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Publisher: David McKay Company
Years in Operation: 1931 - 1950
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Country: Flag United States Web Site: Brands: 2 Indicia Publishers: 1 Series: 27 Printings: 549 (546 Issues) Disclose Notes: Founded in 1882, the company changed titles from David McKay Company to David McKay Publications.

Ceased operations in 1950 and was purchased by Random House in 1986.
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Series Name Years in Print Issues (Printings)
Ace Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Ace Comics is comprised almost exclusively of King Features newspaper strip reprints.
1937 - 1949 151
The Adventures of Mickey Mouse {Comic Books} 1931 - 1
The Adventures of Mickey Mouse {Hardcovers} Disclose
Note: Softcover edition also exists.
1931 - 2
American Library {Comic Books} 1943 - 1944 6
Blondie Comics {Comic Books} 1947 - 1949 15
Blondie: 100 Selected Top-Laughs of America's Best Loved Comic {Hardcovers} Disclose
Note: Comic strip reprints from 1938-1944. Alternative title (based on second of two title pages is 'Blondie'. Copyrighted by King Features Syndicate. Interior title is 'Blondie'. See also Blondie Feature Books published by McKay from 1942-1946, and Blondie Comics beginning in 1947 - information from Overstreet.
1944 - 1
Feature Book {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: First two unnumbered issues published in 1936 according to Dennis Gifford's American Comic Strip Collections 1884-1939.
1936 - 1948 59
Fun With Little Lulu {Hardcovers} 1944 - 1
Future Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: title combines newspaper strip reprints and some original material
1940 - 4
Henry {Trade Paperbacks} Disclose
Note: Twenty-five cents.
1935 - 1
The Katzenjammer Kids {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Based upon the newspaper strip by Rudolph Dirks, illustrated by Harold H. Knerr and others; The Katzenjammer Kids also appeared in Feature Book (David McKay, 1937 Series) #30, #32, #35, #37, #41, #44 and were a regular feature in the newspaper strip anthology, Ace Comics (David McKay, 1937 Series) see also: The Captain and the Kids (various series) derived from the original strip.
1947 - 1949 11
King Comics {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Comic strip reprints of King Features Syndicate titles. Mostly Sunday strips with a few dailys. Some original text stories with incidental illustrations.
1936 - 1949 155
Laughs With Little Lulu {Hardcovers} Disclose
Note: Contains full page 1-3 panel cartoons from magazines (Saturday Evening Post).
1942 - 1
Little Annie Rooney {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Twenty-five cents.
1935 - 1
Little Lulu and Her Pals {Comic Books} 1939 - 1
Little Lulu On Parade {Hardcovers} 1941 - 1
Little Lulu Plays Pirate {Comic Books} 1946 - 1
Little Orphan Annie's Junior Commandos {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Shoe store giveaway. Same cover as Four Color #18.
1947 - 1
Magic Comics {Comic Books} 1939 - 1949 123
Mickey Mouse {Hardcovers} 1931 - 1934 4
Milton Caniff: Rembrandt of the Comic-Strip {Comic Books} 1946 - 1 (0)
Oh, Little Lulu! {Hardcovers} 1943 - 1
Picture Crimes {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Uses photos and captions to give the reader clues to solving a crime.
1937 - 1
Popeye {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: Twenty-five cents.
1935 - 2
Secret Agent X-9 {Hardcovers} Disclose
Note: Contains first 13 weeks of the newspaper strip.
1934 - 2
They'll Do It Every Time {Comic Books} Disclose
Note: No real indicia. Newspaper reprints. Some say copyright 1938 and some 1939.
1939 - 1
They'll Do It Every Time {Hardcovers} 1943 - 1945 2

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