Centerförlaget (first known as Seriemagasinet Förlag) was a

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publishing company that operated from 1948 to 1970. It is considered the first Swedish comics publisher. A division of the Swedish magazine king

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's company Press & Publicity AB,Patrick, Kevin. ''The Phantom Unmasked: America's First Superhero'' (University of Iowa Press, 2017), p. 88. the company mainly published translated versions of American and European comics. The company's first title, and one of its longest-lasting, was '' Seriemagasinet'' (''The Comic Strip Magazine''), launched in 1948 and running more than 818 issues. Other long-running titles included the Western titles ''Min melodi'' (''My Melody'') (534 issues, 1949–1962), ''Cowboy'' (659 issues, 1951–1970), ''Vilda västern'' (''Wild West'') (863 issues, 1952–1969), and ''Prärieserier'' (''Prairie Series'') (767 issues, 1953–1968). Most of these comics were originally published in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, and Italy. Seriemagasinet Förlag changed its name to Centerförlaget 1956; by this time the company controlled 30% of Sweden's comic book market.Gustafsson, Karl Erik and Per Rydén. ''A History of the Press in Sweden'' (Nordicom-Sverige, 2010), p. 262. The company published translated versions of the DC/National superhero titles ''

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'' (launched in 1949), ''

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'' (1951), and ''

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'' (1959), as well as the Western title ''

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'' (1951). In 1969, Williams Förlags AB, the Swedish comics and magazines publishing division of

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— at that time the corporate owner of DC — re-acquired and continued publishing those titles. In 1970 Centerförlaget was acquired by

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; most titles were cancelled but a few were continued by Semic, including ''Hacke Hackspett'' (''

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''), '' Buster'', ''Serie-nytt'', and the long-running ''Seriemagasinet''. (In 1975, Semic acquired Williams Förlags AB, continuing the DC superhero/Western titles Centerförlaget had launched in the 1950s.)

Titles published (selected)

''Titles with at least 100 issues published''

Adventure/superhero

* ''Läderlappen och Robin'' (''

and

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'') / ''Läderlappen'' (''Batman'') (212 issues, 1951–1969) — changed title in 1956; continued by Williams Forlag; later acquired by

* ''Seriemagasinet'' (818 issues, 1948–1970) — continued by Semic Press * ''Stålmannen'' (''

'') (398 issues, Sept. 1949–1969) — continued by Williams Forlag; later acquired by Semic Press * ''Stålpojken'' (''

'') (139 issues, 1959–1969) — continued by Williams Forlag; later acquired by Semic Press

Funny animal/humor

* ''Hacke Hackspett'' (''

'') (455 issues, 1954–1970) — continued by Semic Press * ''Vicky'' (275 issues, 1956–1969) * ''Vicky-biblioteket'' (115 issues, 1959–1963)

Romance/girls' comics

* ''Fickbiblioteket'' (163 issues, 1961–1969) * ''Min melodi'' (534 issues, 1949–1962) — Western/romance * ''Min melodis hjärtebibliotek'' / ''Hjärtebiblioteket'' (401 issues, 1953–1969) — changes title in 1959 * ''Nicky-biblioteket'' (130 issues, 1963–1969) * ''Tony'' (216 issues, 1960–1969)

War

* ''Kommandoserien'' (176 issues, 1962–1969) * ''Seriebiblioteket'' (233 issues, 1959–1969) * ''Spion 13'' (126 issues, 1964–1970) — continued by Semic Press

Western titles

* ''Cowboy'' (659 issues, 1951–1970) * ''Prärieserier'' (767 issues, 1953–1968) * ''

'' (222 issues, 1951–1969) — continued by Williams Forlag; later acquired by Semic Press * ''Trio'' (153 issues, 1960–1963) * ''Vilda västern'' (863 issues, 1952–1969)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Centerforlaget Defunct comics and manga publishing companies Privately held companies of Sweden Publishing companies established in 1948 Publishing companies of Sweden Swedish comics Swedish companies established in 1948