Topps Comics
Defunct American comic book publisher / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Topps Comics was a division of Topps Company, Inc. that published comic books from 1993 to 1998, beginning its existence during a short comics-industry boom that attracted many investors and new companies. It was based in New York City, at 254 36th Street, Brooklyn, and at One Whitehall Street, in Manhattan.
Industry | Publishing |
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Genre | Science fiction, horror, adventure |
Founded | March 1992; 32 years ago (1992-03)[1] |
Defunct | 1998; 26 years ago (1998)[2] |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Key people | Jim Salicrup (EIC)[1] |
Products | Comic books[1] |
Parent | Topps Company, Inc.[1] |
The company specialized in licensed titles, particularly movie and television series tie-ins, such The X-Files, based on the Fox TV show, and the films Bram Stoker's Dracula and Jurassic Park. It also licensed such literary properties as Zorro, and published a smattering of original series, including Cadillacs and Dinosaurs and several based on concepts by then-retired industry legend Jack Kirby.