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Polystyle Publications

Polystyle Publications

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Polystyle Publications Ltd was a British publisher of children's comics and books that operated from 1960 to 1997, publishing such titles as TV Comic, I-Spy, Pippin, Countdown/TV Action, and BEEB.

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The company's registered offices were at Polly Perkins House, Paddington Green, 382/386 Edgware Road, London W2. Its publications were distributed in the United Kingdom by The Argus Press Ltd of 12/18 Paul Street, London EC2. Overseas, Polystyle's publications were distributed by its sole agents: for Australia and New Zealand, Messrs Gordon & Gotch (Asia) Ltd; for South Africa, the Central News Agency Ltd.

History

The company was incorporated as TV Publications on 12 May 1960,[1] ostensibly to publish TV Comic, which it had acquired from Beaverbrook Newspapers.

The company changed its name to Polystyle Publications Ltd in March 1968.[2][3] It dissolved in 1997 due to insolvency.[4]

Titles

Among the titles that it published were:

  • BEEB (1985)
  • Buttons for Play School Children (1981–90)
  • Countdown/TV Action (1971–73)
  • I-Spy (c. 1967–c. 1982)
  • Pippin (1966–1986)
  • Playland (1968–1975)
  • Read To Me (1977)
  • Target (1978)
  • TV Comic (1960–1984; originated in 1951, previously published by News of the World then Beaverbrook)
    • TV Comic Annual (1960–1985)
    • TV Comic Holiday Special (23 issues, 1962–1985)

References

  1. [1]
    Company details for Polystyle Publications, UKData.com. Archived at the Wayback Machine.
  2. [2]
    Scoones, Paul, The Comic Strip Companion: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Doctor Who in Comics: 1964-1979, Prestatyn: Telos, 2012, pp. 11, 20
  3. [3]
    Ainsworth, John, "Behind the Frame" [I: Polystyle strips (1960s)] in Doctor Who Classic Comics [Issue 1], 9 December 1992, pp. 20–21
  4. [4]
    The London Gazette, 27 March 1997.


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