1990)
• Fluid Friction Comics (est. 2006)
• Full Bleed Studios (est. 1992)
• Gemstone Publishing (est. 2003)
• Gestalt Publishing (est. 2005)
• Glénat (est. 1972)
• Grim Crew Comics
  • Tummelvision Press
• Heroic Publishing
  • Hero Comics
  • Hero Graphics
• Humanoids Publishing
• IDW Publishing
• Image Comics
  • • ShadowLine
      • Silverline
    • Todd McFarlane Productions
    • Top Cow Productions
    • Wildstorm (Moved to DC Comics)
  • Affiliated Publishers
    • Beckett Comics (publishes graphic novels through Image)
    • Desperado Publishing (became separate company)
    • Devil's Due Publishing (became separate company)
    • Dreamwave Productions (became separate company)
• Imperium Comics
• InterVerse Comics
• L'Association
• Last Gasp Comix & Stories (est. 1970)
• Le Lombard
• Les Humanoïdes Associés
• Liquid Comics
• Lonely Robot Comics (est. 2010)
• Ludovico Technique LLC
• Mam Tor Publishing
• Manuscript Press
• Markosia
• Marvel Comics
  • Icon
  • Marvel Age
  • MAX
  • Soleil Productions
  • Ultimate Marvel
• Mini-Komix
• Mirage Comics
• Moonstone Books
• NBM Publishing
• Neko Press
• New Baby Productions
• New England Comics
• Nifty Comics
• Oni Press
• Paper Crane Factory
• Penny-Farthing Press
• Prism Comics
• Raj Comics (est. 1985)
• Radical Comics
• Radio Comix (est. 1996)
• Reasonably Priced Comics (est. 2009)
• Rebellion
• Red 5 Comics
• Rip Off Press
• Robot Comics
• Seven Seas Entertainment
• Shanda Fantasy Arts
• Slave Labor Graphics (est. 1986)[2]
• Studio 407
• Terminal Press
• Teshkeel Comics
• Timeless Journey Comics
• THENEXTART
• Titan Books
• Top Shelf Comics
• UDON
• Valiant Comics
• Viper Comics
• VIZ Media (a.k.a. Viz Comics, Viz Communications, Viz LLC)
  • Shonen Jump
• WaRP Graphics
• Yaoi Press
• Zenescope Entertainment^{[citation needed]}
• Zeta Comics

Defunct companies

Publisher	Founded	Defunct	Notes
Academy Comics	1992	1996	also known as Acid Rain Studios
Ace Comics	1940	1956
ACE Comics	1986	1987	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	Titles: Love Sucks and Love Sucks Color Special
Acetylene Comics	2001	2001
Adventure Publications	1986	1990	Acquired by Malibu Comics in 1989
Aircel Comics	1985	1994	Later bought out by Malibu Comics
Ajax/Farrell	1952	1958	Imprint: Four Star Publications
Alias Enterprises	2005	2008
All American Comics	1941	1954
Alternative Comics	1993	2007
Amazing	1987	1987
Amazing Comics	1989	1990	Japanese publisher
American Comics Group	1943	1967	also known as ACG
Ania Publishing	1993	1993
Apex Novelties, Inc.	1967	1979	Original publisher of R. Crumb's Zap Comix
Apple Comics	1986	1994	Also known as Apple Press. Imprint: Forbidden Fruit
Archie Adventure Series	1959	1965	Archie Comics imprint.
Arrow Comics	1985	2000
Atlas Comics	1951	1957	Evolved into Marvel Comics
Atlas/Seaboard Comics	1974	1975
Atomeka Press	1988 2004	1997 2005
Attic Books	?	1994
Avon Comics	c. 1945	c. 1956
Awesome Comics	1997	2000	Also known as Awesome Entertainment (and sometimes as Awesome-Hyperwerks)
Axis Comics	1994	1994
Beckett Comics	2003	2005
Big Umbrella	2000	2003	Independent publishing cooperative
Black Eye Productions	1992	1998
Blackball Comics	1993	1994
Blackthorne Publishing	1985	1989
Broadway Comics	1995	1996
Byron Preiss Visual Publications	1974	2006
Caliber Comics	1989	2000
Capital Comics	1981	1984	All titles acquired by First Comics
Centaur Publications	1938	1942
CFW Enterprises	1987	1992	Titles: Kung-Fu Warriors, Shred, and Tales of the Ninja Warriors
Chaos! Comics	1993	2002
Charlton Comics	1946	1986
Claypool Comics	1993	2006
Cliffhanger	1998	2004
Columbia Comics	1940	1949
Comely Comix	1975	2005	Canadian publisher known for Captain Canuck.
Comic Media	1952	1954
Comic Zone Productions	1991	1994	Titles: Psycho Killers and assorted spin-offs
Comico Comics	1982	1997
Comics Interview	1985	1989	Also known as Fictioneer Books; David Anthony Kraft's publishing imprint
Comics' Greatest World	1993	1998	Dark Horse Comics imprint. Changed name to Dark Horse Heroes in 1995
ComicsOne	1999	2005
Continuity Comics	1984	1994	Also known as Continuity Publishing; still exists as Neal Adams Studios, no longer publishing comics
Continüm Comics	1989	1994
Crestwood Publications	1943	1963	Later known as Prize Comics
CrossGen Entertainment	1998	2004	Imprint: Code 6
Crusade Comics	1994	2002
Crystal Publications	1986	1988	Title: Eagle
Curtis Magazines	1971	1980	Marvel Comics imprint. Published black-and-white comics magazines.
Dabel Brothers Productions	2001	2009
Dagger Enterprises	1993	1994
Dargaud USA	c. 1981	c. 1982	U.S. branch of European publisher Dargaud, published translated editions of European comics
David McKay Publications	1937	1950
Deep Sea Comics	1996	1998	Canadian publisher mostly known for Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman
Defiant Comics	1993	1995	Imprint of Enlightened Entertainment Partners, LP
Dell Comics	1929	1973
Deluxe Comics	1984	1986
Disney Comics	1990	1993
Dragon Lady Press	1985	1988
Dreamwave Productions	1996	2005
Eastern Color Printing	1933	1955	Continued as a printer until 2002
EC Comics	1944	1956	Continued to publish Mad magazine
Eclipse Comics	1978	1993	Imprint: Independent Comics Group
Eerie Publications	1966	1981	Myron Fass black-and-white horror comics magazine imprint
Eternity Comics	1986	1994
Event Comics	1994	1999
Extreme Studios	1997	2000
Fangoria Comics	2007	2007	Fangoria Entertainment imprint
FantaCo Enterprises	1980	1998
Fantagor Press	1986	1994	Imprint of cartoonist Richard Corben
Fantasy Flight Publications	1995	1996	Published translated European comics; still in business as games publisher Fantasy Flight Games
Farrell Publications	1940	1958	numerous imprints
Fawcett Comics	1939 1969	1953 1980
Fiction House	1938	1954
First Comics	1983	1993
Fox Atomic Comics	2006	2009
Fox Feature Syndicate	1939	1951
Future Comics	2002	2004	Founded by Bob Layton, Dick Giordano, David Michelinie, and Skip Farrell.
Gladstone Comics	1986 1993	1990 1998
Gold Key Comics	1962	1984	Also known as Whitman Comics
Great Comics Publications	1941	1942	Titles: Great Comics, Choice Comics
Greater Mercury Comics	1990	1991	Successor to Silverwolf Comics
Guild Publications	1983	1984	Title: Southern Knights
Hall of Heroes	1993	1999
Harrier Comics	1984	1989	British publisher
Harris Comics	1985	2008	Published Vampirella
Harvey Comics	1941	1986
Hell Comics	1971	1972	Title: Air Pirates Funnies
Highwater Books	1997	2004
Hillman Periodicals	1948	1953
Holyoke Publishing	1940	1946	Originally known as Helnit. Imprints: Bilbara Publishing, Continental Publishing, Narrative Publishers
Homage	1995	2004	WildStorm Productions imprint
Humor Publications/Current Books	1944	1948	Ace Magazines imprint. Titles: Science Comics, Scream Comics
I. W. Publications	1958	c. 1964	Also known as Super Comics
iBooks	2003	2005	Published by Byron Preiss
Imperial Comics	1986 1994	1987 1994	Probably two unrelated companies. The 1986 releases are published from Boulder, Co; the 1994 releases from Holland, PA.
Innovation Comics	1988	1994
Insomnia Publications	2006	2010
JC Comics	1981	1984	Also known as JC Productions, still in existence, just not publishing
Kandora Publishing	2005	2005
King Comics	1966	1967	Connected with King Features Syndicate; most titles were picked up from Gold Key Comics; most were later acquired by Charlton Comics
Kitchen Sink Press	1970	1999
L. Miller & Son, Ltd.	1943	1966	British publisher known for Marvelman
Legend	1994	1998	Dark Horse Comics imprint
Lev Gleason Publications	1939	1955	Also known as Comic House Publications
Lightning Comics	1967	1967
Lightning Comics	1993	1997
Lodestone Comics	1985	1986	Titles: Codename: Danger, Evangeline Special, Futurians, Honeymooners, March Hare
M. F. Enterprises	1966	1967
Mad Dog Graphics	1987	1988	Hollywood, California-based publisher of such titles as Eddy Current and Keith Laumer's Retief.
Magazine Enterprises	1943	1958
Mainline Publications	1953	1956
Majestic Entertainment	1993	1994	Titles: Legacy, Majestic
Malibu Comics	1986	1994	Bought out by Marvel Comics, currently dormant. Imprints: Adventure Comics, Aircel Comics, Bravura, Eternity Comics, Genesis, Protectors Universe (Genesis imprint), Ultraverse (moved to Marvel)
Matrix Graphic Series	1984	1987	Titles: Cybercom, Heart of the Blue Mesa, Dragon's Star, Gaijin, The Jam Special, MacKenzie Queen, and New Triumph (featuring Northguard)
Maverick	1999	2002	Dark Horse Comics imprint
Michael Hunt Publishing	1993	2000
Mighty Comics	1965	1967	Archie Comics imprint. Also known as Radio Comics
Millennium Publications	1990	1998	Imprint: Modern Comics (1997–2000)
Mojo Press	1993	1999	Titles: Weird Business, Red Range, Atomic Chili, and Indian Lover
MU Press	1990	2006	Imprint: AEON Publishing
Nedor Comics	1939	1956	Also known as Standard, Better, and Thrilling
New Comics Group	1987	1990
New Sirius Productions	1986	1986	Comics line called Prelude Graphics
Noble Comics	1981	1983
Northstar Publishing	1989	1993	Imprint of Rebel Studios. Chicago-based publisher known for publishing Faust
Novelty Press	1940	1949
NOW Comics	1985	2005
Orbit Publications	1945	1953	Also known as Orbit Comics
Ominous Press	1994	1994	Bart Sears's self-publishing line
Pacific Comics	1981	1984	Also known as PC
Personality Comics	1991	1993	Profiles of professional athletes and entertainers. Imprint: Spoof Comics
Pied Piper Comics	1986	1988	De facto successor to Wonder Comics.
Pines Comics	1956	1959	Successor to Nedor Comics
Power Comics Company	1977	1977	Detroit-based publisher. Titles: Power Comics and Cobalt Blue.
Print Mint	1968	1978
Quality Comics	1939	1956
Re-Visionary Press	1994	2000	Imprint: Carnal Comics (acquired from Revolutionary Comics)
Rebel Studios	1987	1995	Imprint: Northstar Publishing
Red Circle Comics	1973	1985	Archie Comics imprint
Renegade Press	1984	1988
Revolutionary Comics	1989	1998	Imprint: Carnal Comics (later acquired by Re-Visionary Press and then Opus Graphics)
Rural Home	1945	1945	Owned by Enwil
Silver Moon Comics	?	1994
Silverwolf Comics	1986	1987
Sirius Comics	1985	1986
Sirius Entertainment	1994	2005
Skywald Publications	1970	1975
Solson Publications	1986	1987
Spark Publications	1944	1946
Spectrum Comics	1983	1984
Spire Christian Comics	1972	1988	Published original comics from 1972–1982.
Spotlight Comics	1986	1987	Published Mighty Mouse and Underdog comics; declared bankruptcy in 1989.
St. John Publications	1947	1958
Stanley Publications	1966	1971	Black-and-white horror magazine publisher. Titles: Chilling Tales of Horror, Ghoul Tales, Shock, and Stark Terror
Star Publications	1949	1954	Acquired assets of Novelty Press. Founded by noted cover artist L.B. Cole
Starblaze Graphics	1978	1989	Imprint of The Donning Company; mainly published trade paperback collections and original graphic novels; titles include MythAdventures, Elfquest, and A Distant Soil.
Star*Reach	1974	1991	Mike Friedrich's imprint
Strawberry Jam Comics	1985	1992
Street & Smith Comics	1940	1949
Studio Ironcat	1997	2004	Also known as I.C. Entertainment
Superior Publishers Limited	1945	1956	Canadian publisher which reprinted American comics
Tekno Comix	1995	1997
Texas Comics	1983	1983
Thoughts & Images	1983	1988
Timely Comics	1939	1950	Evolved into Atlas Comics
Toby Press	1949	1955	Also known as Toby Comics
Tokyopop	1997	2011
Topps Comics	1993	1998
Tower Comics	1965	1969
Trident Comics	1989	1992	British publisher.
Trojan Magazines	1950	1955
Triumphant Comics	1993	1994
Valiant Comics	1994	2002	Published by Voyager Communications. Later known as Acclaim Comics. Imprints: Armada, Windjammer (creator-owned line)
Virgin Comics	2006	2008	Acquired by Liquid Comics
Vortex Comics	1982	1993
Warren Publishing	1957	1983	Published black-and-white magazines
Wonder Comics	1985	1987	Also known as Wonder Color Comics; most titles acquired by Pied Piper Comics
Youthful	1949	1954	Imprint: Youthful Magazines/Stamp Comics

See also

• List of manga publishers