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|name=L. Miller & Son | |name=L. Miller & Son<br>L. Miller & Co | ||
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|Founded= 1943 | |Founded= 1943 | ||
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==History== | |||
The company was founded by father and son Arnold and Leonard Miller in 1943. In 1945 they started out publishing comic books based on reprints of titles from the Fawcett Comics Marvel Family. In addition to the Fawcett Comics Miller introduced a number of Western comics and other series in the 50's. In 1959 L. Miller cancelled most ''(all ?)'' of their titles. Late 1959 the company changed its name to L. Miller & Co. | |||
L. Miller & | L. Miller & Co started a few new titles in 1961, like: "Battleground", "Mandrake the Magician", "Mystic", "Spellbound" and "War". In 1966 L. Miller Ltd sold their printing plates to [[Alan Class & Co. Ltd.|Alan Class Comics]] and left the comic publishing business. | ||
=== Mandrake publications published by L. Miller & Son/Co === | |||
== Mandrake publications published by L. Miller & Son == | |||
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| ''[[King Comics (UK magazine)|King Comic/Comics]]'' || 1954-1954 || 14 + 1 Annual | | ''[[King Comics (UK magazine)|King Comic/Comics]]'' || 1954-1954 || 14 + 1 Annual | ||
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| ''[[Mandrake the Magician (Miller)|Mandrake the Magician]]'' || | | ''[[Mandrake the Magician (Miller)|Mandrake the Magician]]'' || 1961-1964 ? || 24 | ||
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==Sources== | |||
*[https://www.comics.org/publisher/1979/ GCD: L. Miller & Son] | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Miller_%26_Son,_Ltd. WikiPedia: L. Miller & Son, Ltd.] | |||
[[Category: Publishers]] | [[Category: Publishers]] |
Revision as of 12:36, 13 May 2018
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Founded: | 1943 |
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Country: | UK |
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History
The company was founded by father and son Arnold and Leonard Miller in 1943. In 1945 they started out publishing comic books based on reprints of titles from the Fawcett Comics Marvel Family. In addition to the Fawcett Comics Miller introduced a number of Western comics and other series in the 50's. In 1959 L. Miller cancelled most (all ?) of their titles. Late 1959 the company changed its name to L. Miller & Co.
L. Miller & Co started a few new titles in 1961, like: "Battleground", "Mandrake the Magician", "Mystic", "Spellbound" and "War". In 1966 L. Miller Ltd sold their printing plates to Alan Class Comics and left the comic publishing business.
Mandrake publications published by L. Miller & Son/Co
Title | Year(s) | Issues |
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Four Aces Comic | 1954-1954 | 7 (?) |
King Comic/Comics | 1954-1954 | 14 + 1 Annual |
Mandrake the Magician | 1961-1964 ? | 24 |