Polystyle Publications
Appearance
Status | Dissolved (1997–) |
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Founded | 12 May 1960 |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Headquarters location | Paddington Green London, W2 |
Distribution | International |
Publication types | Children's comics and books |
Polystyle Publications Ltd was a British publisher of children's comics and books. Incorporated on 12 May 1960,[1] the company was dissolved in 1997 due to insolvency.[2]
Its registered office was at Polly Perkins House, Paddington Green, 382/386 Edgware Road, London W2. Its publications were distributed in the United Kingdom by The Argus Press Ltd of 12/18 Paul Street, London EC2.
Overseas, Polystyle's publications were distributed by its sole agents: for Australia and New Zealand, Messrs Gordon & Gotch (Asia) Ltd; for South Africa, the Central News Agency Ltd.
Titles
Among the titles that it published were:
- BEEB (1985)
- Buttons (1981–89)
- Countdown/TV Action (1971–73)
- I-Spy
- Pippin (1966–1986)
- Playland (1968–1975)
- Read To Me (1977)
- Target (1978)
- TV Comic (1951–1984)
References
- ^ Company details for Polystyle Publications, UKData.com
- ^ The London Gazette, 27 March 1997.
Categories:
- Children's book publishers
- Comic book publishing companies of the United Kingdom
- Companies disestablished in 1997
- Publishing companies based in London
- Publishing companies established in 1960
- 1960 establishments in the United Kingdom
- 1997 disestablishments in the United Kingdom
- Defunct companies of the United Kingdom
- British comics stubs
- Comics company stubs