Parent company | Dell Publishing |
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Founded | 1929 |
Founder | George T. Delacorte, Jr. |
Defunct | 1973 |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | New York City |
Key people | Helen Meyer |
Publication types | Comic books |
Fiction genres | Licensed material |
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.[1] In 1953, Dell claimed to be the world's largest comics publisher, selling 26 million copies each month.[2]