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Fawcett Publications was an American publishing company founded in 1919 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota by Wilford Hamilton "Captain Billy" Fawcett (1885–1940). It kicked off with the publication of the bawdy humor magazine Captain Billy's Whiz Bang and expanded into a magazine empire with the first issue of Mechanix Illustrated in the 1920s, followed by numerous titles including True Confessions, Family Circle, Woman's Day, and True. Fawcett Comics, which began operating in 1939, led to the introduction of Captain Marvel. The company became a publisher of paperbacks in 1950 with the opening of Gold Medal Books.

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  • Fawcett Publications (en)
  • Fawcett Publications (es)
  • Fawcett Publications (fr)
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  • Fawcett Publications est une maison d'édition américaine créée en 1919 par Wilford Hamilton "Captain Billy" Fawcett (1885-1940). À partir de 1940, sa filiale Fawcett Comics publie des comics, dont les aventures de Captain Marvel. La société cesse ses activités en 1953. Depuis les années 1970, les droits appartiennent à DC Comics. (fr)
  • Fawcett Publications was an American publishing company founded in 1919 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota by Wilford Hamilton "Captain Billy" Fawcett (1885–1940). It kicked off with the publication of the bawdy humor magazine Captain Billy's Whiz Bang and expanded into a magazine empire with the first issue of Mechanix Illustrated in the 1920s, followed by numerous titles including True Confessions, Family Circle, Woman's Day, and True. Fawcett Comics, which began operating in 1939, led to the introduction of Captain Marvel. The company became a publisher of paperbacks in 1950 with the opening of Gold Medal Books. (en)
  • Fawcett Publications fue una editorial norteamericana fundada en 1919, en Robbinsdale (Minnesota) por Wilford Hamilton "Captain Billy" Fawcett (1885–1940). Al cumplir 16 años, Fawcett dejó su hogar en Minnesota para unirse al ejército, durante la Guerra hispano-estadounidense. Al regresar a Minnesota, trabajó como reportero del Star Tribune. Fawcett regresó al ejército durante la Primera Guerra Mundial y se involucró con la publicación militar Stars and Stripes, lo que le daría gran experiencia y en dónde le surgiría la idea de publicar su primeras caricaturas en su revista Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, con lo cual iniciaría un vasto imperio editorial que abarcaría tanto revistas, cómics y libros​ (es)
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