List of comics publishing companies

This list of comics publishing companies lists companies, specifically publishing companies who primarily publish comics. Comic art is an art medium used to present ideas or stories via images. The images are usually arranged in panels in a sequence that conveys the story. Sounds are expressed using speech balloons and onomatopoeia. European comics have existed since 1837, when Swiss artist Rodolphe Töpffer published Histoire de Mr. Vieux Bois. The oldest comic publishing company on this list is the now-defunct book publishing company, David McKay Publications that was founded in 1882 and published comics from 1935 to 1950. Most comic publishing companies were established in the United States, where comics became popular in the mid-1900s.

Publishers

Comics publishing companies
Name	Country	Active		Notes
12 bis	France	2008	9998
Blue Comics	Brazil	2006	9998
1First Comics	US	1982	9998	Relaunched in 2011; a.k.a. First Comics
451 Media Group	US	2015	9998	Subdivision of Michael Bay's 451 Interactive Publishing
Aardvark-Vanaheim	Canada	1977	9998	Most titles moved to Renegade Press in 1985
Abacus Comics	US	2006	9998	Bought Alias Comics in 2007
About Comics	US	1998	9998
Abrams ComicArts	US	2009	9998	An imprint of Abrams Books
AC Comics	US	1969	9998	Former Paragon Publications until 1982; former Americomics until 1984
Ace Comics	US	1940	1956	^{[citation needed]} 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.
Acme Press	UK	1986	2005	Also known as ACME Press and Acme Comics
Action Lab Comics	US	2010	9998	Comics published under imprint: Action Lab Comics Signature Series
AdHouse Books	US	2002	9998
Adult Comics	US	1992	1992	Adult-comics imprint of Personality Comics. Titles: Bad Girls; Female Fantasies
Adventure Publications	US	1986	1993	Acquired by Malibu Comics in 1989, which was bought by Marvel in 1994. Titles: Elf Warrior; Ninja Elite; Star Rangers
Aftershock Comics	US	2015	9998
Aida-Zee Comics	US	1990	1997	Titles included Aida-Zee, Paro-Dee, Behold 3-D
Aircel Comics	Canada	1985	1994	Bought out by Malibu Comics in 1991, which was bought by Marvel in 1994
AiT/Planet Lar	US	1999	9998
Ajax-Farrell	US	1951	1958	see: Farrell Comic Group
Akita Shoten	Japan	1948	9998	Publishes mostly manga-titles
Alias Enterprises	US	2005	2007	Published comics as Alias Comics; imprint: Cross Culture. Alias Comics was sold to Abacus Comics and Cross Culture was bought by LAMP PoST Publications in 2007
All-American Publications	US	1939	1946	Bought out by National Periodicals (DC Comics) in 1946
All Star DC Comics	US	2005	2008	Defunct imprint of DC Comics. Titles: All-Star Superman; All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder
Alternative Comics	US	1993	9998	Shut down in 2008, resumed publishing in 2012. Titles: 9-11: Emergency Relief; The Cute Manifesto; Magic Whistle
Amalgam Comics	US	1996	1997	Shared Imprint by DC Comics and Marvel Comics. Defunct in 1997, published reprints in 2003 and 2004
Amazing Comics	US	1987	1987	Spearheaded by David Campiti; one of the five publishing entities set up by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg/Sunrise Distribution. Some titles were affiliated with Pied Piper Comics. Titles: Barney the Invisible Turtle, Ex-Mutants, Jack Frost
American Comics Group	US	1943	1967	Began in 1943 as Creston Publishing
America's Best Comics	US	1999	2005	Imprint of WildStorm, altogether sold to DC Comics
Americomics	US	1982	1984	Former Paragon Publications from 1969 to 1982; becomes AC Comics in 1984
Anglo-American Publishing	Canada	1941	1951
Ankama Editions	France	2001	9998	Comics publishing division of Ankama Games ^{[citation needed]}
Antarctic Press	US	1984	9998
Apex Novelties	US	1968	1979	^{[citation needed]} Original publisher of R. Crumb's Zap Comix
Apple Comics	US	1986	1994	Began as Imprint of WaRP Graphics. Also known as Apple Press. Imprint: Forbidden Fruit
Approbation Comics	US	1992	9998	^{[citation needed]}
Arcana Studio	Canada	2004	9998	Titles: Clockwork Girl; Kade; Ezra
Archaia Studios Press	US	2002	9998	^{[citation needed]} Bought by Kunoichi Inc. in 2008. Titles: Mouse Guard
Archie Adventure Comics	US	1959	1962	Archie Comics superhero imprint. Titles: Adventures of The Fly; Adventures of the Jaguar, Shadow
Archie Comic Publications	US	1939	9998	Founded as MLJ Magazines, changed to Archie Comic Publications in 1951. Imprints (all currently defunct): Archie Adventure Comics; Belmont Books, Radio Comics (under Mighty Comics); Red Circle Comics; Spectrum Comics
Arrow Comics	US	1985	9998	Arrow Comics shut down two times; In 1989, returning in 1993, and in 2000, returning in 2008. Imprint: Arrow Manga. Titles: Tales From The Aniverse; Spank the Monkey; The Dead
Asahi Sonorama	Japan	1959	9998
ASCII Media Works	Japan	2008	9998
Aspen MLT	US	2003	9998	Titles: Aspen; Soulfire; Lady Mechanika
L'Association	France	1990	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	1975	Relaunched in association with Ardden Entertainment in 2010. Titles: Grim Ghost, Phoenix, Scorpion
Atomeka Press	UK	1988 2004	1997 2005	^{[citation needed]}
Avatar Press	US	1996	-9998	^{[citation needed]} Dystopian comics
Avon Comics	US	1945	1956	^{[citation needed]}
AWA Studios	US	2019	9998	Artists, Writers & Artisans
Awesome Comics	US	1997	2000	^{[citation needed]} Also known as Awesome Entertainment and Awesome-Hyperwerks
Axis Comics	US	1994	1994	^{[citation needed]}
Azteca Productions	US	1993	-9998	^{[citation needed]}
Bedside Press	Canada	2014	9998
Behemoth Comics	US	2020	9998	Acquired Amigo Comics in 2020 and is distributed by Simon & Schuster as well as Diamond Comic Distributors.
Bell Features	Canada	1939	1953	a.k.a. Commercial Signs of Canada
Belmont Books	US	1960	1971	^{[citation needed]} Paperback-book publishing imprint of Archie Comics, also published reprinted material from Radio Comics. Merged with Tower Books forming Belmont Tower in 1971. Ceased publishing 1980
Beyond Comics	US	1997	9998	Publications: "Justice" , "Gekido Vs. Code Name: Justice" , "Gekido" , & "Ravedactyl" Also known as BeyondComics.TV
Big Bang Comics	US	1994	-9998	^{[citation needed]} Established in 1994 as imprint of Caliber Press; became independent publisher in 2006
Black Eye Productions	Canada	1992	1998
Blackthorne Publishing	US	1985	1989	^{[citation needed]}
Blue Juice Comics	US	2012	9998
Boneyard Press	US	1991	9998	Currently publishing online comics (Vein Water).
Bongo Comics	US	1993	2018	^{[citation needed]}
Boom! Studios	US	2005	9998	^{[citation needed]}
Boundless Comics	US	2010	9998	Imprint of Avatar Press, created solely for publication of Lady Death, bought from CrossGen Entertainment (who themself bought the rights to Lady Death from defunct Chaos! Comics)
BroadSword Comics	US	1999	-9998	^{[citation needed]}
Broadway Comics	US	1995	1996	^{[citation needed]}
Bubble Comics	Russia	2011	9998
Burlyman Entertainment	US	2003	9998	Founded by The Wachowskis.
Byron Preiss Visual Publications	US	1974	2006	^{[citation needed]}
Bluewater Productions	US	2007	-9998	^{[citation needed]}
Caliber Comics	US	1989	2000	^{[citation needed]}
Calvary Comics	US	2006	-9998	^{[citation needed]}
Capital Comics	US	1981	1984	^{[citation needed]} Went bankrupt, all titles acquired by First Comics
Cardal Publishing	UK		1951
Carlsen Comics	Germany	1967	9998	Comic publishing imprint of Carlsen Verlag, established in 1953, 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
Cartoon Books	US	1991	9998	^{[citation needed]}
Casterman	Belgium	1934	9998	^{[citation needed]} Established in 1780, began publishing comics in 1934
Celebrity Comics	US	1992	1993	Imprint of Personality Comics
Centaur Publications	US	1938	1942	^{[citation needed]}
Chaos! Comics	US	1992	2002	First publishing in 1993. All characters except Lady Death were first bought by comic retailer Tales of Wonder, then sold to Devil's Due Publishing, and after the demise of Devil's Due Publishing finally went to Dynamite Entertainment. Rights to Lady Death were first sold to CrossGen Entertainment, and went, after Crossgen's demise, to Chaos! Comics founder Brian Pulido and Avatar Press under its own imprint Boundless Comics
Charlton Comics	US	1946	1986	^{[citation needed]}
Cinebook	UK	?	9998	^{[citation needed]}
Class Comics	Canada	1995	-9998	Publishes erotic gay comics.
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]}
Coamix	Japan	2000	-9998	^{[citation needed]}
Coconino Press	Italy	2000	9998	^{[citation needed]}
Columbia Comics	US	1940	1949	^{[citation needed]}
Comely Comix	Canada	1975	2005	^{[citation needed]} Known for Captain Canuck
Comic Chronicles	US		1993	Imprint of Personality Comics
Comic Media	US	1952	1954	^{[citation needed]}
Comico Comics	US	1982	1997	^{[citation needed]}
Comics' Greatest World	US	1993	2000	Dark Horse Comics superhero imprint. Changed name to Dark Horse Heroes in 1995
Comics Interview Group	US	1985	1989	^{[citation needed]} Imprint of Fictioneer Books
ComicsOne	US	1999	2005	Some titles were taken over by DrMaster
Com.x	UK	2000	-9998	^{[citation needed]}
Conrad	Brazil	1993	-9997	^{[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]}
Core Magazine	Japan	1985	9998
Crestwood Publications	US	1943	1963	^{[citation needed]} Later known as Prize Comics
CrossGen	US	1998	2004	Former imprint: Code 6. Bought by Walt Disney in 2004. Became an Imprint of Marvel Comics in 2010, first publishing under Marvel Comics in 2011
Crusade Comics	US	1994	2002	^{[citation needed]}
Curtis Magazines	US	1971	1980	^{[citation needed]} Marvel Comics imprint. Published black-and-white comics magazines
Curtis Publishing Company	US	1891	9998	^{[citation needed]}
Dabel Brothers Productions	US	2001	2009	^{[citation needed]}
Dargaud	France	1943	9998	^{[citation needed]}
Dark Horse Comics	US	1986	9998	Active imprints: Dark Horse Manga, M Press ("diverse literary fiction and non-fiction prose for authors with a unique voice")., Sequential Pulp Comics. Discontinued imprints: Comics' Greatest World later renamed Dark Horse Heroes (DH's shared superheroes universe), Legend (creator-owned projects, originally by Miller and Byrne), and Maverick (creator-owned projects, follow-up to Legend)
Dark Horse Manga	US	1992	9998	Dark Horse Comics manga-imprint
David McKay Publications (also: David McKay Company)	US	1882	1986	Published comics from 1931 to 1950; bought out by Random House in 1986
DC Comics	US	1934	9998	Founded as National Allied Publications.
D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd	UK	1905	9998	^{[citation needed]} Publishers of The Beano and The Dandy
Defiant Comics	US	1992	1995	^{[citation needed]} Imprint of Enlightened Entertainment Partners, LP
Delcourt	France	1986	9998	^{[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	^{[citation needed]}
Disney Comics	US	1990	1993	^{[citation needed]}
Dragon Lady Press	Canada	1985	1988	^{[citation needed]}
Drawn & Quarterly	Canada	1990	9998
Dreamwave Productions	Canada	1996	2005
DrMaster	US	2004	2008	Published some titles from ComicsOne when they went out of business
DSTLRY	US	2023	9998
Dupuis	Belgium	1922	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
eigoMANGA	US	2000	9998	^{[citation needed]}
Elliot Publishing	US	1940	1945	Published comics from 1944 - 1945; imprint: Gilberton (until 1942)
Elvifrance	France	1970	1992	^{[citation needed]}
Epic Comics (also: Epic Comics Group)	US	1982 1995 2003	1994 1996 2011	Imprint of Marvel Comics, defunct
Eternity Comics	US	1986	1994	Originally spearheaded by Brian Marshall; one of five publishers set up by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg/Sunrise Distribution; became a Malibu Comics imprint in 1988
Event Comics	US	1994	1999	Became Marvel Knights and was closed in 1998, last publishing in 1999
Evil Ink Comics	US	2004	-9998	^{[citation needed]}
Extreme Studios	US	1997	2000	^{[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	US	1976	9998	^{[citation needed]}
Fantasy Flight Publications		1995	1996	^{[citation needed]} Published translated European comics; still in business as games publisher Fantasy Flight Games
Farrell Comic Group	US	1951	1958	^{[citation needed]} Imprints: America's Best, Ajax Publications, Ajax-Farrell, Decker Publications, Red Top Comics, Steinway Comics and World Famous; successor to Farrell Publications
Farrell Publications	US	1940	1948	^{[citation needed]} Imprints: American Feature Syndicate, Four Star Publications and Kiddie Kapers Company. Was followed by Farrell Comic Group
Fawcett Comics	US	1939 1969	1953 1980	^{[citation needed]}
Fiction House	US	1938	1954	^{[citation needed]}
Finix Comics	Germany	2007	9998	Registered club open to any comic-fan with the goal to continue prematurly cancelled comic-series. First publishing in 2008. Imprint: Edition Solitaire
First Comics	US	1982	9998	Relaunched in 2011; a/k/a and see 1First Comics
Fox Atomic Comics	US	2006	2009	Comics publishing imprint of Fox Atomic, itself an imprint of 20th Century Fox
Fox Feature Syndicate	US	1939	1951	^{[citation needed]}
Frémok	France Belgium	2002	-9998	^{[citation needed]}
Futabasha	Japan	1948	9998
Future Comics	US	2002	2004	^{[citation needed]}
Gentosha	Japan	1993	9998
Gestalt Publishing	Australia	2005	-9998	^{[citation needed]}
Gladstone Comics	US	1986	1999
Glénat	France	1972	9998	^{[citation needed]}
Gold Key Comics	US	1962	1984	^{[citation needed]} Also known as Whitman Comics
Hakusensha	Japan	1973	9998
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]} Published Air Pirates Funnies
Hexagon Comics	France	1950	9998	Successor to Editions Lug, which was succeeded by Semic S.A. which folded in 2003. Titles: Strangers, Hexagon Classics
Highwater Books	US	1997	2004	^{[citation needed]}
Hillborough Studios	Canada	1941	1942	Most of the staff moved to Bell Features
Hillman Periodicals	US	1948	1953	^{[citation needed]}
Holyoke Publishing	US	1940	1946	^{[citation needed]} Imprints: Bilbara Publishing, Continental Publishing, Narrative Publishers
Homage	US	1995	2004	^{[citation needed]} WildStorm Productions imprint, acquired by DC Comics in 1998, absorbed into Wildstorm Signature Series in 2004
Houbunsha	Japan	1950	9998	^{[citation needed]}
Humanoids Publishing	US	1999	-9998	^{[citation needed]}
Humor Comics	US	1992	1993	Imprint of Personality Comics
Humor Publications/ Current Books	US	1944	1948	^{[citation needed]} Ace Magazines imprint.
Icon	US	2004	-9998	^{[citation needed]}
Idaho Comics Group	US	2014	9998	Publishes Tarzan and the Comics of Idaho and Idaho Comics
IDW Publishing	US	1999	9998	^{[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	1992	9998	^{[citation needed]}
Imperial Comics	US	1986	1987	Spearheaded by Brian Marshall; one of five publishers established by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg/Sunrise Distribution (and later absorbed by Malibu/Eternity).
Imperium Comics	US		-9998	^{[citation needed]}
Innovation Comics	US	1988	1993	^{[citation needed]}
Insomnia Publications	UK	2006	2010	^{[citation needed]}
JBC	Japan Brazil	1992	9998	^{[citation needed]}
JC Comics	US	1981	9998	^{[citation needed]} Also known as JC Productions; still in existence, just not publishing since 1984
Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha	Japan	1897	9998
Johnny DC	US	2004	9998	^{[citation needed]} All-ages imprint of DC Comics
Kadokawa Shoten	Japan	1945	9998
Kami	France		2010
Kana	France	1996	-9998	^{[citation needed]}
Kazé	France	1994	-9998	Parent company is Viz Media Europe
King Comics	US	1966	1967	^{[citation needed]} Connected with King Features Syndicate; most titles were picked up from Gold Key Comics and later acquired by Charlton Comics
Ki-oon	France	2003	-9998	^{[citation needed]}
Kitchen Sink Press	US	1970	1999	Bought by Ocean Capital Corp. on May 24, 1994^{[citation needed]}
Kobunsha	Japan	1945	9998
Kodansha	Japan	1909	9998	^{[citation needed]}
Koyama Press	Canada	2007	-9998
Laizen Comics	US	2009	9998
La Pastèque	Canada	1998	9998
Last Gasp Comix & Stories	US	1970	9998	^{[citation needed]}
Legend	US	1994	1998	Defunct Dark Horse Comics imprint for creator-owned materials; followed by Maverick
Le Lombard	Belgium	1946	9998	^{[citation needed]}
Les 400 coups	Canada	1994	9998	^{[citation needed]}
Les Humanoïdes Associés	France	1974	9998	^{[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	2008	9998	Former Virgin Comics
L. Miller & Son, Ltd.	UK	1943	1966	^{[citation needed]}
Lodestone Comics		1985	1986	^{[citation needed]}
Los Angeles Comic Book Company	US	1971	1974	^{[citation needed]}
Lucha Comics	Canada	2013	9998	An imprint of The Shooting Star Press.
Ludovico Technique LLC	US		-9998	^{[citation needed]}
Magazine Enterprises	US	1943	1958	^{[citation needed]}
Mag Garden	Japan	2001	9998
Mainline Publications	US	1953	1956	^{[citation needed]}
Malibu Comics	US	1986	1994	One of five publishers set up by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg/Sunrise Distribution. Bought by Marvel Comics, currently dormant. Imprints: Adventure Comics, Aircel Comics, Bravura, Eternity Comics, Genesis, Protectors Universe, Ultraverse (moved to Marvel)
Mam Tor Publishing	UK	2004	-9998	^{[citation needed]}
Maple Leaf Publishing	Canada	1941	-9997	^{[citation needed]}
Markosia	UK	2005	-9998	^{[citation needed]}
Marvel Comics	US	1939	9998	Founded as Timely Comics, later Atlas Comics
Marvel Adventures	US	2005	2012	former Marvel Age; all-ages imprint of Marvel Comics ("Marvel Kids")
Marvel Age	US	2003	2005	All-ages imprint of Marvel Comics ("Marvel Kids"), picked up titles from Tsunami; became Marvel Adventures
Maverick	US	1999	2002	Dark Horse Comics imprint for creator-owned materials, follow-up to Legend
Max Comics (MAX)	US	2001	9998	Mature-reader imprint of Marvel Comics
Media Factory	Japan	1986	9998
Mighty Comics	US	1965	1967	^{[citation needed]} Archie Comics named Mighty Comics Group for housing the Super-hero imprint Radio Comics. See: Radio Comics
Milestone Media	US	1993	1997	^{[citation needed]} Merged with main DC line.
Mille-Îles	Canada	1989	9998
Millennium Publications	US	1990	1998	^{[citation needed]} Imprint: Modern Comics (1997–2000)
Mirage Studios	US	1983	2021	Titles: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
M. F. Enterprises	US	1966	1967	^{[citation needed]}
MLJ Magazines	US	1939	1951	Became Archie Comic Publications in 1951
Mojo Press	US	1994	1999	^{[citation needed]} Titles: Weird Business; Red Range; Atomic Chili
Moonstone Books	US	1995	9998	^{[citation needed]}
M Press	US	2004	9998	Dark Horse Comics imprint for "diverse literary fiction and non-fiction prose for authors with a unique voice"
MU Press	US	1990	2006	^{[citation needed]} Imprint: AEON Publishing
NBM Publishing	US	1976	9998	^{[citation needed]}
Standard Comics	US	1939	1956	^{[citation needed]} Also known as Nedor, Pines, Better, and Thrilling
New England Comics	US		-9998	^{[citation needed]}
New Sirius Productions		1986	1986	^{[citation needed]} Comics line called Prelude Graphics
Nihon Bungeisha	Japan	1959	9998
Noble Comics		1981	1983	^{[citation needed]}
Novelty Press	US	1940	1949	^{[citation needed]}
NOW Comics	US	1985	2005	^{[citation needed]}
Ohzora Publishing	Japan	1990	9998
Ominous Press	US	1994	1994	Bart Sears's short lived self-publishing line
Oni Press	US	1997	9998	^{[citation needed]}
Oog & Blik	Netherlands	1985	9998	^{[citation needed]}
Orbit Publications	US	1945	1953	^{[citation needed]} Also known as Orbit Comics
O.W. Comics	US	1945	1946	Also known as Oxton & Woolfolk Comics Corp. Publisher of Mad Hatter No. 1 and No. 2 (1946). The Mad Hatter was an attorney who craved adventure. With his superb, athletic ability and his signal hat, he took on crime bosses. Grant Richmond was a little-respected junior partner at the law firm of Fuddy and Bustle who felt that the legal system made as much sense as the work of Lewis Carroll. So by night, he put on a costume and became the Mad Hatter. He can shine his top hat insignia against walls to strike fear into criminals, and he also speaks in rhyme. Victims of the acute paper rationing of 1945-1949 which bankrupt many U.S. Publishing Companies during WWII, O.W. Comics, Inc., was a short-lived house consisting of two comic veterans, William "Bill" Woolfolk, who had worked for MLJ and Facett, and John Gerard "Jack" Oxton, Sr., a film editor with Paramount in NYC. They co-created the Mad Hatter #1 and #2, and co-founded their Comic Book Co., O.W. Comics, which stood for Oxton & Woolkfolk. Woolfolk, the Editor and Oxton, President, operated their publishing company, O.W. Comics, Inc., at 150 Nassau Street, New York City, New York in the mid-1940's.
Pacific Comics	US	1981	1984
Panaramic Entertainment	Nigeria	2007	9998
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
Personality Comics	US	1991	1993	Imprints: Adult Comics, Celebrity Comics, Comic Chronicles, Cutting Edge Productions, Friendly Comics, Humor Comics, Real Life Comics, Spoof Comics, Sports 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
Piranha Press	US	1989	1994	^{[citation needed]} A DC Comics imprint. Later became Paradox Press
Print Mint	US	1968	1978	^{[citation needed]}
Prism Comics	US	2003	-9998	^{[citation needed]}
Quality Comics	US	1939	1956	^{[citation needed]}
Radical Comics	US	2007	-9998
Radio Comics	US	1965	1967	^{[citation needed]}Superhero imprint of Archie Comics (labelled as imprint of Mighty Comics Group). See: Mighty Comics
Radio Comix	US	1996	-9998	^{[citation needed]}
Raj Comics	India	1985	9998	^{[citation needed]}
Real Life Comics	US		1993	Imprint of Personality Comics
Reasonably Priced Comics	US	2009	9998
Rebellion Developments	UK	1991	9998	^{[citation needed]} Started publishing comics in 2000 when they purchased 2000 AD. Now also owns the former back catalogue of Fleetway.
Red 5 Comics	Canada	2007	-9998	^{[citation needed]}
Red Circle Comics	US	1973	1985	^{[citation needed]} Archie Comics superhero-imprint
Red Giant Entertainment	US	2005	9998	Publishes comics and graphic novels. Some titles include: Banzai Girl, Duel Identity, Exposure, Jade Warriors, Journey To Magika, Last Blood, Medusa's Daughter, Monster Isle by Larry Hama, Pandora's Blogs, Sore Thumbs, Tesla, Wayward Sons, Wayward Sons: Legends
Renegade Press	US	1985	1989	Started with Aardvark-Vanaheim titles, except for Cerebus
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	^{[citation needed]}
Robot Comics	Spain	2009	-9998	^{[citation needed]}
Rolf Kauka Comics	Germany	1951	9998	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
Rough Cut Comics	Scotland	1999	9998	First publishing in 2001. Titles: Freedom Collective, Society, The Surgeon
Rural Home	US	1945	1945	^{[citation needed]} Owned by Enwil. Also published under Rural Home Publishing Co. and Rural Home Publications. Titles: Cannonball Comics, Eagle Comics, Red Circle Comics
Seoulmunhwasa	South Korea		-9998	^{[citation needed]}
Sequential Pulp Comics		2011	9998	Dark Horse Comics imprint
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]}
Shinchosha	Japan	1896	9998
Shodensha	Japan	1970	9998	^{[citation needed]}
Shogakukan	Japan	1922	9998	^{[citation needed]}
Shōnen Gahōsha	Japan	1945	-9998	^{[citation needed]}
Shueisha	Japan	1925	9998	^{[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	1986	9998	^{[citation needed]}
Soleil Productions	France	1989	9998	Founded as Librairie Bédulle^{[citation needed]}
Solson Publications	US	1986	1987	^{[citation needed]}
Spark Publications	US	1944	1946	^{[citation needed]}
Spectrum Comics	US	1983	1984	^{[citation needed]}
Spectrum Comics	US		-9998	^{[citation needed]} Imprint of Archie Comics; defunct
Spilt Ink	Canada	2004	9998	The butique digital and print ready inprint of comics creator and artist Salgood Sam.
Spire Christian Comics	US	1972	1988	Published original comics from 1972–1988
Spoof Comics	US	1992	1993	Imprint of Personality Comics
Sports Comics	US		1993	Imprint of Personality Comics
Spotlight Comics	US	1986	1987	^{[citation needed]} Published Mighty Mouse and Underdog comics; declared bankruptcy in 1989
Gangan Comics	Japan	1991	9998	Imprint of Enix until its merger into Square Enix in 2003.
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; Stark Terror
Star Publications	US	1949	1954	Founded after L.B. Cole acquired assets of Novelty Press
Starblaze Graphics	US	1978	1989	^{[citation needed]} Imprint of The Donning Company; mainly published trade paperback collections and original graphic novels. Titles: MythAdventures; Elfquest; 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 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]}
Teshkeel Comics	Kuwait	2005	9998	^{[citation needed]} Known for The 99
Texas Comics	US	1983	1983	^{[citation needed]}
Thoughts & Images		1983	1988	^{[citation needed]}
Timely Comics	US	1939	1950	^{[citation needed]} Later became Atlas, then Marvel
The Library of American Comics	US	2007	9998	^{[citation needed]}
Titan Books	UK	1981	9998	^{[citation needed]}
TKO Studios	US	2018	9998
Toby Press	US	1949	1955	^{[citation needed]} Also known as Toby Comics
Todd McFarlane Productions	US	1992	9998
Toho Comics	US	2013	9998	A Future is comics with Godzilla comics series in Warner Bros./DC Comics
Tokuma Shoten	Japan	1954	9998
Tokyopop	US	1997	9998
Tokyopop	Germany	2004	9998
Top Cow Productions	US	1992	9998
Topps Comics	US	1993	1998	^{[citation needed]}
Top Shelf Comics	US	1997	9998	^{[citation needed]}
Totenkopf Verlag	Germany	1991	1996
Tower Comics	US	1965	1969	^{[citation needed]}
Trident Comics	UK	1989	1992	^{[citation needed]}
Trojan Magazines		1950	1955	^{[citation needed]}
Triumphant Comics	US	1993	1994
Tundra Publishing	US	1990	1993	Bought by Kitchen Sink Press in March of 1993 (Tundra UK was not part of this sale and folded) ^{[citation needed]}
UDON	Canada	2000	9998	^{[citation needed]} Left Devil's Due Publishing to form its own publishing company
Ultimate Marvel	US	2000	9998	Imprint of Marvel Comics^{[citation needed]}
UPN-Volksverlag	Germany	1969	-9997	Becomes Volksverlag
Valiant Comics	US	1990 2012	9998	^{[citation needed]} Published by Voyager Communications. Became Acclaim Comics. Imprints: Armada, Windjammer (creator-owned line). Relaunched in 2012
Vault Comics	US	2016	9998
Verotik	US	1994	9998
Vertigo Comics	US	1992	2020	^{[citation needed]}
Vimanika Comics	India	2011	9998	Imprint: Vimanika Comics UK
Vimanika Comics UK	UK	2012	9998	UK-based imprint of Vimanika Comics
Viper Comics	US	2003	-9998	^{[citation needed]}
Virgin Comics	India, US	2005	2008	Renamed Liquid Comics on 25 September 2008
VIZ Media	US	1986	9998	^{[citation needed]} A.k.a. Viz Comics, Viz Communications, Viz LLC
Volksverlag	Germany	1969	1984	Formerly UPN-Volksverlag; some titles moved to Alpha Comic Verlag
Vortex Comics	Canada	1982	1993
Wandering Star Press	US		1987	Imprint of ACE Comics
Warp Graphics	US	1977	9998	Formerly WaRP Graphics. Former imprint Apple Comics, also known as Apple Press; became independent.
Warren Publishing	US	1957	1983
WildStorm	US	1992	1999	^{[citation needed]} Became part of DC Comics on 06. October 1998; Imprint: America's Best Comics
Wonder Color	US	1987	1987	Also known as Wonder Comics. Spearheaded by David Campiti; one of five publishers set up by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg/Sunrise Distribution. 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	US	2005	9998	^{[citation needed]}
ZOOLOOK	US	1996	9998	Publisher of the black comic book series Dread & Alive
Zuda	US	2007	2010	Online imprint of DC Comics; also printing popular comics (Bayou; High Moon; The Night Owls; Celadore)

References

Works cited

Bell, John. Invaders from the North. Dundurn Press, 2007. ISBN 978-1-55002-659-7
Sanford, Jay Allen. "Two Men and their Comic Books", San Diego Reader (19. August 2004)
Booker, M. Keith. Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels. ABC-CLIO, 2010. ISBN 978-0-313-35748-0
Gabilliet, Jean-Paul. Of Comics and Men: A Cultural History of American Comic Books. translated by Beaty, Bart; and Nguyen, Nick. University Press of Mississippi, 2010. ISBN 978-1-60473-267-2
Gravett, Paul, ed. (2001). 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die. New York, NY: Universe Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7893-2271-5.
Voger, Mark; and Schaffenberger, Kurt. Hero Gets Girl!: The Life & Art of Kurt Schaffenberger. TwoMorrows Publishing, 2003. ISBN 978-1-893905-29-0

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References

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