More than 125 publishers produce and distribute comic books nationwide in the United States. A handful of large companies dominate the industry; most of the remaining players are small firms who publish one or two titles apiece.

Analysts typically divide the industry into two segments: MAJOR PUBLISHERS and the so-called INDEPENDENTS.

For most of the past three decades, two of the major publishers (the Big Two) have enjoyed a combined market share of more than 80% of total industry sales.

MAJOR PUBLISHERS               The Big Two                      DC Comics                      Marvel Comics               Other Major Publishers                      Archie Comic Publications                      Dark Horse Comics                      Image Comics   INDEPENDENT AND SPECIALIZED PUBLISHERS              Manga Publishers              Selected Independent Publishers              Leading Self-Published Comics

Hulk; ® Marvel Characters, Inc.

 

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