| Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson | |
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| Born | Malcolm Strain January 7, 1890 Greeneville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | September 21, 1965 (aged 75) New York City, U.S. |
| Area(s) | Publisher |
Notable works | DC Comics National Allied Publications |
| Spouse(s) | Elsa Sachsenhausen Björkbom |
| Children | 5 |
| Relatives | Dana Wheeler-Nicholson (granddaughter) |
Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (né Strain, January 7, 1890 – September 21, 1965) was an American pulp magazine writer, entrepreneur and military officer who pioneered the American comic book, publishing the first such periodical consisting solely of original material rather than reprints of newspaper comic strips. Historian and author David Hajdu credits Wheeler-Nicholson as "the link between the pulps and what we know of as comics today."[1] He launched the magazine comics company National Allied Publications in 1935, which would evolve to become DC Comics, one of the United States' two largest comic book publishers along with rival Marvel Comics. He was a 2008 Judges' Choice inductee into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.[2]
- ^ Hajdu in Lovece, Frank (September 27, 2019). "Ahead of New York Comic Con, a look back at the colorful LIer who founded what became DC Comics". Newsday. New York City / Long Island. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019.
- ^ "The 2008 Eisner Awards: Eisner Hall of Fame Nominees Announced". Comic-con.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2008.