The Amalgamated Press (AP) was a British newspaper and magazine publishing company founded by journalist and entrepreneur

Alfred Harmsworth Alfred Charles William Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe (15 July 1865 – 14 August 1922), was a British newspaper and publishing magnate. As owner of the ''Daily Mail'' and the ''Daily Mirror'', he was an early developer of popular journal ...

(1865–1922) in 1901, gathering his many publishing ventures together under one banner. At one point the largest publishing company in the world, AP employed writers such as

Arthur Mee Arthur Henry Mee (21 July 187527 May 1943) was an English writer, journalist and educator. He is best known for ''The Harmsworth Self-Educator'', '' The Children's Encyclopædia'', ''The Children's Newspaper'', and ''The King's England''. The ...

John Alexander Hammerton Sir John Alexander Hammerton (27 February 1871, in Alexandria, Scotland – 12 May 1949, in London) is described by the ''Dictionary of National Biography'' as "the most successful creator of large-scale works of reference that Britain has known" ...

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, and Charles Hamilton. Its subsidiary, the Educational Book Company, published ''

The Harmsworth Self-Educator ''The Harmsworth Self-Educator'' was a British educational magazine series "published in forty eight issues between 1905 and 1907" at the instigation of newspaper owner Alfred Harmsworth and edited by Arthur Mee. The purpose of ''The Self-Educato ...

'', ''

The Children's Encyclopædia ''The Children's Encyclopædia'' was an encyclopaedia originated by Arthur Mee, and published by the Educational Book Company, a subsidiary of Northcliffe's Amalgamated Press, London. It was published from 1908 to 1964. Walter M. Jackson's c ...

'', and ''

Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia ''Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia'' is an encyclopedia edited by John Hammerton and published in London, England by The Education Book Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Northcliffe's Amalgamated Press, in 1921/22. Aimed at a middle-income market ...

''. The company's newspapers included the '' Daily Mail'', the ''

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'', '' The Evening News'', ''

The Observer ''The Observer'' is a British newspaper published on Sundays. It is a sister paper to ''The Guardian'' and '' The Guardian Weekly'', whose parent company Guardian Media Group Limited acquired it in 1993. First published in 1791, it is the ...

'', and ''

The Times ''The Times'' is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its sister paper '' The Sunday Times'' (f ...

''. At its height, AP published over 70 magazines and operated three large

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and

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in South London."Amalgamated Press,"
''Grace's Guide to British Industrial History''. Retrieved Apr. 19, 2021.

History

Harmsworth Brothers Ltd

In 1888 Alfred Harmsworth and his younger brother

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(1868–1940) started Harmsworth Brothers, with Alfred acting as publisher and Harold handling the finances. The first thing they did was found a paper called '' Answers to Correspondents'', which was modeled after another popular paper called ''

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'' (published by

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). Harmsworth entered the

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market in 1890 with ''

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'' and ''

Illustrated Chips ''Illustrated Chips'' was a British comic magazine published between 26 July 1890 and 12 September 1953. Its publisher was the Amalgamated Press, run by Alfred Harmsworth. Priced at a half-penny, ''Illustrated Chips'' was among a number of Harm ...

''; The comic ''

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'', launched in 1892, was part of a long string of connected titles which stretched from 1892 to 1953, known by a variety of additional names, including '' Funny Wonder'' and ''Jester''. Also in 1890, Harmsworth began publishing periodicals to challenge and compete with the

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popular among British youth. Priced at one half-penny, Harmsworth's story papers were cheaper and, at least initially, were more respectable than the competition. Harmsworth claimed to be motivated by a wish to challenge the pernicious influence of penny dreadfuls. AP's ''

Halfpenny Marvel ''The Halfpenny Marvel'' was a British story paper for children of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, published by Amalgamated Press. Overview ''The Halfpenny Marvel'' was the first of Alfred Harmsworth's story papers aimed at putting the ...

'', launched in 1893, was soon followed by a number of other Harmsworth half-penny periodicals, such as '' The Union Jack'' (1894–1933) and ''Pluck'' (also started in 1894), and the serialized boys' story papers ''

The Boys' Friend ''The Boys' Friend'' was a British story paper of the early 20th century, published by Amalgamated Press from 1895 to 1927. Overview ''The Boys' Friend'' was a large, tabloid-sized story paper priced one penny (later 2d)."The Boys' Friend," ''Co ...

'' (1895). At first the stories were high-minded moral tales, reportedly based on true experiences, but it was not long before these papers started using the same kind of material as the publications they competed against. Beginning in 1894, the Harmsworth brothers dove into the newspaper business, first acquiring '' The Evening News'' and the ''Edinburgh Daily Record''. Harmsworth founded the '' Daily Mail'' in 1896, which was a success, having the world record for daily circulation until Harmsworth's death. Harmsworth founded the woman's magazine ''

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'' (1895–1959) to compete with C. Arthur Pearson's ''

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''. In 1896, Harmsworth Brothers Ltd was incorporated as a

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. By this time, combined weekly sales of the company's publications exceeded one million copies, more than any other magazine publisher in the world.

Formation and expansion of Amalgamated Press

In 1901, Harmsworth gathered his many publishing ventures together under the banner of Amalgamated Press. In 1902, the company opened offices in

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, also setting up a system of codes and telegraphs that streamlined the layout and printing process. Expanding his newspaper empire, Harmsworth initiated the ''

'' during 1903, and rescued the financially desperate ''

'' and ''

'' during 1905 and 1908, respectively. During 1908, he also acquired ''

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''. The quality of the AP story papers began to improve throughout the early 20th century. They also proliferated, with AP launching new boys' papers like ''

The Gem ''The Gem'' (1907–1939) was a story paper published in Great Britain by Amalgamated Press in the early 20th century, predominantly featuring the activities of boys at the fictional school St. Jim's. These stories were all written using the pe ...

'' (1907–1939) and ''

The Magnet ''The Magnet'' was a British weekly boys' story paper published by Amalgamated Press. It ran from 1908 to 1940, publishing a total of 1,683 issues. Each issue cost a halfpenny and contained a long school story about the boys of Greyfriars S ...

'' (1908–1940). By the time of the

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, papers such as ''Union Jack'' dominated the market in the UK. Post-World War I story papers launched by AP included '' The Champion'' (1922–1955) and ''The Thriller'' (1929–1937). Recognizing the popularity of the story papers with girls, AP editor Reg Eves launched a girl's line, the most notable being ''

School Friend ''School Friend'' was the name of two different British weekly publications marketed toward girls, both of which were pioneering in their respective categories. The first ''School Friend'', published from 1919 to 1929, was the first story paper ...

'' (1919–1929), '' Schoolgirls' Own'' (1921–1936), and ''

The Schoolgirl ''The Schoolgirl'' was a British weekly story paper aimed at girls. Published by Amalgamated Press (AP), ''The Schoolgirl'' ran in two series, the first from 1922 to 1923, and the second (essentially continuing a sister publication) from 1929 to 1 ...

'' (1922–1923; 1929–1940). AP's ''

My Magazine ''My Magazine'' was a British magazine for children published from 1908 to 1933 with different names. It was published by Amalgamated Press, and had articles on science, technology, geography Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. ...

'' was published from 1908 to 1933 with different names; it had articles on science, technology, geography, and current events. From 1912 Amalgamated Press was based at Fleetway House in

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, London.W. O. G. Lofts, "Fleetway House is no more," ''C.D.'' #375 (March 1978)
Archived at the Friardale website
Amalgamated Press acquired the assets of James Henderson & Sons Ltd in 1920. "James Henderson and Sons", ''Graces Guide''
Retrieved 22 November 2020 AP story papers faced tougher competition in the 1930s with the rise of

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's line, including ''

The Hotspur ''The Hotspur'' was a British boys' paper published by D. C. Thomson & Co. From 1933 to 1959, it was a boys' story paper; it was relaunched as a comic in October 1959, initially called the ''New Hotspur'', and ceased publication in January 19 ...

'' (launched in 1933). ''

'' and ''

'' continued strongly into the 20th century; other notable pre-

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humorous comics titles published by AP included ''

Film Fun ''Film Fun'' was a British celebrity comics comic book that ran from (issues dates) 17 January 1920 to 15 September 1962, when it merged with '' Buster'', a total of 2,225 issues. There were also annuals in the forties and fifties. As the title ...

'' (launched in 1920), ''

Radio Fun ''Radio Fun'' was a British celebrity comics comic book, comic paper that ran from (issues dates) 15 October 1938 to 18 February 1961, when it became the first out of twelve titles to merge with Buster (comic), ''Buster''. The comic strips incl ...

'' (1938), and '' Knockout'' (1939).

Harmsworth's death; Allied Newspapers; William Berry

Alfred Harmsworth died in 1922, and in 1926 Amalgamated Press was bought by

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and Gomer Berry of Allied Newspapers.Herbert Allingham biography
golden-duck.co.uk website; accessed 2013-09-16. Shortly after this sale, in 1927, AP acquired and continued publishing a number of Cassell & Co.'s periodicals, including ''

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'', ''

The Story-Teller ''The Story-Teller'' was a monthly British pulp fiction magazine from 1907 to 1937. ''The Story-Teller'' is notable for having published some of the works of prominent authors, including G. K. Chesterton, William Hope Hodgson, Rudyard Kipli ...

'', and '' Chums''. The Berry brothers dissolved their partnership in 1937, with William Berry (Lord Camrose) retaining Amalgamated Press. Editor

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(1914–1997), who joined AP in 1939, was a leading figure in the company's comics titles for 20 years, eventually becoming Manager Editor. The onset of

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, in the years 1940–1942, brought the merger and cancellation of a number of long-running AP comics titles, including ''Butterfly'' and ''Puck'' (both launched in 1904), '' Jester'' (launched in 1912), ''

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'' (1919), ''Sunbeam'' (1922), ''The Joker'' (1927), ''Larks'' (1927), ''Bubbles'' (1921), ''Chicks' Own'' (1929), and '' Funny Wonder'' series 3 (dating back to 1914).

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, the eldest son of William Berry, was Vice Chairman of Amalgamated Press from 1942 until the company's sale in 1959. In May 1949, AP acquired the publisher J. B. Allen, including their comics titles '' The Comet'' and ''

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'', which they continued under the same names. AP launched a number of notable comics in the 1950s, including ''

'' (launched in 1950; considered the first girls' comic), '' Lion'' (1952), ''

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'' (1954), and the young children's comics ''

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'' and ''

Playhour ''Playhour'' was a British children's comics magazine published by Amalgamated Press/Fleetway/ IPC between 16 October 1954 and 15 August 1987, a run of approximately 1,700 weekly issues. ''Playhour'' contained a mixture of original tales for you ...

'' (both 1954). Another round of mergers and cancellations of long-running AP comics titles occurred in the years 1952–1957, including ''

'' and ''

'' (both launched in 1890), ''Jingles'' (launched in 1934), ''Tip Top'' (launched in 1934), ''Playbox'' (launched in 1925), ''The Rainbow'' (launched in 1914), and ''Tiny Tots'' (launched in 1920).

Acquisition by the Mirror Group/IPC

In 1959, Amalgamated Press was bought by the Mirror Group and renamed Fleetway Publications (after the name of AP's headquarters, Fleetway House). AP titles that were continued by IPC/Fleetway included: * ''Confessions Library'' (1959 series) * ''Cowboy Picture Library'' (1950 series; originally known as ''Cowboy Comics'') * ''Famous Romance Library'' (1956 series) * ''

'' (1920 series) * '' Girls' Crystal'' (1935 series) * '' Knockout'' (1939 series) * '' Lion'' (1952 series) * ''Marilyn'' (1955 series) * ''

'' (1954 series) * ''

'' (1938 series) * ''Roxy'' (1958 series) * ''

'' (1950 series) * ''Super Detective Library'' (1953 series) * ''

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'' (1951 series) * ''

'' (1954 series) * ''Top Spot'' (1958 series) * ''TV Fun'' (1953 series) * ''Valentine'' (1957 series) With the transition to Fleetway, the AP titles '' The Comet'', ''

'', and ''

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'' were all merged into other AP titles: ''

'', '' Lion'', and ''

'', respectively. ''

'' was continued by Fleetway for a short time and then merged into '' Buster'' in 1960. Similarly, ''TV Fun'' was renamed ''TV Fan'', continued for a short time, and then was merged into ''Valentine''. In 1961, the Mirror Group also acquired

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(which by that point owned Longacre Press and

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). The group was renamed the

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in 1963, although the component companies continued to use their own names until 1968 when they were reorganised into the unitary

IPC Magazines TI Media (formerly International Publishing Company, IPC Magazines Ltd, IPC Media and Time Inc. UK) was a consumer magazine and digital publisher in the United Kingdom, with a portfolio selling over 350 million copies each year. Most of its tit ...

. The "Fleetway" banner continued to be used for some publications until IPC's comics line was sold under the name Fleetway Publications to

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in 1987. Of the comics titles IPC acquired from Amalgamated Press, only five survived into the 1970s: ''

'', '' Lion'', ''

'', ''

'', and '' Valentine''; of those five, ''Jack and Jill'', ''Playhour'', and ''Tiger'' survived until the mid-1980s. Rebellion Developments currently owns all comics characters and titles created by IPC's subsidiaries after 1 January 1970, together with 26 specified characters which appeared in '' Buster''; while IPC currently retains its other comics characters and titles, including

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, The Steel Claw, and

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Newspapers

* '' Daily Mail'' (founded 1896; acquired by

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in 1922) * ''

'' (founded 1903; sold to Harold Harmsworth in 1913) * '' The Evening News'' (acquired in 1894) * ''Edinburgh Daily Record'' (founded 1894) * ''

'' (acquired in 1903; sold in 1911) * ''

'' (acquired in 1908; sold in 1915) * ''

'' (acquired in 1908; sold in 1922)

Books

* ''The Boy's Book of Everyday Science'' (1937), edited by Charles Ray * ''The Concise Household Encyclopedia'' (1932–1939) edited by J A Hammerton. * '' Everybody's Enquire Within'', edited by Charles Ray, published in 55 weekly instalments from 1937 to 1938. * ''The Great War: The Standard History of the All-Europe Conflict'' (1914-1919), edited by Wilson and Hammerton * ''

'' (1921/1922) * "Wonders" — all edited by

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, and published by Amalgamated Press as weekly instalments, with a book binding service available to keep as two volumes for each series. ** ''Railway Wonders of the World'', 50 installments (1935–36) ** ''Shipping Wonders of the World'', 55 installments (1936–37) ** ''Wonders of World Engineering'', 53 installments (1937–38) ** ''Wonders of World Aviation'', 40 installments (1938) * ''The World of Wonder: 10,000 Things Every Child Should Know'' (1933), edited by Charles Ray. Published in two volumes: Vol. One, pages 1 to 732; Vol. Two, pages 733 to 1460. An illustrated compendium of mainly science and technology, with some historical subjects.

Periodicals

* ''

'' (1927–1932) — acquired from Cassell & Co., where it originated in 1897; merged into ''Storyteller'' * ''

'' (1908–1964) * ''

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'' (1919–1965) * ''

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'' (1950–1959) — acquired from Everybody's Publications Ltd., where it originated in 1913; merged into

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' ''

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'' * ''The Green Magazine'' (1922–1923) * '' The Harmsworth Red Magazine'' (1908–1939) * ''

'' (1905–1907) * ''

'' (1895–1959) * ''

London Magazine ''The London Magazine'' is the title of six different publications that have appeared in succession since 1732. All six have focused on the arts, literature and miscellaneous topics. 1732–1785 ''The London Magazine, or, Gentleman's Monthly I ...

'' (1898–1933) * ''

The Modern Boy ''The Modern Boy'' (later ''Modern Boy'') was a British boys' magazine published between 1928 and 1939 by the Amalgamated Press. It ran to some 610 issues. It was first launched on 11 February 1928 and cost 2d (two old pence, when there were 24 ...

'' (1928–1939) * ''

'' (1908–1933) * '' Picture Show'' (1919–1960) * '' Storyteller'' (1927–1937) — acquired from Cassell & Co., where it originated in 1907 * ''

Woman & Home ''Woman & Home'' is a monthly lifestyle magazine published by Future PLC. The London-based women's lifestyle brand produces fashion and beauty features for real women in their 40s and upwards, along with inspirational articles on the home and gar ...

'' (from 1926) * '' Woman's Weekly'' (from 1911) * ''

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'' (1905-1920), a weekly society paper originated in 1874 — acquired from the widow of Edmund Hodgson Yates in 1905 * ''The Yellow Magazine'' (1921–1926)"Yellow Magazine, The,"
''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' (APRIL 10, 2015).

Story papers

* ''

'' (1895–1927) * ''

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'' (1903–1913) * ''The Boy's Realm'' (1902–1916; 1919–1929)"The Boys' Realm,"
Comic Book+. Retrieved Apr. 15, 2021. * '' The Champion'' (1922–1955) * '' Chums'' (1927–1941) — acquired from Cassell & Co., where it originated in 1892 * ''

'' (1907–1939) * ''

'' (1893–1922) * ''

'' (1908–1940) * ''Pluck'' (1894–1916; 1922–1924) * ''

'' (1919–1929) * ''

'' (1922–1923; 1929–1940) * '' Schoolgirls' Own'' (1921–1936) * ''The Thriller'' (1929–1937) * ''The Triumph'' (1924–1940) * '' The Union Jack'' (1894–1933)

Notable comics titles

Notes

References

External links

Complete List of Harmsworth/Fleetway/IPC comic titles

Amalgamated Press
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