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{{ComPub|name= [[12 bis]]|country= France<ref>http://12bis.com/</ref>|found= 2008|defunct=N|note=}} |
{{ComPub|name= [[12 bis]]|country= France<ref>http://12bis.com/</ref>|found= 2008|defunct=N|note=}} |
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{{ComPub|name= [[12-Gauge Comics]]|country=US<ref>http://www.12gaugecomics.com/</ref> |found= 2004|defunct=|note=}} |
{{ComPub|name= [[12-Gauge Comics]]|country=US<ref>http://www.12gaugecomics.com/</ref> |found= 2004|defunct=N|note=}} |
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{{ComPub|name= [[215 Ink]]|country= |found= 2007|defunct=|note= |
{{ComPub|name= [[215 Ink]]|country=US<ref>http://215ink.com/site/</ref> |found= 2007|defunct=N|note=}} |
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{{ComPub|name= [[Aardvark-Vanaheim]]|country= Canada<ref name="RenegadeShutsDown" />|found= 1977<ref name="RenegadeShutsDown" />|defunct=N|note=Most titles moved to [[Renegade Press]] in 1985<ref name="RenegadeShutsDown" /> }} |
{{ComPub|name= [[Aardvark-Vanaheim]]|country= Canada<ref name="RenegadeShutsDown" />|found= 1977<ref name="RenegadeShutsDown" />|defunct=N|note=Most titles moved to [[Renegade Press]] in 1985<ref name="RenegadeShutsDown" /> }} |
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{{ComPub|name= [[About Comics]]|country=US<ref>http://www.aboutcomics.com/</ref> |found= 1998|defunct=N|note=<ref>Murphy, Chris. [http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6615361.html "About Comics at the Ten Year Mark," ''Publishers Weekly'': ''PW Comics Week'' (November 18, 2008).] Accessed Nov. 11, 2009.</ref> |logo=About Comics logo.gif}} |
{{ComPub|name= [[About Comics]]|country=US<ref>http://www.aboutcomics.com/</ref> |found= 1998|defunct=N|note=<ref>Murphy, Chris. [http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6615361.html "About Comics at the Ten Year Mark," ''Publishers Weekly'': ''PW Comics Week'' (November 18, 2008).] Accessed Nov. 11, 2009.</ref> |logo=About Comics logo.gif}} |
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{{ComPub|name= [[AC Comics]] |country=US |found= 1969|defunct=N|note={{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} }} |
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{{ComPub|name= [[Academy Comics]] |country=US|found= 1992 |defunct= 1996 |note={{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} also known as '''Acid Rain Studios'''}} |
{{ComPub|name= [[Academy Comics]] |country=US|found= 1992 |defunct= 1996 |note={{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} also known as '''Acid Rain Studios'''}} |
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{{ComPub|name= [[AC Comics]] |country=US<ref>http://www.accomics.com/</ref> |found= 1969|defunct=N|note=Former '''Paragon Publications''' till 1982; former '''Americomics''' till 1984<ref>http://www.accomics.com/history/</ref>}} |
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{{ComPub|name= [[Ace Comics (publishers)|Ace Comics]] |country=US|found= 1940 |defunct=1956 |note=Imprints: '''A.A. Wyn (Inc.)''', '''Ace Books, Inc.''', '''Ace Magazines, Inc.''', '''Ace Periodicals, Inc.''', '''Ace Publications (Inc.)''', '''Current Books, Inc.''', '''Humor Publications, Inc.''', '''Junior Books, Inc.''', '''Periodical House, Inc.''', '''Unity Publishing Corp.'''<ref>http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/index.php?cid=98</ref>{{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} }} |
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{{ComPub|name= [[Ace Comics (1980s)|ACE Comics]] |country=|found= 1986 |defunct=1987 |note={{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} 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'''}} |
{{ComPub|name= [[Ace Comics (1980s)|ACE Comics]] |country=|found= 1986 |defunct=1987 |note={{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} 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'''}} |
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{{ComPub|name= [[Ace Comics (1990s)|Ace Comics]] |country=|found= 1995 |defunct=1998 |note={{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} Titles: ''Love Sucks'' and ''Love Sucks Color Special''}} |
{{ComPub|name= [[Ace Comics (1990s)|Ace Comics]] |country=|found= 1995 |defunct=1998 |note={{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} Titles: ''Love Sucks'' and ''Love Sucks Color Special''}} |
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{{ComPub|name= [[American Comics Group]] |country=US<ref name="HeroGetsGirl30" />|found= 1943<ref name="HeroGetsGirl30" /> |defunct=1967 |note={{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} Began in 1943 as Creston Publishing; also known as '''ACG'''<ref name="HeroGetsGirl30" />}} |
{{ComPub|name= [[American Comics Group]] |country=US<ref name="HeroGetsGirl30" />|found= 1943<ref name="HeroGetsGirl30" /> |defunct=1967 |note={{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} Began in 1943 as Creston Publishing; also known as '''ACG'''<ref name="HeroGetsGirl30" />}} |
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{{ComPub|name= [[America's Best Comics]] |country=US |found=1999 |defunct=2005 |note= Imprint of WildStorm, altogether sold to DC Comics {{Citation needed|date=February 2012}}}} |
{{ComPub|name= [[America's Best Comics]] |country=US |found=1999 |defunct=2005 |note= Imprint of WildStorm, altogether sold to DC Comics {{Citation needed|date=February 2012}}}} |
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{{ComPub|name= [[AC Comics|Americomics]]| country=US| found=1982| defunct=1984| note=Former '''Paragon Publications''' from 1969 to 1982; becomes '''AC Comics''' in 1984<ref>http://www.accomics.com/history/</ref>}} |
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{{ComPub|name= [[Anglo-American Publishing]] |country=Canada<ref name="Invaders44" /> |found=1941<ref name="Invaders44" /> |defunct=Y |note=Defunct{{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} }} |
{{ComPub|name= [[Anglo-American Publishing]] |country=Canada<ref name="Invaders44" /> |found=1941<ref name="Invaders44" /> |defunct=Y |note=Defunct{{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} }} |
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{{ComPub|name= [[Angry Viking Press]]|country= |found= |defunct=|note={{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} }} |
{{ComPub|name= [[Angry Viking Press]]|country= |found= |defunct=|note={{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} }} |
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{{ComPub|name= [[Paper Crane Factory]]|country= |found= |defunct=|note={{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} }} |
{{ComPub|name= [[Paper Crane Factory]]|country= |found= |defunct=|note={{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} }} |
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{{ComPub|name= [[Paradox Press]] |country=US |found=1993 |defunct=2001|note={{Citation needed|date=February 2012}}formerly [[Piranha Press]] }} |
{{ComPub|name= [[Paradox Press]] |country=US |found=1993 |defunct=2001|note={{Citation needed|date=February 2012}}formerly [[Piranha Press]] }} |
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{{ComPub|name= [[AC Comics|Paragon Publications]]| country=US| found=1969| defunct=1982| note=Founded 1969 (first release in 1970); becomes '''Americomics''' in 1982<ref>http://www.accomics.com/history/</ref>}} |
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{{ComPub|name= [[Penny-Farthing Press]]|country=US |found=1998 |defunct=|note={{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} |logo=}} |
{{ComPub|name= [[Penny-Farthing Press]]|country=US |found=1998 |defunct=|note={{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} |logo=}} |
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{{ComPub|name= [[Personality Comics]] |country=US|found= 1991 |defunct= 1993 |note={{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} Profiles of professional athletes and entertainers. Imprint: '''Spoof Comics'''}} |
{{ComPub|name= [[Personality Comics]] |country=US|found= 1991 |defunct= 1993 |note={{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} Profiles of professional athletes and entertainers. Imprint: '''Spoof Comics'''}} |
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{{ComPub|name=[[schreiber & leser]]|country=Germany<ref>http://www.schreiberundleser.de/</ref>|found=1981|defunct=N|note=}} |
{{ComPub|name=[[schreiber & leser]]|country=Germany<ref>http://www.schreiberundleser.de/</ref>|found=1981|defunct=N|note=}} |
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{{ComPub|name= [[Schwarzer Turm]] |country=Germany<ref>http://www.schwarzerturm.de/</ref> |found=1998 |defunct=N}} |
{{ComPub|name= [[Schwarzer Turm]] |country=Germany<ref>http://www.schwarzerturm.de/</ref> |found=1998 |defunct=N}} |
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{{ComPub|name =Seoulmunhwasa |country =South Korea<ref name="1001Comics647"/> |found = |defunct = |note = {{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} |
{{ComPub|name =Seoulmunhwasa |country =South Korea<ref name="1001Comics647"/> |found = |defunct = |note = {{Citation needed|date=February 2012}}}} |
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{{ComPub|name= Sequential Pulp Comics |country= |found=2011 |defunct=|note={{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} <ref>Dark Horse Announces Launch of Sequential Pulp Comics imprint line [http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/.../sequential-pulp-comics-launch-september]</ref>}} |
{{ComPub|name= Sequential Pulp Comics |country= |found=2011 |defunct=|note={{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} <ref>Dark Horse Announces Launch of Sequential Pulp Comics imprint line [http://www.darkhorse.com/Blog/.../sequential-pulp-comics-launch-september]</ref>}} |
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{{ComPub|name= [[Seven Seas Entertainment]]|country=US |found=2004 |defunct=|note={{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} |logo=}} |
{{ComPub|name= [[Seven Seas Entertainment]]|country=US |found=2004 |defunct=|note={{Citation needed|date=February 2012}} |logo=}} |
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Revision as of 04:04, 13 March 2012
This is a list of comics publishing companies, active and defunct, from around the world.
Publishers
| Name | Country | Active | Notes | |
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| 12 bis | France[1] | 2008 |  |
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| 12-Gauge Comics | US[2] | 2004 | |
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| 215 Ink | US[3] | 2007 | |
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| Aardvark-Vanaheim | Canada[4] | 1977[4] | |
Most titles moved to Renegade Press in 1985[4] |
| About Comics | US[5] | 1998 | |
[6] |
| Academy Comics | US | 1992 | 1996 | [citation needed] also known as Acid Rain Studios |
| AC Comics | US[7] | 1969 | |
Former Paragon Publications till 1982; former Americomics till 1984[8] |
| Ace Comics | US | 1940 | 1956 | Imprints: A.A. Wyn (Inc.), Ace Books, Inc., Ace Magazines, Inc., Ace Periodicals, Inc., Ace Publications (Inc.), Current Books, Inc., Humor Publications, Inc., Junior Books, Inc., Periodical House, Inc., Unity Publishing Corp.[9][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 | [citation needed] | ||
| AdHouse Books | US[10][11] | 2002 | |
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| Adventure Publications | 1986 | 1990 | [citation needed] Acquired by Malibu Comics in 1989 | |
| After Hours Press | US[12] | 2000 | |
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| Aircel Comics | Canada[13] | 1985[13] | 1994[14] | Bought out by Malibu Comics in 1991, which was bought by Marvel in 1994[14] |
| AiT/Planet Lar | US | 1999 | [citation needed] | |
| Ajax/Farrell | US | 1952 | 1958 | [citation needed] Imprint: Four Star Publications |
| Alias Enterprises | US | 2005 | 2008 | [citation needed] |
| All-American Publications | US[15] | 1939[15] | 1946[16] | Bought out by National Periodicals (DC) in 1946[16] |
| All Star DC Comics | US | 2005 | [citation needed] Defunct[citation needed] | |
| Alterna Comics | 2006 | [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[17] | 1943[17] | 1967 | [citation needed] Began in 1943 as Creston Publishing; also known as ACG[17] |
| America's Best Comics | US | 1999 | 2005 | Imprint of WildStorm, altogether sold to DC Comics [citation needed] |
| Americomics | US | 1982 | 1984 | Former Paragon Publications from 1969 to 1982; becomes AC Comics in 1984[18] |
| Anglo-American Publishing | Canada[19] | 1941[19] |  |
Defunct[citation needed] |
| Angry Viking Press | [citation needed] | |||
| Ania Publishing | 1993 | 1993 | [citation needed] | |
| Ankama Editions | France | 2001 | [citation needed] | |
| Antarctic Press | US[20] | 1984[20] | 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 | [citation needed] | |
| Ape Entertainment | 2003 | [citation needed] | ||
| Arcana Studio | Canada | 2004 | |
[citation needed] |
| Arch Enemy Entertainment | US | 2004 | [citation needed] | |
| Archaia Studios Press (ASP) | US | 2002 | [citation needed] | |
| Archie Adventure Series | US | 1959 | 1965 | [citation needed] Archie Comics imprint. |
| Archie Comics (MLJ) | US[21] | 1939[21] | |
Called MLJ until 1945[21] |
| Ardden Entertainment | 2008 | [citation needed] | ||
| Arktinen Banaani (Arctic Bannana) | Finland | [citation needed] | ||
| Arrow Comics | US | 1985 | 2000 | [citation needed] |
| Aspen MLT | US | 2003 | [citation needed] | |
| Asuka | France | 2004 | [citation needed] | |
| Atlas Comics | US | 1951 | 1957 | [citation needed] Evolved into Marvel Comics |
| Atlas/Seaboard Comics | US | 1974[22] | 1975 | [citation needed] |
| Atlas Comics | 2010 | |
[citation needed] | |
| Attic Books | ? | 1994 | [citation needed] | |
| Atomeka Press | UK | 1988 2004 |
1997 2005 |
[citation needed] |
| Atomic Book Company | [citation needed] | |||
| avant verlag | Germany[23][24] | 2001[25] | |
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| Avatar Press | US[26] | 1996 | [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 | [citation needed] | |
| Beta 3 Comics | [citation needed] | |||
| Beckett Comics | US | 2002 | 2005 | Imprint of Beckett Publications; acquired by Apprise Media L.L.C. 2005 [27] As Beckett Entertainment Partners LLC publishes graphic novels through affiliation with Image |
| Bell Features | Canada[28] | 1939[28] | 1953 | aka Commercial Signs of Canada[28] |
| Big Bang Comics | US | 1994 | [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 |
| Bitterkomix Pulp | South Africa[29] | [citation needed] | ||
| Black Eye Productions | Canada[30] | 1992[31] | 1998[31] | |
| Blackball Comics | UK[32] | 1993[32] | 1994 | {{Founded by former Editor-In-Chief of UK Tundra when that company folded.[32]}} |
| Blackthorne Publishing | US | 1985 | 1989 | [citation needed] |
| Blank Slate Books | UK[33] | [citation needed] | ||
| Boneyard Press | 1991 | [citation needed] | ||
| Bongo Comics | US | 1993 | |
[citation needed] |
| Boom! Studios | US | 2005 | |
[citation needed] |
| Brain Scan Studios | US | 1999 | [citation needed] | |
| BroadSword Comics | US | 1999 | [citation needed] | |
| Broadway Comics | US | 1995 | 1996 | [citation needed] |
| Byron Preiss Visual Publications | US | 1974 | 2006 | [citation needed] |
| Bluewater Productions | US | 2007 | [citation needed] | |
| Buru Lan Ediciones | Spain[34] | [citation needed] | ||
| Caliber Comics | US | 1989 | 2000 | [citation needed] |
| Calvary Comics | US | 2006 | [citation needed] | |
| Capital Comics | US | 1981 | 1984 | [citation needed] All titles acquired by |
| Carlsen Comics | Germany[35] | 1967 | |
Comic publishing imprint of Carlsen Verlag, established in 1953[36], started publishing comics in 1967; imprints: Edition ComicArt, B&L (bought 2002, since 2006 part of Carlsen Cartoon und Humor), Chicken House Deutschland (joint-venture with The Chicken House[37] |
| Cartoon Books | US | 1991 | |
[citation needed] |
| Casterman | Belgium | 1934 | |
[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 | [citation needed] | |
| Class Comics | Canada | 1995 | [citation needed] | |
| Classical Comics | UK | 2007 | [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] |
| Coamix | Japan | 2000 | [citation needed] | |
| Coconino Press | Italy | 2000 | |
[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] |
| comicplus+ | Germany[38] | 1985 | |
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| 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] |
| Com.x | UK | 2000 | [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] |
| Crestwood Publications | US | 1943 | 1963 | [citation needed] Later known as Prize Comics |
| Cross Culture (Christian) | [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. |
| Daak Comics | Germany | 1994 | |
imprint of Daak Verlaag [sic!]; still existing, but not publishing since 2000 |
| DAPshow Press | 2009 | [citation needed] [39] | ||
| Dare Comics | UK | 2007 | [citation needed] | |
| Dargaud | France | 1943 | |
[citation needed] |
| Dark Horse Comics | US | 1986 | |
[citation needed] |
| Dark Horse Manga | US | 1992 | |
[citation needed] |
| Dabel Brothers Productions | US | 2001 | 2009[40] | [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 |
| DC Comics | US | 1934 | |
[citation needed] Founded as National Allied Publications. |
| D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd | UK | 1905 | [citation needed] | |
| Deep Sea Comics | 1996 | 1998 | [citation needed] Canadian publisher mostly known for Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman | |
| Defiant Comics | US | 1992[41] | 1995 | [citation needed] Imprint of Enlightened Entertainment Partners, LP |
| Deimos Comics | Greece | 2011 | [citation needed] | |
| Delcourt | France | 1986 | |
[citation needed] |
| Dell Comics | US | 1929 | 1973 | [citation needed] |
| Deluxe Comics | US | 1984 | 1986 | [citation needed] |
| Desperado Publishing | US | 2004 | [citation needed] | |
| Devil's Due Publishing | US | 1999 | |
[citation needed] |
| Devil's Due Digital | US | 2010 | |
[citation needed] |
| Disney Comics | US | 1990 | 1993 | [citation needed] |
| Dragon Lady Press | Canada | 1985 | 1988 | [citation needed] |
| Drawn and Quarterly | Canada[42] | 1990[42] | |
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| Dreamwave Productions | Canada[43] | 1996[43] | 2005[43] | |
| DrMaster | US | [citation needed]Inactive?[citation needed] | ||
| Dupuis | Belgium | 1922 | |
[citation needed] |
| DWAP Productions | 2006 | [citation needed] | ||
| Dynamite Entertainment | US | 2005 | [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 |
| Edition 52 | Germany[44] | 1997 | |
Imprints: Lovecrafts[45], Edition Venus[46] |
| Eerie Publications | US | 1966 | 1981 | [citation needed] Myron Fass black-and-white horror comics magazine imprint |
| E.F.edizioni | 2003 | [citation needed] | ||
| eigoMANGA | US | 2000 | |
[citation needed] |
| Elvifrance | France | 1970 | 1992 | [citation needed] |
| Eros Comix Italia | US | 1990 | [citation needed] | |
| Eternity Comics | US | 1986 | 1994 | [citation needed] |
| Event Comics | US | 1994 | 1999 | [citation needed] |
| Evil Ink Comics | US | 2004 | [citation needed] | |
| Evil Twin Comics | US | 2004 | [citation needed] | |
| Extrem Erfolgreich Enterprises | Germany[47][48] | 1996 | 2006 | |
| Extreme Studios | US | 1997 | 2000 | [citation needed] |
| Fan-Atic Press | US | 1984 | [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[49] | 1976 | |
[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[50] | 1993 | [citation needed] |
| Fluid Friction Comics | Hong Kong | 2006 | [citation needed] | |
| Fox Atomic Comics | 2006 | 2009[51] | Comics publishing imprint of Fox Atomic, itself an imprint of 20th Century Fox[citation needed] | |
| Fox Feature Syndicate | US | 1939 | 1951 | [citation needed] |
| Frémok | France Belgium |
2002 | [citation needed] | |
| Full Bleed Studios | Canada | 1992 | [citation needed] | |
| Future Comics | US | 2002 | 2004 | [citation needed] Founded by Bob Layton, Dick Giordano, David Michelinie, and Skip Farrell. |
| Futuropolis | France[52] | [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 | [citation needed] | |
| Gestalt Publishing | Australia[53] | 2005 | [citation needed] | |
| Gladstone Comics | US | 1986 | 1999[54] | |
| Glénat | France | 1972 | |
[citation needed] |
| Glücklicher Montag | Germany[55] | 2004 | |
continues some titles from Extrem Erfolgreich Enterprises |
| 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 | [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 | [citation needed] | |||
| Hero Graphics | [citation needed] | |||
| Heroic Publishing | [citation needed] | |||
| Highwater Books | US | 1997 | 2004[56] | [citation needed] |
| Hillborough Studios | Canada[57] | 1941[57] | 1942[28] | Most of the staff moved to Bell Features[57] |
| Hillman Periodicals | US | 1948 | 1953 | [citation needed] |
| Hirntot Comix | Germany[58] | 1998 | |
Comic publishing imprint of Tenrek Studio |
| Holyoke Publishing | US | 1940 | 1946 | [citation needed] Originally known as Helnit. Imprints: Bilbara Publishing, Continental Publishing, Narrative Publishers |
| Homage | US | 1995 | 2004 | [citation needed] WildStorm Productions imprint, Acquired by DC in 1998, absorbed into Wildstorm Signature Series in 2004 |
| Houbunsha | Japan | 1950 | [citation needed] | |
| Humanoids Publishing | US | 1999 | [citation needed] | |
| Humor Publications/Current Books | US | 1944 | 1948 | [citation needed] Ace Magazines imprint. Titles: Science Comics, Scream Comics |
| Huuda Huuda | Finland[59] | [citation needed] | ||
| Icon | US | 2004 | [citation needed] | |
| Ideenschmiede Paul & Paul | |
Signatory agency also publishing comics; imprint: Freestyle[60] | ||
| IDW Publishing | US | |
[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[61] | 1992[41] | |
[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 | [citation needed] | ||
| Innovation Comics | US | 1988 | 1993[41] | [citation needed] |
| Insomnia Publications | UK | 2006 | 2010 | [citation needed] |
| InterVerse Comics | [citation needed] | |||
| JCB | Japan Brazil |
1992 | [citation needed] | |
| JC Comics | US | 1981 | 1984 | [citation needed] Also known as JC Productions, still in existence, just not publishing |
| Johnny DC | US | 2004 | [citation needed] | |
| Kami | France | 2010 | [62] | |
| Kana | France | 1996 | [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 | [citation needed] | |
| Kitchen Sink Press | US | 1970 | 1999[63][41] | bought by Ocean Capital Corp. on May 24, 1994[41][citation needed] |
| Koyama Press | Canada[64] | 2007[64] | ||
| Laizen | US | 2009 | [citation needed] Also known as Laizen Comics | |
| La Pastèque | Canada[65] | 1998[65] | |
|
| L'Association | France | 1990 | |
[citation needed] |
| Last Gasp Comix & Stories | US | 1970 | |
[citation needed] |
| Legend | US | 1993[41] | 1998 | [citation needed] Dark Horse Comics imprint |
| Le Lombard | Belgium | 1946 | |
[citation needed] |
| Les 400 coups | Canada | 1994 | |
[citation needed] |
| Les Humanoïdes Associés | France | 1974 | |
[citation needed] |
| Lev Gleason Publications | US | 1939 | 1955 | [citation needed] Also known as Comic House Publications |
| Lightning Comics | US | 1967 | 1967 | [citation needed] |
| Lightning Comics | US | 1993 | 1997 | [citation needed] |
| Liquid Comics | India, US | |
[citation needed] | |
| L. Miller & Son, Ltd. | UK | 1943 | 1966 | [citation needed] |
| Lodestone Comics | 1985 | 1986 | [citation needed] | |
| Lonely Robot Comics | 2010 | [citation needed] | ||
| Ludovico Technique LLC | US[66] | [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,[41] currently dormant. Imprints: Adventure Comics, Aircel Comics, Bravura, Eternity Comics, Genesis, Protectors Universe (Genesis imprint), Ultraverse (moved to Marvel) |
| Mam Tor Publishing | UK | 2004 | [citation needed] | |
| Manuscript Press | US | [citation needed] | ||
| Maple Leaf Publishing | Canada[67] | 1941[67] | |
Long defunct[citation needed] |
| Markosia | UK | 2005 | [citation needed] | |
| Marvel Comics | US | |
[citation needed] | |
| Marvel Age | US | 2003 | 2005 | [citation needed]All-ages imprint of Marvel Comics, picked up titles from Tsunami; became Marvel Adventures |
| 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 | US | 1999 | 2002 | [citation needed] Dark Horse Comics imprint |
| MAX | US | 2001 | [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 | US | 1993 | 1997[41] | [citation needed] Merged with main DC line. |
| Mille-Îles | Canada[68] | 1989[68] | |
|
| Millennium Publications | US | 1990 | 1998 | [citation needed] Imprint: Modern Comics (1997–2000) |
| MiniKomix | [citation needed] | |||
| Mirage Studios | US | |
[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 | [citation needed] | |
| MOSAIK Steinchen für Steinchen Verlag | 1991 | |
[citation needed] | |
| MU Press | US | 1990 | 2006 | [citation needed] Imprint: AEON Publishing |
| NBM Publishing | US | 1976 | |
[citation needed] |
| Neko Press | US[69] | Also publishes comics from Butcher Brand[70]/Straitjacket Studios [citation needed] | ||
| Standard Comics | US | 1939 | 1956 | [citation needed] Also known as Nedor, Pines, Better, and Thrilling |
| New Baby Productions | |
[citation needed] | ||
| New Comics Group | US | 1987 | 1990 | [citation needed] |
| New England Comics | US | [citation needed] | ||
| New Sirius Productions | 1986 | 1986 | [citation needed] Comics line called Prelude Graphics | |
| Nifty Comics | US | 1985 | [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[71] | 1985 | 2005 | [citation needed] |
| Omega Dream Distillery Publications -Oddpubs | US[71][failed verification] | 2010 | |
[citation needed] |
| Ominous Press | 1994 | 1994 | [citation needed] Bart Sears's self-publishing line | |
| Oni Press | US[72] | 1997[73] | |
[citation needed] |
| Oog & Blik | Netherlands | 1985 | |
[citation needed] |
| Orbit Publications | US | 1945 | 1953 | [citation needed] Also known as Orbit Comics |
| Pacific Comics | US[74] | 1981[74] | 1984[75] | |
| Paper Crane Factory | [citation needed] | |||
| Paradox Press | US | 1993 | 2001 | [citation needed]formerly Piranha Press |
| Paragon Publications | US | 1969 | 1982 | Founded 1969 (first release in 1970); becomes Americomics in 1982[76] |
| Penny-Farthing Press | US | 1998 | [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 | [citation needed] | |
| Pines Comics | US | 1956 | 1959 | [citation needed] Successor to Nedor Comics |
| Plem Plem Productions! | Germany[77] | 1999 | |
Imprints: Whoa! Comics and Whoa! Horror |
| 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 | [citation needed] | |
| Quality Comics | US[78] | 1939[78] | 1956[78] | [citation needed] |
| Radical Comics | US[79] | 2007 | ||
| Radio Comix | US | 1996 | [citation needed] | |
| Raj Comics | India | 1985 | |
[citation needed] |
| Reasonably Priced Comics | US | 2009 | |
[citation needed] |
| Rebellion | UK | 1991 | [citation needed] | |
| Rebel Studios | 1987 | 1995 | [citation needed] Imprint: Northstar Publishing | |
| Red 5 Comics | Canada | 2007 | [citation needed] | |
| Red Circle Comics | US | 1973 | 1985 | [citation needed] Archie Comics Super Hero-imprint |
| Renegade Press | US[4] | 1985[4] | 1989[4] | Started with Aardvark-Vanaheim titles, except for Cerebus[4] |
| Reprodukt | Germany[80] | 1991 | |
Imprint: Kiki Post [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 | |
[citation needed] |
| Robot Comics | Spain | 2009 | [citation needed] | |
| Rolf Kauka Comics | Germany[81][82] | 1951 | |
sold to IPC Media and VNU in 1973; bought back by founder in 1979; became Promedia, Inc. in 1982; became Kauka Promedia in 2002; became Rolf Kauka Comics in 2008[83] |
| Rural Home | 1945 | 1945 | [citation needed] Owned by Enwil | |
| schreiber & leser | Germany[84] | 1981 | |
|
| Schwarzer Turm | Germany[85] | 1998 | |
|
| Seoulmunhwasa | South Korea[86] | [citation needed] | ||
| Sequential Pulp Comics | 2011 | [citation needed] [87] | ||
| Seven Seas Entertainment | US | 2004 | [citation needed] | |
| ShadowLine | US | 1993 | [citation needed] | |
| Shanda Fantasy Arts | [citation needed] | |||
| Shinshokan | Japan | 1961 | [citation needed] | |
| Shodensha | Japan | 1970 | [citation needed] | |
| Shogakukan | Japan | 1922 | |
[citation needed] |
| Shōnen Gahōsha | Japan | 1945 | [citation needed] | |
| Shueisha | Japan | 1925 | |
[citation needed] |
| Silverline | 1987[88] | [citation needed] | ||
| Silver Moon Comics | ? | 1994 | [citation needed] | |
| Silverwolf Comics | US | 1986 | 1987 | [citation needed] |
| Sirius Comics | US | 1985 | 1986 | [citation needed] |
| Sirius Entertainment | US | 1994 | 2005 | [citation needed] |
| Skywald Publications | US | 1970 | 1975 | [citation needed] |
| Slave Labor Graphics | US[89] | 1986 | |
[citation needed] [2] |
| Soleil Productions | France | 1982 | [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.[90] | |
| 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[91] | 1949[91] | 1954 | Founded after L.B. Cole acquired assets of Novelty Press.[91] |
| 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 | [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 | [citation needed] | |
| Tekno Comix | US | 1995 | 1997 | [citation needed] |
| Terminal Press | US | 2001 | [citation needed] | |
| Teshkeel Comics | Kuwait | 2005 | [citation needed] | |
| Texas Comics | US | 1983 | 1983 | [citation needed] |
| Thoughts & Images | 1983 | 1988 | [citation needed] | |
| Timeless Journey Comics | [citation needed] | |||
| Timely Comics | US | 1939 | 1950 | [citation needed] Later became Atlas, then Marvel |
| THENEXTART | Germany[92] | 2004 | |
|
| Titan Books | UK | 1981 | [citation needed] | |
| Toby Press | US | 1949 | 1955 | [citation needed] Also known as Toby Comics |
| Todd McFarlane Productions | US[93] | 1992 | |
|
| Tokyopop | US | 1997 | 2011 | [citation needed] |
| Top Cow Productions | US | 1992[41] | |
|
| Topps Comics | US | 1993 | 1998 | [citation needed] |
| Top Shelf Comics | US[94] | 1997[95] | |
[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[32] | 1990[41] | 1993 | bought by Kitchen Sink Press in March of 1993[41] (Tundra UK was not part of this sale and folded.[32]) [citation needed] |
| UDON | Canada | 2000 | |
[citation needed]left Devil's Due Publishing to form its own publishing company |
| Ultimate Marvel | US | 2000 | Imprint of Marvel Comics[citation needed] | |
| Valiant Comics | US | 1990[41] | 2002 | [citation needed] Published by Voyager Communications. Later known as Acclaim Comics. Imprints: Armada, Windjammer (creator-owned line) |
| Verotik | US[96] | 1994[41] | |
|
| Vertigo Comics | US | 1992[41] | |
[citation needed] |
| Viper Comics | US | 2003 | [citation needed] | |
| Virgin Comics | India,[97] US | 2005[97] | 2008 | [citation needed] Acquired by Liquid Comics on September 25, 2008[97] |
| VIZ Media | US | |
[citation needed] a.k.a. Viz Comics, Viz Communications, Viz LLC | |
| Vortex Comics | Canada[98] | 1982[98] | 1993 | |
| WaRP Graphics | US | 1977 | [citation needed] | |
| Warren Publishing | US | 1957 | 1983 | [citation needed] |
| Weissblech Comics | Germany[99] | 1992 | |
|
| WildStorm | US | 1992 | 1999 | [citation needed] Became part of DC on October 6, 1998; Imprint: America's Best Comics[41] |
| Wonder Comics | US | 1985 | 1987 | [citation needed] Also known as Wonder Color Comics; most titles acquired by Pied Piper Comics |
| Yaoi Press | US | 2004 | [citation needed] | |
| Youthful | US | 1949 | 1954 | [citation needed] Imprint: Youthful Magazines/Stamp Comics |
| Zenescope Entertainment | [citation needed] | |||
| Zeta Comics | [citation needed] | |||
| Zwerchfell Verlag | Germany[100] | 1988 | |
|
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