About
United Cigar Stores was a chain of cigar stores in the United States that in its first quarter-century grew to nearly 3,000 shops. It eventually became part of the corporation that bought Marvel Comics and its parent company Magazine Management from their founder in 1968.
From Wikipedia’s article on Charles A. Whelan, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- United Cigar StoresFounder6
Career
Occupation: business executive.4
- Date not recordedFounded United Cigar Stores3
United Cigar Stores became part of United Cigar-Whelan Stores Corp., then United Whelan Corp. In 1962, it and three other companies merged to form Perfect Film & Chemical Corp., a film-processing and mail-order seller of drugs and vitamins. In 1968, it bought out publisher Martin Goodman, founder and owner of Magazine Management Company, the parent of Marvel Comics and other ventures. The Company renamed itself Cadence Industries Corporation in 1970, and was
liquidated in 1986, selling its Marvel Entertainment Group to New World Pictures.
From Wikipedia’s article on Charles A. Whelan (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Personal life
- CitizenshipUnited States5
Sources
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- 1WikidataCharles A. Whelan on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaCharles A. Whelan on Wikipedia
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- 6WikidataUnited Cigar Stores, Founder