Dell Comics facts for kids
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| Parent company | Dell Publishing |
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| Founded | 1929 |
| Founder | George T. Delacorte, Jr. |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | New York City |
| Key people | Helen Meyer |
| Publication types | Comic books |
| Fiction genres | Licensed material |
Dell Comics was a big company that published comic books. It was part of Dell Publishing, which started with magazines called "pulp magazines." Dell Comics made comics from 1929 until 1974. At its best, it was the most famous and successful comic book company in America. In 1953, Dell said it was the biggest comic publisher in the world, selling 26 million comics every month!
Fans Bring Back Old Characters
Even after Dell Comics stopped making new comics, some of its less famous characters were brought back by independent comic creators. In August 2016, a group called InDELLible Comics was started. They wanted to honor the characters from Dell that were now free for anyone to use.
In July 2017, a comic called All-New Popular Comics #1 was released. It became a top seller in its category on Amazon! This comic was created and edited by Jim Ludwig, David Noe, and Dærick Gröss Sr. The first issue included new characters, plus stories and appearances by many classic Dell characters.
Popular Comic Titles
Dell Comics published many different kinds of comics. They often made comics based on popular movies, TV shows, and cartoon characters. Here are some examples of the comics they published:
- 1000 Jokes (116 issues, 1938–1969)
- Animal Comics (30 issues, 1942–1947)
- Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)
- Ben Casey (1962–1964)
- Brain Boy (5 issues, 1962–1963)
- Brave Eagle (see TV Series Brave Eagle)
- Burke's Law
- Campus Clowns
- The Cisco Kid (41 issues, 1950–1958)
- Combat (40 issues)
- Crackajack Funnies (43 issues, 1938–1942)
- Deadwood Gulch
- Dr. Kildare (1962–1965)
- Dracula (3 issues, 1966–1967)
- Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan (131 issues, 1948–1962)
- Four Color (1,354 issues, 1938–1968)
- Frankenstein (3 issues, 1966–1967)
- The Funnies (36 issues, 1929–1930)
- Gene Autry Comics / Gene Autry and Champion (121 issues, 1946–1959)
- Get Smart
- Ghost Stories (37 issues, #1 only written by John Stanley)
- Idaho (8 issues, 1963-1965)
- Jungle War Stories (11 issues 1962-1966) retitled Guerilla War in 1965 (issues 12–14 March 1966)
- Kona, Monarch of Monster Isle (22 issues, 1962–1964)
- Little Lulu (164 issues, 1948–1962)
- The Lone Ranger (145 issues, 1948–1962)
- The Lone Ranger's Famous Horse Hi-Yo Silver (34 issues, 1952–1960)
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics (153 issues, 1941–1954)
- Mission: Impossible (5 issues)
- Naza Stone Age Warrior (9 issues)
- New Funnies (288 issues, 1942–1962)
- Neutro (1 issue)
- Nukla (4 issues, 1965–1966)
- Popular Comics (145 issues, 1936–1948)
- Possum Holler
- Ponytail (20 issues)
- Red Ryder (151 issues, 1941–1956)
- Rock-Age Roy
- Sancho and the Don
- Sea Hunt
- Super Comics (121 issues, 1938–1949)
- Super Heroes (1967, starred the "Fab 4")
- Tales of the Green Beret (5 issues, 1967-1969)
- Thirteen Going on Eighteen (29 issues, written by John Stanley)
- Toka the Jungle King (10 issues)
- Tom & Jerry Comics (153 issues, 1949–1962)
- Turok, Son of Stone (130 issues, 1956–1982)
- Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (264 issues, 1940–1962)
- Werewolf (1966–1967)
- Yak Yak (early 1960s satirical comic principally drawn by artist Jack Davis)
See also
In Spanish: Dell Comics para niños
