Dell Publishing, an American publisher of books, magazines and comic books, was founded in 1921 by George T. Delacorte, Jr. with $10,000, two employees and one magazine title, I Confess, and soon began turning out dozens of pulp magazines; everything from penny-a-word detective stories and articles about the movies, to even romance books (or “smoochies” as they were known in the slang term of the day).
During the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, Dell was ...
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Book editions published:
- Riding the Rap ,
- The Andromeda Strain ,
- Spellbound: The Surprising Origins and Astonishing Secrets of English Spelling ,
- The Strangler ,
- Toxic Bachelors ,
- The First Billion ,
- The Benedict Arnold Connection ,
- The 13 Clocks ,
- The Jaws Log ,
- Old Glory and the Real-Time Freaks
Date founded:
- 1921
Also known as:
- Dell Publishing Company
