Parent company King Features Country of origin U.S.A. Publication types Comic books | Status defunct, 1967 Key people Bill Harris Founded 1966 | |
Fiction genres Action, Adventure, Humor Headquarters location New York City, New York, United States | ||
The lion king comics hidden stories 1
King Comics, a short-lived comic book imprint of King Features Syndicate, was an attempt by King Features to publish comics of its own characters, rather than through other publishers. A few King Comics titles were picked up from Gold Key Comics. King Features placed former Gold Key editor Bill Harris in charge of the line.
Contents
The line ran for approximately a year-and-a-half, with its series cover-dated from August 1966 to December 1967. The King Comics Flash Gordon title was well-received, winning three Alley Awards in 1966 and another in 1967. The series had distribution problems throughout its run. Several distributors refused to take the King Comics because their first issues lacked a Comics Code Authority seal; King subsequently obtained a CCA seal on all later King Comics issues. King Features tried to overcome the distribution problem by selling its titles in special "King Paks" of three to variety stores and supermarkets. This tactic failed to gain more readers, and the King Comics line was discontinued.
Many stories created for King Comics were later published in the continuation of most of King's titles by Charlton Comics.