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 1937. Stopped in 2011 after 883 issues.

This was DC's flagship that introduced the readers to many new characters in multiple stories. The best known of these new characters is undoubtedly Batman that premiered in #27.

 

 

MAIN CHARACTERS

None.

 

 

GALLERY
(presenting the front covers from 6 random issues)

#1 - 1937
#27 - 1939
#180 - 1952

#347 - 1966
#554 - 1985
#860 - 2010

 

 

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