D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd
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D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, is a Dundee-based publishing company that was established by David Couper Thomson in 1905. The company produces greater than 200 million comic books, magazines, and newspapers every year from offices in Dundee, Glasgow, Manchester and London.
The company is notable for its conservatism. Indeed, Thomson vigorously opposed the introduction of trade unions into his work-force and he denied employment to people of the Roman Catholic faith.
As of 2003 the company employed around 2,000 workers.
The complete list of publications include:
- Sunday Post
- Sunday Post Magazine
- The Courier and Advertiser
- The Evening Telegraph
- Weekly News
- My Weekly
- People's Friend
- The Scots Magazine
- Classic Stitches
- I'm Pregnant!
- Beano
- The Dandy
- Shout
- Animals & You
- Goody Bag Mag
See also
Reference
- Gazetteer for Scotland: David Couper Thomson (http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/people/famousfirst437.html)
External link
- DC Thomson (http://www.dcthomson.co.uk/)