DC
- Country:
- United States
- Indicia / Colophon Publishers:
- 53
- Brand Groups:
- 28
- Brand Emblems in Use:
- 203
- Total Number of Series:
- 9389
- Total Number of Issues:
- 55505
- Number of Current Series:
- 112
- Show Covers by Month:
- using on-sale date or using publication date
- Show Issues by Month:
- using on-sale date or using publication date
- Creator Checklist:
- via linked story records
- Web Site:
- http://www.dccomics.com/
- Notes:
- The company commonly referred to as "DC" has a somewhat complex beginning. Its earliest predecessor was founded by Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson as National Allied Publications, Inc. Eventually, circumstances led Wheeler-Nicholson to form a partnership with printer Harry Donenfeld and eventually accountant Jack Liebowitz to produce his third title, Detective Comics. This partnership was Detective Comics, Inc. and was the first direct corporate predecessor of today's DC.
By 1938 mounting debts forced Wheeler-Nicholson to sell his share of Detective Comics, Inc. and then to declare bankruptcy, losing control of his own Nicholson Publishing Co., Inc., the final direct successor to National Allied. Donenfeld, Liebowitz and Donenfeld's silent partner Paul Sampliner promptly bought Nicholson Publishing's two titles at bankruptcy auction and transferred them over to Detective Comics, Inc.
Later, Max Charles Gaines would partner with Liebowitz to start up All-American Comics, sharing distribution and staff with Donenfeld's operation. Except for issues cover-dated 1945, All-American books would share the same logos and branding as Detective Comics, Inc. and its corporate siblings. For 1945, All-American behaved more as a separate publisher. Also during that year, Gaines published his first title using Educational Comics, Inc. as the publishing company with an "EC" logo. By the end of the year Gaines sold his share of All-American back to Liebowitz and Donenfeld and went on to build EC into a separate company.
Eventually, Donenfeld and Liebowitz consolidated all of their companies, including those from All-American, into National Comics Publications, Inc. Prior to that consolidation the companies group as follows:
Owned solely by Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson:
* National Allied Publications, Inc. (1935)
* National Allied Newspaper Syndicate, Inc. (1935 - 1936)
* More Fun Magazine, Inc. (1936)
* Nicholson Publishing Co., Inc. (1936 - 1938)
A few issues were published by "A.I. Menin, rec. Nicholson Publishing Co., Inc." during the bankruptcy proceedings in 1938.
Owned by Donenfeld, Liebowitz and/or Sampliner (Detective Comics, Inc. was initially co-owned by Wheeler-Nicholson and Liebowitz but the former was forced out in 1938):
* Detective Comics, Inc. (1937 - 1947)
* Superman, Inc. (1940 - 1947)
* World's Best Comic Company (1941 - 1947)
* Tilsam Publications (1943 - 1948)
All-American companies under M. C. Gaines and Jack Liebowitz:
* All-American Comics, Inc. (1939 - 1946)
* Jolaine Publications, Inc. (1941 - 1946)
* J. R. Publishing Co. (1941 - 1947)
* Gainlee Publishing Co. (1942 - 1946)
* Wonder Woman Publishing Co., Inc. (1942 - 1947)
Editing
| Series | Year | Issues | Covers | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'Mazing Man [m] | 1986 | 12 issues (12 indexed) | Have 27 (Need 2) | January 1986 - December 1986 |
| 'Mazing Man Special [m] | 1987 | 3 issues (3 indexed) | Gallery | [August] 1987 - [August] 1990 |
| 'Til Death Do Us Part [m] | 2007 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 2007 |
| 'Tis the Season to Be Freezin' [m] | 2022 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | February 2022 |
| 100 Bullets [m] | 1999 | 100 issues (100 indexed) | Gallery | August 1999 - April 2009 |
| 100 Bullets [b] | 2000 | 13 issues (13 indexed) | Have 18 (Need 16) | [March] 2000 - [September] 2009 |
| 100 Bullets [b] | 2014 | 5 issues (5 indexed) | Have 5 (Need 1) | [December] 2014 - [March] 2016 |
| 100 Bullets / Crime Line Sampler Flip-Book [m] | 2009 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | September 2009 |
| 100 Bullets Omnibus [b] | 2021 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | [March] 2021 - [August] 2022 |
| 100 Bullets: Brother Lono [m] | 2013 | 8 issues (8 indexed) | Gallery | August 2013 - April 2014 |
| 100 Bullets: Brother Lono [b] | 2014 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [June] 2014 |
| 100 Bullets: The Deluxe Edition [b] | 2011 | 5 issues (2 indexed) | Gallery | [December] 2011 - 2013 [January 2014] |
| 100% [m] | 2002 | 5 issues (5 indexed) | Gallery | August 2002 - July 2003 |
| 100% [b] | 2005 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [May] 2005 |
| 100% [b] | 2009 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Add | [June] 2009 |
| 100% [b] | 2010 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 2009 [June 2010] |
| 100% True? [m] | 1996 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | Gallery | Summer 1996 - Winter 1997 |
| 100-Page Super Spectacular [m] | 1973 | 9 issues (9 indexed) | Gallery | February 1973 - November 1973 |
| 1997 Direct Currents Special [m] | 1997 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | No Covers | 1997 |
| 1st Issue Special [m] | 1975 | 13 issues (13 indexed) | Gallery | April 1975 - April 1976 |
| 2020 Visions [m] | 1997 | 12 issues (12 indexed) | Gallery | May 1997 - April 1998 |
| 21 Down [m] | 2002 | 12 issues (12 indexed) | Gallery | November 2002 - November 2003 |
| 21 Down: The Conduit [b] | 2003 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [December] 2003 |
| 3-D Batman [m] | 1953 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [December] 1953 |
| 3-D Batman [m] | 1966 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 1966 |
| 52 [m] | 2006 | 52 issues (52 indexed) | Have 72 (Need 17) | July 2006 - July 2007 |
| 52 [b] | 2007 | 4 issues (4 indexed) | Gallery | [July] 2007 - 2007 [January 2008] |
| 52 [b] | 2016 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | Gallery | [August] 2016 - 2016 [February 2017] |
| 52 / World War III Part Four: United We Stand [m] | 2007 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | June 2007 |
| 52 / World War III Part One: A Call to Arms [m] | 2007 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | June 2007 |
| 52 / World War III Part Three: Hell Is for Heroes [m] | 2007 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | June 2007 |
| 52 / World War III Part Two: The Valiant [m] | 2007 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | June 2007 |
| 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen [m] | 2007 | 6 issues (6 indexed) | Gallery | October 2007 - March 2008 |
| 52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen [b] | 2008 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [July] 2008 |
| The 52 Omnibus [b] | 2012 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 2012 [January 2013] |
| 52: The Companion [b] | 2007 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [December] 2007 |
| 52: The Covers [b] | 2007 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [December] 2007 |
| 80 Page Giant Magazine [m] | 1964 | 56 issues (15 indexed) | Gallery | August 1964 - February-March 1969 |
| 80 Years of Superman / Batman [b] | 2020 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | [January 2020] |
| 9-11 - The World's Finest Comic Book Writers & Artists Tell Stories to Remember [b] | 2002 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | [April] 2002 |
| 99 Days [b] | 2011 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [October] 2011 |
| A. Bizarro [m] | 1999 | 4 issues (4 indexed) | Gallery | July 1999 - October 1999 |
| A.B.C. Warriors [a] | 2005 | 2 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [March] 2005 - [July] 2005 |
| A.D.D. [b] | 2011 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Add | 2011 [March 2012] |
| Aaron and Ahmed [b] | 2011 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [June] 2011 |
| ABC: A-Z, Greyshirt and Cobweb [m] | 2006 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | January 2006 |
| ABC: A-Z, Terra Obscura and Splash Brannigan [m] | 2006 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | March 2006 |
| ABC: A-Z, Tom Strong and Jack B. Quick [m] | 2005 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | November 2005 |
| ABC: A-Z, Top 10 and Teams [m] | 2006 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | July 2006 |
| Absolute All-Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder [b] | 2014 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | [September] 2014 |
| Absolute All-Star Superman [b] | 2010 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Have 3 (Need 3) | 2010 [January 2011] |
| The Absolute Authority [b] | 2002 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | Gallery | [November] 2002 - [November] 2003 |
| Absolute Authority [b] | 2017 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Add | [December] 2017 - [September] 2018 |
| Absolute Batman and Robin: Batman Reborn [b] | 2013 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Add | 2012 [March 2013] |
| Absolute Batman Arkham Asylum 30th Anniversary Edition [b] | 2019 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | [December] 2019 |
| Absolute Batman Hush [b] | 2005 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Add | [November] 2005 |
| Absolute Batman Incorporated [b] | 2015 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | [March] 2015 |
| Absolute Batman Year One [b] | 2017 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | [January] 2017 |
| Absolute Batman: Dark Victory [b] | 2012 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [July] 2012 |
| Absolute Batman: Haunted Knight [b] | 2014 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 2014 [January 2015] |
| Absolute Batman: The Black Mirror [b] | 2019 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | [July] 2019 |
| Absolute Batman: The Court of Owls [b] | 2015 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 1) | 2015 [February 2016] |
| Absolute Batman: The Killing Joke The 30th Anniversary Edition [b] | 2018 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Add | [November] 2018 |
| Absolute Batman: The Long Halloween [b] | 2007 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [June] 2007 |
| Absolute Batman: Three Jokers [b] | 2023 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | [August] 2023 |
| Absolute Blackest Night [b] | 2013 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | [September] 2013 |
| Absolute Danger Girl [b] | 2003 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | 2003 [February 2004] |
| Absolute Dark Knight [b] | 2006 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 1) | [October] 2006 |
| Absolute Dark Knight [b] | 2020 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | [November] 2020 |
| Absolute Dark Knight III: The Master Race [b] | 2020 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | [February] 2020 |
| Absolute Dark Nights: Death Metal [b] | 2023 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | [August] 2023 |
| Absolute Dark Nights: Metal [b] | 2022 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2022 [January 2023] |
| Absolute Daytripper [b] | 2020 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | [June] 2020 |
| Absolute DC The New Frontier 15th Anniversary Edition [b] | 2020 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | [January] 2020 |
| Absolute DC: The New Frontier [b] | 2006 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 2006 [January 2007] |
| The Absolute Death [b] | 2009 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Have 3 (Need 1) | [December] 2009 |
| Absolute Doomsday Clock [b] | 2022 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | [December] 2022 |
| Absolute Final Crisis [b] | 2012 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Add | [December] 2012 |
| Absolute Flashpoint [b] | 2019 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | [March] 2019 |
| Absolute Fourth World by Jack Kirby [b] | 2020 | 2 issues (0 indexed) | Add | [August] 2020 - [March] 2022 |
| Absolute Green Arrow by Kevin Smith [b] | 2015 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Add | [June] 2015 |
| Absolute Green Lantern / Green Arrow [b] | 2015 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | [February] 2016 |
| Absolute Green Lantern: Rebirth [b] | 2010 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [June] 2010 |
| Absolute Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps War [b] | 2012 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | [November] 2012 |
| Absolute Identity Crisis [b] | 2011 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Add | [December] 2011 |
| Absolute Infinite Crisis [b] | 2017 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | [February] 2017 |
| Absolute Justice [b] | 2009 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 2009 [January 2010] |
| Absolute Justice League Origin [b] | 2017 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | [November] 2017 |
| Absolute Justice League: The World's Greatest Superheroes by Alex Ross and Paul Dini [b] | 2017 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | 2017 [January 2018] |
| Absolute Kingdom Come [b] | 2006 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Have 2 (Need 2) | [October] 2006 |
| Absolute Luthor / Joker [b] | 2013 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | [December] 2013 |
| The Absolute Multiversity [b] | 2022 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | 2022 [February 2023] |
| Absolute Planetary [b] | 2004 | 2 issues (2 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 2) | 2004 [January 2005] - [September] 2010 |
| Absolute Planetary Expanded Edition [b] | 2021 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | [April] 2021 |
| Absolute Preacher [b] | 2016 | 3 issues (0 indexed) | Have 1 (Need 4) | [September] 2016 - [June] 2018 |
| Absolute Promethea [b] | 2009 | 3 issues (2 indexed) | Gallery | [November] 2009 - 2011 [February 2012] |
| Absolute Ronin [b] | 2008 | 1 issues (1 indexed) | Gallery | [November] 2008 |
| The Absolute Sandman [b] | 2006 | 5 issues (5 indexed) | Gallery | [December] 2006 - 2011 [January 2012] |
| Absolute Sandman Overture [b] | 2018 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Gallery | [August] 2018 |
| Absolute Sandman Overture [b] | 2023 | 1 issues (0 indexed) | Add | [October] 2023 |
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