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David McKay Publications (also known as '''David McKay Company''') was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles such as "Ace Comics", "[[King Comics]]" and "[[Magic Comics]]" as well as collections of such popular comic strips as "Blondie", "Dick Tracy", and "[[Mandrake the Magician]]". McKay was also the publisher of the Fodor's travel guides. | David McKay Publications (also known as '''David McKay Company''') was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles such as "Ace Comics", "[[King Comics (magazine)|King Comics]]" and "[[Magic Comics]]" as well as collections of such popular comic strips as "Blondie", "Dick Tracy", and "[[Mandrake the Magician]]". McKay was also the publisher of the Fodor's travel guides. | ||
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David McKay Publications ceased publishing comics in 1950. | David McKay Publications ceased publishing comics in 1950. | ||
=== David McKay publications with Mandrake === | === David McKay publications with Mandrake === | ||
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!Title !! | !Title !!Years | ||
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| ''[[King Comics]]'' || 1936-1949 | | ''[[King Comics (magazine)|King Comics]]'' || 1936-1949 | ||
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| ''[[Magic Comics]]'' || 1939-1949 | | ''[[Magic Comics]]'' || 1939-1949 | ||
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| ''[[Feature Book]]'' || 1937-1948 | | ''[[Feature Book]]'' || 1937-1948 | ||
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=== Various Documentation === | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:McKay Company-01.jpg|''Reply letter to reader'' | |||
Image:McKay Company-02.jpg|''Reply letter / 1945 model'' | |||
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[[Category: Publishers]] | [[Category: Publishers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:36, 29 July 2024
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| Founded: | 1882 |
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| Country: |  USA / English
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David McKay Publications (also known as David McKay Company) was an American book publisher which also published some of the first comic books, including the long-running titles such as "Ace Comics", "King Comics" and "Magic Comics" as well as collections of such popular comic strips as "Blondie", "Dick Tracy", and "Mandrake the Magician". McKay was also the publisher of the Fodor's travel guides.
History
David McKay was born in Dysart, Scotland, on June 24, 1860 and came to the United States with his parents in 1871. He began working for J. B. Lippincott & Co., learning the bookselling trade, before to be placed in charge of the catalog of books by publisher Rees Welsh who later was offered to sell his publishing firm to McKay.
In September 1882, after borrowing money, he began his own publishing company in Philadelphia and published the first collected set of Shakespeare’s works in the United States before to absorb many rival publishing houses into his own and having published in almost every popular genres.
In 1935, the company recognized the potential of the comic book medium and began selling collections of such popular strips as "Henry" and "Popeye". In 1936 they began publishing collections of "King Features Syndicate" strips in "King Comics", and in 1937 followed with the "Ace Comics" with the first appearance of "The Phantom" in comic-book domain.
McKay’s son Alexander would follow in his father’s shoes by taking over the house to go on to publish Walt Disney’s first "Mickey Mouse" comics, the "Blondie" and Dagwood comic series. David McKay Publications ceased publishing comics in 1950.
David McKay publications with Mandrake
| Title | Years |
|---|---|
| King Comics | 1936-1949 |
| Magic Comics | 1939-1949 |
| Feature Book | 1937-1948 |
Various Documentation
Reply letter to reader
Reply letter / 1945 model
