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American News Company

Logo: Published by American News Co., New York City for Palmetto Drug Company, Laurens, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

U.S. media distribution company (1864–1957)

American News Company (ANC) was a magazine, newspaper, book, and comic book distribution company founded in 1864 by Sinclair Tousey, which dominated the U.S. distribution market in the last quarter of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. The company's abrupt 1957 demise caused a huge shakeup in the publishing industry, forcing many magazine, comic book, and paperback publishers out of business.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1864Founded1
  • Industrynewspaper1
  • HeadquartersNew Jersey1

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American News Company (ANC) was a magazine, newspaper, book, and comic book distribution company founded in 1864 by Sinclair Tousey, which dominated the U.S. distribution market in the last quarter of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. The company's abrupt 1957 demise caused a huge shakeup in the publishing industry, forcing many magazine, comic book, and paperback publishers out of business.2

Corporate structure

American News Company sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • American News Company New Jersey
    • New England News Company Subsidiary · United States
    • Puget Sound News Co. Subsidiary · United States

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • New England News Company
  • Puget Sound News Co.

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1957Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1864Founded Founded1

Sources

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