McNaught Syndicate

McNaught Syndicate
Company typeSyndication
IndustryMedia
Founded1922; 102 years ago (1922)
FoundersVirgil Venice McNitt and Charles V. McAdam
DefunctSeptember 1989; 35 years ago (1989-09)
FateFolded
Headquarters
New York City
,
United States
Key people
Charles Benedict Driscoll (1925–1951)
ServicesColumns and comic strips
First episode of Alfred Andriola's Charlie Chan Sunday comic strip (October 30, 1938), distributed by the McNaught Syndicate. The daily strip began earlier that week (October 24, 1938).

The McNaught Syndicate was an American newspaper syndicate founded in 1922. It was established by Virgil Venice McNitt (who gave it his name) and Charles V. McAdam. Its best known contents were the columns by Will Rogers and O. O. McIntyre, the Dear Abby letters section and comic strips, including Joe Palooka and Heathcliff. It folded in September 1989.