The World Publishing Company

1928 ? - 1980
Country:
United States
Indicia / Colophon Publishers:
1
Brand Groups:
1
Brand Emblems in Use:
2
Total Number of Series:
3
Total Number of Issues:
3
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
Notes:
Cleveland, Ohio. Apparently affiliated with Random House, Inc. In 1963 "The company was sold to Times Mirror, who eventually sold it to William Collins Sons, Ltd. When that company was disbanded in 1980, the dictionary division was sold to Simon & Schuster, who still publish Webster's New World Dictionary. The Bibles, childrens' and trade books were sold to various other companies, and some of these are still in print." (According to Kent State University Library Special Collections. This source further states that World evolved from an operation that started with a bindery in 1905 and added printing presses in 1912, then acquired the World Syndicate Publishing Company in 1928.
Series Year Issues Covers Published
Drawn and Quartered [b] 1942 1 issues (0 indexed) Have 2 (Need 1) 1942 ?
My Best Girls [b] 1945 1 issues (1 indexed) Have 1 (Need 1) 1945
The Ridiculously Expensive Mad [b] 1969 1 issues (1 indexed) Gallery October 1969
Up Front [b] 1945 1 issues (0 indexed) No Covers August 1945

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