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| DONENFELD, HARRY |
| | Source (some data) |
| | | One of his close associates via Michael Feldman | |
| | Name and vital stats |
| | | DONENFELD, HARRY [1893-1965] (publisher; business) | |
| | Biographical |
| | | Moved to USA in '00 from Romania | |
| | Family in arts |
| | | Daughter: Sonia (Donenfeld) Iger | |
| | | Son: Irwin Donenfeld | |
| | | Son-in-law: Fred Iger | |
| | | Wife: Gussie Donenfeld (in whose name he owned many businesses) | |
| | Print Media (non-comics) |
| | | Co-owner: 1932-34 Partner with Joe Burten [aka Joey Bernstein] in Burdon Publishing [adult magazines] | |
| | | Co-owner: Ditributing Company: 1932-65 Independent News, magazine distributor (partner: Paul Sampliner) | |
| | | Co-owner: Irwin Publishing and Griffon Novelty Co. (partner: 1930s brother Irving) | |
| | | President & Owner: President: 1925 Elmo Press [NYC] | |
| | | Publisher & Owner: 1930s Merwil [owner] | |
| | | Publisher & Owner: Partner: Frank Armer of various imprints: Valhalla (2 hardcovers) mid-30s, Culture and Trojan pulps 1934-c45 | |
| | | Publisher: Gay Broadway [pulp] | |
| | | Publisher: Pulps 1934+ Spicy Adventure | |
| | | Publisher: Pulps: 1934+ Spicy Western | |
| | | Publisher: Pulps: 1934+ Super-Detective Stories | |
| | | Publisher: Trojan pulp: 1937 Lone Ranger | |
| | | Publisher: Trojan pulp: Don Winslow of the Navy [Merwil] | |
| | Other career notes |
| | | Secretary: Martin Printing [NYC] 1922 | |
| | Note on comics career |
| | | Backed various small comics publishers through Publishers Distribution Corp., PDC; see IRVING MANHEIMER c1939-c49 | |
| | | Bought out NATIONAL ALLIED COMICS and created DC COMICS c1938 | |
| | | Partner with Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson of NATIONAL ALLIED on DETECTIVE #1; bought him out c1937 | |
| | | Principal owner of Independemt News c1935 | |
| | | Probably silent owner of AMERICAN COMICS GROUP; see BENJAMIN W. SANGOR | |
| | | Published comics in magazines: DIANA DAW in Spicy Adventure c1934 | |
| | | Published comics in magazines: POLLY OF THE PLAINS in Spicy Western c1936 | |
| | | Published comics in magazines: SALLY SLEUTH by A. Barreaux in Spicy Detective c1934 | |
| | | Published comics in magazines: SOB SISTER SUE by Rex Maxon in Private Detective Stories c1937 | |
| | | Was severely incapacitated and out of the business after an accident c1962 | |
| | DC COMICS |
| | | Support (pres/maj own/) 1937-64 [Imprint: NATIONAL PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS] | |
