It was founded by Chicago businessman John F. Dille and specialized in comic strips and gag cartoons.
Dille launched Buck Rogers in the 25th Century A.D. on January 7, 1929;[1] internationally popular for many decades, it ran continuously until July 8, 1967.
(John F. Dille himself ghost-wrote the Buck Rogers strip from October 1949 to January 1951, working with artist Leonard Dworkins.)
Cartoonist Dave Gerard began a 35-year relationship with the Dille syndicate in 1949 with his strip Viewpoint, which ran until 1953.
Popular National Newspaper strips from the 1960s included Win Mortimer's Larry Brannon, Elizabeth Brozowska's Geraldine, Bill Lignante's Let's Explore Your Mind (1962–1971), and Woody's World (1963–1979), originally by John Holm.