| rdfs:comment | - Western Publishing, also known as "Western Printing and Lithographing Co." was a publishing firm based in Racine, Wisconsin, that was responsible for Golden Books.
- Western Publishing est une maison d'édition maison mère de Whitman Publishing, Golden Press et Gold Key Comics qui a publié différents produits de Star Trek vers 1967.
- As Whitman, they released a "young-reader" style novel, Mission to Horatius, the first original Trek publication. In the Gold Key line of magazines, they published a series of comics based on Star Trek sporadically between 1967 until 1979 . These issues are popular with later collectors, although the whimsical stories lacked any relation to what would later be called the "canon" of the Star Trek universe. These comics also sometimes bear the Whitman logo in later editions.
- The company was formed by brothers Edward Henry and Albert H. Wadewitz when they bought Racine's West Side Printing Company in September 1907 for $2,504 and changed its name in 1910. In 1915, the company acquired Chicago publisher Hammerung-Whitman Publishing Co., which became its subsidiary, Whitman Publishing Company. Another subsidiary was K.K. Publications, named after Kay Kamen, manager of character merchandising at Walt Disney Studios from 1933 to 1949. K.K. Publications became defunct during the mid/late 1960s.
- Western Publishing (ook wel Whitman Publishing, Golden Press en Gold Key Comics) is een Amerikaanse uitgever met een licentie voor het uitbrengen van Star Trek materiaal. Onder de naam Whitman verscheen het eerste boek Mission to Horatius voor de jonge lezer. Onder de naam Gold Key bracht de uitgeverij verschillende strips uit tussen 1967 en 1979. Deze uitgaven zouden later populaire verzamelobjecten worden, maar de strips wijken ver af van hetgeen onder Star Trek canon wordt verstaan. Deze strips zouden later ook verschijnen met het Whitman logo. Golden Press zou later ook nog materiaal herdrukken, maar dit werd weer overgenomen door Checker Books. Ook produceerde Golden Press een vroege editie van een Star Trek editie trivia spel en enkele legpuzzels met verschillende getekende Star Trek
- Western Publishing was a large publishing company based in Racine, Wisconsin, with editorial offices in both New York and Los Angeles. The company no longer exists. Mattel bought Western in 1982, then sold it off in 1984. Under new ownership, the company was renamed Golden Books Family Entertainment and focused on children's books. Golden Books Family Entertainment was bought out by Random House in 2001. Western's most famous line, the Little Golden Books, began publishing in 1942. Many of the Sesame titles have been kept in print in various forms by Random House and Dalmatian Press.
- Most people aren't familiar with the name Western Publishing, because it published under a number of different names. Western's publishing lines included Golden Books, Whitman Publishing, and Golden Guide. It also published comic books, as Dell Comics, Gold Key Comics and Whitman Comics, and produced a comprehensive line of Golden coloring books. In the early 1990s, Golden Books Family Entertainment also released a line of CDs and cassettes under the name Golden Music.
- Western Publishing, also known as Western Printing and Lithographing Company, was a firm in Racine, Wisconsin responsible for publishing the Little Golden Books. Its Golden Books Family Entertainment division also produced children's books, family-related entertainment products and comic books. The company had editorial offices in New York City and Los Angeles, California. In 1997 Western Publishing was absorbed into the Golden Books Publishing Company.
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| abstract | - The company was formed by brothers Edward Henry and Albert H. Wadewitz when they bought Racine's West Side Printing Company in September 1907 for $2,504 and changed its name in 1910. In 1915, the company acquired Chicago publisher Hammerung-Whitman Publishing Co., which became its subsidiary, Whitman Publishing Company. Another subsidiary was K.K. Publications, named after Kay Kamen, manager of character merchandising at Walt Disney Studios from 1933 to 1949. K.K. Publications became defunct during the mid/late 1960s. By the late 1970s, Western was one of the largest commercial printers in the USA. It had four manufacturing plants and two distribution centers from Kansas to Maryland. It boasted of installing some of the first heatset web offset printing presses in the US as well has having the largest offset sheetfed presses, some exceeding 78" printing in five colors, and one of the largest bindery operations in the USA. Among other things, it printed mass paperback books under contract, was the primary manufacturer and distributor of the board games Trivial Pursuit and Pictionary, plus other table-top games. It developed and printed specialty cookbooks, premiums and collateral for many Fortune 500 clients. At one time, Western printed almost everything from "business cards to billboards", and employed over 2500 full-time people. Most of their printing plants were closed and print operations consolidated to Racine by the mid 1990s.
- Western Publishing, also known as "Western Printing and Lithographing Co." was a publishing firm based in Racine, Wisconsin, that was responsible for Golden Books.
- As Whitman, they released a "young-reader" style novel, Mission to Horatius, the first original Trek publication. In the Gold Key line of magazines, they published a series of comics based on Star Trek sporadically between 1967 until 1979 . These issues are popular with later collectors, although the whimsical stories lacked any relation to what would later be called the "canon" of the Star Trek universe. These comics also sometimes bear the Whitman logo in later editions. Golden Press has reprinted the material, however, their collections have since been reprinted again by both Checker Books and IDW Publishing. They also produced an early Star Trek Edition Trivia Game under the Golden Press header, and several jigsaw puzzles with cartoon-style Star Trek scenes (but not in the style of TAS).
- Western Publishing est une maison d'édition maison mère de Whitman Publishing, Golden Press et Gold Key Comics qui a publié différents produits de Star Trek vers 1967.
- Most people aren't familiar with the name Western Publishing, because it published under a number of different names. Western's publishing lines included Golden Books, Whitman Publishing, and Golden Guide. It also published comic books, as Dell Comics, Gold Key Comics and Whitman Comics, and produced a comprehensive line of Golden coloring books. In the early 1990s, Golden Books Family Entertainment also released a line of CDs and cassettes under the name Golden Music. Western's one of their most famous line, Turok Son of Stone, began publishing in 1954. A total of 130 comics were released from 1954 all trough April 1, 1982. Many of the Turok Son of Stone titles have been kept in print in various forms by Valiant Comics and Dark Horse Comics.
- Western Publishing was a large publishing company based in Racine, Wisconsin, with editorial offices in both New York and Los Angeles. The company no longer exists. Mattel bought Western in 1982, then sold it off in 1984. Under new ownership, the company was renamed Golden Books Family Entertainment and focused on children's books. Golden Books Family Entertainment was bought out by Random House in 2001. Most people aren't familiar with the name Western Publishing, because it published under a number of different names. Western's publishing lines included Golden Books, Whitman Publishing, and Golden Guide. It also published comic books, as Dell Comics, Gold Key Comics and Whitman Comics, and produced a comprehensive line of Golden . In the early 1990s, Golden Books Family Entertainment also released a line of CDs and cassettes under the name Golden Music. Western's most famous line, the Little Golden Books, began publishing in 1942. Many of the Sesame titles have been kept in print in various forms by Random House and Dalmatian Press.
- Western Publishing (ook wel Whitman Publishing, Golden Press en Gold Key Comics) is een Amerikaanse uitgever met een licentie voor het uitbrengen van Star Trek materiaal. Onder de naam Whitman verscheen het eerste boek Mission to Horatius voor de jonge lezer. Onder de naam Gold Key bracht de uitgeverij verschillende strips uit tussen 1967 en 1979. Deze uitgaven zouden later populaire verzamelobjecten worden, maar de strips wijken ver af van hetgeen onder Star Trek canon wordt verstaan. Deze strips zouden later ook verschijnen met het Whitman logo. Golden Press zou later ook nog materiaal herdrukken, maar dit werd weer overgenomen door Checker Books. Ook produceerde Golden Press een vroege editie van een Star Trek editie trivia spel en enkele legpuzzels met verschillende getekende Star Trek scènes. Deze waren echter niet in de stijl van Star Trek: The Animated Series. Zie ook: Gold Key strips
- Western Publishing, also known as Western Printing and Lithographing Company, was a firm in Racine, Wisconsin responsible for publishing the Little Golden Books. Its Golden Books Family Entertainment division also produced children's books, family-related entertainment products and comic books. The company had editorial offices in New York City and Los Angeles, California. In 1997 Western Publishing was absorbed into the Golden Books Publishing Company. Golden Books Family Entertainment's assets were acquired by Classic Media Inc. and Random House in a bankruptcy auction for $84.4 million on August 16, 2001. Classic gained the rights to Golden Books' film and TV library as well as the production, licensing and merchandising rights for Golden Books' characters, while Random House gained Golden Books' book publishing properties. On July 23, 2012, Classic Media was purchased by DreamWorks Animation for $155 million. On July 1, 2013, Random House merged with the Penguin Group, forming a new company called Penguin Random House. Western Publishing published several issues of the classic Popeye comic books from October 1962 through May 1966 and May 1978 through March 1984 under the Gold Key and Whitman brands. They also published a safety promotional comic book in 1977.
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