Random House
- Country:
- United States
- Indicia / Colophon Publishers:
- 23
- Brand Groups:
- 21
- Brand Emblems in Use:
- 40
- Total Number of Series:
- 316
- Total Number of Issues:
- 942
- Number of Current Series:
- 19
- Show Covers by Month:
- using on-sale date or using publication date
- Show Issues by Month:
- using on-sale date or using publication date
- Creator Checklist:
- via linked story records
- Web Site:
- http://www.randomhouse.com/
- Notes:
- IMPORTANT: Alfred A. Knopf and Pantheon both maintain editorial independence from their parent Random House. Series for those imprints should be set up under their respective publisher records, not under Random House.
Random House was founded in 1927 by Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer, two years after they acquired the Modern Library imprint from publisher Horace Liveright, which reprints classic works of literature. Cerf is quoted as saying, "We just said we were going to publish a few books on the side at random," which suggested the name Random House.
American publishers Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. and Pantheon Books were acquired by Random House in 1960 and 1961, respectively; works continue to be published under these imprints with editorial independence.
In 1965, RCA bought Random House as part of a diversification strategy. Random House acquired the paperback book publisher Ballantine Books in 1973. RCA sold Random House to Advance Publications in 1980. In 1988, Random House acquired Crown Books. In 1998, Bertelsmann AG bought Random House and merged it with Bantam Doubleday Dell. In 2008, Random House restructured and created three divisions--Random House Publishing Group, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group and Crown Publishing Group. In October 2012, Bertelsmann entered into talks with rival conglomerate Pearson plc, over the possibility of combining their respective publishing companies, Random House and Penguin Group. The merger was completed on July 1, 2013 and the new company is Penguin Random House. In October 2018, Penguin Random House merged two of its most known publishing lines, Random House and the Crown Publishing Group. The two lines retain their distinct editorial identities.
The publisher's main office in the United States is located at 1745 Broadway in Manhattan, in the Penguin Random House Tower. Earlier addresses were 457 Madison Avenue, New York 22, NY; 20 East 57th Street, New York 22, NY; and 201 East 50th Street, New York, NY 10022.
Random House, Inc. maintains several independently managed subsidiaries around the world:
The Random House Group in the UK, based in London. The Group comprises five publishing companies: Cornerstone Publishing, Vintage Publishing, Ebury Publishing, Random House Children's Publishers UK and Transworld Publishers, with more than 40 diverse imprints.
Verlagsgruppe Random House was established after Bertelsmann's 1998 acquisition of Random House, grouping its German imprints (until then operating as Verlagsgruppe Bertelsmann). With Bertelsmann acquiring full ownership of Penguin Random House in April 2020, Verlagsgruppe Random House is being reintegrated with the main Penguin Random House company.
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial is Random House's Spanish-language division, targeting markets in Spain and South and Central America. It is headquartered in Barcelona with locations in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, and the United States.
Random House of Canada was established in 1944 as the Canadian distributor of Random House Books. In 1986 the company established its own indigenous Canadian publishing program that has become one of the most successful in Canadian history.
Editing
| Series | Year | Issues | Covers | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilo [b] | 2021 | 0 issues (0 indexed) | No Covers | 2021 |
| Pacey Packer: Unicorn Tracker [b] | 2023 | 0 issues (0 indexed) | No Covers | 2023 |
| Spider-Man: Maximum Venom (Screen Comix) [b] | 2021 | 0 issues (0 indexed) | No Covers | 2021 |
| 100 Years of American Newspaper Comics [b] | 1996 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | No Covers | 1996 |
| The Acme Novelty Library Final Report to Shareholders and Rainy Day Saturday Afternoon Fun Book [b] | 2005 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2005 |
| Addams and Evil [b] | 1947 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1947 |
| Ali-A Adventures: Game On! [b] | 2017 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | [October] 2017 |
| All Out for the Sack Race! [b] | 1945 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 1945 |
| All the Rage: The Boondocks Past and Present | 2007 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 2007 |
| American Splendor [b] | 2003 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | August 2003 |
| American Splendor: Ego & Hubris: The Michael Malice Story [b] | 2006 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 2006 |
| American Splendor: Our Movie Year [b] | 2004 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | December 2004 |
| Arisa [b] | 2010 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 2010 |
| Army of Two: Dirty Money [b] | 2008 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Add | 2008 |
| The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye [b] | 2016 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2016 |
| Aster and the Accidental Magic [b] | 2020 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2020 |
| Aster and the Accidental Magic [b] | 2020 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2020 |
| Aster and the Mixed-Up Magic [b] | 2021 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2021 |
| The Astrosmurf | 1979 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1979 ? |
| Batman Beyond: No Place Like Home [b] | 2000 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | October 2000 |
| Ben 10 Alien Force: Ben 10 Returns [b] | 2008 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 2008 |
| Best of American Splendor [b] | 2005 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 2005 |
| The Best of Callahan [b] | 2003 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | [July] 2003 |
| The Best of Spider-Man [b] | 1986 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | May 1986 |
| Biggles: Flying Detective [b] | 1996 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1996 |
| Birth of a Nation | 2004 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 2004 |
| Blood Work [b] | 2011 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2011 |
| Bodyworld [b] | 2010 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 2010 |
| Boy, Girl. Boy, Girl. [b] | 1961 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1961 |
| Bram Stoker's Dracula [b] | 2005 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Add | 2005 |
| Bug Boys [b] | 2020 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2020 |
| Bug Boys: Outside and Beyond [b] | 2021 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2021 |
| Bullet Witch [m] | 2007 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 2007 |
| The Bus [b] | 1987 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 1987 |
| The Cartoon History of the Universe [b] | 2001 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 2001 |
| The Cartoon History of the Universe II [b] | 2001 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 2001 ? |
| Charles Addams: A Cartoonist's Life [b] | 2006 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | No Covers | 2006 |
| The City of Ember: The Graphic Novel [b] | 2012 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [September] 2012 |
| The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale [25th Anniversary Edition] [b] | 2011 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | October 2011 |
| Crabapple Trouble [b] | 2020 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2020 |
| Dark Wraith of Shannara | 2008 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [March] 2008 |
| Dead Lawyers and Other Pleasant Thoughts [Non Sequitur] [b] | 1993 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 1993 |
| Dear Rosie [b] | 2023 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2023 |
| Del Rey Manga Summer 2006 Previews [b] | 2006 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | Summer 2006 |
| Del Rey Showcase, Free Comic Book Day [m] | 2010 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | May 2010 |
| Disney Encanto: The Graphic Novel [b] | 2022 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [March] 2022 |
| Dogs Don't Eat Dessert [Peanuts] [b] | 1987 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 1987 |
| Donut Feed the Squirrels [b] | 2020 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2020 |
| Doonesbury Redux [b] | 2004 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2004 |
| Doonesbury: The War Years [b] | 2006 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2006 |
| The Dresden Files: Storm Front: The Gathering Storm [b] | 2009 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [June] 2009 |
| The Dresden Files: Welcome to the Jungle [b] | 2008 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [October] 2008 |
| Drinking at the Movies [b] | 2010 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2010 |
| Edgar Allan Poe: The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales of Terror [b] | 2005 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2005 |
| The End of the World [b] | 2019 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 2019 |
| Epileptic [b] | 2006 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 2006 |
| Even White Boys Get the Blues | 1992 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1992 |
| Excuse Me: Cartoons, Complaints, and Notes to Self [b] | 2019 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2019 |
| The Exile [b] | 2010 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Add | 2010 |
| Fagin the Jew [b] | 2003 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | October 2003 |
| Faux Bubba | 1993 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1993 |
| Feiffer on Nixon: The Cartoon Presidency [b] | 1974 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 1974 |
| Feiffer's Album [b] | 1963 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1963 |
| Feiffer's Marriage Manual | 1967 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 1967 |
| Fever Moon [b] | 2012 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 2012 |
| Flight Explorer [b] | 2008 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [March] 2008 |
| Free Manga Sampler From Del Rey! [m] | 2004 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | [July 2004] |
| A Garfield Christmas [b] | 1987 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | December 1987 |
| Garfield in Disguise [b] | 1985 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Add | October 1985 |
| Garfield in Paradise [b] | 1986 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 1986 |
| Garfield in the Rough [b] | 1984 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | October 1984 |
| Garfield Minus Garfield [b] | 2008 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | [October] 2008 |
| Garfield On the Town [b] | 1983 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | October 1983 |
| Garfield's Jolly Holiday 3-Pack | 1997 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | September 1997 |
| Garfield's Sunday Finest [b] | 2013 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2013 |
| Garfield: It's a Cat-Eat-Dog World [b] | 1996 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | December 1996 |
| Get Down!! Dog Cartoons [b] | 2002 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | June 2002 |
| The Golden Age of Comic Books [b] | 1977 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | No Covers | April 1977 |
| Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations [b] | 2019 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 2019 |
| Grumpy Monkey: Freshly Squeezed [b] | 2021 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2021 |
| Grumpy Monkey: Who Threw That? [b] | 2022 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2022 |
| The Handmaid’s Tale: The Graphic Novel [b] | 2019 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | [March] 2019 |
| Haridama Magical Cram School [b] | 2008 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2008 |
| The Harlem Hellfighters [b] | 2014 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | April 2014 |
| Here Comes Garfield [b] | 1982 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 1982 |
| Hilo and His Friends Get Graphic [m] | 2018 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 2018 |
| Hold Me! [b] | 1962 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 1962 |
| House of Odd [b] | 2012 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2012 |
| How to Commit Suicide in South Africa | 1984 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 1984 |
| Huntington, West Virginia "On the Fly" | 2011 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 2011 |
| I Am Here! [b] | 2010 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Add | 2010 |
| In Odd We Trust [b] | 2008 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2008 |
| In the Flesh | 2009 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Add | 2009 |
| The Incredibles: Return of the Supers! [b] | 2004 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 2004 |
| It Goes Without Saying [b] | 2005 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 2005 |
| It Was a Dark and Stormy Night, Snoopy [b] | 2004 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | March 2004 |
| It's a Big World, Charlie Brown [b] | 2001 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | September 2001 |
| It's a Dog's Life, Snoopy [b] | 2001 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | 2001 |
| It's Your First Crush, Charlie Brown [b] | 2007 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2007 |
| Katie the Catsitter [b] | 2020 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2020 |
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