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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Magazines |
| Founded | 1946; 79 years ago (1946) |
| Headquarters | , 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 |
Curtis Circulation Company, LLC (abbreviated asCC[2]) is amagazinedistribution company.
Curtis Circulation Company began as the circulation department of thePhiladelphia-basedCurtis Publishing Company, publisher ofThe Saturday Evening Post,Ladies' Home Journal, andHoliday; Curtis Circulation became a subsidiary in 1946.[3]
Besides the publishing company's own magazines, other titles distributed by Curtis Circulation includedThe Atlantic andEsquire.[4] One of Curtis' most notable clients in the 1950s wasClassics 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, laterCadence Industries, purchased Curtis Circulation from the Curtis Publishing Company.[5] Beginning in 1969 (and lasting until 1995), Curtis became the distributor ofMarvel Comics[6] (Perfect Film had bought out publisherMartin Goodman—owner ofMagazine Management Company, the parent ofMarvel 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 itselfCadence 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 toHachette Distribution Services (a division of theLagardère Group); Walsh retained his ownership stake.[9][3][10]
Comag Marketing Group (CMG) acquired Curtis Circulation Company, effective October 1, 2019[11]
