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Publisher: American Comics Group

- Attribution History

Years in Operation: 1943 - 1978

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United States Web Site: Brands: 3 Indicia Publishers: 15 Series: 98 Printings: 1299 (1296 Issues) Disclose

Notes: The American Comics Group, from 1946 to 1953, was co-owned by Fred Iger who also owned part of National Periodical Publications. Iger was sole owner from 1953 to the early 1960s, when Harry Donenfeld became co-owner. They were distributed by Independent News Co., which was a sister company to DC comics.

In 1967 the line of newsstand titles was cancelled, but the Custom Comics part of the business lasted until at least the late seventies. Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.

Indicia Publishers: 1 to 15 of 15 found.

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Indicia Publisher Name	Years in Operation	Printings (Issues)
B. & I. Publishing Co., Inc.	1947 - 1951	94
B. & M. Distributing Co., Inc.	1952 - 1953	12
Best Syndicated Features, Inc.	1949 - 1967	573 (575)
Cinema Comics, Inc. Note: The company was established in 1939. It had few publications; it was mostly active as a production studio. "The Sangor shop (or studio)" http://www.bailsprojects.com/bio.aspx?Name=SANGOR+STUDIO Note: "Editorial Art Syndicate" was a Ned Pines company.	1941 - 1943	0
Creston Publications Corp.	1943 - 1953	110 (112)
Creston Publications Corporation	1943 - 1953	88 (92)
Custom Comics, Inc. Note: The Custom Comics division of ACG, was co-owned by "Mac" Culver and Fred Iger. Eventually, Iger sells his half to Culver (some say this was 1967) and it is becomes the Culver Company in 1977.	1954 - 1977	33 (37)
La Salle Publishing Co.	1944 - 1945	3
Michel Publications, Inc.	1946 - 1953	137
Modern Store Publications Note: Address: 45 West 45th St., New York 36, N.Y. Division of ACG American Comics Group, and its Custom Comics division. Only comics are a series of 7 cent digest-size reprint comics.	1955 - 1955	6
Preferred Publications, Inc.	1951 - 1953	21
R. B. Leffingwell Co.	1945 - 1945	2
Regis Publications, Inc. Note: Seen in Confessions of the Lovelorn #66	1953 - 1956	38
Scope Magazines, Inc. Note: Short lived indicia publisher, after the death of Ben Sangor	1953 - 1955	28
Titan Publishing Co. Inc.	1953 - 1956	34

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