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 M. 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
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| 12 bis | France | 2008 |
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| Blue Comics | Brazil | 2006 |
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| 1First Comics | US | 1982 |
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Relaunched in 2011; a.k.a. First Comics |
| 451 Media Group | US | 2015 |
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Subdivision of Michael Bay's 451 Interactive Publishing |
| Aardvark-Vanaheim | Canada | 1977 |
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Most titles moved to Renegade Press in 1985 |
| Abacus Comics | US | 2006 |
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Bought Alias Comics in 2007 |
| About Comics | US | 1998 |
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| Abrams ComicArts | US | 2009 |
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An imprint of Abrams Books |
| AC Comics | US | 1969 |
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Former Paragon Publications until 1982; former Americomics until 1984 |
| Ace Comics | US | 1940 | 1956 | 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 |
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Comics published under imprint: Action Lab Comics Signature Series |
| AdHouse Books | US | 2002 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Ajax-Farrell | US | 1951 | 1958 | see: Farrell Comic Group |
| Akita Shoten | Japan | 1948 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Comics publishing division of Ankama Games |
| Antarctic Press | US | 1984 |
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| Apex Novelties | US | 1968 | 1979 | 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 |
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| Arcana Studio | Canada | 2004 |
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Titles: Clockwork Girl; Kade; Ezra |
| Archaia Studios Press | US | 2002 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| ASCII Media Works | Japan | 2008 |
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| Aspen MLT | US | 2003 |
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Titles: Aspen; Soulfire; Lady Mechanika |
| L'Association | France | 1990 |
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| Asuka | France | 2004 | ||
| Atlas Comics | US | 1951 | 1957 | 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 |
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| Avatar Press | US | 1996 | Dystopian comics | |
| Avon Comics | US | 1945 | 1956 | |
| AWA Studios | US | 2019 |
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Artists, Writers & Artisans |
| Awesome Comics | US | 1997 | 2000 | Also known as Awesome Entertainment and Awesome-Hyperwerks |
| Axis Comics | US | 1994 | 1994 | |
| Azteca Productions | US | 1993 | ||
| Bedside Press | Canada | 2014 |
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| Behemoth Comics | US | 2020 |
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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 | 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 |
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Publications: "Justice" , "Gekido Vs. Code Name: Justice" , "Gekido" , & "Ravedactyl" Also known as BeyondComics.TV |
| Big Bang Comics | US | 1994 | Established in 1994 as imprint of Caliber Press; became independent publisher in 2006 | |
| Black Eye Productions | Canada | 1992 | 1998 | |
| Blackthorne Publishing | US | 1985 | 1989 | |
| Blue Juice Comics | US | 2012 |
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| Boneyard Press | US | 1991 |
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Currently publishing online comics (Vein Water). |
| Bongo Comics | US | 1993 | 2018 | |
| Boom! Studios | US | 2005 |
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| Boundless Comics | US | 2010 |
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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 | ||
| Broadway Comics | US | 1995 | 1996 | |
| Bubble Comics | Russia | 2011 |
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| Burlyman Entertainment | US | 2003 |
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Founded by The Wachowskis. |
| Byron Preiss Visual Publications | US | 1974 | 2006 | |
| Bluewater Productions | US | 2007 | ||
| Caliber Comics | US | 1989 | 2000 | |
| Calvary Comics | US | 2006 | ||
| Capital Comics | US | 1981 | 1984 | Went bankrupt, all titles acquired by First Comics |
| Cardal Publishing | UK | 1951 | ||
| Carlsen Comics | Germany | 1967 |
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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 |
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| Casterman | Belgium | 1934 |
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Established in 1780, began publishing comics in 1934 |
| Celebrity Comics | US | 1992 | 1993 | Imprint of Personality Comics |
| Centaur Publications | US | 1938 | 1942 | |
| 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 | |
| Cinebook | UK | ? |
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| Class Comics | Canada | 1995 | Publishes erotic gay comics. | |
| Classical Comics | UK | 2007 | ||
| Claypool Comics | US | 1993 | 2006 | |
| Cliffhanger | US | 1998 | 2004 | Absorbed first into Homage, itself then absorbed Wildstorm Signature Series |
| CMX | US | 2004 | 2010 | |
| Coamix | Japan | 2000 | ||
| Coconino Press | Italy | 2000 |
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| Columbia Comics | US | 1940 | 1949 | |
| Comely Comix | Canada | 1975 | 2005 | Known for Captain Canuck |
| Comic Chronicles | US | 1993 | Imprint of Personality Comics | |
| Comic Media | US | 1952 | 1954 | |
| Comico Comics | US | 1982 | 1997 | |
| 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 | Imprint of Fictioneer Books |
| ComicsOne | US | 1999 | 2005 | Some titles were taken over by DrMaster |
| Com.x | UK | 2000 | ||
| Conrad | Brazil | 1993 |
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| Continuity Comics | US | 1984 | 1994 | Also known as Continuity Publishing; still exists as Neal Adams Studios, no longer publishing comics |
| Continüm Comics | US | 1989 | 1994 | |
| Core Magazine | Japan | 1985 |
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| Crestwood Publications | US | 1943 | 1963 | 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 | |
| Curtis Magazines | US | 1971 | 1980 | Marvel Comics imprint. Published black-and-white comics magazines |
| Curtis Publishing Company | US | 1891 |
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| Dabel Brothers Productions | US | 2001 | 2009 | |
| Dargaud | France | 1943 |
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| Dark Horse Comics | US | 1986 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Founded as National Allied Publications. |
| D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd | UK | 1905 |
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Publishers of The Beano and The Dandy |
| Defiant Comics | US | 1992 | 1995 | Imprint of Enlightened Entertainment Partners, LP |
| Delcourt | France | 1986 |
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| Dell Comics | US | 1929 | 1973 | |
| Deluxe Comics | US | 1984 | 1986 | |
| Desperado Publishing | US | 2004 | ||
| Devil's Due Publishing | US | 1999 |
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| Disney Comics | US | 1990 | 1993 | |
| Dragon Lady Press | Canada | 1985 | 1988 | |
| Drawn & Quarterly | Canada | 1990 |
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| Dreamwave Productions | Canada | 1996 | 2005 | |
| DrMaster | US | 2004 | 2008 | Published some titles from ComicsOne when they went out of business |
| DSTLRY | US | 2023 |
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| Dupuis | Belgium | 1922 |
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| Dynamite Entertainment | US | 2005 |
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| Eastern Color Printing | US | 1933 | 1955 | Continued as a printer until 2002 |
| EC Comics | US | 1944 | 1956 | Continued to publish Mad magazine |
| Eclipse Comics | US | 1978 | 1993 | Imprint: Independent Comics Group |
| Eerie Publications | US | 1966 | 1981 | Myron Fass black-and-white horror comics magazine imprint |
| eigoMANGA | US | 2000 |
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| Elliot Publishing | US | 1940 | 1945 | Published comics from 1944 - 1945; imprint: Gilberton (until 1942) |
| Elvifrance | France | 1970 | 1992 | |
| 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 | ||
| Extreme Studios | US | 1997 | 2000 | |
| Fangoria Comics | US | 2007 | 2007 | Fangoria Entertainment imprint |
| FantaCo Enterprises | US | 1980 | 1998 | |
| Fantagor Press | US | 1986 | 1994 | Imprint of cartoonist Richard Corben |
| Fantagraphics | US | 1976 |
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| Fantasy Flight Publications | 1995 | 1996 | Published translated European comics; still in business as games publisher Fantasy Flight Games | |
| Farrell Comic Group | US | 1951 | 1958 | 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 | Imprints: American Feature Syndicate, Four Star Publications and Kiddie Kapers Company. Was followed by Farrell Comic Group |
| Fawcett Comics | US | 1939 1969 |
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| Fiction House | US | 1938 | 1954 | |
| Finix Comics | Germany | 2007 |
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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 |
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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 | |
| Frémok | France Belgium |
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| Futabasha | Japan | 1948 |
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| Future Comics | US | 2002 | 2004 | |
| Gentosha | Japan | 1993 |
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| Gestalt Publishing | Australia | 2005 | ||
| Gladstone Comics | US | 1986 | 1999 | |
| Glénat | France | 1972 |
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| Gold Key Comics | US | 1962 | 1984 | Also known as Whitman Comics |
| Hakusensha | Japan | 1973 |
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| Hall of Heroes | US | 1993 | 1999 | |
| Harrier Comics | UK | 1984 | 1989 | |
| Harris Comics | US | 1985 | 2008 | Published Vampirella |
| Harvey Comics | US | 1941 | 1986 | |
| Hell Comics | US | 1971 | 1972 | Published Air Pirates Funnies |
| Hexagon Comics | France | 1950 |
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Successor to Editions Lug, which was succeeded by Semic S.A. which folded in 2003. Titles: Strangers, Hexagon Classics |
| Highwater Books | US | 1997 | 2004 | |
| Hillborough Studios | Canada | 1941 | 1942 | Most of the staff moved to Bell Features |
| Hillman Periodicals | US | 1948 | 1953 | |
| Holyoke Publishing | US | 1940 | 1946 | Imprints: Bilbara Publishing, Continental Publishing, Narrative Publishers |
| Homage | US | 1995 | 2004 | WildStorm Productions imprint, acquired by DC Comics in 1998, absorbed into Wildstorm Signature Series in 2004 |
| Houbunsha | Japan | 1950 |
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| Humanoids Publishing | US | 1999 | ||
| Humor Comics | US | 1992 | 1993 | Imprint of Personality Comics |
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Humor Publications/ Current Books |
US | 1944 | 1948 | Ace Magazines imprint. |
| Icon | US | 2004 | ||
| Idaho Comics Group | US | 2014 |
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Publishes Tarzan and the Comics of Idaho and Idaho Comics |
| IDW Publishing | US | 1999 |
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| I. W. Publications | US | 1958 | 1964 | Also known as Super Comics |
| iBooks | US | 2003 | 2005 | Published by Byron Preiss |
| Image Comics | US | 1992 |
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| 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 | |||
| Innovation Comics | US | 1988 | 1993 | |
| Insomnia Publications | UK | 2006 | 2010 | |
| JBC | Japan Brazil |
1992 |
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| JC Comics | US | 1981 |
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Also known as JC Productions; still in existence, just not publishing since 1984 |
| Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha | Japan | 1897 |
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| Johnny DC | US | 2004 |
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All-ages imprint of DC Comics |
| Kadokawa Shoten | Japan | 1945 |
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| Kami | France | 2010 | ||
| Kana | France | 1996 | ||
| Kazé | France | 1994 | Parent company is Viz Media Europe | |
| King Comics | US | 1966 | 1967 | Connected with King Features Syndicate; most titles were picked up from Gold Key Comics and later acquired by Charlton Comics |
| Ki-oon | France | 2003 | ||
| Kitchen Sink Press | US | 1970 | 1999 | Bought by Ocean Capital Corp. on May 24, 1994 |
| Kobunsha | Japan | 1945 |
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| Kodansha | Japan | 1909 |
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| Koyama Press | Canada | 2007 | ||
| Laizen Comics | US | 2009 |
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| La Pastèque | Canada | 1998 |
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Last Gasp Comix & Stories |
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| Legend | US | 1994 | 1998 | Defunct Dark Horse Comics imprint for creator-owned materials; followed by Maverick |
| Le Lombard | Belgium | 1946 |
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| Les 400 coups | Canada | 1994 |
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| Les Humanoïdes Associés | France | 1974 |
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| Lev Gleason Publications | US | 1939 | 1955 | Also known as Comic House Publications |
| Lightning Comics | US | 1967 | 1967 | |
| Lightning Comics | US | 1993 | 1997 | |
| Liquid Comics | India | 2008 |
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Former Virgin Comics |
| L. Miller & Son, Ltd. | UK | 1943 | 1966 | |
| Lodestone Comics | 1985 | 1986 | ||
| Los Angeles Comic Book Company | US | 1971 | 1974 | |
| Ludovico Technique LLC | US | |||
| Magazine Enterprises | US | 1943 | 1958 | |
| Mag Garden | Japan | 2001 |
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| Mainline Publications | US | 1953 | 1956 | |
| 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 | ||
| Maple Leaf Publishing | Canada | 1941 |
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| Markosia | UK | 2005 | ||
| Marvel Comics | US | 1939 |
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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 |
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Mature-reader imprint of Marvel Comics |
| Media Factory | Japan | 1986 |
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| Mighty Comics | US | 1965 | 1967 | Archie Comics named Mighty Comics Group for housing the Super-hero imprint Radio Comics. See: Radio Comics |
| Milestone Media | US | 1993 | 1997 | Merged with main DC line. |
| Mille-Îles | Canada | 1989 |
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| Millennium Publications | US | 1990 | 1998 | Imprint: Modern Comics (1997–2000) |
| Mirage Studios | US | 1983 | 2021 | Titles: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
| M. F. Enterprises | US | 1966 | 1967 | |
| MLJ Magazines | US | 1939 | 1951 | Became Archie Comic Publications in 1951 |
| Mojo Press | US | 1994 | 1999 | Titles: Weird Business; Red Range; Atomic Chili |
| Moonstone Books | US | 1995 |
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| M Press | US | 2004 |
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Dark Horse Comics imprint for "diverse literary fiction and non-fiction prose for authors with a unique voice" |
| MU Press | US | 1990 | 2006 | Imprint: AEON Publishing |
| NBM Publishing | US | 1976 |
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| Standard Comics | US | 1939 | 1956 | Also known as Nedor, Pines, Better, and Thrilling |
| New England Comics | US | |||
| New Sirius Productions | 1986 | 1986 | Comics line called Prelude Graphics | |
| Nihon Bungeisha | Japan | 1959 |
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| Noble Comics | 1981 | 1983 | ||
| Novelty Press | US | 1940 | 1949 | |
| NOW Comics | US | 1985 | 2005 | |
| Ohzora Publishing | Japan | 1990 |
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| Ominous Press | US | 1994 | 1994 | Bart Sears's short lived self-publishing line |
| Oni Press | US | 1997 |
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| Oog & Blik | Netherlands | 1985 |
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| Orbit Publications | US | 1945 | 1953 | 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 | |
| Paradox Press | US | 1993 | 2001 | 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 | De facto successor to Wonder Comics |
| Pika Édition | France | 1999 | ||
| Pines Comics | US | 1956 | 1959 | Successor to Nedor Comics |
| Piranha Press | US | 1989 | 1994 | A DC Comics imprint. Later became Paradox Press |
| Print Mint | US | 1968 | 1978 | |
| Prism Comics | US | 2003 | ||
| Quality Comics | US | 1939 | 1956 | |
| Radical Comics | US | 2007 | ||
| Radio Comics | US | 1965 | 1967 | Superhero imprint of Archie Comics (labelled as imprint of Mighty Comics Group). See: Mighty Comics |
| Radio Comix | US | 1996 | ||
| Raj Comics | India | 1985 |
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| Real Life Comics | US | 1993 | Imprint of Personality Comics | |
| Reasonably Priced Comics | US | 2009 |
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| Rebellion Developments | UK | 1991 |
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Started publishing comics in 2000 when they purchased 2000 AD. Now also owns the former back catalogue of Fleetway. |
| Red 5 Comics | Canada | 2007 | ||
| Red Circle Comics | US | 1973 | 1985 | Archie Comics superhero-imprint |
| Red Giant Entertainment | US | 2005 |
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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 | Imprint: Carnal Comics (acquired from Revolutionary Comics) | |
| Revolutionary Comics | US | 1989 | 1994 | Imprint: Carnal Comics (later acquired by Re-Visionary Press and then Opus Graphics) |
| Rip Off Press | US | 1969 |
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| Robot Comics | Spain | 2009 | ||
| Rolf Kauka Comics | Germany | 1951 |
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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 |
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First publishing in 2001. Titles: Freedom Collective, Society, The Surgeon |
| Rural Home | US | 1945 | 1945 | 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 | |||
| Sequential Pulp Comics | 2011 |
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| Seven Seas Entertainment | US | 2004 | ||
| ShadowLine | US | 1993 | ||
| Shanda Fantasy Arts | ||||
| Shinshokan | Japan | 1961 | ||
| Shinchosha | Japan | 1896 |
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| Shodensha | Japan | 1970 |
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| Shogakukan | Japan | 1922 |
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| Shōnen Gahōsha | Japan | 1945 | ||
| Shueisha | Japan | 1925 |
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| Sirius Comics | US | 1985 | 1986 | |
| Sirius Entertainment | US | 1994 | 2005 | |
| Skywald Publications | US | 1970 | 1975 | |
| Slave Labor Graphics | US | 1986 |
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| Soleil Productions | France | 1982 |
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Founded as Librairie Bédulle |
| Solson Publications | US | 1986 | 1987 | |
| Spark Publications | US | 1944 | 1946 | |
| Spectrum Comics | US | 1983 | 1984 | |
| Spectrum Comics | US | Imprint of Archie Comics; defunct | ||
| Spilt Ink | Canada | 2004 |
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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 | Published Mighty Mouse and Underdog comics; declared bankruptcy in 1989 |
| Square Enix | Japan | 2003 |
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| St. John Publications | US | 1947 | 1958 | |
| Stanley Publications | 1966 | 1971 | 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 | 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 | Mike Friedrich's imprint |
| Strawberry Jam Comics | Canada | 1985 | 1992 | |
| Street & Smith Comics | US | 1940 | 1949 | |
| Studio Ironcat | US | 1997 | 2006 | Also known as I.C. Entertainment |
| Superior Publishers Limited | Canada | 1945 | 1956 | Reprinted American comics |
| Takeshobo | Japan | 1972 |
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| Tekno Comix | US | 1995 | 1997 | |
| Teshkeel Comics | Kuwait | 2005 |
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| Texas Comics | US | 1983 | 1983 | |
| Thoughts & Images | 1983 | 1988 | ||
| Timely Comics | US | 1939 | 1950 | Later became Atlas, then Marvel |
| The Library of American Comics | US | 2007 |
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| Titan Books | UK | 1981 |
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| TKO Studios | US | 2018 |
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| Toby Press | US | 1949 | 1955 | Also known as Toby Comics |
| Todd McFarlane Productions | US | 1992 |
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| Toho Comics | US | 2013 |
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A Future is comics with Godzilla comics series in Warner Bros./DC Comics |
| Tokuma Shoten | Japan | 1954 |
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| Tokyopop | US | 1997 |
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| Tokyopop | Germany | 2004 |
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| Top Cow Productions | US | 1992 |
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| Topps Comics | US | 1993 | 1998 | |
| Top Shelf Comics | US | 1997 |
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| Totenkopf Verlag | Germany | 1991 | 1996 | |
| Tower Comics | US | 1965 | 1969 | |
| Trident Comics | UK | 1989 | 1992 | |
| Trojan Magazines | 1950 | 1955 | ||
| 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) |
| UDON | Canada | 2000 |
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Left Devil's Due Publishing to form its own publishing company |
| Ultimate Marvel | US | 2000 |
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Imprint of Marvel Comics |
| UPN-Volksverlag | Germany | 1969 |
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Becomes Volksverlag |
| Valiant Comics | US | 1990 2012 |
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Published by Voyager Communications. Became Acclaim Comics. Imprints: Armada, Windjammer (creator-owned line). Relaunched in 2012 |
| Vault Comics | US | 2016 |
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| Verotik | US | 1994 |
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| Vertigo Comics | US | 1992 | 2020 | |
| Vimanika Comics | India | 2011 |
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Imprint: Vimanika Comics UK |
| Vimanika Comics UK | UK | 2012 |
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UK-based imprint of Vimanika Comics |
| Viper Comics | US | 2003 | ||
| Virgin Comics | India, US | 2005 | 2008 | Renamed Liquid Comics on 25 September 2008 |
| VIZ Media | US | 1986 |
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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 |
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Formerly WaRP Graphics. Former imprint Apple Comics, also known as Apple Press; became independent. |
| Warren Publishing | US | 1957 | 1983 | |
| WildStorm | US | 1992 | 1999 | 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 | ||
| Youthful | US | 1949 | 1954 | Imprint: Youthful Magazines/Stamp Comics |
| Zenescope Entertainment | US | 2005 |
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| ZOOLOOK | US | 1996 |
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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) |