Active companies as of 2009
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Defunct companies
| Publisher | Founded | Defunct | Notes |
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| Academy Comics | 1992 | 1996 | also known as Acid Rain Studios |
| Ace Comics | 1940 | 1956 | |
| ACE Comics | 1986 | 1987 | Also known as Animated Comics Enterprises. Titles: ACE Comics Presents, The Cosmic Book, Return of the Skyman, and Robin Red and the Lutins. Imprint: Wandering Star Press |
| Ace Comics | 1995 | 1998 | Titles: Love Sucks and Love Sucks Color Special |
| Acetylene Comics | 2001 | 2001 | |
| Adventure Publications | 1986 | 1990 | Acquired by Malibu Comics in 1989 |
| Aircel Comics | 1985 | 1994 | Later bought out by Malibu Comics |
| Ajax/Farrell | 1952 | 1958 | |
| Alias Enterprises | 2005 | 2008 | |
| All American Comics | 1941 | 1954 | |
| Amazing | 1987 | 1987 | |
| Amazing Comics | 1989 | 1990 | Japanese publisher |
| American Comics Group | 1943 | 1967 | also known as ACG |
| Ania Publishing | 1993 | 1993 | |
| Apex Novelties, Inc. | 1967 | 1979 | Original publisher of R. Crumb's Zap Comix |
| Apple Comics | 1986 | 1994 | Also known as Apple Press. Imprint: Forbidden Fruit |
| Archie Adventure Series | 1959 | 1965 | Archie Comics imprint. |
| Arrow Comics | 1985 | 2000 | |
| Atlas Comics | 1951 | 1957 | Evolved into Marvel Comics |
| Atlas/Seaboard Comics | 1974 | 1975 | |
| Atomeka Press | 1988 2004 |
1997 2005 |
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| Attic Books | ? | 1994 | |
| Avon Comics | c. 1945 | c. 1956 | |
| Awesome Comics | 1997 | 2000 | Also known as Awesome Entertainment (and sometimes as Awesome-Hyperwerks) |
| Axis Comics | 1994 | 1994 | |
| Big Umbrella | 2000 | 2003 | Independent publishing cooperative |
| Black Eye Productions | 1992 | 1998 | |
| Blackball Comics | 1993 | 1994 | |
| Blackthorne | c. 1986 | 1989 | |
| Broadway Comics | 1995 | 1996 | |
| Byron Preiss Visual Publications | 1974 | 2006 | |
| Caliber Comics | 1989 | 2000 | |
| Capital Comics | 1981 | 1984 | All titles acquired by First Comics |
| Centaur Publications | 1938 | 1942 | |
| CFW Enterprises | 1987 | 1992 | Titles: Kung-Fu Warriors, Shred, and Tales of the Ninja Warriors |
| Chaos! Comics | 1993 | 2002 | |
| Charlton Comics | 1946 | 1986 | |
| Cliffhanger | 1998 | 2004 | |
| Columbia Comics | 1940 | 1949 | |
| Comic Media | 1952 | 1954 | |
| Comic Zone Productions | 1991 | 1994 | Titles: Psycho Killers and assorted spin-offs |
| Comico Comics | 1982 | 1997 | |
| Comics Interview | 1985 | 1989 | Also known as Fictioneer Books |
| Comics' Greatest World | 1993 | 1998 | Dark Horse Comics imprint. Changed name to Dark Horse Heroes in 1995 |
| ComicsOne | 1999 | 2005 | |
| Continuity Comics | 1984 | 1994 | Also known as Continuity Publishing; still exists as Neal Adams Studios, no longer publishing comics |
| Continüm Comics | 1989 | 1994 | |
| Crestwood Publications | 1943 | 1963 | Later known as Prize Comics |
| CrossGen Entertainment | 1998 | 2004 | Imprint: Code 6 |
| Crusade Comics | 1994 | 2002 | |
| Crystal Publications | 1986 | 1988 | Title: Eagle |
| Curtis Magazines | 1971 | 1980 | Marvel Comics imprint. Published black-and-white comics magazines. |
| Dagger Enterprises | 1993 | 1994 | |
| Dargaud USA | c. 1981 | c. 1982 | U.S. branch of European publisher Dargaud, published translated editions of European comics |
| David McKay Publications | 1937 | 1950 | |
| Defiant Comics | 1993 | 1995 | Imprint of Enlightened Entertainment Partners, LP |
| Dell Comics | 1929 | 1973 | |
| Deluxe Comics | 1984 | 1986 | |
| Dragon Lady Press | 1985 | 1988 | |
| Dreamwave Productions | 1996 | 2005 | |
| Eastern Color Printing | 1933 | 1955 | Continued as a printer until 2002 |
| EC Comics | 1944 | 1956 | Continued to publish Mad magazine |
| Eclipse Comics | 1978 | 1993 | |
| Eternity Comics | 1986 | 1994 | |
| Event Comics | 1994 | 1999 | |
| Extreme Studios | 1997 | 2000 | |
| Fangoria Comics | 2007 | 2007 | Fangoria Entertainment imprint |
| FantaCo Enterprises | 1980 | 1998 | |
| Fantagor Press | 1986 | 1994 | |
| Fantasy Flight Publications | 1995 | 1996 | Published translated European comics; still in business as games publisher Fantasy Flight Games |
| Farrell | 1957 | 1957 | |
| Fawcett Comics | 1939 1969 |
1953 1980 |
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| Fiction House | 1938 | 1954 | |
| First Comics | 1983 | 1993 | |
| Fox Feature Syndicate | 1939 | 1951 | |
| Future Comics | 2002 | 2003 | Founded by Bob Layton, Dick Giordano, David Michelinie, and Skip Farrell. |
| Gladstone Comics | 1986 1993 |
1990 1998 |
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| Gold Key Comics | 1962 | 1984 | Also known as Whitman Comics |
| Great Comics Publications | 1941 | 1942 | Titles: Great Comics, Choice Comics |
| Greater Mercury Comics | 1990 | 1991 | Successor to Silverwolf Comics |
| Guild Publications | 1983 | 1984 | Title: Southern Knights |
| Harvey Comics | 1941 | 1986 | |
| Highwater Books | 1997 | 2004 | |
| Hillman Periodicals | 1948 | 1953 | |
| Holyoke Publishing | 1940 | 1946 | |
| Homage | 1995 | 2004 | WildStorm Productions imprint |
| Humor Publications/Current Books | 1944 | 1948 | Ace Magazines imprint. Titles: Science Comics, Scream Comics |
| I. W. Publications | 1958 | c. 1964 | Also known as Super Comics |
| iBooks | 2003 | 2005 | Published by Byron Preiss |
| Imperial Comics | 1987 | 1994 | |
| Innovation Comics | 1988 | 1994 | |
| JC Comics | 1981 | 1984 | Also known as JC Productions, still in existence, just not publishing |
| Kandora Publishing | 2005 | 2005 | |
| King Comics | 1966 | 1967 | Connected with King Features Syndicate; most titles were picked up from Gold Key Comics; most were later acquired by Charlton Comics |
| Kitchen Sink Press | 1969 | 1999 | |
| Legend | 1994 | 1998 | Dark Horse Comics imprint |
| Lev Gleason Publications | 1939 | 1955 | Also known as Comic House Publications |
| Lightning Comics | 1967 | 1967 | |
| Lightning Comics | 1993 | 1997 | |
| Lodestone Comics | 1985 | 1986 | Titles: Codename: Danger, Evangeline Special, Futurians, Honeymooners, March Hare |
| M. F. Enterprises | 1966 | 1967 | |
| Magazine Enterprises | 1943 | 1958 | |
| Mainline Publications | 1953 | 1956 | |
| Majestic Entertainment | 1993 | 1994 | Titles: Legacy, Majestic |
| Malibu Comics | 1986 | 1994 | Bought out by Marvel Comics, currently dormant. Imprints: Adventure Comics, Aircel Comics, Bravura, Eternity Comics, Genesis, Protectors Universe (Genesis imprint), Ultraverse (moved to Marvel) |
| Matrix Graphic Series | 1984 | 1987 | Titles: Cybercom, Heart of the Blue Mesa, Dragon's Star, Gaijin, The Jam Special, MacKenzie Queen, and New Triumph (featuring Northguard) |
| Maverick | 1999 | 2002 | Dark Horse Comics imprint |
| Michael Hunt Publishing | 1993 | 2000 | |
| Mighty Comics | 1965 | 1967 | Archie Comics imprint. Also known as Radio Comics |
| Millennium Publications | 1990 | 1998 | Imprint: Modern Comics (1997–2000) |
| Mojo Press | 1993 | 1999 | Titles: Weird Business, Red Range, Atomic Chili, and Indian Lover |
| MU Press | 1990 | 1998 | Imprint: AEON Publishing |
| Nedor Comics | 1939 | 1956 | Also known as Standard, Better, and Thrilling |
| New Sirius Productions | 1986 | 1986 | Comics line called Prelude Graphics |
| Noble Comics | 1981 | 1983 | |
| Northstar Publishing | 1989 | 1993 | Imprint of Rebel Studios. Chicago-based publisher known for publishing Faust |
| Novelty Press | 1940 | 1949 | |
| NOW Comics | 1985 | 2005 | |
| Orbit Publications | 1945 | 1953 | Also known as Orbit Comics |
| Ominous Press | 1994 | 1994 | Bart Sears's vanity press |
| Pacific Comics | 1981 | 1984 | Also known as PC |
| Pines Comics | 1956 | 1959 | Successor to Nedor Comics |
| Print Mint | 1968 | 1978 | |
| Quality Comics | 1939 | 1956 | |
| Rebel Studios | 1987 | 1995 | Imprint: Northstar Publishing |
| Red Circle Comics | 1973 | 1985 | Archie Comics imprint |
| Renegade Press | 1984 | 1988 | |
| Rural Home | 1945 | 1945 | Owned by Enwil |
| Silver Moon Comics | ? | 1994 | |
| Silverwolf Comics | 1986 | 1987 | |
| Sirius Comics | 1985 | 1986 | |
| Sirius Entertainment | 1994 | 2005 | |
| Skywald Publications | 1970 | 1975 | |
| Solson Publications | 1986 | 1987 | |
| Spark Publications | 1944 | 1946 | |
| Spectrum Comics | 1983 | 1984 | |
| Spire Christian Comics | 1972 | 1988 | |
| St. John Publications | 1947 | 1958 | |
| Strawberry Jam Comics | 1985 | 1992 | |
| Studio Ironcat | 1997 | 2004 | Also known as I.C. Entertainment |
| Superior Comics | 1957 | 1957 | Imprint of Farrell |
| Tekno Comix | 1995 | 1997 | |
| Texas Comics | 1983 | 1983 | |
| Thoughts & Images | 1983 | 1988 | |
| Timely Comics | 1939 | 1950 | Evolved into Atlas Comics |
| Toby Press | 1949 | 1955 | Also known as Toby Comics |
| Topps Comics | 1993 | 1998 | |
| Tower Comics | 1965 | 1969 | |
| Triumphant Comics | 1993 | 1994 | |
| Valiant Comics | 1994 | 2002 | Published by Voyager Communications. Later known as Acclaim Comics. Imprints: Armada, Windjammer (creator-owned line) |
| Virgin Comics | 2006 | 2008 | Acquired by Liquid Comics |
| Vortex Comics | 1982 | 1993 | |
| Voyager Comics | c. 1974 | c. 1983 | Published Burt Colt's Union of Justice, as well as Freedom Is A Fist and Startling 7.[2] |
| Warren Publishing | 1957 | 1983 | Published black-and-white magazines |
| Wonder Comics | 1985 | 1987 | Also known as Wonder Color Comics; most titles acquired by Pied Piper Comics |
| Youthful | 1949 | 1953 | Imprint: Youthful Magazines/Stamp Comics |
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