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'''Cardal Publishing''' was a British [[magazine]] and [[comic book]] [[publisher]] active during the [[Golden Age of comics]], based in [[Manchester, England]]. | '''Cardal Publishing''' was a British [[magazine]] and [[comic book]] [[publisher]] active during the [[Golden Age of comics]], based in [[Manchester, England]]. | ||
The company's publications included [[erotic fiction]] and [[Western (genre)|Western]] [[novellas]], as well as comics. | The company's publications included [[erotic fiction]] and [[Western (genre)|Western]] [[novellas]], as well as comics. | ||
According to comic historian and critic Steve Holland, cash flow problems caused by obscenity fines forced the firm out of business before the end of the 1940s. | According to comic historian and critic Steve Holland, cash flow problems caused by obscenity fines forced the firm out of business before the end of the 1940s. The company was liquidated in 1951. | ||
The indicia to ''Streamline Comics'' notes that the comic was printed by The Assurance Agents Press, 132-4 Great Ancoats St, which was one street over from Cardal's Ducie Street offices. | The indicia to ''Streamline Comics'' notes that the comic was printed by The Assurance Agents Press, 132-4 Great Ancoats St, which was one street over from Cardal's Ducie Street offices. | ||
==Popular fiction magazines== | ==Popular fiction magazines== | ||
* ''Western Magazine'' (c. 1947) | * ''Western Magazine'' (c. 1947) | ||
* ''Girls' Journal'' (Aug 1947) | * ''Girls' Journal'' (Aug 1947) | ||
* ''Gay-etty'' (c.1949) | * ''Gay-etty'' (c.1949) – [[erotic fiction]] | ||
* ''Winter Frolics'' (1 issue?) (c. 1949) | * ''Winter Frolics'' (1 issue?) (c. 1949) – erotic fiction | ||
==Other magazines== | ==Other magazines== | ||
* ''Girl's Review'' (1947) (1 issue) | * ''Girl's Review'' (1947) (1 issue) | ||
==Novels== | ==Novels== | ||
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==Comics== | ==Comics== | ||
* ''[[Streamline (comics)|Streamline Comics]]'' #1–4 (1947) | * ''[[Streamline (comics)|Streamline Comics]]'' #1–4 (1947) | ||
* ''New Worlds Comic'' (1947, reprint) | * ''New Worlds Comic'' (1947, reprint) | ||
[[Category:Comic book publishing companies of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Comic book publishing companies of the United Kingdom]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:00, 28 November 2024
Cardal Publishing was a British magazine and comic book publisher active during the Golden Age of comics, based in Manchester, England.
The company's publications included erotic fiction and Western novellas, as well as comics.
According to comic historian and critic Steve Holland, cash flow problems caused by obscenity fines forced the firm out of business before the end of the 1940s. The company was liquidated in 1951.
The indicia to Streamline Comics notes that the comic was printed by The Assurance Agents Press, 132-4 Great Ancoats St, which was one street over from Cardal's Ducie Street offices.
Popular fiction magazines
- Western Magazine (c. 1947)
- Girls' Journal (Aug 1947)
- Gay-etty (c.1949) – erotic fiction
- Winter Frolics (1 issue?) (c. 1949) – erotic fiction
Other magazines
- Girl's Review (1947) (1 issue)
Novels
- The Man who Rode by Night, by Dick Sharples – pocket Western
- One Man's War, by Hank Johnson (1949) – pocket Western
The Man Who Rode by Night / One Man's War were published in a single edition in the U.S.
Comics
- Streamline Comics #1–4 (1947)
- New Worlds Comic (1947, reprint)