List of comics publishing companies
Publishers
Name in italics denotes an imprint

List of comics publishing companies

Section Title: Publishers
Table Section Text: Name in italics denotes an imprint

Name	Country	Active	Notes

12 bis	France	2008

Valor Comics	US Canada	2018	Valor Comics is a comic book publishing company established in 2018 dedicated to releasing original comics.

12-Gauge Comics	US	2004

G.E.E. Comics	US Canada	2013

Naturist Comics	US Others	2013	Naturist Comics was Utopian Fiction

Retrogame Comics	US	2016	A Retro style was Prequels years working Retrogaming

Toho Comics	US	2013	A Future is comics with Godzilla comics series in Warner Bros./DC Comics

1First Comics	US	1982	Relaunched in 2011; a.k.a. First Comics

215 Ink	US	2007

451 Media Group	US	2015	Subdivision of Michael Bay's 451 Interactive Publishing

Aardvark-Vanaheim	Canada	1977	Most titles moved to Renegade Press in 1985

Abacus Comics	US	2006	Bought Alias Comics in 2007

About Comics	US	1998

Abrams ComicArts	US	2009	An imprint of Abrams Books

AC Comics	US	1969	Former Paragon Publications until 1982; former Americomics until 1984

Academy Comics	US	1986	1996	Founded as Pyramid Publishing in 1986; became New Century Comics in 1990; became Acid Rain Studios in 1991; and finally became Academy Comics in 1994

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.

ACE Comics	US	1986	1987	Also known as Animated Comics Enterprises. Imprint: Wandering Star Press

Ace Comics	US	1995	1998	Titles: Love Sucks; Love Sucks Color Special

Actes Sud/l'AN 2	France	2002

Acetylene Comics	US	2001	2001

Acid Rain Studios	US	1991	1994	Former New Century Comics, becomes and see: Academy Comics

Action Lab Entertainment	US	2010	Comics published under Action Lab Comics; Imprint: Action Lab Comics Signature Series

Action Lab Comics Signature Series	US	2010	Imprint of Action Lab Comics (Action Lab Entertainment)

AdHouse Books	US	2002

Adult Comics	US	1992	1992	Adult-comics imprint of Personality Comics. Titles: Bad Girls; Female Fantasies

Adventure Publications	US	1986	1990	Acquired by Malibu Comics in 1989, which was bought by Marvel in 1994. Titles: Elf Warrior; Ninja Elite; Star Rangers

African Prince Productions	US	1992	1992	Imprint: ANIA Publishing. Titles: Captain Africa

After Hours Press	US	2000

Aftershock Comics	US	2015

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

A is A	US	1995	1995	Published 1 comic only, 2-Headed Giant

AiT/Planet Lar	US	1999

Ajax-Farrell	US	1951	1958	see: Farrell Comic Group

Akita Shoten	Japan	1948	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

Alterna Comics	US	2006	Publishes Comic Books and Graphic Novels in Print and Digital formats. Titles: FUBAR; The CHAIR; Novo; IF anthology; Metaphase; The Last West; Lilith Dark;

Alternative Comics	US	1993	Shut down in 2008, resumed publishing in 2012. Titles: Alternative Comics; Hicke; 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	Some titles were distributed by 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

Angry Viking Press	US	2006

ANIA Publishing	US	1993	1993	Imprint formed by independent publishers ACME Comics, African Prince Productions, Africa Rising, Afro Centric Comic Books, Dark Zulu Lies Comics Inc., Inner City Products, Omega7 Comics, UP Comics.

Ankama Editions	France	2001	Comics publishing division of Ankama Games

Antarctic Press	US	1984

Ape Entertainment	US	2003

Apex Novelties, Inc.	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

Arcana Studio	Canada	2004	Titles: Clockwork Girl; Kade; Ezra

Arch Enemy Entertainment	US	2004

Archaia Studios Press	US	2002	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	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

Ardden Entertainment	US	2007	Founded 2007, first publishing 2008. Titles: Mythopolis; Comeback Kings; Casper and the Spectrals

Arktinen Banaani (Arctic Banana)	Finland	1995	Titles: Fingerpori; Viivi ja Wagner; Nemi

Arrow Comics	US	1985	Arrow Comics shut down two times; In 1989, returning in 1993, and in 2000, returning in 2008. Imprint: Arrow Manga.

Arrow Manga	US	Imprint of Arrow Comics. Titles: Butterfly Gunn; Miss Chevious; Semantic Lace

Asahi Sonorama	Japan	1959

ASCII Media Works	Japan	2008

Asgardian Comics	Ukraine	2015	Titles: Maxym Osa and Zvytyaga series

Aspen MLT	US	2003	Titles: Aspen; Soulfire; Lady Mechanika

L'Association	France	1990

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

Atlas Unleashed	US	2008	With Guild Works Publications, a successor to Guild Works Productions. First publishing 2010.

Attic Books	1994

Atomeka Press	UK	1988 2004	1997 2005

Atomic Book Company	2005	Titles: The Fart Party, Lulu Eightball

avant verlag	Germany	2001

Avatar Press	US	1996	Dystopian comics

Avon Comics	US	1945	1956

Awesome Comics	US	1997	2000	Also known as Awesome Entertainment and Awesome-Hyperwerks

Axis Comics	US	1994	1994

Azteca Productions	US	1993

Bad Habit	US	1993	1998	Jeff Nicholson self-publishing imprint from the 1990s

Beckett Comics	US	2002	2005	Imprint of Beckett Publications; acquired by Apprise Media L.L.C. 2005.

Bedside Press	Canada	2014

Bel-Ami edizioni	Italy	2008	Publications: "Storie brevi e senza pietà" & "Altre Storie brevi e senza pietà" by Marco Taddei and Simone Angelini, "6 gradi di separazione" by Matteo Farinella

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.

Beta 3 Comics	US	1999

Beyond Comics	US	1997	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

Big Umbrella	US	2000	2003	Independent publishing cooperative

Bitterkomix Pulp	South Africa

Black Eye Productions	Canada	1992	1998

Black Flag	Canada	2010	Publications: Universe in Motion: Works by Sv Bell;Silverblood;Realms of Fear;Nocturne

Blackball Comics	UK	1993	1994	Founded by former Editor-In-Chief of Tundra UK when that company folded

Black Hearted Press	UK	2010

Blackthorne Publishing	US	1985	1989

Blank Slate Books	UK

Blue Juice Comics	US	2012

Boneyard Press	US	1991	Currently publishing online comics (Vein Water).

Bongo Comics	US	1993	2018

Boom! Studios	US	2005

Boundless Comics	US	2010	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!

Brain Scan Studios	US	1999

BroadSword Comics	US	1999

Broadway Comics	US	1995	1996

Bubble Comics	Russia	2011

Bugs Comics	IT	2015

Burlyman Entertainment	US	2003	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	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

Casterman	Belgium	1934	Established in 1780, began publishing comics in 1934

Celebrity Comics	US	1992	1993	Imprint of Personality Comics

Centaur Publications	US	1938	1942

CFW Enterprises	US	1988	1989

Champion City Comics	US	2009

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.

Charlton Comics	US	1946	1986

Checker Book Publishing Group	US	2000

Cinebook	UK	?

Clap Comix	Japan	2008	Titles: One Piece dj

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

Colonia Press	US	1999	2005	Published Colonia comics and other Jeff Nicholson trade paperbacks

Columbia Comics	US	1940	1949

Comely Comix	Canada	1975	2005	Known for Captain Canuck

Comic Chronicles	US	1993	Imprint of Personality Comics

Comania	US	2012

Comic Media	US	1952	1954

Comico Comics	US	1982	1997

comicplus+	Germany	1985

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

Comic Zone Productions	US	1991	1994

Com.x	UK	2000

Conrad	Brazil	1993

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

Crestwood Publications	US	1943	1963	Later known as Prize Comics

Cross Culture	US	Former imprint of Alias Comics, bought by LAMP PoST Publications in 2007

Cross Publications	US	1949	1953

CrossGen Entertainment	US	1998	2004	Former imprint: Code 6. Bought by Walt Disney in 2004.

Crusade Comics	US	1994	2002

Crystal Publications	1986	1988	Title: Eagle

Cult Comics	Japan	Various imprints of Kasakura Publishing: Cult Comics, Cult Comics Sweet Selection, Cult Comics BINETSU Collection, Cult Comics Honey Selection, Cult Comics X-Kids Selection.

Curtis Magazines	US	1971	1980	Marvel Comics imprint. Published black-and-white comics magazines

Curtis Publishing Company	US	1891

Cutting Edge Productions	US	1992	1992	Imprint of Personality Comics

Daak Comics	Germany	1994	imprint of Daak Verlaag [sic!]; still existing, but not publishing since 2000

Dabel Brothers Productions	US	2001	2009

Dagger Enterprises	1993	1994

DAPshow Press	2009

Dare Comics	UK	2007

Dargaud	France	1943

Dargaud USA	US	1981	1982	U.S. branch of European publisher Dargaud, published translated editions of European comics

Dark Horse Comics	US	1986	Active imprints: Dark Horse Manga, M Press ("diverse literary fiction and non-fiction prose for authors with a unique voice")., Sequential Pulp Comics.

Dark Horse Manga	US	1992	Dark Horse Comics manga-imprint

Darkside Comics	US	2018

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	Founded as National Allied Publications.

D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd	UK	1905	Publishers of The Beano and The Dandy

Deadstar Publishing	UK	2010	Best known for their Dolphin Squad graphic novels and the Eagle nominated Dexter's Half Dozen. Also publishes books, comics and graphic novels in predominantly sci-fi and fantasy genres.

The Dead Timez Magazine	US	2010

Deep Sea Comics	1996	1998	Canadian publisher mostly known for Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman

Defiant Comics	US	1992	1995	Imprint of Enlightened Entertainment Partners, LP

Deimos Comics	Greece	2011

Delcourt	France	1986

Dell Comics	US	1929	1973

Deluxe Comics	US	1984	1986

Desperado Publishing	US	2004

Devil's Due Publishing	US	1999

Devil's Due Digital	US	2010	Digital imprint of Devil's Due Publishing

DieGo Comics Publishing	UK	2012	London-based and family run

Disney Comics	US	1990	1993

Dragon Lady Press	Canada	1985	1988

Drawn and Quarterly	Canada	1990

Dreamwave Productions	Canada	1996	2005

DrMaster	US	2004	2008	Published some titles from ComicsOne when they went out of business

Dupuis	Belgium	1922

DWAP Productions	2006

Dynamite Entertainment	US	2005

Eastern Color Printing	US	1933	1955	Continued as a printer until 2002

EATComics	Romania	2014

EC Comics	US	1944	1956	Continued to publish Mad magazine

Eclipse Comics	US	1978	1993	Imprint: Independent Comics Group

Edicions de Ponent	Spain

Edition 52	Germany	1997	Imprints: Lovecrafts, Edition Venus

Eerie Publications	US	1966	1981	Myron Fass black-and-white horror comics magazine imprint

E.F.edizioni	Italy	2003

eigoMANGA	US	2000

Elliot Publishing	US	1940	1945	Published comics from 1944 - 1945; imprint: Gilberton (until 1942)

Elvifrance	France	1970	1992

Emet Comics	USA	2015	Los Angeles-based publishing line focused on empowering female creators and storytellers in comics. Bought Rosy Press in 2016.

Epic Comics (also: Epic Comics Group)	US	1982 1995 2003	1994 1996 2011	Imprint of Marvel Comics, defunct

Eros Comix Italia	Italy	2011

Eternity Comics	US	1986	1994

Eureka! Comic Labs	US	2011

Event Comics	US	1994	1999	Became Marvel Knights and was closed in 1998, last publishing in 1999

Evil Ink Comics	US	2004

Evil Twin Comics	US	2004

Extrem Erfolgreich Enterprises	Germany	1996	2006

Extreme Studios	US	1997	2000

FAB Comics	Pak	2014

Fan-Atic Press	US	1984

Fangoria Comics	US	2007	2007	Fangoria Entertainment imprint

FantaCo Enterprises	US	1980	1998

Fantagor Press	US	1986	1994	Imprint of cartoonist Richard Corben

Fantagraphics Books	US	1976

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	1953 1980

Fiction House	US	1938	1954

Fierce Comics	US	2005	A Division of Fierce Media LLC

Finix Comics	Germany	2007	Registered club open to any comic-fan with the goal to continue prematurly cancelled comic-series. First publishing in 2008.

First Comics	US	1982	Relaunched in 2011; a/k/a and see 1First Comics

Front Froid	Canada	2006

Forbidden Fruit	US	1994	Erotic comics imprint of Apple 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	2002

Friendly Comics	US	1991	1992	Imprint of Personality Comics

Full Bleed Studios	Canada	1992

Futabasha	Japan	1948

Future Comics	US	2002	2004

Futuropolis	France	1970s	1990s

Futuropolis	France	2005

Gentosha	Japan	1993

Gestalt Publishing	Australia	2005

Gladstone Comics	US	1986	1999

Glénat	France	1972

Glücklicher Montag	Germany	2004	continues some titles from Extrem Erfolgreich Enterprises

Gold Key Comics	US	1962	1984	Also known as Whitman Comics

Great Comics Publications	1941	1942

GC Comics	US	2013

Greater Mercury Comics	US	1989	1991	Successor to Silverwolf Comics

Guild Works Productions	US	2008	Folded in 2008, was succeeded by Atlas Unleashed and Guild Works Publications. Last Publication Jan 2009.

Guild Works Publications	US	2008	With Atlas Unleashed, successor to Guild Works Productions. Titles: Hell's Blood (continued from Guild Works Productions), Krome, Torn

Hakusensha	Japan	1973

Hall of Heroes	US	1993	1999

Harrier Comics	UK	1984	1989

Harris Comics	US	1985	2008	Published Vampirella

Harvey Comics	US	1941	1986

Heaven Sent Gaming	US	2006	Publisher and creator of multiple original series spanning across multiple forms of media. Including comics.

Heeby Jeeby Comix	US	2009	Titles: Heeby Jeeby Comix; Brain, various one-shots

Hellbound Media	UK	2011	Publisher and creators of Mandy the Monster Hunter and other horror titles.

Hell Comics	US	1971	1972	Published Air Pirates Funnies

Hero Nation	US	2010

Hexagon Comics	France	1950	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

Hirntot Comix	Germany	1998	Comic publishing imprint of Tenrek Studio

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

Hound Comics	US	2010	Also known as Hound Comics, Inc. and Hound Entertainment Group. Imprints: Coexist Publishing.

Humanoids Publishing	US	1999

Human Comics Independent Publishing	US	2012

Humor Comics	US	1992	1993	Imprint of Personality Comics

Humor Publications/ Current Books	US	1944	1948	Ace Magazines imprint.

Huuda Huuda	Finland

Ichijinsha	Japan	1992

Icon	US	2004

Idaho Comics Group	US	2014	Publishes Tarzan and the Comics of Idaho and Idaho Comics

Ideenschmiede Paul & Paul (IPP)	Germany	Signatory agency also publishing comics; imprint: Freestyle

IDW Publishing	US	1999

I. W. Publications	US	1958	1964	Also known as Super Comics

iBooks	US	2003	2005	Published by Byron Preiss

Image Comics	US	1992

Imperial Comics	1986 1994	1987 1994	Probably two unrelated companies. The 1986 releases are published from Boulder, Co; the 1994 releases from Holland, PA.

Imperium Comics	US

Innovation Comics	US	1988	1993

Insomnia Publications	UK	2006	2010

Imagine Worlds Comics	US	2007	Former Paragon Publications until 2010; former Americomics until 2013

Jademan Comics	China	1971

JBC	Japan Brazil	1992

JC Comics	US	1981	Also known as JC Productions; still in existence, just not publishing since 1984

Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha	Japan	1897

Johnny DC	US	2004	All-ages imprint of DC Comics

JMFcomics	Malta	2011	{Owner Juan Mario Farrugia}; Still in existence, Located in Malta,Soon with Published Work,So stay tuned at "http://www.jmfcomics.weebly.com",

Kadokawa Shoten	Japan	1945

Kami	France	2010

Kana	France	1996

Kandora Publishing	2005	2005

Kasakura Shuppansha (Kasakura Publishing)	Japan	Imprints at: Cult Comics. Titles: Amazing Comics; Love Collection (Love♥Kore)

Katzenjammer Comics	Germany	2007

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

Klutz Enterprises	US	1981	1985	Published early underground and fanzine versions of Ultra Klutz

Kobunsha	Japan	1945

Kodansha	Japan	1909

Koyama Press	Canada	2007

Laizen Comics	US	2009

LAMP PoST Publications	US	2004	Bought imprint Cross Culture from Alias Comics in 2007

La Pastèque	Canada	1998

Laska Comix	Germany	1997	Comics publishing imprint of Laska Grafix

Last Gasp Comix & Stories	US	1970

Legend	US	1994	1998	Defunct Dark Horse Comics imprint for creator-owned materials; followed by Maverick

Legioncomix	Mexico	2014	Titles: Horror City; Lluvia de Sangre

Le Lombard	Belgium	1946

Les 400 coups	Canada	1994

Les Humanoïdes Associés	France	1974

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	Former Virgin Comics

L. Miller & Son, Ltd.	UK	1943	1966

Lodestone Comics	1985	1986

Lonely Robot Comics	2010

Ludovico Technique LLC	US

Lucha Comics	Canada	2013	Founded in 2013, based in London, Ontario, Canada

Mad Dog Graphics	1987	1988

Magazine Enterprises	US	1943	1958

Mag Garden	Japan	2001

Mainline Publications	US	1953	1956

Majestic Entertainment	US	1993	1994	Published: Legacy, Majestic and S.T.A.T.

Malibu Comics	US	1986	1994	Bought by Marvel Comics, currently dormant. Imprints: Adventure Comics, Aircel Comics, Bravura, Eternity Comics, Genesis, Protectors Universe (Genesis imprint), Ultraverse (moved to Marvel)

Mam Tor Publishing	UK	2004

Manuscript Press	US

Maple Leaf Publishing	Canada	1941

Markosia	UK	2005

Marvel Comics	US	1939

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

Matrix Graphic Series	Canada	1984	1987	Titles: Northguard; Mackenzie Queen; The Jam Special; Cybercom: Heart of the Blue Mesa; Dragon's Star

Maverick	US	1999	2002	Dark Horse Comics imprint for creator-owned materials, follow-up to Legend

Max Comics (MAX)	US	2001	Mature-reader imprint of Marvel Comics

Media Factory	Japan	1986

Michael Hunt Publishing	1993	2000

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

Millennium Publications	US	1990	1998	Imprint: Modern Comics (1997–2000)

Milk Shadow Books	Australia	2008

MiniKomix

Mirage Studios	US	1983

Mirror Comics	Canada	2010	2015	Titles: Ghost King: A Book of Changes; The Bird Caller; Treadwell [A Deeply Personal Journey into a Dream];Mission Arizona

Mirror Comics Studios	Canada	2015	Titles: SIGNAL Saga #0 [PanGaea and the Key of Mirrari]; X-Ray of a Saga; Like Never Before & Like Never Again

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

MOSAIK Steinchen für Steinchen Verlag	Germany	1991

M Press	US	2004	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

MyInkComics.com	Canada	2012

NBM Publishing	US	1976

Neko Press	US	Also publishes comics from Butcher Brand/Straitjacket Studios

Standard Comics	US	1939	1956	Also known as Nedor, Pines, Better, and Thrilling

New Baby Productions

New Century Comics	US	1990	1991	Former Pyramid Publishing, becomes Acid Rain Studios. See: Academy Comics

New Comics Group	US	1987	1990

New England Comics	US

New Sirius Productions	1986	1986	Comics line called Prelude Graphics

Nifty Comics	US	1985

Nihon Bungeisha	Japan	1959

No Comprendo Press	Norway

Noble Comics	1981	1983

Northstar Publishing	US	1989	1993	Imprint of Rebel Studios. Chicago-based publisher known for publishing Faust

Novelty Press	US	1940	1949

NOW Comics	US	1985	2005

NPC Comics	US	2000	Also known as National Press Comics.

Omega Dream Distillery Publications - Oddpubs	US[not in citation given]	2010

Off Shoot Comics	US	2011

Ohzora Publishing	Japan	1990

Ominous Press	US	1994	1994	Bart Sears's short lived self-publishing line

Oni Press	US	1997

Onward Comics	US	1986	1992	Ultra Klutz comics from the black & white boom era.

Oog & Blik	Netherlands	1985

Oogachtend	Belgium

Orbit Publications	US	1945	1953	Also known as Orbit Comics

Outpouring Comics	US	2012	Publishes creator owned titles as well as their own properties

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

Perro Muerto Producciones	Peru	2008	Lima based small press company. Titles: Angel Dreams, Capitán Nandito, Conejito Macho, Daigami, El Anillo de Sor, Extraño, GodDamned, Khan el Monje Guerrero, Miau!, Onirica, Paradoja, Thanatos

Penny-Farthing Press	US	1998

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

Phi3 COMICS	US	2003	Imprint: SPIRALMIND

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

Piredda Verlag	Germany	2008	Publishes german-translated editions of Franco-Belgian comics

Planet Random Creative	US	2011	Imprints: Planet Random Comics and Legendary Universe

Plasma Heroes	US	2007

Plem Plem Productions!	Germany	1999	Imprints: Whoa! Comics and Whoa! Horror

Pocket Watch Books	US	2014	Pocket Watch Books creates photo-illustrated graphic novels with strong female characters and storylines. Alice in Wonderland and Bounty!

Portal Comics	US	2007

Power Comics Company	1977	1977	Detroit-based publisher. Titles: Power Comics; Cobalt Blue

Pow Pow Press	Canada	2010	Éditions Pow Pow is a Montreal-based bilingual comics publisher.

Print Mint	US	1968	1978

Print Media	Bosnia	2010	Publisher of Plavi in Bosnia and Strip Magazine in Bosnia, Croatia and the UK, and various graphic novels

Prism Comics	US	2003

Pyramid Publishing	US	1986	1990	Becomes New Century Comics. See: Academy Comics

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

Real Life Comics	US	1993	Imprint of Personality Comics

Raytoons Comics	US	2012	Publishes Comic Books and Graphic Novels in Print and Digital formats. Titles: QUACKUP; MICED; Along the Tumbleweed Trail; 2 Many Parakeets; Under the Bed; Spaced Flight; Spencer Records;

Reasonably Priced Comics	US	2009

Rebellion Developments	UK	1991	Started publishing comics in 2000 when they purchased 2000 AD. Now also owns the former back catalogue of Fleetway.

Rebel Studios	1987	1995	Imprint: Northstar Publishing

Red 5 Comics	Canada	2007

Red Circle Comics	US	1973	1985	Archie Comics superhero-imprint

Red Giant Entertainment	US	2005	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

Reprodukt	Germany	1991	Imprint: Kiki Post

Retrofit Comics	US	2011

Revil Comics	US	2015	Created and Founded by Caesar Crawford, publishes Murdock Undead Detective, The Grey Judge, Starlight and the Ape, Cursanova, and many others

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

Robot Comics	Spain	2009

RoninComics	US found=2009

Rolf Kauka Comics	Germany	1951	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	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.

schreiber & leser	Germany	1981

Schwarzer Turm	Germany	1998

Seoulmunhwasa	South Korea

Sequential Pulp Comics	2011	Dark Horse Comics imprint

Seven Seas Entertainment	US	2004

ShadowLine	US	1993

Shanda Fantasy Arts

Shinshokan	Japan	1961

Shinchosha	Japan	1896

Shodensha	Japan	1970

Shogakukan	Japan	1922

Shōnen Gahōsha	Japan	1945

Shooting Star Comics	US	2002	2006

Shueisha	Japan	1925

Shuppan Manga	France	2012

Silverline	US	1987	through 93 as packager for Malibu imprints; 1997-1999 as publisher

Silver Moon Comics	1994

Silverwolf Comics	US	1986	1987	Becomes Greater Mercury Comics

Sirius Comics	US	1985	1986

Sirius Entertainment	US	1994	2005

Skywald Publications	US	1970	1975

Slave Labor Graphics	US	1986

So Cherry Studios	US	2014

Soleil Productions	France	1982	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	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

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

Tekno Comix	US	1995	1997

Terminal Press	US	2001

Teshkeel Comics	Kuwait	2005

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

THENEXTART	Germany	2004

Titan Books	UK	1981

Toby Press	US	1949	1955	Also known as Toby Comics

Todd McFarlane Productions	US	1992

Tokuma Shoten	Japan	1954

Tokyopop	US	1997	2011

Top Cow Productions	US	1992

Topps Comics	US	1993	1998

Top Shelf Comics	US	1997

Totenkopf Verlag	Germany	1991	1996

Tower Comics	US	1965	1969

Trident Comics	UK	1989	1992

Trojan Magazines	1950	1955

Triumphant Comics	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	Left Devil's Due Publishing to form its own publishing company

Ultimate Marvel	US	2000	Imprint of Marvel Comics

UPN-Volksverlag	Germany	1969	Becomes Volksverlag

Valiant Comics	US	1990 2012	Published by Voyager Communications. Became Acclaim Comics. Imprints: Armada, Windjammer (creator-owned line). Relaunched in 2012

Verotik	US	1994

Vertigo Comics	US	1992

Vimanika Comics	India	2011	Imprint: Vimanika Comics UK

Vimanika Comics UK	UK	2012	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	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	Formerly WaRP Graphics. Former imprint Apple Comics, also known as Apple Press; became independent.

Warren Publishing	US	1957	1983

Weildarum-Verlag	Germany

Weissblech Comics	Germany	1992

Darkside Comics	US	2018

WildStorm	US	1992	1999	Became part of DC Comics on 06. October 1998; Imprint: America's Best Comics

Wonder Comics	US	1985	1987	Also known as Wonder Color Comics; most titles acquired by Pied Piper Comics

Yaoi Press	US	2004

Youthful	US	1949	1954	Imprint: Youthful Magazines/Stamp Comics

Zenescope Entertainment	US	2005

Zuda	US	2007	2010	Online imprint of DC Comics; also printing popular comics (Bayou; High Moon; The Night Owls; Celadore)

Zwerchfell Verlag	Germany	1988

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Spotlight Comics was an American comic publisher.

final_sentence: Spotlight Comics was an American comic publisher.