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Dell Publishing was an American publisher of books, magazines, and comic books. It was founded in 1921 by George T. Delacorte Jr.. During the 1920s, 30s, and 40s, Dell was one of the largest publishers of magazines, including pulp magazines. From 1929 to 1974, they published comics under the Dell Comics line, the bulk of which (1938-62) was done in partnership with Western Publishing. In 1943, Dell entered into paperback book publishing with "Dell Paperbacks". They also used the book imprint of "Dial Press", "Delacorte Books", "Yearling Books" and "Laurel Leaf Library". [1]#redirect Book ...
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A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ...
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Pulp magazines, often called simply the pulps, were inexpensive text fiction magazines widely published in the 1920s through the 1950s. ...
Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publications, which got its start in pulp magazines. ...
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The January 1920 issue of the Dial. ...
Dell's earliest venture into paperback publishing began because of its close association with Western Publishing. "... Dell needed paper, which Western had in 1942, and because Western by this time needed printing work, which Dell could supply in the form of its new paperback line. So Dell Books was born, created by Delacorte of Dell and Lloyd E. Smith of Western."[1] Dell began publishing paperbacks in 1942 at a time when mass-market paperbacks were a relatively new idea for the United States market — its principal competitor, Pocket Books, had only been publishing since 1939. An examination of paperback books available at this time shows no consensus on standardization of any feature; each early company was attempting to distinguish itself from its competitors. "Dell achieved more variety than any of its early competitors. It did so, at first, with an instantly identifiable format of vibrant airbrushed covers for its predominantly genre fiction, varying "eye-in-keyhole" logos, maps on the back covers, lists of the books' characters, and "tantalizer-pages". The design was merchandising genius; it successfully attracted buyers, it sold books."[1] It has been suggested that Western Publishing Company be merged into this article or section. ...
Pocket Books is the name of a subdivision of Simon & Schuster publishers. ...
The first four books did not feature maps on the back cover; this began with Dell #5, Four Frightened Women by George Harmon Coxe. (A later re-issue of Dell #4, The American Gun Mystery by Ellery Queen, added a map.) The map was meant as an aid to the reader, to show the location of the principal activity of the novel. Some were incredibly detailed; others somewhat stylized and abstract. The books were almost immediately known as "mapbacks", and that nomenclature has lasted among collectors to this day.[2] The maps were "delicate and detailed".[3] Frederic Dannay (left), with James Yaffe (1943) Ellery Queen is both a fictional character and a pseudonym used by two American cousins from Brooklyn, New York: Daniel (David) Nathan, alias Frederic Dannay (October 20, 1905–September 3, 1982) and Manford (Emanuel) Lepofsky, alias Manfred Bennington Lee (January 11, 1905–April...
Dell Mapback #173, 1947 Crime map from Dell 173 Mapback is a term used by paperback collectors to refer to the earliest paperback books published by Dell Books, beginning in 1943. ...
The novels in the mapback series were primarily mysteries/detective fiction, but ran the gamut from romances (Self-Made Woman by Faith Baldwin, #163) to science fiction (The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells, #201), war books (I Was A Nazi Flyer by Gottfried Leske, #21 and Eisenhower Was My Boss by Kay Summersby, #286), many westerns (Gunsmoke and Trail Dust by Bliss Lomax, #271), joke books (Liberty Laughs, Cavanah & Weir, #38), and even crossword puzzles (Second Dell Book of Crossword Puzzles, ed. Kathleen Rafferty, #278, one of the rarest titles today). There were a few movie tie-in editions (The Harvey Girls by Samuel Hopkins Adams, #130, and Rope as by Alfred Hitchcock, #262) and the occasional attempt at more artistic non-genre fiction (To A God Unknown by John Steinbeck, #407). Novels which are today long forgotten, by largely unknown authors (Death Wears A White Gardenia, by Zelda Popkin, #13) are in the same series as valuable original paperback editions of famous authors (A Man Called Spade, by Dashiell Hammett, #90). "The back cover map was very popular with readers and remains popular with collectors ... the Dell "mapbacks" are among the most well-known vintage paperbacks."[2] Faith Baldwin (born October 1st, 1893, New Rochelle, New York – died March 18, 1978, Norwalk, Connecticut) was a very successful U.S. author of light fiction, publishing over sixty novels. ...
The First Men in the Moon is a 1901 science fiction novel by the British author H. G. Wells. ...
H. G. Wells at the door of his house at Sandgate Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 - August 13, 1946) was an English writer best known for his science fiction novels such as The War of the Worlds and The Time Machine. ...
Kay Summersby or Kay Summersby Morgan (1908–1975) was born in County Cork, Ireland. ...
The Harvey Girls is a 1942 novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams about Fred Harveys famous Harvey Houses, which was subsequently made into a 1946 MGM musical. ...
Samuel Hopkins Adams (1871–1958) was an American writer, best known for his investigative journalism. ...
Rope (1948) is an Alfred Hitchcock classic film notable for its single location covered in what appeared to be just a few continuous shots. ...
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (August 13, 1899 – April 29, 1980) was an iconic and highly influential British-born film director and producer who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres. ...
To a God Unknown cover To a God Unknown is a novel by John Steinbeck, first published in 1933. ...
For other members of the family, see Steinbeck (disambiguation). ...
Samuel Dashiell Hammett (May 27, 1894 – January 10, 1961) was an American author of hardboiled detective novels and short stories. ...
In the early 1950s, as series numbering reached the 400s, Dell began updating the appearance of its books. In 1951, the back cover maps began to be gradually replaced with conventional text and "blurb" covers.[2] Some later, more stylized maps were the product of Milton Glaser and Push Pin Studios. Milton Glaser, 2003 I Love New York campaign by Milton Glaser. ...
In 1954, Milton Glaser, Seymour Chwast, Reyonld Ruffins and Edward Sorel, founded the Push Pin Studios. ...
At about this time, Dell launched two short-lived experiments which are also considered very collectible, Dell First Editions and Dell Ten Cent Books. The Ten Cent Books, 36 in all, were paperback-sized editions containing a single short story told in only 64 pages. Dell First Editions included novels (first editions, of course) by John D. MacDonald, Fredric Brown, Jim Thompson, Elmore Leonard, and Charles Williams, among many others. "In 1947 Dell published two un-numbered paperbacks based on newspaper comic strips, Blondie and Dagwood in Footlight Folly and Dick Tracy and the Woo Woo Sisters. Both of these are quite scarce and very popular with collectors today."[2] John Dann MacDonald (July 24, 1916 – December 28, 1986), writing as John D. MacDonald, was an American writer best known for his series of detective novels featuring protagonist Travis McGee. ...
Fredric Brown (October 29, 1906, Cincinnati – March 11, 1972) was a science fiction and mystery writer. ...
The following men have had the name James Thompson: James Thompson, a missionary in the 1820s. ...
Elmore John Leonard Jr. ...
There have been a number of notable people named Charles Williams: Sir Charles Hanbury Williams (1708–1759), a British Member of Parliament and satirist. ...
For other uses, see Blondie. ...
Dick Tracy is a long-running comic strip featuring a popular and familiar character in American pop culture. ...
Dell Publishing no longer exists as an independent entity. They were bought out and are part of the "Bantam Dell Publishing Group" of Random House, which also uses some of Dell's other imprints. Dell Magazines still exists as a major publisher of puzzle magazines, publishing science fiction, mystery, and horoscope magazines. Bantam Books is a major U.S. publishing house owned by Random House and is part of the Bantam Dell Publishing Group. ...
// Random House is a publishing house based in New York City. ...
Dell Magazines is a company founded by George T. Delacorte Jr. ...
Imprints The January 1920 issue of the Dial. ...
References - ^ a b Putting Dell on the Map, William H. Lyles, Greenwood Press, 1983, ISBN 0-313-23667-4
- ^ a b c d Collectible Paperback Books, ed. Jeff Canja, Glenmoor Publishing, 2002, ISBN 0-967639-5-0
- ^ Hancer's Price Guide to Paperback Books, Third Edition, ed. Kevin Hancer, Wallace-Homestead, 1990, ISBN 0-87069-536-3
Greenwood Press, based in Connecticut, is an imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group and owned by Reed Elsevier. ...
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