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Publishing companies established in 1935

  • Penguin BooksAllen Lane stood at Exeter St Davids station in 1934 and saw a display of cheap, poorly printed paperbacks. He realized that high-quality literature was…
  • DC ComicsIn 1935, entrepreneur Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson founded National Allied Publications at 432 Fourth Avenue in Manhattan.
  • Louisiana State University PressThe Louisiana State University Press opened its doors in 1935 at Louisiana State University. Its initial mission focused on publishing scholarly works for…
  • Penguin GroupThe year 1935 marked the birth of Penguin Books in England. A man named Allen Lane launched a new kind of book with a simple goal.