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 1940, and multiple new series have been published since then.

DC's flagships were superheroes with their own comic books such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and several more. Justice Society was a collection primarily consisting of superheroes without their own comic books, and the members of the society (with the motto 'For America and Democracy') changed through time.

First members/year of first appearance/primary creator:
The Flash/1939/Gardner Fox, Hawkman/1939/Gardner Fox, Green Lantern/1940/Martin Nodell, The Atom/1940/William 'Bill' O'Connor, Doctor Fate/1940/Gardner Fox, The Spectre/1940/Jerome 'Jerry' Siegel, The Sandman/1939/Gardner Fox, Hourman/1940/Kenneth 'Ken' Fitch.

The full title of the series is Justice Society of America.

 

 

MAIN CHARACTERS

The Flash
(Jay Garrick)
Hawkman
(Carter Hall)
Green Lantern
(Alan Scott)
The Atom
(Al Pratt)

Doctor Fate
(Kent Nelson)
The Spectre
(Jim Corrigan)
The Sandman
(Wesley Dodds)
Hourman
(Rex Tyler)

 

 

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