| Industry | Print syndication |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1912 |
| Founder | Henry Herbert McClure |
| Defunct | c. 1966 |
| Fate | absorbed into Bell Syndicate, became part of the Bell-McClure Syndicate |
| Headquarters | 247 West 43rd Street, , |
Area served | United States |
| Products | Comic strips, newspaper columns, editorial cartoons |
| Owner | The New York Globe, Chicago Daily News, The Boston Globe, Philadelphia Bulletin (1912–1930) Bell Syndicate (1930–c. 1966) |
Associated Newspapers, Inc. was a print syndication service of columns and comic strips that was in operation from 1912 to c. 1966. The syndicate was originally a cooperative of four newspapers: The New York Globe, the Chicago Daily News, The Boston Globe, and the Philadelphia Bulletin. Associated Newspapers was led by Henry Herbert McClure (1874-1938), a cousin of S. S. McClure,[1] founder of the McClure Syndicate, the first American newspaper syndicate. In 1930, Associated Newspapers was acquired by and became a subsidiary of the Bell Syndicate. The syndicate's most successful, long-running strip was Gladys Parker's Mopsy.