Ned Pines | |
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| Born | Noah Lewis Pines[1] December 10, 1905 Malden, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | May 14, 1990 (aged 84) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Publishing executive |
| Known for | Standard Comics Pines Publications Thrilling Publications |
| Spouse(s) | Jacquelyn Sanger (married 1938–1959) Maxine Firestone (married 1967) |
| Relatives | Benjamin W. Sangor (father-in-law) |
Noah Lewis "Ned" Pines (December 10, 1905 – May 14, 1990)[2] was an American publisher of pulp magazines, comic books, and paperback books, active from at least 1928 to 1971. His Standard Comics imprint was the parent company of the comic-book lines Nedor Publishing and Better Publications, the most prominent character of which was the superhero the Black Terror. Pines also established the paperback book publisher Popular Library, which eventually merged with Fawcett Publications.