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| Parent company | Bonnier Group (from 1973) |
|---|---|
| Status | Defunct, 1997 (acquired byEgmont Serieforlaget) |
| Predecessor | Stenby Press |
| Founded | 1954 (as Stenby Press) |
| Founder | Arne Stenby andArmas Morby |
| Country of origin | Denmark |
| Headquarters location | Copenhagen |
| Key people | Tonny Lützer,Uno Krüger,Per Sanderhage,Marianne Kidde,Henning Kure,Carsten Søndergaard,Rune T. Kidde,Michael G. Nielsen |
| Publication types | Comic books |
| Fiction genres | Western,war,adventure,romance |
| Imprints | Runepress (from 1977) Forlaget Holme |
Interpresse, later known asSemic Interpresse, was aDanishcomic bookpublisher that operated from 1954 to 1997. Known for original comics as well as translated American and European titles, it was an innovative and creative publisher with a dominant position in the Danish market especially from the early 1970s — when interest incomics culminated — until the mid-1980s — when competition fromhome video,computer games, andcomputer animation changed the marketplace. The company had foreign branches inBelgium andNorway (and for a short time inFrance); it also acquired a number of Danish competitors in the 1970s and '80s.
Danish creators associated with Interpresse includedPeter Madsen,Freddy Milton,[1] andTeddy Kristiansen.
The publishing houseStenby Press was founded in 1954 by the young Danish history studentArne Stenby together with the Swedish magazine kingT. Armas Morby. The company was renamedInterpresse in 1955. In 1961, publishing and printing moved into new buildings on Krogshoejvej in theCopenhagen suburb ofBagsværd.
In 1973, Morby bought out Stenby and sold fifty percent of the company to the SwedishBonnier Group. The remainder of Stenby's shares were bought by Bonnier in 1986; on 1 July 1986, Interpresse andCarlsen Comics, which was also owned by Bonnier, were merged intoSEMIC Forlagene A/S, with all three publishers continuing to use their prior names. In January 1991, Interpresse and Carlsen separated into two companies again, with the former becomingSemic Interpresse. Interpresse's focus was now purely on comics magazines, while Carlsen focused on albums (collections) and books.
From July 2, 1997, all comics releases were taken over byEgmont Serieforlaget.
Interpresse started aBelgian branch in 1965, operating it until 1980.[2] In 1967, the company joined with the French publisherSagédition to formInterpresse; Sagédition in France,[3] mainly to publishSuperman etBatman; this arrangement lasted until 1968, when the title was taken over by Interpresse Belgium.[4]
Interpresse acquired the Danish branch ofWilliams Publishing in the summer of 1976;[5] it acquired fellow Danish publisherRunepress on January 1, 1977, thereafter using Runepress as an imprint.[6]
From 1977 to 1986, the company operated aNorwegian branch of Interpresse.[7]
Interpresse acquired the comics publishing rights of fellow Danish publisherWinthers Forlag in 1984.[8]
Over the years, the publisher was associated with its prominent editor-personalities, for example:Tonny Lützer (1964–1973),Uno Krüger (1968–1976),Per Sanderhage (1971–1974),Marianne Kidde (1973–1982),Henning Kure (1974–1987),Carsten Søndergaard (1975-1993),Rune T. Kidde (1980–1981), andMichael G. Nielsen (1986–1997). Also, some translators became well known in the international comic book market, including Ove Høyer andNiels Søndergaard.
