King Comics
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Former type | Comic publisher |
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Industry | Comics |
Founded | 1966 |
Defunct | 1979 |
King Comics, a short-lived comic book imprint of King Features Syndicate, was an attempt by King Features to publish comics of its own characters, rather than through other publishers.[1]
The line ran for approximately a year-and-a-half, with its series cover-dated from August 1966 to December 1967. A few titles were picked up from Gold Key Comics. Some stories created for King were later published in the continuation of certain titles by Charlton Comics.[2]
History[edit | edit source]
During 1966-67, King attempted to sell its own comics. They were distributed on newsstands in 1966. In 1967, their comics were distributed in "King Paks," which contained 3 titles for 29 cents. The King Paks contained either adventure titles (Phantom, Mandrake, and Flash Gordon) or humor titles (Blondie, Popeye, and Beetle Bailey).
Titles[edit | edit source]
- Beetle Bailey #54-65 (Aug. 1966 - Dec. 1967), continued from Gold Key, continued by Charlton with #67 (#66 sold overseas only by King)
- Blondie Comics #164-175 (Aug. 1966 - Dec. 1967), continued from Harvey Comics, continued by Charlton
- Flash Gordon #1-11 (Sept. 1966 - Dec. 1967), continued by Charlton
- Jungle Jim #5 (Dec. 67), reprinted Dell Comics' issue #5, continued by Charlton using Dell's numbering
- Mandrake the Magician #1-10 (Sept. 1966 - Nov. 1967)
- The Phantom #18-28 (Sept. 1966 - Dec. 1967), continued from Gold Key, continued by Charlton
- Popeye #81-92 (Sept. 1966 - Nov. 1967), continued from Gold Key, continued by Charlton