Editing Western Publishing (section)

===1920s===

Western introduced boxed games and [[jigsaw puzzle]]s in 1923 after purchasing a 38-inch by 52-inch Potter offset press.<ref name="Antique" /> By 1925, sales exceeded $1 million. Western added another subsidiary, the Western Playing Card Company<ref name="WPGHistory" /> after purchasing the Sheffer [[Playing Card]] Company.<ref name="Antique" />  In 1929, Western purchased a Chicago stationery and greeting card manufacturer, Stationer's Engraving Company.<ref name="Antique" /> Another subsidiary was K.K. Publications, named after [[Kay Kamen]], manager of character merchandising at [[The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney Studios]] from 1933 to 1949.<ref>{{cite web |last=Evanier |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Evanier |date=December 22, 2009 |title=Christmas Comics |url=http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2009_12_22.html#018233 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629024045/http://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2009_12_22.html#018233 |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |publisher=News from Me}}</ref> K.K. Publications became defunct during the mid/late 1960s.{{Citation needed|date=March 2015}}