David McKay Publications

David McKay Publications
FoundedSeptember 1882
FounderDavid McKay
Defunct1986 (assets now owned by Penguin Random House)
SuccessorRandom House
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

David McKay Publications (also known as David McKay Company) was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles Ace Comics, King Comics, and Magic Comics; as well as collections of such popular comic strips as Blondie, Dick Tracy, and Mandrake the Magician.[1] McKay was also the publisher of the Fodor's travel guides.

  1. ^ Patrick Scott Belk, "King Features Syndicate" in Comics through Time: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas, edited by M. Keith Booker.Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, 2014. ISBN 9780313397509 (p.217-219).