Newspaper Enterprise Association
American newspaper syndicate founded 1902, among the first to distribute comic strips
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The Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) is an American newspaper syndicate founded in 1902 by E. W. Scripps, among the first syndicates to supply feature stories, illustrations, and cartoons to newspapers.[1]
History
Founded in Cleveland and later based in Chicago, NEA distributed numerous long-running comic strips including Alley Oop, Out Our Way, Freckles and His Friends, and Captain Easy/Wash Tubbs.[1] It is now operated as part of Andrews McMeel Syndication and is among the oldest newspaper syndicates still in operation.[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Newspaper Enterprise Association."Encyclopædia Britannica.Retrieved 2026-10-02.