Eisner & Iger
Eisner & Iger was a comic book packager that produced comics on demand for publishers entering the new medium during the late-1930s and 1940s, a period fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books. Founded by Will Eisner and Jerry Iger, many of comic books' most significant creators, including Jack Kirby, entered the field through its doors. Eisner & Iger existed from 1936 to 1939.
Trade name | Syndicated Features Corporation |
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| Company type | Comics studio |
| Founded | late 1936/early 1937 |
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| Defunct | late 1939/early 1940 |
| Successor | S. M. Iger Studio |
| Headquarters | New York City , United States |
Key people | Ruth Roche |
| Products | Comics for Editors Press Service, Jumbo Comics #1 (Fiction House), Fox Comics, Quality Comics |
| Services | Comics packaging |
| Members | Jack Kirby, Bob Kane, Lou Fine, Bernard Baily, Dick Briefer, Bob Powell, Toni Blum |
The company, formally titled the Eisner and Iger Studio, was also known as Syndicated Features Corporation. Eisner, in a 1997 interview, referred to the company as both "Eisner & Iger" and the "Art Syndication Company". In addition to comic books, the company also sold color comic strips, such as Adventures of the Red Mask and Pop's Night Out, to newspapers.
After Eisner left in late 1939/early 1940, Iger would continue to package comics as the S. M. Iger Studio, eventually bringing on a new partner, Ruth Roche. The S. M. Iger Studio operated through 1961.