General Features

General Features Corporation
IndustryPrint syndication
Founded1937; 87 years ago (1937)
FounderS. George Little
Defunct1974; 50 years ago (1974)
Headquarters250 Park Avenue,
New York, NY
,
U.S.
Key people
Louis Martin, VP & editor[1]
Rex Barley
ProductsColumns, Comic strips, Gag panels
OwnerS. George Little (1939[2]–1967)
Times Mirror Company (1967–1974)
ParentLos Angeles Times Syndicate (1967–1974)

General Features Corporation was a syndication service that operated from 1937 to 1974. It was founded by S. George Little[1] and billed itself in the early 1950 as "America's Leading Independent Syndicate."[3] By 1967, General Features distributed 80 columns, comic strips, and editorial features.[4]

Don Markstein of Toonpedia characterized General Features as "a small newspaper syndicate that handled more columns than comics (but also had at least one other comic of note, Jeff Cobb), and had none that made a significant mark on the world."[5]

  1. ^ a b "Who's Who Among Leading U.S. Syndicate Executives," Editor & Publisher (September 7, 1946). Archived at "News of Yore 1946: Syndicate Executives Profiled," Stripper's Guide (July 21, 2010).
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  4. ^ "Times Mirror Company And General Features," New York Times (January 4, 1967), p. 84.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Toonpedia-Drift was invoked but never defined (see the help page).