Thorpe & Porter
Thorpe & Porter's distinctive "tipi" ("T" "P") logo. | |
| Company type | Publisher, Distributor |
|---|---|
| Industry | Periodicals |
| Founded | 1946 |
| Founder | Fred Thorpe |
| Fate | Defunct (c. 1979) |
| Headquarters | Melton Road, Thurmaston Oadby, Leicester (1946–c. 1959) 249-289 Cricklewood Broadway, London (c. 1959–1971) Columbia-Warner House London (1971–c. 1979), United Kingdom |
Key people | Dennis Juba, William E. Kanter (1963–1966), Roger Noel Cook (1974–1979), Dez Skinn (1976–1978) |
| Products | Comics, magazines, paperback books |
| Owner | Fred Thorpe / Porter Group (1946–1959) Gilberton World-Wide Publications (1959–1966) |
Number of employees | 50 (1952) |
| Parent | Independent News Distributors (1966–1967) Kinney National Company (1967–1969) Warner Communications (1969–1977) W. H. Allen & Co. (1977–c. 1979) |
| Divisions | Strato Top Sellers Ltd. Brown Watson General Books Distribution (G.B.D. Ltd.) |
Thorpe & Porter (widely known as T & P) was a British publisher, importer, and distributor of magazines and comic books. At first, the company was known for repackaging American comics and pulp magazines for the UK market. Later on, it became a publisher of original material. The company released more than 160 comics titles in the UK, the most prominent being Classics Illustrated, MAD UK, Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes, Larry Harmon's Laurel & Hardy, House of Hammer, and Forbidden Worlds. T & P's most prominent imprints were Top Sellers Ltd. and Brown Watson. Thorpe & Porter operated from 1946 to c. 1979.