James Henderson and Sons, Ltd.
United Kingdom
James Henderson and Sons, Ltd. is a generic name used for this publisher where the specific printed name is not logged in the AusReprints database. The printed publisher name might be different.
Details
- Operated
- 1861 – 1920
- Comics
- 1874 – 1920
- Group
- International
Notes
James Henderson's company is best known as the pioneer of "picture" comics magazines, although it also holds fame for its serialization of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island and Kidnapped. Henderson began publishing newspapers and magazines on 5 January 1861. He published the first "picture" comic in 1874. The company was merged into Amalgamated Press in 1920.