American Comics Group
American Comics Group (ACG) was an American comic book publisher started in 1939 and existing under the ACG name from 1943 to 1967. It published the medium's first ongoing horror-comics title, Adventures into the Unknown. ACG's best-known character was the 1960s satirical-humor hero Herbie Popnecker, who starred for a time in Forbidden Worlds. Herbie would later get his own title and be turned into a "superhero" called the Fat Fury.
| Founded | 1939 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Benjamin W. Sangor |
| Defunct | 1967 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | 45 West 45th Street, New York City |
| Key people | Richard E. Hughes Fred Iger Harry Donenfeld |
| Publication types | Comic books |
| Fiction genres | Superheroes, science fiction, horror, crime, mystery, romance |
| Imprints | B & I Publishing Co., Inc. B. & M. Distributing Co., Inc. Best Syndicated Features, Inc. Creston Publications Corp. Culver Publications Custom Comics, Inc. La Salle Publishing Co. Michel Publications, Inc. Milt Gross, Inc. Modern Store Publications Modern Store Publishing Preferred Publications, Inc. Regis Publications, Inc. Scope Magazines, Inc. Titan Publishing Co. Inc. |
Founded by Benjamin W. Sangor, ACG was co-owned by Fred Iger from 1948 to 1967. Iger's father-in-law, Harry Donenfeld, head of National Periodical Publications (later known as DC Comics), was also a co-owner in the early 1960s (though Donenfeld was severely incapacitated and out of the business after an accident in 1962). ACG was distributed by Independent News Company, which also distributed by (and was part of the same company as) DC.