Curtis Circulation
{{Short description|American book and magazine distributor}}
{{distinguish|Curtis Publishing Company}}
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| foundation = {{start date and age|1946}}
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| location_city = New Milford, New Jersey
| location_country = U.S.
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| area_served = United States
| key_people = Joseph M. Walsh
| industry = Magazines
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| services = Distribution
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| 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)
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| homepage = {{URL|http://www.curtiscirc.com}}
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Curtis Circulation Company, LLC (abbreviated as CC[https://comicbookhistorians.com/the-1957-atlas-implosions-effect-on-marvels-silver-age/ "The 1957 Atlas Implosion's effect on Marvel's Silver Age" by Alex Grand]) is a magazine distribution company.
History
Curtis 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.{{cite news|title=Curtis Circulation Company, LLC: Private Company Information | url = http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=4761928 | accessdate = 23 August 2011 | work = Business Week | date=August 23, 2011 | archivedate= October 15, 2012 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20121015114809/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=4761928}}
Besides the publishing company's own magazines, other titles distributed by Curtis Circulation included The Atlantic and Esquire. 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.Jones Jr., William B. Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History, 2d ed. (McFarland & Company, 2017).
In 1969, Perfect Film & Chemical Corporation, later Cadence Industries, purchased Curtis Circulation from the Curtis Publishing Company.{{cite news|last=Welles|first=Chris|title=Post-Mortem|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nOECAAAAMBAJ&q=Magazine+Management+CO.%2C+Inc.&pg=PA36|accessdate=5 August 2011| work =New York | date=February 10, 1969|pages=32–36}} Beginning in 1969 (and lasting until 1995), Curtis became the distributor of Marvel Comics{{cite book|last1=Duin|first1=Steve|last2=Richardson|first2=Mike|author-link2=Mike Richardson (publisher)|title=Comics Between the Panels|chapter=Capital City|year=1998|publisher=Dark Horse Publishing|location=Milwaukie, Oregon|pages=69|isbn=1-56971-344-8}} (Perfect Film had bought out publisher Martin Goodman—owner of Magazine Management Company, the parent of Marvel Comics in 1968).
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.{{cite web|last=Nadel |first=Nick |url=http://www.comicsalliance.com/2009/08/31/the-strange-business-history-of-marvel-comics/ |title=The Strange Business History of Marvel Comics |date=August 31, 2009 |publisher=Comics Alliance |accessdate=4 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319053209/http://www.comicsalliance.com/2009/08/31/the-strange-business-history-of-marvel-comics/ |archivedate=19 March 2012 }} In 1978, CC was the U.S.'s largest magazine distributor.[https://dezskinn.com/warner-williams-3/ "House of Hammer Volume Two,"] DezSkinn.com. Retrieved Apr. 19, 2021.
In 1982, Joseph M. Walsh became chairman and CEO of Curtis, acquiring an ownership stake.Joseph M. Walsh obituary, The Journal News (Jan. 17, 2016). [https://obits.lohud.com/obituaries/lohud/obituary.aspx?n=joseph-m-walsh&pid=177322272&fhid=14974 Archived at Lohud (Legacy.com).] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419145833/https://obits.lohud.com/obituaries/lohud/obituary.aspx?n=joseph-m-walsh&pid=177322272&fhid=14974 |date=2021-04-19 }} Retrieved Apr. 19, 2021.
Cadence Industries was liquidated in 1986, selling Curtis Circulation to Hachette Distribution Services (a division of the Lagardère Group); Walsh retained his ownership stake.Wise, Deborah. [https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/21/business/international-report-hachette-from-zola-to-a-3-billion-giant.html "INTERNATIONAL REPORT; Hachette: From Zola To a $3 Billion Giant,"] New York Times (March 21, 1988).{{cite news|title=Joseph Walsh: Executive Profile & Biography |accessdate=August 23, 2011|newspaper=Business Week|date=August 23, 2011 |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=1151043&privcapId=36198523&previousCapId=4761928&previousTitle=Curtis%20Circulation%20Company,%20LLC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015114801/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=1151043&privcapId=36198523&previousCapId=4761928&previousTitle=Curtis%20Circulation%20Company,%20LLC|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 15, 2012}}
Comag Marketing Group (CMG) acquired Curtis Circulation Company, effective October 1, 2019 {{cite web | url=https://locusmag.com/2019/08/cmg-acquires-curtis-circulation-company/ | title=CMG Acquires Curtis Circulation Company | date=31 August 2019 }}
See also
References
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Category:Marketing companies established in 1946
Category:1946 establishments in Pennsylvania
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