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Dell Publishing Company, Inc. is an American publisher of books, magazines and comic books, that was founded in 1921 by George T. Delacorte Jr. with $10,000 (approx. $145,000 in 2021), two employees and one magazine title, I Confess, and soon began turning out dozens of pulp magazines, which included penny-a-word detective stories, articles ...
Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1973. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium. In 1953 Dell claimed to be the world's largest comics publisher, selling 26 million copies each month.
The company's comic book division folded in 1973, although Dell continued to publish the occasional book with comics content, including newspaper strip collections. Dell became part of Bantam Doubleday Dell (http://www.comics.org/publisher/5554/) in 1988, ceasing to exist as an independent company.
SeriesYearIssuesCovers19371 issues (1 indexed)1939117 issues (28 indexed)Have 115 ( Need 5)19340 issues (0 indexed)No Covers19652 issues (2 indexed)Dec 9, 2014 · Dell began in the late 1920s as a pulp magazine publisher, and even FAMOUS FUNNIES, launched in late 1929, was released in the popular tabloid format of the day, not in the smaller comic-book size that was adopted soon after (which makes some dispute its ranking as the first “comic book.”
A completely original compilation by Frank Motler - May 15, 2013. Overview of Dell and Western Publishing Relationship Western Publishing Company (also known as Western Printing & Lithography) had been in operation in Racine, Wisconsin since 1907. Western had acquired the franchises for several important entities; including Disney, King Feature ...
Oct 31, 2018 · In 1953 "Dell" claimed to be the World's largest comic book publisher with 26 million copies world wide each year. "Dell Publishing's" first "Comic Book" was "The Funnies". First published in January 1929 and was more of a comic supplement to the Sunday newspapers than an actual book.
Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines, was a pioneer in comic books. Its first release, The Funnies, went on sale no later than 1929 — making it possibly the first periodical in America to specialize in comics, not reprinted from newspaper strips.
