Portman Distribution

Portman Distribution was originally part of Top Sellers, but was later sold to Gold Star. Based in Croydon, Gold Star was run by brothers Ralph and David Gold, and in 1978, they hired Alan McKenzie (who had previously worked at Top Sellers, but later worked for Marvel UK) to create a line of horror comics using American Marvel reprints.
He created two titles: Castle of Horror and Tales of Terror. Castle of Horror featured Blade and Morbius and used reprints from Vampire Tales, Tales of Terror featured Brother Voodoo and The Zombie.
Marvel UK noticed the titles and believed Portman was infringing on their territory, and they complained to Marvel Comics in the US. The deal was revoked after four issues were published.
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