Formerly | T. C. McClure Syndicate |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Print syndication |
Founded | 1884 |
Founder | Samuel S. McClure |
Defunct | September 1952 |
Fate | absorbed into Bell Syndicate |
Headquarters | 75 West Street (1930s), , |
Area served | United States |
Key people | John Sanborn Phillips, Henry Herbert McClure, Robert McClure, Allen Sangree, Adelaide P. Waldo, James L. Lenahan, Ernest Cuneo, Louis Ruppel |
Products | Comic strips, newspaper columns, editorial cartoons |
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate, the first American newspaper syndicate, introduced many American and British writers to the masses. Launched in 1884 by publisher Samuel S. McClure, it was the first successful company of its kind. It turned the marketing of comic strips, columns, book serials and other editorial matter into a large industry, and a century later, 300 syndicates were distributing 10,000 features with combined sales of $100 million a year.[1]