Curtis Circulation

Not to be confused with Curtis Publishing Company.

Curtis Circulation Company, LLC (abbreviated as CC^[2]) is a magazine distribution company.

Curtis Circulation Company

Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Magazines
Founded	1946; 78 years ago (1946)
Headquarters	New Milford, New Jersey[1] , U.S.
Area served	United States
Key people	Joseph M. Walsh
Services	Distribution Retail marketing Publisher support services
Parent	Curtis Publishing Company (1946–1969) Perfect Film & Chemical Corporation (1969–1973) Cadence Industries (1973–1986) Hachette Distribution Services (1986–2019) Comag Marketing Group (2019–present)
Website	www.curtiscirc.com

History

Curtis Circulation Company began as the circulation department of the Philadelphia-based Curtis Publishing Company, publisher of The Saturday Evening Post, Ladies' Home Journal, and Holiday; Curtis Circulation became a subsidiary in 1946.^[3]

Besides the publishing company's own magazines, other titles distributed by Curtis Circulation included The Atlantic and Esquire.^[4] One of Curtis' most notable clients in the 1950s was Classics Illustrated, which Curtis distributed, starting first in Canada in 1948, and then nationally in the U.S. beginning in 1951.^[4]

In 1969, Perfect Film & Chemical Corporation, later Cadence Industries, purchased Curtis Circulation from the Curtis Publishing Company.^[5] Beginning in 1969 (and lasting until 1995), Curtis became the distributor of Marvel Comics^[6] (Perfect Film had bought out publisher Martin Goodman—owner of Magazine Management Company, the parent of Marvel Comics in 1968).^[7]

Joseph M. Walsh (1944–2016) became president of Curtis Circulation in 1970 (he also held high-ranking titles at its parent company, Cadence Industries).

In 1973, Perfect Film renamed itself Cadence Industries.^[7] In 1978, CC was the U.S.'s largest magazine distributor.^[1]

In 1982, Joseph M. Walsh became Chairman and CEO of Curtis, acquiring an ownership stake.^[8]

Cadence Industries was liquidated in 1986, selling Curtis Circulation to Hachette Distribution Services (a division of the Lagardère Group); Walsh retained his ownership stake.^[9][3][10]

Comag Marketing Group (CMG) acquired Curtis Circulation Company, effective October 1, 2019 ^[11]

See also

• Curtis Magazines

References

1. "House of Hammer Volume Two," DezSkinn.com. Retrieved Apr. 19, 2021.
2. "The 1957 Atlas Implosion's effect on Marvel's Silver Age" by Alex Grand
3. "Curtis Circulation Company, LLC: Private Company Information". Business Week. August 23, 2011. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
4. Jones Jr., William B. Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History, 2d ed. (McFarland & Company, 2017).
5. Welles, Chris (February 10, 1969). "Post-Mortem". New York. pp. 32–36. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
6. Duin, Steve; Richardson, Mike (1998). "Capital City". Comics Between the Panels. Milwaukie, Oregon: Dark Horse Publishing. p. 69. ISBN 1-56971-344-8.
7. Nadel, Nick (August 31, 2009). "The Strange Business History of Marvel Comics". Comics Alliance. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
8. Joseph M. Walsh obituary, The Journal News (Jan. 17, 2016). Archived at Lohud (Legacy.com). Archived 2021-04-19 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved Apr. 19, 2021.
9. Wise, Deborah. "INTERNATIONAL REPORT; Hachette: From Zola To a $3 Billion Giant," New York Times (March 21, 1988).
10. "Joseph Walsh: Executive Profile & Biography". Business Week. August 23, 2011. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
11. "CMG Acquires Curtis Circulation Company". 31 August 2019.