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CREATOR

Name: DC (American comics corporation).
Personal dates: Founded in 1934 by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (1890-1968) as National Allied Publications, but the name changed in 1937 to Detective Comics (later shortened to DC). Stopped in 2011.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under DC in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The corporation's logo changed several times over the years. The selected one ran from 1976 to 2005.

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 2006. Stopped in 2006 after 52 issues.

The fictional world of the American superheroes is at an end; Superboy has died, and Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman have retired. But the world goes on nevertheless, and criminals are still a problem. For instance, Superman's old adversary, Lex Luthor, announces a program that can give everybody superpowers.

The title refers to the fact that the series was published on a strictly weekly basis over a year spanning from July 2006 to July 2007. It was followed by Countdown that also ran for a full year.