DC [bullet] (Brand Emblem)

1977 - 2020

Number of Issues:: 15696
Web Site:: http://www.dccomics.com/
Notes:: Commonly called the DC bullet. Designed by Milton Glaser. Replaced by the DC Swirl.
It was briefly revived in 2011 for the DC Retroactive 1980s and 1990s titles and again in 2018 for Action Comics #1000.
Brand Emblem:

Editing

Brand emblem belongs to the brand group:

Brand Group	Publisher	Issues	Year Began	Year Ended	Notes
DC	DC	50959	1940

Brand emblem is in use at the following publishers:

Publisher	Year Began	Year Ended	Notes
DC	1977	2005
Zinco	1982	1996
Tor Books
DC	2011	2011	Revived for the DC Retroactive 1980s and 1990s titles.
Panini Deutschland		2006
Hjemmet / Egmont
Semic
Editions Héritage			Used on Canadian French reprints.
Comic Art
Juniorpress	2003	2003
DC	2018		Used for retro variant covers of Action Comics #1000, Detective Comics #1000, and other retro variant covers and various facsimile editions.
DC; Fleetway	1993	1993
Egmont UK	1980	1991
A&C Editores	2003	2004
Shan-Lon Enterprises	1989	1989
DC	2008	2008
DC	2013	2014
National Book Store	1977

Number	Publication Date	On-sale Date	Indicia Publisher
Action Comics (1938 series) #577 [Canadian]	March 1986	1985-12-19	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #578 [Direct]	April 1986	1986-01-01	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #578 [Newsstand]	April 1986	1986-01-24	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #578 [Canadian]	April 1986	1986-01-24	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #579 [Direct]	May 1986	1986-02-04	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #579 [Newsstand]	May 1986	1986-02-27	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #579 [Canadian]	May 1986	1986-02-27	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #580 [Direct]	June 1986	1986-03-04	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #580 [Canadian]	June 1986	1986-03-27	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #580 [Newsstand]	June 1986	1986-03-27	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #581 [Direct]	July 1986	1986-04-01	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #581 [Newsstand]	July 1986	1986-04-24	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #581 [Canadian]	July 1986	1986-04-24	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #582 [Direct]	August 1986	1986-04-29	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #582 [Newsstand]	August 1986	1986-05-22	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #582 [Canadian]	August 1986	1986-05-22	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #583 [Direct]	September 1986	1986-06-03	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #583 [Newsstand]	September 1986	1986-06-26	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #583 [Canadian]	September 1986	1986-06-26	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #584 [Direct]	January 1987	1986-09-30	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #584 [Newsstand]	January 1987	1986-10-23	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #584 [Canadian]	January 1987	1986-10-23	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #585 [Direct]	February 1987	1986-11-04	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #585 [Newsstand]	February 1987	1986-11-27	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #585 [Canadian]	February 1987	1986-11-27	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #586 [Direct]	March 1987	1986-12-02	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #586 [Newsstand]	March 1987	1986-12-26	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #586 [Canadian]	March 1987	1986-12-26	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #587 [Direct]	April 1987	1987-01-06	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #587 [Newsstand]	April 1987	1987-01-29	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #587 [Canadian]	April 1987	1987-01-29	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #588 [Direct]	May 1987	1987-02-03	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #588 [Newsstand]	May 1987	1987-02-26	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #588 [Canadian]	May 1987	1987-02-26	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #589 [Direct]	June 1987	1987-03-03	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #589 [Newsstand]	June 1987	1987-03-26	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #589 [Canadian]	June 1987	1987-03-26	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #590 [Direct]	July 1987	1987-03-31	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #590 [Newsstand]	July 1987	1987-04-21	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #590 [Canadian]	July 1987	1987-04-21	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #591 [Direct]	August 1987	1987-05-05	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #591 [Newsstand]	August 1987	1987-05-26	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #591 [Canadian]	August 1987	1987-05-26	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #592 [Direct]	September 1987	1987-06-02	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #592 [Newsstand]	September 1987	1987-06-23	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #592 [Canadian]	September 1987	1987-06-23	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #593 [Direct]	October 1987	1987-07-07	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #593 [Newsstand]	October 1987	1987-07-28	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #593 [Canadian]	October 1987	1987-07-28	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #594 [Direct]	November 1987	1987-08-04	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #594 [Newsstand]	November 1987	1987-08-25	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #594 [Canadian]	November 1987	1987-08-25	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #595 [Direct]	December 1987	1987-09-01	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #595 [Newsstand]	December 1987	1987-09-22	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #595 [Canadian]	December 1987	1987-09-22	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #596 [Direct]	January 1988	1987-10-06	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #596 [Newsstand]	January 1988	1987-10-27	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #596 [Canadian]	January 1988	1987-10-06	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #597 [Direct]	February 1988	1987-11-03	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #597 [Canadian]	February 1988	1987-11-27	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #597 [Newsstand]	February 1988	1987-11-27	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #598 [Direct]	March 1988	1987-12-01	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #598 [Newsstand]	March 1988	1987-12-24	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #598 [Canadian]	March 1988	1987-12-24	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #599 [Direct]	April 1988	1988-01-05	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #599 [Newsstand]	April 1988	1988-01-28	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #599 [Canadian]	April 1988	1988-01-28	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #600 [Direct]	May 1988	1988-02-02	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #600 [Newsstand]	May 1988	1988-02-25	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #600 [Canadian]	May 1988	1988-02-25	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #643 [Direct]	July 1989	1989-06-08	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #643 [Newsstand]	July 1989	—	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #644 [Direct]	August 1989	1989-07-06	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #644 [Newsstand]	August 1989	—	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #645 [Direct]	September 1989	1989-08-10	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #645 [Newsstand]	September 1989	—	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #646 [Direct]	October 1989	1989-09-07	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #646 [Newsstand]	October 1989	—	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #647 [Direct]	November 1989	1989-10-12	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #647 [Newsstand]	November 1989	—	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #648 [Direct]	December 1989	1989-11-09	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #648 [Newsstand]	December 1989	—	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #649 [Direct]	January 1990	1989-12-07	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #649 [Newsstand]	January 1990	—	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #650 [Direct]	February 1990	1990-01-11	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #650 [Newsstand]	February 1990	—	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #651 [Direct]	March 1990	1990-02-08	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #651 [Newsstand]	March 1990	—	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #652 [Direct]	April 1990	1990-03-08	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #652 [Newsstand]	April 1990	—	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #653 [Direct]	May 1990	1990-04-05	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #653 [Newsstand]	May 1990	—	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #654 [Direct]	June 1990	1990-05-03	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #654 [Newsstand]	June 1990	—	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #655 [Direct]	July 1990	1990-06-07	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #655 [Newsstand]	July 1990	—	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #656 [Direct]	August 1990	1990-07-12	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #656 [Newsstand]	August 1990	—	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #657 [Direct]	September 1990	1990-08-09	DC Comics Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #657 [Newsstand]	September 1990	—	DC Comics Inc.

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