Williams Publishing and Distributing Co. Ltd.

United Kingdom

Williams Publishing and Distributing Co. Ltd. is the printed publisher name. Other titles associated with this publisher might have a variation or an unexpected publisher name.

Details

Country
United Kingdom
Locations

95 Great Portland Street, London W.1. (1971)

St Crispin's Way, Thurmaston, Leicester LE4 8BP (1973)

Operated
1968? – 1973?
Comics
1971? – 1973?
GCD
www.comics.org/publisher/5003
Group
Thorpe & Porter

Notes

The UK publisher commonly known as Thorpe & Porter used or acquired a wide range of publishing names including Arnold Book Co.; Hermitage; Jenson; Strato Publications; Strato Publications Ltd.; Thorpe & Porter (Sales) Ltd.; Thorpe & Porter, Ltd.; Top Sellers Ltd.; and Williams Publishing and Distributing Co. Ltd.

The company was ultimately acquired by Time-Warner (DC Comics) as its European comics publishing arm.

Many of its comics were distributed in Australia with specifically printed local variants that had Australian pricing and/or advertising.

Books and series

Showing items 1 to 3 of 3

  Title Published % with index % with cover
United Kingdom Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan of the Apes (Williams, 1971 series)
Comic series
#1 (1971) to #66? (1974?) 1.5% (1 of 66) 78.8% (52 of 66)
Australia Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan of the Apes (Williams, 1971? series)
Comic series
#115? (1971?) to #158? (1974?) 6.8% (3 of 44) 81.8% (36 of 44)
Australia Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan of the Apes (Williams, 1973? series)
Comic series
#1 (1973?) 0.0% (0 of 1) 100.0% (1 of 1)