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| Founded | 1938 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Alex L. Hillman |
| Defunct | 1953 (comics), 1961 (magazines and paperbacks) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | 535 Fifth Avenue, New York City |
| Publication types | Comic books, magazines, paperback books |
| Fiction genres | Superhero, crime, Western |
Hillman Periodicals, Inc., was an American magazine and comic book publishing company founded in 1938 by Alex L. Hillman, a former New York City book publisher. It is best known for its true confession and true crime magazines; for the long-running general-interest magazine Pageant; and for comic books including Air Fighters Comics and its successor Airboy Comics, which launched the popular characters Airboy and The Heap.