Companies
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Fleetway
British publisher, previously known as Amalgamated Press.
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Fantagor Press
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Eternity
The company that came up with characters such as Evil Ernie and Lady Death, now legends within other publisher's comics. It also published hits as Ex-mutants, Dinosaurs for Hire, Shuriken and Trouble with girls; and american adaptations of Captain Harlock, Macross and Zillion.
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Elite Comics
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Dragon Lady Press
Canadian publisher that reprints old strips
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Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is one of the largest independent comic book publishers, best known for Hellboy and various Star Wars titles.
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Strawberry Jam Comics
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Renegade Press
Renegade Press was an American comic book company, that operated from 1984 to 1988.
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Gladstone
A comic company who once had a licence to publish Disney-related comics. It is no longer active (though its site still sells issues)
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Nederlandse Rotogravure Pers
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Blackthorne
Comic publisher from 1985-1990.
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Vortex Comics
Defunct Canadian publisher.
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Continuity
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Comico
Comico comics was one of the preeminent independent comic book publishers in the United States from 1982 - 1990.
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AC Comics
AC Comics is a comic book publishing company that was founded by Bill Black in 1969, it publishes Femforce, one of the first all-female teams in the comic book world.
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Rittorsha
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Oval Projects Limited
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First
Now back in business, First Comics has had a re-launch and is now coming out with new creator owned titles and is being led again by Ken F. Levin.
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Eagle Comics
UK based company set up to distribute reprints from 2000AD in North America.
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Catalan Communications
Also known as Comcat Comics.
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Wantok Publications
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Banana Press
Finnish publisher.
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Fantagraphics
Publisher of the World's Greatest Cartoonists Since 1976.
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Eura Editoriale
Italian publisher, founded in 1974. Among its magazines, the most popular are Lanciostory, Skorpio, Dago, and Euracomix
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ETC
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Educomics
Underground educational comics
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Comic Art
Italian publisher, founded in 1965 by Rinaldo Traini. It is the publisher for Italy of the Argentinian comics magazine El Eternauta.
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Midori Shobo
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Capital Comics
Defunct comics publisher, division of Capital City Distribution.
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Walt Disney Company Italia
Italian section of Walt Disney.
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Eclipse
Eclipse Comics published comics from the late 1970’s until they folded in 1993. They were one of the larger independent comic publishers of the time and are notable for publishing classics such as Alan Moore's Miracleman.
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Alvglans
Publishing company/comic book shop in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Warp Graphics
Mostly known for producing the cult favorite ElfQuest
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Spire Christian Comics
55 Christian title one-shots released in the 1970's. Spire was the primary imprint of the Fleming H. Revell Company but is best known for its association with Archie.
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Skandinavisk Press
Swedish publisher
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Atlantic Förlags AB
Swedish publisher...full name, Atlantic Förlags (Publishing) AB.
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Abbeville Press
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Tipografia M. Tomasina
Italian publisher founded after the 2.nd World War in Milan by Marino Tomasina, it published several succesful characters such as Akim.
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Aardvark
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Golden Press
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Williams Förlag AB
Swedish publisher. Active between 1960 and 1975.
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Atlas Comics
Atlas/Seaboard Comics 1974 - 1975 Atlas Original 2012 - present
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Bruce Hershenson
Published a handful of creator-owned Ditko comics in the mid-70's.
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Simon and Schuster
Parent company to other imprints
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