The Line of DC Super-Stars (Brand Emblem)

1973 - 2011

Number of Issues:: 942
Notes:: This brand originally ran from from 1973 through 1977. It was briefly revived in 2011 for the DC Retroactive 1970s titles.

The previous brand was "DC" (frequently with the title or feature character afterward), and was also followed by "DC", in this case the four star bullet.
Brand Emblem:

Editing

Brand emblem belongs to the brand group:

Brand Group	Publisher	Issues	Year Began	Year Ended	Notes
DC	DC	49908	1940

Brand emblem is in use at the following publishers:

Publisher	Year Began	Year Ended	Notes
DC	1973	1977
DC	2011	2011
DC	2020	2021	Used for retro variant covers, including Wonder Woman #750.
DC	2013	2014

Issue	Publication Date	On-sale Date	Indicia Publisher
1st Issue Special (1975 series) #1	April 1975	1975-01-23	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
1st Issue Special (1975 series) #2	May 1975	1975-02-27	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
1st Issue Special (1975 series) #3	June 1975	1975-03-18	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
1st Issue Special (1975 series) #4	July 1975	1975-04-22	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
1st Issue Special (1975 series) #5	August 1975	1975-05-22	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
1st Issue Special (1975 series) #6	September 1975	1975-06-24	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
1st Issue Special (1975 series) #7	October 1975	1975-07-24	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
1st Issue Special (1975 series) #8	November 1975	1975-08-19	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
1st Issue Special (1975 series) #9	December 1975	1975-09-18	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
1st Issue Special (1975 series) #10	January 1976	1975-10-23	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
1st Issue Special (1975 series) #11	February 1976	1975-11-18	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
1st Issue Special (1975 series) #12	March 1976	1975-12-23	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
1st Issue Special (1975 series) #13	April 1976	1976-01-20	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #430	December 1973	1973-09-27	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #431	January 1974	1973-10-30	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #432	February 1974	1973-11-29	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #433	March 1974	1973-12-28	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #434	April 1974	1974-01-31	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #435	May 1974	1974-02-28	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #436	June 1974	1974-03-28	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #437	July 1974	1974-04-30	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #438	August 1974	1974-05-30	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #439	September 1974	1974-06-25	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #440	October 1974	1974-07-30	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #441	November 1974	1974-08-29	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #442	December 1974	1974-09-26	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #443	January 1975	1974-10-31	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #444	February 1975	1974-11-28	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #445	March 1975	1974-12-31	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #446	April 1975	1975-01-28	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #447	May 1975	1975-02-27	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #448	June 1975	1975-03-25	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #450	August 1975	1975-05-29	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #451	September 1975	1975-06-24	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #452	October 1975	1975-07-31	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #453	November 1975	1975-08-26	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #454	December 1975	1975-09-30	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #455	January 1976	1975-10-30	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #456	February 1976	1975-11-27	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #457	March 1976	1975-12-30	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #458	April 1976	1976-01-29	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #459	May 1976	1976-02-26	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #460	June 1976	1976-03-30	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #461	July 1976	1976-04-29	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #462	August 1976	1976-05-27	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #463	September 1976	1976-06-29	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #464	October 1976	1976-07-29	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #465	November 1976	1976-08-31	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #466	December 1976	1976-09-30	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Action Comics (1938 series) #467	January 1977	1976-10-28	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #431	January-February 1974	1973-10-30	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #432	March-April 1974	1973-12-28	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #433	May-June 1974	1974-02-28	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #434	July-August 1974	1974-04-30	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #435	September-October 1974	1974-06-25	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #436	November-December 1974	1974-08-29	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #437	January-February 1975	1974-10-31	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #438	March-April 1975	1974-12-31	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #439	May-June 1975	1975-02-27	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #440	July-August 1975	1975-04-29	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #441	September-October 1975	1975-06-26	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #442	November-December 1975	1975-08-28	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #443	January-February 1976	1975-10-30	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #444	March-April 1976	1975-12-30	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #445	May-June 1976	1976-02-26	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #446	July-August 1976	1976-04-29	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #447	September-October 1976	1976-06-24	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #448	November-December 1976	1976-08-26	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Adventure Comics (1938 series) #449	January-February 1977	1976-10-21	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
All-Star Comics (1976 series) #58	January-February 1976	1975-10-09	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
All-Star Comics (1976 series) #59	March-April 1976	1975-12-16	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
All-Star Comics (1976 series) #60	May-June 1976	1976-02-17	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
All-Star Comics (1976 series) #61	July-August 1976	1976-04-15	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
All-Star Comics (1976 series) #62	September-October 1976	1976-06-24	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
All-Star Comics (1976 series) #63	November-December 1976	1976-08-17	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
All-Star Comics (1976 series) #64	January-February 1977	1976-10-21	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #263	May 1975	1975-02-13	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #264	June 1975	1975-03-11	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #265	July 1975	1975-04-08	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #266	August 1975	1975-05-15	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #267	September 1975	1975-06-12	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #268	October 1975	1975-07-10	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #269	November 1975	1975-08-19	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #270	December 1975	1975-09-18	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #271	January 1976	1975-10-16	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #272	February 1976	1975-11-13	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #273	March 1976	1975-12-09	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #274	April 1976	1976-01-15	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #275	May 1976	1976-02-10	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #276	June 1976	1976-03-11	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #277	July 1976	1976-04-08	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #278	August 1976	1976-05-11	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #279	September 1976	1976-06-08	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #280	October 1976	1976-07-06	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #281	November 1976	1976-08-12	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #282	December 1976	1976-09-07	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Batman (1940 series) #283	January 1977	1976-10-12	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Beowulf (1975 series) #1	April-May 1975	1975-01-14	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Beowulf (1975 series) #2	June-July 1975	1975-03-18	National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Beowulf (1975 series) #3	August-September 1975	1975-05-13	National Periodical Publications, Inc.

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