A DC Publication (Brand Emblem)

1940 - 1944
Number of Issues:
154
Notes:
The first DC brand. Followed by "A Superman DC Publication". It continued being used for "Picture Stories from the Bible" after the main titles had switched away.

This brand was originally used from 1940 through 1944. Was revived in 2018 and used for Retro 1930s and 1940s Variant covers of Action Comics #1000.
Brand Emblem:

Brand emblem belongs to the brand group:

Brand Group Publisher Issues Year Began Year Ended Notes
DC DC 50216 1940

Brand emblem is in use at the following publishers:

Publisher Year Began Year Ended Notes
DC 1940 1944
DC 2018 2021 Used for retro variant covers of Action Comics #1000 and Detective Comics #1000 and other retro variant covers.
DC 2013 2014
DC 2023 2023 Used for retro variant cover of Action Comics #1050.
Issue Publication Date On-sale Date Indicia Publisher
Action Comics (1938 series) #23 April 1940 1940-02-23 Detective Comics, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #24 May 1940 1940-03-22 Detective Comics, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #25 June 1940 1940-04-24 Detective Comics, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #26 July 1940 1940-05-22 Detective Comics, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #27 August 1940 1940-06-21 Detective Comics, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #28 September 1940 1940-07-24 Detective Comics, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #28 [Canadian] September 1940 — Detective Comics, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #29 October 1940 1940-08-23 Detective Comics, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #30 November 1940 1940-09-20 Detective Comics, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #31 December 1940 1940-10-23 Detective Comics, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #32 [Without Canadian Price] January 1941 1940-11-22 Detective Comics, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #32 [With Canadian Price] January 1941 — Detective Comics, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #33 February 1941 1940-12-20 Detective Comics, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #34 March 1941 1941-01-22 Detective Comics, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #35 April 1941 1941-02-21 Detective Comics, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #36 May 1941 1941-03-21 Detective Comics, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #37 June 1941 1941-04-23 Detective Comics, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #38 July 1941 1941-05-23 Detective Comics, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #39 August 1941 1941-06-20 Detective Comics, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #40 September 1941 1941-07-18 Detective Comics, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #41 October 1941 1941-08-18 Detective Comics, Inc.
Action Comics (2011 series) #1000 [1930s Variant Cover by Steve Rude] June 2018 2018-04-18 DC Comics
Action Comics (2011 series) #1000 [1940s Variant Cover by Michael Cho] June 2018 2018-04-18 DC Comics
Action Comics (2011 series) #1000 [Buy Me Toys Stanley "Artgerm" Lau Vintage Cover] June 2018 2018-05-07 DC Comics
Action Comics (2011 series) #1050 [Alex Ross Homage Cardstock Variant Cover] February 2023 2022-12-27 DC Comics
Action Comics (2011 series) #1050 [Alex Ross Homage Foil Cardstock Variant Cover] February 2023 2022-12-27 DC Comics
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #49 April 1940 1940-03-08 Detective Comics, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #50 May 1940 1940-04-05 Detective Comics, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #51 June 1940 1940-05-08 Detective Comics, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #52 July 1940 1940-06-07 Detective Comics, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #53 August 1940 1940-07-05 Detective Comics, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #54 September 1940 1940-08-07 Detective Comics, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #55 October 1940 1940-09-06 Detective Comics, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #56 November 1940 1940-10-04 Detective Comics, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #57 December 1940 1940-11-06 Detective Comics, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #58 [Without Canadian Price] January 1941 1940-12-04 Detective Comics, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #58 [With Canadian Price] January 1941 — Detective Comics, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #59 February 1941 1941-01-03 Detective Comics, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #60 March 1941 1941-02-05 Detective Comics, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #61 April 1941 1941-03-05 Detective Comics, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #62 May 1941 1941-04-04 Detective Comics, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #63 June 1941 1941-05-02 Detective Comics, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #64 July 1941 1941-06-04 Detective Comics, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #65 August 1941 1941-07-02 Detective Comics, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #66 September 1941 1941-08-01 Detective Comics, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #67 October 1941 1941-08-26 Detective Comics, Inc.
All-American Comics (1939 series) #15 June 1940 1940-04-19 All-American Comics, Inc.
All-American Comics (1939 series) #16 July 1940 1940-05-17 All-American Comics, Inc.
All-American Comics (1939 series) #17 August 1940 1940-06-19 All-American Comics, Inc.
All-American Comics (1939 series) #18 September 1940 1940-07-19 All-American Comics, Inc.
All-American Comics (1939 series) #19 October 1940 1940-08-21 All-American Comics, Inc.
All-American Comics (1939 series) #20 November 1940 1940-09-20 All-American Comics, Inc.
All-American Comics (1939 series) #21 December 1940 1940-10-18 All-American Comics, Inc.
All-American Comics (1939 series) #22 [Without Canadian Price] January 1941 1940-11-20 All-American Comics, Inc.
All-American Comics (1939 series) #22 [With Canadian Price] January 1941 — All-American Comics, Inc.
All-American Comics (1939 series) #23 February 1941 1940-12-20 All-American Comics, Inc.
All-American Comics (1939 series) #24 March 1941 1941-01-17 J. R. Publishing Co.
All-American Comics (1939 series) #25 April 1941 1941-02-19 J. R. Publishing Co.
All-American Comics (1939 series) #26 May 1941 1941-03-19 J. R. Publishing Co.
All-American Comics (1939 series) #27 June 1941 1941-04-16 J. R. Publishing Co.
All-American Comics (1939 series) #28 July 1941 1941-05-21 J. R. Publishing Co.
All-American Comics (1939 series) #29 August 1941 1941-06-20 J. R. Publishing Co.
All-American Comics (1939 series) #30 September 1941 1941-07-18 J. R. Publishing Co.
All-American Comics (1939 series) #31 October 1941 1941-08-15 J. R. Publishing Co.
All-Flash (1941 series) #1 Summer 1941 1941-05-25 J. R. Publishing Co.
All-Flash (1941 series) #2 Fall 1941 1941-08-24 Jolaine Publications, Inc.
All-Star Comics (1940 series) #1 Summer 1940 1940-06-12 All-American Comics, Inc.
All-Star Comics (1940 series) #2 Fall 1940 1940-08-23 All-American Comics, Inc.
All-Star Comics (1940 series) #3 [Without Canadian Price] Winter 1940 1940-11-22 All-American Comics, Inc.
All-Star Comics (1940 series) #3 [With Canadian Price] Winter 1940 — All-American Comics, Inc.
All-Star Comics (1940 series) #4 March-April 1941 1941-02-07 All-American Comics, Inc.
All-Star Comics (1940 series) #5 June-July 1941 1941-04-25 All-American Comics, Inc.
All-Star Comics (1940 series) #6 August-September 1941 1941-06-25 All-American Comics, Inc.
All-Star Comics (1940 series) #7 October-November 1941 1941-08-19 All-American Comics, Inc.
Aquaman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular (2021 series) #1 [1940s Variant Cover by Michael Cho] October 2021 2021-08-31 DC Comics
Batman (1940 series) #1 [Cover Number with Period] Spring 1940 1940-04-24 Detective Comics, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #1 [Cover Number without Period] Spring 1940 1940-04-25 Detective Comics, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #2 Summer 1940 1940-07-19 Detective Comics, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #2 [Canadian] Summer 1940 — Detective Comics, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #3 Fall 1940 1940-10-18 Detective Comics, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #4 Winter 1941 1941-01-15 Detective Comics, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #5 Spring 1941 1941-04-16 Detective Comics, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #6 August-September 1941 1941-06-13 Detective Comics, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #7 October-November 1941 1941-08-08 Detective Comics, Inc.
Batman - One Bad Day: Clayface (2023 series) #1 [Hayden Sherman Variant Cover] April 2023 2023-02-21 DC Comics
Catwoman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular (2020 series) #1 [1940s Variant Cover by Adam Hughes] June 2020 2020-06-02 DC Comics
Detective Comics (1937 series) #38 April 1940 1940-03-06 Detective Comics, Inc.
Detective Comics (1937 series) #39 May 1940 1940-04-05 Detective Comics, Inc.
Detective Comics (1937 series) #40 June 1940 1940-05-03 Detective Comics, Inc.
Detective Comics (1937 series) #41 July 1940 1940-06-07 Detective Comics, Inc.
Detective Comics (1937 series) #42 August 1940 1940-07-03 Detective Comics, Inc.
Detective Comics (1937 series) #43 September 1940 1940-08-02 Detective Comics, Inc.
Detective Comics (1937 series) #43 [Canadian] September 1940 — Detective Comics, Inc.
Detective Comics (1937 series) #44 October 1940 1940-08-30 Detective Comics, Inc.
Detective Comics (1937 series) #45 November 1940 1940-09-27 Detective Comics, Inc.
Detective Comics (1937 series) #46 December 1940 1940-10-30 Detective Comics, Inc.
Detective Comics (1937 series) #47 [Without Canadian Price] January 1941 1940-11-29 Detective Comics, Inc.
Detective Comics (1937 series) #47 [With Canadian Price] January 1941 — Detective Comics, Inc.
Detective Comics (1937 series) #48 February 1941 1940-12-27 Detective Comics, Inc.
Detective Comics (1937 series) #49 March 1941 1941-01-29 Detective Comics, Inc.

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