King Features Syndicate, Inc., a
print syndication company owned by
The Hearst Corporation, distributes about 150
comic strips,
newspaper columns,
editorial cartoons,
puzzles and
games to nearly 5,000 newspapers worldwide. King Features Syndicate is a unit of Hearst Holdings, Inc., which combines the Hearst Corporation's cable network partnerships, television programming and distribution activities and syndication companies. King Features' affiliate syndicates are
North America Syndicate and
Cowles Syndicate. Each week, Reed Brennan Media Associates, a unit of Hearst, edits and distributes more than 200 features for King Features.