Csodálatos pókember #1 (1989)

Tumak #12 (1989)

Fantom #13 (1989)

X-Men #1 (1992)

Marvel Extra #17 (1995)

Star Wars #1 (1997)

Semic Interprint is a Hungarian publishing company, located in Budapest. It was recently re-named to Adoc-Semic. It publishes mainly translated Hungarian comics and magazines. It has been the main comics company, and the only source for American comics in the country for over a decade. Nickname: Paris of the East, Pearl of the Danubeor Queen of the Danube Location of Budapest in Hungary Country Hungary County Pest Mayor Gábor Demszky (SZDSZ) Area    - City 525,16 km²  - Land n/a km²  - Water n/a km² Population    - City (2006) 1,695,000  - Density 3570/km...

Publishing History

Formed in 1988, it started as a Hungarian-Swedish joint venture, incorporating the former publsiher Interpint. It took over former titles and introduced a whole series of American and European comics, never before seen in Hungary. Some of them where Spider-man, Batman, Superman and The Phantom. Publishing peaked in 1991 where the company put out more than 120 books a year. A joint venture (often abbreviated JV) is a strategic alliance between two or more parties to undertake economic activity together. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still sometimes as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Superman is a fictional character and one of the most famous and popular comic book superheroes of all time. ... The Phantom is an American comic strip created by Lee Falk (also creator of Mandrake the Magician), recounting the adventures of the titular costumed crime-fighter. ...

After the success of the three well known American titles, new ones got introduced.Transformers and the X-Men. Marvel Extra, wich featured the Avengers, Fantastic Four, Daredevil and many more. Others where Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage comics), Robocop, Garfield, Calvin and Hobbes. Kretén featured mainly works of hungarian artist, later it translated some material from MAD. Some older ones where forced into joint bi-monthly titles like Batman and Superman. Besides the growing number of comics, there where also unsucsessfull moves like the short lived X-07 magazine, wich was ment to feature Franco-Belgian comics, like XIII and Largo Winch. Transformer or Transformers may refer to: Transformer, an electrical device Transformer (album), Lou Reeds 1972 rock album Transformers (myth) of Pacific Northwest native myth The fictional Transformers Universe: Transformers (toyline), a line of toys Transformers category in Wikipedia Transformers Universes Transformers series, television series Transformers (original cartoon) (Aired from... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... The Avengers are a superhero team, consisting of many of Marvel Comics most popular heroes. ... The Fantastic Four is Marvel Comics flagship comic book superhero team, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and debuting in The Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. ... It has been suggested that Ultimate Daredevil and Elektra be merged into this article or section. ... Eastman and Lairds Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a comic book that first appeared in 1984, written and illustrated by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. ... RoboCop is a 1987 science fiction action movie, directed by Paul Verhoeven. ... Garfield is a comic strip created by Jim Davis, featuring the cat Garfield, the pet dog Odie, and their socially inept owner Jon Arbuckle. ... Listen to this article (3 parts) · (info) Part 1 · Part 2 · Part 3 This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2006-01-29, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... Harvey Kurtzmans cover for the first issue of the comic book Mad Mad is an American humor magazine founded by publisher William Gaines and editor Harvey Kurtzman in 1952. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still sometimes as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Superman is a fictional character and one of the most famous and popular comic book superheroes of all time. ... â…©â… â… â…  Original Title Series Title â…©â… â… â…  Writer(s) Jean Van Hamme Artist(s) William Vance Publisher Dargaud First published 1984 Publication frequency Pages â…©â… â… â…  (Thirteen) is a Franco-Belgian comic book series written by the Belgian Jean Van Hamme and drawn by the Belgian William Vance. ... Largo Winch is a Belgian comic book series, by Philippe Francq and Jean Van Hamme, edited by Dupuis. ...

At the end of the mid '90-s, financial disputes with Marvel Comics (who at that time was bankrupt) led to cancelations of Marvel Extra, X-Men, and the Transformers, leaving only Spider-Man, as the last Marvel character in the country. After this the company turned to Dark Horse and Image. X-Files, Spawn and Star Wars where launched in 1997. X-Files got canceled after one year, Spawn in 1999 together with Spider-Man, leaving the county with practicly no comics. Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Entertainment, Inc. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... Transformer or Transformers may refer to: Transformer, an electrical device Transformer (album), Lou Reeds 1972 rock album Transformers (myth) of Pacific Northwest native myth The fictional Transformers Universe: Transformers (toyline), a line of toys Transformers category in Wikipedia Transformers Universes Transformers series, television series Transformers (original cartoon) (Aired from...

In 1999 the company introduced the first Mangas published in Hungary, namely Dragonball, Video Girl Ai and Sailor Moon. The first two where manga sized 52 page, monthly titles, Sailor Moon featured the colored Animanga version in a 52 page comic book size edition. The ban on Dragonball in hungarian TV broadcasting had a diminishing effect on the spread of anime and manga at that time, and after the cancelation of Video Girl Ai and Sailor Moon, Dragonball also got sacked. Son Goku Dragon Ball (ドラゴンボール) is a Japanese manga by Akira Toriyama serialized in the weekly anthology magazine, Weekly Shonen Jump, from 1984 to 1995 and originally collected into 42 individual books called Tankôbon. ... Video Girl Ai (電影少女 Denei Shōjo) is a manga series created by Masakazu Katsura and published by Shueishas Weekly Shonen Jump. ... Sailor Moon , Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon) is the title of a famous media franchise created by Japanese manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. ... Video Girl Ai (電影少女 Denei Shōjo) is a manga series created by Masakazu Katsura and published by Shueishas Weekly Shonen Jump. ... Sailor Moon , Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon) is the title of a famous media franchise created by Japanese manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. ... Son Goku Dragon Ball (ドラゴンボール) is a Japanese manga by Akira Toriyama serialized in the weekly anthology magazine, Weekly Shonen Jump, from 1984 to 1995 and originally collected into 42 individual books called Tankôbon. ...

The next big move for the company was the introduction of the hit US comic series, Ultimate Spider-Man. Titled Csodálatos Pókember in hungarian, it got the same title as his predecessor in hope of wider recognition in older comic fans. 2001 also featured a sad event. DCs last representatives, Superman & Batman disappeared from the news stands. The years since can be dubed stagnation at the company. No new regular titles, few one-shots like the Batman movie adaptation got published, but no big investments. With the Appearance of Panini Comics in Hungary, who also publishes american comics, Semic chose to make Csodálatos Pókember a monthly title. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this comics-related article or section may require cleanup. ... Panini Comics is a comic book publisher that publishes comic books in Brazil, France, Italy, Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom. ...

Adoc-Semic products are available at newsstand, there is no Direct market for comics in Hungary. Some back issues are still available from the publisher. A typical newsstand in New York City. ... Direct market in the comic book industry is the dominant distribution and retail network in North America and elsewhere in the market for English-language comics. ...

Currently published comics

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Published titles

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External links

• Semic Interprint's official site