Western Publishing, also known as Western Printing and Lithographing Company, was a firm responsible for publishing the Little Golden Books and also the books and comics featured in the franchise of The Flintstones.
History
From 1938 to 1962, Western's comics came out under the Dell Comics imprint, who also handled the distribution and financing of the line. In 1962, Western decided to end its partnership with Dell and publish comics themselves, and set up Gold Key Comics.
This continued until the late 1970s, after which newsstand distribution was discontinued in favor of distribution to toy stores etc. under the "Whitman Comics" banner. They stopped publishing comics in 1984, and all their licenses have since gone to other publishers. Some of their comics were published under that name, especially March of Comics with former shoe brands.
Books
Whitman Tell-A-Tale
| Cover | Title | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Hanna-Barbera's The Flintstones at the Circus | 1963 | |
| Hanna-Barbera's The Rubbles and Bamm-Bamm: Problem Present | 1964 | |
| Hanna-Barbera's Pebbles Flintstone: Daddy's Little Helper | 1965 | |
| Hanna-Barbera's Pebbles Flintstone - ABC's | 1966 |
Whitman Big Tell-A-Tale
| Cover | Title | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Hanna-Barbera's The Flintstones: Picnic Panic | 1965 | |
| Hanna-Barbera's The Flintstones: At the B Bar B | 1965 |
Whitman Top Top Tales
| Cover | Title | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Hanna-Barbera's The Flintstones and Dino | 1961 | |
| Hanna-Barbera's Fred Flintstone: Bewildered Baby-Sitter with Pebbles | 1963 | |
| Hanna-Barbera's Pebbles Flintstone: Runaway | 1963 |
Little Golden Book
| Cover | Title | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Hanna-Barbera's The Flintstones | 1961 | |
| Hanna-Barbera's Cave Kids | 1963 |
Big Golden Book
| Cover | Title | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Hanna-Barbera's The Flintstones: Buried Treasure | 1962 | |
| Bamm-Bamm with Pebbles Flintstone | 1963 | |
| Pebbles Flintstone | 1963 |
Other
| Cover | Title | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Hanna Barbera’s The Flintstones (A Whitman Comic Book #4) | 1962 | |
| Hanna-Barbera's The Flintstones: The Case of the Many Missing Things (Whitman Big Little Book) | 1968 |