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|Founded= 1943
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Found by father and son Leonard and Arnold Miller in 1943.
==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 & Son, Ltd. was a British publisher who sought to take advantage of the wartime ban on imported printed matter by reprinting U.S. comics for the U.K. market. Beginning with 1945's Master Comics, they began reprinting Fawcett Publications titles. Later adding other titles for King Features Syndicate characters, among them "Mandrake the Magician".  
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.


In the 1950s Arnold Miller set up his own branch of the company, Arnold Book Company (ABC) to publish original British comics. 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]]'' || 1960-1964 ? || 24
| ''[[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

L. Miller & Son
L. Miller & Co
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Biographical information
Founded: 1943
Country: Mini uk.gif 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
Four Aces Comic 1954-1954 7 (?)
King Comic/Comics 1954-1954 14 + 1 Annual
Mandrake the Magician 1961-1964 ? 24

Sources

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