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There are many comic book publishers. Three of the main comic book publishers are Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse.
Marvel is a well-known company that has published comics such as Iron Man, Spider-Man, Hulk, Wolverine, X-Men, and others. Marvel has published over 9,000 characters and has a website, www.Marvel.com. Marvel was started in 1939.
DC Comics, Inc. is another well-known comic book publisher. This company has published comics such as Batman, Wonder Woman, Teen Titans, and others. This company was founded in 1934 as National Allied Publications. DC Comics, Inc. and Marvel share 80 percent of the comic book market in the United States.
Dark Horse Comics is an independent publisher. This company publishes both American comic books and manga. It was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson, who opened a comic book shop called Pegasus Books in Oregon. The company stated with two titles, but was able to expand to eleven within one year. Some of the popular titles included Boris the Bear, Concrete, and Criminal Macabre.
Some of the manga published by Dark Horse Comics includes Ghost in the Shell, Trigun, and Astro Boy. Some popular titles by CLAMP are also published in America by Dark Horse. Chobits and Cardcaptor Sakura are just two of the familiar titles.
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