Western Publishing

Western Publishing was an American children's book publisher. Active from 1907 to 2001, it published books, comics, coloring/activity books, puzzles, board games and lots of other paper/cardboard based toys for kids.

Western Publishing's comics were a joint production with Dell until 1962, when they started publishing comics under their own imprints, Gold Key Comics and Whitman Comics. Western Publishing also sold March of Comics, in bulk, to places like shoe stores, for the stores to hand out to kids as free give-aways.

The comics published by Western Publishing were licensed out to be reprinted by publishers around the world in various languages.

Puzzles were published under the Whitman, Golden and Rainbow Works imprints. Books/Coloring Books published under the Whitman, Golden and Merrigold Press imprints.

Western Publishing was the original publisher of the Little Golden Books series until its eventual closure in 2001. Little Golden Books are currently published by Penguin Random House, a subsidiary of Bertelsmann.

Tom & Jerry

Western Publishing published Tom & Jerry books (through Little Golden Books), comics, coloring books, puzzles, Magic Slate peg toys and more.

WESTERN PUBLISHING COMICS
Our Gang Comics 001-039 Dell Comics (1942-1947) #1 • #2 • #3 • #4 • #5 • #6 • #7 • #8 • #9 • #10 • #11 • #12 • #13 • #14 • #15 • #16 • #17 • #18 • #19 • #20 • #21 • #22 • #23 • #24 • #25 • #26 • #27 • #28 • #29 • #30 • #31 • #32 • #33 • #34 • #35 • #36 • #37 • #38 • #39
Our Gang Comics with Tom & Jerry 040-059 Dell Comics (1947-1949) #40 • #41 • #42 • #43 • #44 • #45 • #46 • #47 • #48 • #49 • #50 • #51 • #52 • #53 • #54 • #55 • #56 • #57 • #58 • #59
Tom & Jerry 060-212 Dell Comics (1949-1962) • #60 • #61 • #62 • #63 • #64 • #65 • #66 • #67 • #68 • #69 • #70 • #71 • #72 • #73 • #74 • #75 • #76 • #77 • #78 • #79 • #80 • #81 • #82 • #83 • #84 • #85 • #86 • #87 • #88 • #89 • #90 • #91 • #92 • #93 • #94 • #95 • #96 • #97 • #98 • #99 • #101 • #102 • #103 • #104 • #105 • #106 • #107 • #108 • #109 • #110 • #111 • #112 • #113 • #114 • #115 • #116 • #117 • #118 • #119 • #120 • #121 • #122 • #123 • #124 • #125 • #126 • #127 • #128 • #129 • #130 • #131 • #132 • #133 • #134 • #135 • #136 • #137 • #138 • #139 • #140 • #141 • #142 • #143 • #144 • #145 • #146 • #147 • #148 • #149 • #150 • #151 • #152 • #153 • #154 • #155 • #156 • #157 • #158 • #159 • #160 • #161 • #162 • #163 • #164 • #165 • #166 • #167 • #168 • #169 • #170 • #171 • #172 • #173 • #174 • #175 • #176 • #177 • #178 • #179 • #180 • #181 • #182 • #183 • #184 • #185 • #186 • #187 • #188 • #189 • #190 • #191 • #192 • #193 • #194 • #195 • #196 • #197 • #198 • #199 • #200 • #201 • #202 • #203 • #204 • #205 • #206 • #207 • #208 • #209 • #210 • #211 • #212
Tom & Jerry 213-344 Gold Key/Whitman Comics (1962-1984) • #213 • #214 • #215 • #216 • #217 • #218 • #219 • #220 • #221 • #222 • #223 • #224 • #225 • #226 • #227 • #228 • #229 • #230 • #231 • #232 • #233 • #234 • #235 • #236 • #237 • #238 • #239 • #240 • #241 • #242 • #243 • #244 • #245 • #246 • #247 • #248 • #249 • #250 • #251 • #253 • #254 • #255 • #256 • #257 • #258 • #259 • #260 • #261 • #262 • #263 • #264 • #265 • #266 • #267 • #268 • #269 • #270 • #271 • #272 • #273 • #274 • #275 • #276 • #277 • #278 • #279 • #280 • #281 • #282 • #283 • #284 • #285 • #286 • #287 • #288 • #289 • #290 • #291 • #292 • #293 • #294 • #295 • #296 • #297 • #298 • #299 • #300 • #301 • #302 • #303 • #304 • #305 • #306 • #307 • #308 • #309 • #310 • #311 • #312 • #313 • #314 • #315 • #316 • #317 • #318 • #319 • #320 • #321 • #322 • #323 • #324 • #325 • #326 • #327 • #328 • #329 • #330 • #331 • #332 • #333 • #334 • #335 • #336 • #337 • #338 • #339 • #340 • #341 • #342 • #343 • #344
Our Gang - March of Comics • #3 • #26
Tom & Jerry - March of Comics #154 • #224 • #295 • #305 • #321 • #333 • #345 • #361 • #388 • #400 • #444 • #451 • #463 • #480
Four Color Comics • #193 - Tom & Jerry in Double Trouble ⦿ #475 - M.G.M.'s the Two Mouseketeers ⦿ #499 - M.G.M.'s Spike and Tyke ⦿ #577 - M.G.M's Spike and Tyke ⦿ #603 - M.G.M's The Two Mouseketeers ⦿ #638 - M.G.M's Spike and Tyke ⦿ #642 - M.G.M's The Two Mouseketeers ⦿ #711 - M.G.M.'s Mouse Musketeers ⦿ #728 - M-G-M's Mouse Musketeers ⦿ #1135 - M.G.M.'s Mouse Musketeers ⦿ #1175 - M.G.M.'s Mouse Musketeers ⦿ #1266 - M.G.M's Spike and Tyke ⦿ #1290 - M.G.M.'s Mouse Musketeers
Comic Album • #4 • #8 • #12
Golden Comics Digest • #1 • #3 • #5 • #8 • #12 • #13 • #15 • #18 • #22 • #25 • #28 • #35 • #41
Tom & Jerry Specials/One-Shots Tom & Jerry Winter Carnival - #1 ⦿ #2 (1952-1953) (Dell) Tom & Jerry Winter Fun - #3 ⦿ #4 ⦿ #5 ⦿ #6 ⦿ #7 (1954-1958) (Dell) Tom & Jerry Summer Fun - #1 ⦿ #2 ⦿ #3 ⦿ #4 (1954-1957) (Dell) Tom & Jerry Back To School - 1956 (Dell) Tom & Jerry Picnic Time - 1958 (Dell) Tom & Jerry Toy Fair - 1958 (Dell) Tom and Jerry - The Mouse from T.R.A.P. #1 (1966) (Gold Key)
M.G.M's Spike and Tyke 4-24 Dell Comics (1956-1961) • #4 • #5 • #6 • #7 • #8 • #9 • #10 • #11 • #12 • #13 • #14 • #15 • #16 • #17 • #18 • #19 • #20 • #21 • #22 • #23 • #24
M.G.M.'s Mouse Musketeers 8-21 Dell Comics (1957-1960) • #8 • #9 • #10 • #11 • #12 • #13 • #14 • #15 • #16 • #17 • #18 • #19 • #20 • #21

Tom & Jerry Puzzles
Whitman Frame Tray Puzzles Flying Machine (1965) ⦿ Gold Nugget (1969) ⦿ Snowball (1969) ⦿ Cookware Sailing (1969) ⦿ Handcar Hobos (1969) ⦿ Spaghetti (1969) ⦿ Train Set (1971) ⦿ Disco (1979)
Golden Frame Tray Puzzles Cake Chef (1983) ⦿ Friendly Western (1984) ⦿ Tuffy's Bop (1990)
Whitman Box Puzzles Big Little Book 99 (1967) ⦿ Painting Cat Art 100 (1982)
Golden Box Puzzles Cake Chef 100 (1983) ⦿ Toll Road 100 (1983) ⦿ Football Practice 100 (1984) ⦿ Tuffy's Bop 100 (1990)
International Puzzles Cheese Escape 54 (Imago) ⦿ Playing Flute 54 (Imago) ⦿ Beach Ball Slip 63 (Novaro)
Misc Other Puzzles Note Puzzle (1996)