Barbie and Ken 1: May 1962

Dell Comics was the comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in pulp magazines. It published comics from 1929 to 1974. At its peak, it was the most prominent and successful American company in the medium. In 1953 Dell claimed to be the world’s largest comics publisher, selling 26 million copies each month. The company formed a partnership in 1938 with Western Publishing, in which Dell would finance and distribute publications that Western would produce.

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