Curtis Circulation Company, LLC (abbreviated as CC[2]) is a magazine distribution company.
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Magazines |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Joseph M. Walsh |
| Services | Distribution Retail marketing Publisher support services |
| Parent | Curtis Publishing Company (1946–1969) Perfect Film & Chemical Corporation (1969–1973) Cadence Industries (1973–1986) Hachette Distribution Services (1986–2019) Comag Marketing Group (2019–present) |
| Website | www |
History
editCurtis Circulation Company began as the circulation department of the Philadelphia-based Curtis Publishing Company, publisher of The Saturday Evening Post, Ladies' Home Journal, and Holiday; Curtis Circulation became a subsidiary in 1946.[3]
Besides the publishing company's own magazines, other titles distributed by Curtis Circulation included The Atlantic and Esquire.[4] One of Curtis' most notable clients in the 1950s was Classics Illustrated, which Curtis distributed, starting first in Canada in 1948, and then nationally in the U.S. beginning in 1951.[4]
In 1969, Perfect Film & Chemical Corporation, later Cadence Industries, purchased Curtis Circulation from the Curtis Publishing Company.[5] Beginning in 1969 (and lasting until 1995), Curtis became the distributor of Marvel Comics[6] (Perfect Film had bought out publisher Martin Goodman—owner of Magazine Management Company, the parent of Marvel Comics in 1968).[7]
Joseph M. Walsh (1944–2016) became president of Curtis Circulation in 1970 (he also held high-ranking titles at its parent company, Cadence Industries).
In 1973, Perfect Film renamed itself Cadence Industries.[7] In 1978, CC was the U.S.'s largest magazine distributor.[1]
In 1982, Joseph M. Walsh became Chairman and CEO of Curtis, acquiring an ownership stake.[8]
Cadence Industries was liquidated in 1986, selling Curtis Circulation to Hachette Distribution Services (a division of the Lagardère Group); Walsh retained his ownership stake.[9][3][10]
Comag Marketing Group (CMG) acquired Curtis Circulation Company, effective October 1, 2019 [11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "House of Hammer Volume Two," DezSkinn.com. Retrieved Apr. 19, 2021.
- ^ "The 1957 Atlas Implosion's effect on Marvel's Silver Age" by Alex Grand
- ^ a b "Curtis Circulation Company, LLC: Private Company Information". Business Week. August 23, 2011. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ a b Jones Jr., William B. Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History, 2d ed. (McFarland & Company, 2017).
- ^ Welles, Chris (February 10, 1969). "Post-Mortem". New York. pp. 32–36. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ Duin, Steve; Richardson, Mike (1998). "Capital City". Comics Between the Panels. Milwaukie, Oregon: Dark Horse Publishing. p. 69. ISBN 1-56971-344-8.
- ^ a b Nadel, Nick (August 31, 2009). "The Strange Business History of Marvel Comics". Comics Alliance. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ Joseph M. Walsh obituary, The Journal News (Jan. 17, 2016). Archived at Lohud (Legacy.com). Archived 2021-04-19 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved Apr. 19, 2021.
- ^ Wise, Deborah. "INTERNATIONAL REPORT; Hachette: From Zola To a $3 Billion Giant," New York Times (March 21, 1988).
- ^ "Joseph Walsh: Executive Profile & Biography". Business Week. August 23, 2011. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
- ^ "CMG Acquires Curtis Circulation Company". 31 August 2019.
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