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Publisher: Dell
Years in Operation: 1929 - 1988
Disclose Detail
Country: Flag United States Web Site: Brands: 30 Indicia Publishers: 9 Series: 529 Printings: 7156 (6790 Issues) Disclose Notes: Info for Dell in the early years:
Dell Publishing Co. 100 Fifth Avenue, New York NY;
Harry Steeger (editor);
Abril Lamarque (comic art editor);
Edythe Seims (assistant editor);
George T. Delacorte, Jr. (managing editor).
(Information from "The American Comic Book: The Evolutionary Era, 1884-1939" by Denis Gifford.)

Dell was founded in 1921 and first published comics with the original 1929-30 run of "The Funnies", which looked like a newspaper insert but was distributed on newsstands. Eastern Color Printing Company was involved with several of Dell's earliest comic book ventures, although the exact nature of each partnership is not always clear. Later Dell worked closely with Western to produce a line a comics before Dell produced a line of comics wholly on their own for about a decade. The company's comic book division folded in 1973, although Dell continued to publish the occasional book with comics content, including newspaper strip collections. Dell became part of Bantam Doubleday Dell (http://www.comics.org/publisher/5554/) in 1988, ceasing to exist as an independent company.

Dell's first three regular titles -- Popular Comics (February 1936), The Funnies (October 1936), and The Comics (March 1937) -- were packaged and printed by M.C. Gaines at the McClure Syndicate offices. These followed Gaines' early format for Famous Funnies by using newspaper-strip reprints.

Around 1936, Dell started to work with Western (also known as Western Printing and Lithographing Company, a Racine, Wisconsin firm), first using Western's plant in Poughkeepsie, New York as their printer. Dell turned over production duties on Popular Comics and The Funnies to Western in 1939. In 1944 they formalized their arrangement, with Dell financing the comics and Western providing the editorial work and the printing. Western retained complete control over select titles such as Red Ryder and Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, though even those titles carried the Dell emblem after 1948.

(Some of the information for the above from Funnybooks: The Improbable Glories of the Best American Comic Books by Michael Barrier and Mark Evanier's "News from Me" blog [http://www.newsfromme.com/iaq/iaq07/])


******* "© Robert S. Callender" Explained *******

When Western Printing produced comic book content that was not a licensed property, it was copyrighted in the name of Robert S. Callender (or, sometimes, Oscar Lebeck, e.g. Animal Comics, a Lebeck project). Callender was not the writer. He was Western Printing's copyright holder.

Robert S. (Bob) Callender, b. 1913, youngest child of Gene Callender of Racine, Wisconsin society, was an executive at Western Printing. On Oct. 9, 1937 Mr. Callender married Wynnefred Wadewitz, b. 1916, daughter of Edward H. Wadewitz.

Robert S. Callender's father-in-law, Edward H. Wadewitz, had risen by initiative to be the secretary, treasurer and general manager of the Western Printing & Lithographing Company: he was a moving spirit in the development, enlargement and control of that undertaking.

Robert S. Callender (Mr. Wadewitz's son-in-law) was the Managing Editor and Business Manager for Whitman Publishing Co., Poughkeepsie, N.Y., owned by Western Printing and Lithographing Company of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.   Does this data need corrections? Become an editor.
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100 Pages of Comics #101 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1937 29 (24 stories, 1 cover)
1000 Jokes #14 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1938 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #15 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1938 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #16 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1939 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1000 Jokes #17 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 March 1940 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1000 Jokes #18 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1940 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1000 Jokes #19 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1941 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1000 Jokes #20 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1941 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #21 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 3 January 1941 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #22 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1942 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #23 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2/1 July 1942 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1000 Jokes #24 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1942 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #25 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 3/1 January 1942 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #26 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1943 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #27 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 July 1943 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1000 Jokes #28 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 October 1943 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1000 Jokes #29 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 3 January 1943 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #30 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #31 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1944 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #32 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 3 January 1944 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #33 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 3 January 1944 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #34 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 April 1945 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1000 Jokes #35 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 3 January 1945 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #36 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1945 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #37 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1946 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #38 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1946 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #39 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon July 1946 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #40 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon October 1946 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #41 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1947 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #42 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 April 1947 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1000 Jokes #43 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1947 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #44 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 3 January 1947 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #45 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1947 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #46 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 3 January 1948 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #47 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 3/1 January 1948 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #48 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1948 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #49 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1948 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #50 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 3 January 1949 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #51 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1949 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #52 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1949 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #53 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1950 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #54 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1950 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #55 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1950 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #56 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1950 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #57 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2/1 January 1951 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1000 Jokes #58 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 3 April 1951 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #59 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1951 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #60 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 October 1951 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #61 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1952 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #62 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon January 1952 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #63 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 July 1952 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #64 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 January 1952 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #65 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 3 January 1953 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #66 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 April 1953 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1000 Jokes #67 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 January 1953 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #68 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 October 1953 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1000 Jokes #69 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 3 January 1954 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #70 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 April 1954 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1000 Jokes #71 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 August 1954 106 (22 stories, 1 cover)
1000 Jokes #72 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1954 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #73 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon February 1955 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #74 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon May 1955 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #75 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon August 1955 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #76 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1955 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1000 Jokes #77 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1956 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #78 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1956 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #79 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 September 1956 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #80 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 3 December 1956 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #81 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1957 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1000 Jokes #82 (Comic Book) June 1957 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #83 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 3 September 1957 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #84 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1957 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1000 Jokes #85 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1958 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #86 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1958 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #87 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 September 1958 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1000 Jokes #88 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 3 December 1958 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #89 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon March 1959 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #90 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon June 1959 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #91 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 3 September 1959 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #92 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 3 December 1959 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #93 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 4/1 March 1960 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #94 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 3 June 1960 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #95 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 September 1960 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #96 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1960 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #97 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 3/1 March 1961 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #98 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 June 1961 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1000 Jokes #99 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1961 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #100 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2/1 February 1962 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1000 Jokes #101 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 May 1962 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1000 Jokes #102 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 June 1962 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #103 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon September 1962 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #194 [104] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon December 1962 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #195 [105] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 2 May 1963 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #196 [106] (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon August 1963 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #107 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1963 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #108 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon February 1964 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1000 Jokes #109 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 3 May 1964 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #110 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon 1/1 August 1964 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
1000 Jokes #111 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon November 1964 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
1000 Jokes #112 (Comic Book) View Issue Images Icon February 1965 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
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