| EGMONT-FLEETWAY |
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EGMONT-FLEETWAY [United Kingdom] see FLEETWAY PUBLICATIONS |
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1890 ALFRED HARMSWORTH published COMIC CUTS in Great Britain |
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1901 HARMSWORTH formed AMALGAMATED PRESS from various British papers |
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1959 After various buy-outs AMALGAMATED became FLEETWAY PUBLICATIONS |
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1969 Became I.P.C.; later new owner Robert Maxwell reverted to FLEETWAY PUBLICATIONS |
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1977 Began publishing 2000 AD as a weekly comics magazine in the U.K. |
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1984-86 released EAGLE COMICS imprint in the U.S. (noted below) |
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1986-87 released titles in the U.S. through QUALITY PERIODICALS (q.v.) |
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1987 Contracted S.Q.P. to package FLEETWAY features in the U.S.A. |
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1989 FLEETWAY PUBLICATIONS was sold to GUTENBERGHUS (Denmark) |
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1989 GUTENBERGHUS (Denmark) amalgamated with LONDON EDITIONS under the group name FLEETWAY EDITIONS |
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1989 S.Q.P. assumed the imprint FLEETWAY/QUALITY on U.S. releases |
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1997 GUTENBERGHUS (Denmark) renamed FLEETWAY EDITIONS EGMONT-FLEETWAY |
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Alternate corporate names: I.P.C.; FLEETWAY (the group name used in this database) |
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Alternate imprint for graphic albums: DEFINITIVE EDITIONS (London) |
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Alternate imprint for graphic albums: FLEETWAY 2000AD BOOKS (USA rep: S.Q.P.) |
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Alternate imprint for graphic albums: XPRESSO BOOKS (London, but available through S.Q.P.) |
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Other publishers of FLEETWAY features: MANDARIN 2000AD BOOKS (London); HAMLYN, a division of Reed Consumer Books Ltd. (continues MANDARIN series) |
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Other publishers of FLEETWAY features: TITAN BOOKS |
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U.S. imprints with FLEETWAY features: EAGLE COMICS; FLEETWAY / QUALITY PERIODICALS |
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ALLEN, LINDA (prod mgr) |
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BENNENT, MICHAEL (ed) in Europe |
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BURTON, RICHARD (ed) |
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COLLEY, SARAH (asst prod mgr) |
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DAVIDGE, JON (man dir) |
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GERAGHTY, SIOBHAN (market/promo) |
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GOLDKIND, IGOR (public) |
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LANDAU, NICK (found) former I.P.C. editor who helped launch the EAGLE imprint |
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LEWIS, RAY (asst man ed) |
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MAC MANUS, STEVE (man ed) |
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MAIN, MICHAEL (comm dir) |
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SANDERS, JOHN (publ) |
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SPRATLEY, BASIL (synd mgr) |
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WELHAM, PETER (man dir) |
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