Pendulum Press
Pendulum Press was a publishing company based in West Haven, Connecticut, that operated from 1970 to 1994, producing the bulk of their material in the 1970s. The company is most well known for their comic book adaptations of literary classics. The Pendulum Now Age Classics series published black-and-white paperback adaptations of more than 70 literary classics, such as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, The War of the Worlds, and Moby-Dick. These stories were later widely reprinted by other publishers (including by Marvel Comics) well into the 2000s. Pendulum also published a line of historical comics, a line of comic book biographies, and a line of comic book adaptations of inspiring stories and morality tales.
| Parent company | Academic Industries, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1970 |
| Founder | David Oliphant |
| Defunct | 1994 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | West Haven, Connecticut |
| Key people | Vincent Fago, Nestor Redondo, Alex Niño, Gerry Talaoc, Naunerle Farr, John Norwood Fago, Kin Platt |
| Publication types | Comics, books |
| Fiction genres | Adaptations of literary classics |
| Imprints | Pendulum Now Age Classics Series Pendulum Illustrated Original |
Founded by David Oliphant as a division of Academic Industries, Inc., Pendulum's comics division was overseen by veteran creator/editor Vincent Fago. The company received Title One funds from the U.S. government to produce comics with an educational focus.