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Comic book publishing companies of the United States
- Dark Horse ComicsMike Richardson opened Dark Horse Comics in Milwaukie, Oregon, during 1986. He used money from his chain of comic book shops called Pegasus Books to start…
- IDW PublishingTed Adams, Robbie Robbins, Alex Garner, and Kris Oprisko met while working at Wildstorm Productions. They formed Idea and Design Works in 1999 as a group of…
- DC ComicsIn 1935, entrepreneur Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson founded National Allied Publications at 432 Fourth Avenue in Manhattan.
- Pantheon BooksIn 1942, Kurt Wolff and Helen Wolff opened Pantheon Books in New York City. They had fled Europe to escape fascism and the Holocaust.
- Marvel ComicsMartin Goodman opened his comic book operation from a cramped office at 330 West 42nd Street in New York City during the autumn of 1939.
- Malibu ComicsDave Olbrich and Tom Mason launched Malibu Graphics in 1986 with private financing from Scott Mitchell Rosenberg. Rosenberg operated Sunrise Distribution, a…
- Archie ComicsMaurice Coyne, Louis Silberkleit, and John L. Goldwater formed M.L.J. Magazines, Inc., in September 1939. Their first comic book appeared that same month…