•
Ace Magazines (1940–1956) Imprint:
Ace Periodicals •
Ajax/Farrell (1952–1958) — part of
Farrell Publications. Imprint:
Four Star Publications •
All-American Publications (1938–1946) — taken over by
National Comics Publications •
American Comics Group (1939–1967) •
Archie Comics (1939–present) •
Atlas Comics (1951–1957) — previously
Timely Comics, became
Marvel Comics •
Aviation Press (1944–1946) •
Avon (1945–present) — also known as
Avon Periodicals; continued on publishing novels after the 1950s •
Cambridge House Publishers (1945–1945) •
Centaur Publications (1938–1942) — acquired the assets of
Ultem Publications •
Charlton Comics (1940–1986) •
Columbia Comics (1940–1949) •
Comic Media (1952–1954) •
Comics Magazine Company (1936–1957) — assets acquired by
Ultem Publications •
Crestwood Publications (1940–1968) — later known as
Prize Comics •
David McKay Publications (1937–1950) •
DC Comics (1934–present) — founded as
National Allied Publications, Inc. •
Decker (1957–1957) •
Dell Comics (1929–1974) •
D.S. Publishing (1947-1950) •
Eastern Color Printing (1928–1955) — continued on as a printer from 1955 until 2002 •
EC Comics (1944–1956) — continued to publish
Mad magazine •
Farrell Publications (1940–1958) — numerous imprints •
Fawcett Comics (1939–1980) — canceled its original comics line in 1953 after
National Comics Publications v. Fawcett Publications lawsuit •
Fiction House (1938–1954) •
Fox Feature Syndicate (1939–1951) •
Frank Z. Temerson (1939–1941; 1943–1946; 1950?) — imprints include
Ultem Publications (1937–1938), Tem Publishing, Nita Publishing, Helnit Publishing (1939–1941);
Et-Es-Go Magazines, Continental Magazines (1943–1946) and possibly
Continental Publications (1950); acquired assets of
Chesler Publications and
the Comics Magazine Company in 1937; Temerson assets acquired by
Centaur Publications in 1938; Temerson assets temporarily acquired by
Holyoke Publishing in 1942–1943 •
Gilberton (1941–1971) •
Great Comics Publications (1941–1942) •
Green Publishing (1945–1946, 1952–1957) •
Harry "A" Chesler Comics (1937–1946) — also known as
Harry A. Chesler Feature Syndicate. Imprints:
Dynamic Publications,
Home Guide Publications,
Magazine Press •
Harvey Comics (1941–1994) •
Hillman Periodicals (1948–1961) — continued on publishing magazines from 1953 until 1961 •
Holyoke Publishing (1942–1946) — acquired assets of
Helnit and (temporarily)
Fox; lost
Helnit assets to successor
Et-Es-Go Magazines •
Humor Publications/Current Books (1944–1948) —
Ace Magazines imprint. •
Key Publications imprints:
Aragon Magazines,
Gillmor Magazines,
Medal Comics,
Media Publications,
S. P. M. Publications,
Stanmor Publications, and
Timor Publications) (1951–1956) •
Lev Gleason Publications (1939–1955) — also known as
Comic House Publications •
Magazine Enterprises (1943–1958) •
Mainline Publications (1953–1956) •
Marvel Comics (1939–present) — known as
Timely Comics 1939 – c. 1950 and
Atlas Comics c. 1950 – c. 1957, with periods of no particular brand identity •
Master Comics (1951–1955) •
Pix-Parade (1949-1952) •
Mikeross Publications (1953–1954) •
Narrative Publishers (1944) •
Nedor Comics (1939–1956) — also known as
Standard Comics,
Better Comics, and
Thrilling Comics •
Nesbit (1955–1955) •
Novack Publishing Company (1945–1945) •
Novelty Press (1940–1949) — also known as
Premium Service Co.,
Novelty Publications, and
Premier Group •
P.L. Publishing (1951) - Printed in Canada, but compiled and sold in the USA. •
Orbit Publications (1945–1955) — also known as
Orbit Comics and
Orbit-Wanted •
Quality Comics (1939–1956) •
Reston Publications (1955–1955) •
Rural Home Publications (1944–1945) — group of loosely tied fly-by-night publishers using prepackaged material, many using black market supplies of paper at the end of World War II; mutual tie-ins unclear. Enwil listed as copyright publisher. Some titles continued by
Orbit Publications and others by
Charlton Comics. •
Spark Publications (1944–1946) •
St. John Publications (1947–1967) — continued on publishing magazines from 1958 until 1967 •
Star Publications (1949–1954) — acquired assets of
Novelty Press. Founded by noted cover artist
L.B. Cole •
Street & Smith Comics (1940–1949) •
Timely Comics (1939–c.1950) — evolved into
Atlas Comics and subsequently
Marvel Comics •
Toby Press (1949–1955) — also known as
Toby Comics •
Trojan Magazines (1949–1955) — evolved from 1940s
pulp magazine publisher owned by
Harry Donenfeld and Mike Estrow. Imprints:
Pix-Parade (1949–1952),
Ribage (1953–1954),
Stanhall (1951–1954) •
United Feature (1919–present) — division of
United Feature Syndicate; after ending the United Feature comics line in 1954, some United Feature titles were continued by
St. John Publications, and later by
Dell Comics •
Worth Carnahan (1939–1940) Imprints:
Worth Publishing, Bilbara Publishing, Hit Publishing •
Youthful (1949–1954) — also known as
Youthful Magazines •
Ziff-Davis Comics (1927–present) — continued on publishing magazines after 1953 == Alphabetical list of non-American Golden Age publishers ==