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History

Established in 1988 in New York City, Continüm published its first tile in 1988, ''Continüm Presents''. In 1990, Continüm rededicated itself to its core titles, ''The Dark'', ''Foodang'', and ''The Mighty Mites''. The company continued until 1994,"Comics Publishers Suffer Tough Summer: Body Count Rises in Market Shakedown," ''The Comics Journal'' #172 (November 1994), pp. 13-18. when it changed its name to August House, Inc. August House

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s, and continued to self-publish until 1995. Naftali finally closed the doors on August House when he grew tired of the industry's poor business practices.

Titles

* ''Continüm Presents'' (3 issues, 1988–1989) * ''The Dark'' vol. 1 (4 issues, November 1990–June 1992) — adaptation of a character first featured in the 1980s

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. * ''The Dark'' vol. 2 (7 issues, July 1993–July 1994) * ''The Dark Convention Book'' * '' Foodang: Clown with a Gun'' (1 issue, July 1994) * '' The Mighty Mites'' (1991, 1993)—parody title of

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superheroes; acquired from Eternity Comics

Notes

References

* * 1988 establishments in New York City Publishing companies established in 1988 Comic book publishing companies of the United States Companies based in New York City Defunct comics and manga publishing companies 1994 disestablishments in New York (state) Publishing companies based in New York City {{comics-company-stub