Williams Publishing and Distributing Co. Ltd.

Williams Publishing and Distributing Co. Ltd. is the publisher name printed on these comics. Other series associated with this publisher might have a variation or an unexpected publisher name printed in the comic.
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.
Associated publisher names include:
Books and series
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Title | Published | % with index | % with cover | |
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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) |
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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) |
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Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan of the Apes (Williams, 1973? series)
Comic series |
#1 (1973?) | 0.0 % (0 of 1) | 100.0 % (1 of 1) |