Publisher Instance

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    "api_url": "https://beta.comics.org/api/publisher/600/?format=api",
    "country": "us",
    "modified": "2026-08-17T00:20:20Z",
    "name": "Andrews McMeel",
    "year_began": 1970,
    "year_ended": null,
    "year_began_uncertain": false,
    "year_ended_uncertain": false,
    "year_overall_began": null,
    "year_overall_ended": null,
    "year_overall_began_uncertain": false,
    "year_overall_ended_uncertain": false,
    "notes": "Jim Andrews and John McMeel began Universal Press Syndicate in 1970, with one of their first syndicated properties being Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury.  In 1973, Universal acquired Sheed and Ward and entered the book publishing business as Andrews and McMeel.  In 1997 the corporate name was changed to Andrews McMeel Universal.  ",
    "url": "http://www.andrewsmcmeel.com/",
    "brand_count": 4,
    "indicia_publisher_count": 10,
    "series_count": 701,
    "issue_count": 929
}