Curtis Circulation Company, LLC (abbreviated as CC"The 1957 Atlas Implosion's effect on Marvel's Silver Age" by Alex Grand) is a magazine distribution company. Established as the circulation department of the Curtis Publishing Company, it became a subsidiary in 1946 and distributed publications including The Atlantic, Esquire, Classics Illustrated, and Marvel Comics. The company was acquired by Comag Marketing Group in 2019.
History Curtis Circulation Company began as the circulation department of the Philadelphia-based Curtis Publishing Company, publisher of The Saturday Evening Post, Ladies' Home Journal, and Holiday. Curtis Circulation became a subsidiary in 1946.
Besides the publishing company's own magazines, other titles distributed by Curtis Circulation included The Atlantic and Esquire. Curtis began distributing Classics Illustrated in Canada in 1948 and in the United States of 1951.Jones Jr., William B. Classics Illustrated: A Cultural History, 2d ed. (McFarland & Company, 2017).
In 1969, Perfect Film & Chemical Corporation, later Cadence Industries, purchased Curtis Circulation from the Curtis Publishing Company. Beginning in 1969 (and lasting until 1995), Curtis became the distributor of Marvel Comics (Perfect Film had bought out publisher Martin Goodman—owner of Magazine Management Company, the parent of Marvel Comics, in 1968).
Joseph M. Walsh became president of Curtis Circulation in 1970 and later held executive positions at parent company Cadence Industries.
In 1973, Perfect Film renamed itself Cadence Industries. In 1978, Curtis Circulation was the U.S.'s largest magazine distributor."House of Hammer Volume Two," DezSkinn.com. Retrieved Apr. 19, 2021.
In 1982, Joseph M. Walsh became chairman and CEO of Curtis, acquiring an ownership stake.Joseph M. Walsh obituary, The Journal News (Jan. 17, 2016). Archived at Lohud (Legacy.com). Retrieved Apr. 19, 2021.
Cadence Industries was liquidated in 1986, selling Curtis Circulation to Hachette Distribution Services (a division of the Lagardère Group); Walsh retained his ownership stake.Wise, Deborah. "INTERNATIONAL REPORT; Hachette: From Zola To a $3 Billion Giant," New York Times (March 21, 1988).
Comag Marketing Group (CMG) acquired Curtis Circulation Company, effective October 1, 2019
See also Curtis Magazines
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