DC : DC (Brand Groups)
- Number of Issues:
- 50959
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Used brand emblems:
| Brand Emblem | Name | Issues | Year Began | Year Ended | Notes |
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A DC Publication | 159 | 1940 | 1944 | 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. |
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A DC TV Comic [bullet] | 57 | 1977 | 1981 | |
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A DC TV Comic [character] | 18 | 1976 | 1977 | |
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A DC TV Comic; Whitman W [with face] | 0 | 1979 | 1980 | |
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A Superman DC Publication | 1435 | 1941 | 1949 | Previously "A DC Publication" and followed by "Superman DC National Comics". Used from 1941 to 1949. |
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A Superman DC Publication; U.S. Navy | 6 | 1944 | 1945 | Both brands on the covers of educational giveaway comics prepared for the U.S. Navy by DC/National done during 1944-1945. |
| A Tor Book; DC | 5 | 1982 | 1983 | ||
| Abril Jovem; DC | 123 | ||||
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Bilal Library; Humanoids; DC Comics | 5 | 2004 | 2005 | |
| Dark Horse Books; DC [swirl] | 1 | 2008 | 2008 | ||
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Dark Horse Comics [chess piece]; DC [bullet] | 72 | 1991 | 2003 | |
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DC AAPI Heritage Month | 0 | 2022 | DC logo used on certain issues to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, starting in May 2022. | |
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DC All Star | 25 | 2005 | 2009 | Used on two series: All Star Batman & Robin, The Boy Wonder and All Star Superman. All Star Wonder Woman was thought to be in the works. |
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DC and Marvel Present | 2 | 1981 | 1982 | Used for joint publications with DC. |
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DC Archive Editions | 168 | 1989 | 2014 | |
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DC Black History Month [horizontal bar] | 0 | 2022 | DC logo used on certain issues to celebrate Black History Month, starting in February 2022. One of two versions of the DC Black History Month logo, this version displayed as a horizontal bar is used primarily for variant covers. | |
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DC Black History Month [vertical] | 4 | 2022 | DC logo used on certain issues to celebrate Black History Month, starting in February 2022. One of two versions of the DC Black History Month logo, this version displayed vertically is used primarily for base issue covers. | |
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DC Black Label; Joe Hill Presents Hill House Comics | 49 | 2019 | creating as discussed in https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer#!msg/gcd-main/OJXhYgL2RgU/alUpHqKOCwAJ | |
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DC Blue Ribbon Digest | 102 | 1979 | 1986 | |
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DC Comics | 69 | 2000 | 2012 | "DC Comics" in type, used primarily with collected editions of material that originated outside of DC, such as Will Eisner's Spirit and Elfquest, but also the DC Comics Classics Library. |
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DC Comics Millennium Editions | 67 | 2000 | 2001 | Brand logo appears as a gold foil seal on the covers of this series of DC reprint comics. |
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DC Comics Publications | 23 | 1999 | 2000 | Used in May 1999 issues of Adventure Comics, All-American Comics, All Star Comics, National Comics, Sensation Comics, Smash Comics, Star Spangled Comics and Thrilling Comics. Used in 2000 for DC 2000 #1-2 limited series. |
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DC Comics Pulp Heroes | 23 | 1997 | 1997 | |
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DC Comics The Joe Kubert Library | 8 | 2001 | 2011 | |
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DC Comics The Will Eisner Library | 15 | 2000 | 2003 | |
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DC Comics [corner box] | 159 | 2018 | 2021 | Used alongside the DC Universe brand. |
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DC Comics; 2000 AD | 25 | 2004 | 2005 | |
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DC Comics; DC [bullet] | 37 | 1998 | 1998 | Both logos are used on #1,000,000 issues of November 1998. DC One Million 80-Page Giant #1,000,000 (August 1999) was the only #1,000,000 tie-in that didn't use this brand. It used just the DC [bullet] logo. |
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DC Comics; DC [swirl] | 1 | 2008 | 2008 | |
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DC Comics; Vertigo | 133 | 1993 | 2002 | This has the DC Comics logo on top of the Vertigo logo. |
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DC Comics; WS [WildStorm] | 1 | 1999 | 1999 | |
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DC Digest Comic | 1 | 1972 | 1972 | Vertical rectangle reading downward "D digest C comic". Used on Tarzan Digest #1, and apparently only there. It was also planned to be used for the Laurel and Hardy Digest, as shown in house ads printed in 1972, but that never came out. |
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DC Entertainment | 65 | 2012 | 2013 | Same as DC [peel], but with words DC Entertainment rather than DC Comics. According to the web site in February 2014, "DC Entertainment is the creative division charged with strategically integrating its content across Warner Bros. Entertainment and Time Warner.... DC Entertainment is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world." |
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DC Hispanic Heritage Month | 0 | 2022 | DC logo used on certain issues to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, starting in September 2022. | |
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DC Horror Presents | 21 | 2021 | ||
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DC Infinite Frontier | 22 | 2021 | 2021 | |
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DC Ink | 9 | 2019 | 2019 | Replaced by "DC Graphic Novels for Young Adults." |
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DC International Women's Day | 0 | 2022 | Logo used on several variant covers to celebrate International Women's Day. | |
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DC Nation | 12 | 2012 | 2013 | Same as DC [peel], but with words DC Nation rather than DC Comics. Accompanies television programming on Cartoon Network. Used both for the cartoons and for companion comic books. |
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DC National Comics | 18 | 1952 | 1954 | Mutt & Jeff #56-72 and #74 used a DC National Comics logo. The top half of the logo where Superman would be is blank. |
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DC Pride [horizontal bar] | 0 | 2021 | Used for DC issues that celebrate Pride month and other uses. One of two versions of the DC Pride logo, this version is used primarily for variant covers. | |
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DC Pride [vertical] | 10 | 2021 | Used for DC Comics that celebrate Pride month and other uses. One of two versions of the DC Pride logo, this version is used primarily for base issues. | |
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DC Silver Edition | 12 | 1992 | 1993 | |
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DC Universe | 1402 | 2018 | 2021 | New DC Universe Logo starting with February 2018 issues, first issues with this logo on sale 12/06/17. |
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DC Women's History Month | 0 | 2024 | In 2022 and 2023, DC used a brand emblem for International Women's Day for themed variant covers throughout the month of March. In 2024, the branding was changed to Women's History Month. | |
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DC Zoom | 12 | 2018 | 2019 | Replaced by "DC Graphic Novels For Kids." |
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DC [block] | 61 | 1971 | 2020 | |
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DC [bullet - Johnny DC] | 73 | 2004 | 2005 | |
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DC [bullet] | 15696 | 1977 | 2020 | 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. |
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DC [bullet]; 2000 AD | 1 | 2004 | 2004 | |
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DC [bullet]; C Comico | 2 | 1993 | 1993 | |
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DC [bullet]; Elseworlds | 208 | 1991 | 2005 | |
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DC [bullet]; Event Comics | 1 | 1997 | 1997 | |
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DC [bullet]; Homage Comics | 9 | 1999 | 2000 | |
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DC [bullet]; Image | 3 | 1997 | 2002 | |
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DC [bullet]; Malibu | 2 | 1994 | 1995 | |
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DC [bullet]; Marvel | 5 | 2003 | 2004 | |
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DC [bullet]; Marvel Comics | 15 | 1994 | 2000 | |
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DC [bullet]; Marvel Comics; Elseworlds | 1 | 1996 | 1996 | |
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DC [bullet]; Milestone | 262 | 1993 | 2001 | |
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DC [bullet]; Top Cow Productions, Inc. | 1 | 2000 | 2001 | |
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DC [bullet]; TSR | 127 | 1988 | 1991 | |
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DC [bullet]; Vertigo | 0 | 1993 | 1993 | |
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DC [bullet]; WildStorm WS Signature Series | 1 | 2005 | 2005 | |
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DC [bullet]; WS [WildStorm] | 7 | 2001 | 2004 | |
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DC [character] | 619 | 1970 | 1979 | For a few years in the early seventies each DC title bore a symbol in which the only constant was the letters DC, usually followed by the title of the book and positioned under or over a picture of the main character. Ended in 1974, used during about 1979 with National Book Store publishers in the Philippines. Used during an undetermined time at Goodwill Bookstore publishers in the Philippines. |
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DC [circle and serifs] | 5925 | 2016 | New 2016 DC Rebirth circle design. | |
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DC [circle and serifs]; Archie Comics | 7 | 2017 | 2019 | |
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DC [circle and serifs]; Boom! Studios | 14 | 2016 | 2018 | |
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DC [circle and serifs]; Dargaud | 4 | 2018 | 2021 | |
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DC [circle and serifs]; Dark Horse Books | 1 | 2017 | 2017 | |
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DC [circle and serifs]; Dark Horse Comics | 7 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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DC [circle and serifs]; Dynamite | 8 | 2017 | 2019 | |
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DC [circle and serifs]; IDW | 17 | 2016 | ||
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DC [circle and serifs]; IDW Publishing | 6 | 2016 | ||
| DC [circle and serifs]; Image | 4 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| DC [circle and serifs]; Legendary Comics | 7 | 2023 | |||
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DC [circle and serifs]; Vertigo | 148 | 2018 | 2020 | |
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DC [circle and serifs]; [Rooster Teeth] | 8 | 2021 | ||
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DC [circle] | 722 | 1970 | 1979 | The letters DC inside a circle. Originally a solid-colored circle (used on DC Special), then an open circle (used across the line, often with the series title inside), then a more compact open circle (used on the giant-size comics after the main line switched to the "The Line of DC Super Stars" brand). The last version was used for two faux-reprints in 1999-2000. Also used by National Book Store and Goodwill Bookstore in the Philippines for their DC reprints. |
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DC [heart] | 56 | 1972 | 1977 | Used on the DC Romance titles. |
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DC [peel] | 4586 | 2012 | 2016 | |
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DC [peel]; 2000 AD | 1 | 2012 | 2012 | |
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DC [peel]; Dark Horse Books | 1 | 2016 | 2016 | |
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DC [peel]; Dynamite | 8 | 2014 | 2015 | |
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DC [peel]; IDW | 5 | 2016 | 2016 | |
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DC [peel]; IDW Publishing | 1 | 2016 | 2016 | |
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DC [swirl] | 5934 | 2005 | 2020 | Replaced the DC "bullet". Followed by the DC "peel". Used 2005 to 2012, revived in 2018 for Action Comics #1000. |
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DC [swirl]; Archie | 3 | 2010 | 2011 | |
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DC [swirl]; CMX [spiral] | 5 | 2008 | 2008 | |
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DC [swirl]; Dark Horse 20 Years | 3 | 2007 | 2007 | |
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DC [swirl]; Elseworlds | 5 | 2005 | 2010 | |
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DC [swirl]; First Wave | 33 | 2010 | 2011 | Short lived brand of pulp influenced comics. |
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DC [swirl]; IDW | 1 | 2011 | 2011 | |
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DC [swirl]; Marvel | 1 | 2008 | 2008 | |
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DC [swirl]; Marvel Comics | 0 | 2005 | 2005 | |
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DC [swirl]; Milestone | 3 | 2009 | 2010 | |
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DC [swirl]; Teshkeel Comics | 6 | 2010 | 2011 | |
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DC [swirl]; Top Cow Productions, Inc. | 2 | 2005 | 2007 | |
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DC [swirl]; Wildstorm | 7 | 2008 | 2009 | |
| DC [swirl]; WS [WildStorm] | 1 | 2008 | 2008 | ||
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DC's Young Animal | 121 | 2016 | 2021 | |
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DC's Young Animal; DC [circle and serifs] | 5 | 2018 | 2018 | |
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DC; Ediciones Zinco | 197 | 1984 | 1996 | Hasta 1986 ambos emblemas aparecían contiguos uno encima del otro, a partir de 1987 empezaron a salir separados. Usado para las reimpresiones de cómics DC publicadas por Ediciones Zinco. |
| DC; Tor | 5 | ||||
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DC; Vertigo | 791 | 1993 | 1998 | This was a DC logo on top of a Vertigo logo. |
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DC; Vertigo Voices | 4 | 1995 | 1995 | |
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DC; Vertigo; Vertigo Visions | 3 | 1993 | 1995 | |
| DC; Webtoon | 10 | 2023 | |||
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DCFocus; DC [bullet] | 32 | 2004 | 2005 | |
| Dino Comics; DC | 185 | ||||
| Dino Verlag; DC | 1 | ||||
| Dino; DC | 24 | ||||
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Helix; DC Comics | 97 | 1996 | 1999 | |
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Homage; DC Comics | 1 | 1999 | 1999 | |
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Humanoids; DC Comics | 31 | 2004 | 2005 | |
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Marvel Comics; DC [bullet] | 21 | 1994 | 2000 | |
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Panini Books; DC [casca] | 33 | 2012 | 2016 | Associado ao emblema da DC [peel]. |
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Panini Books; DC [círculo e serifas] | 38 | 2016 | Associado ao emblema da DC [circles and serifs]. | |
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Panini Books; DC [redemoinho] | 12 | 2007 | 2012 | Associado ao DC [swirl] |
| Panini Comics; DC | 225 | 2005 | 2011 | ||
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Panini Comics; DC Black Label | 43 | 2019 | ||
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Panini Comics; DC [bala]; Elseworlds | 3 | 2002 | 2005 | Associado ao DC [bullet]; Elseworlds. |
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Panini Comics; DC [casca] | 597 | 2011 | 2016 | Associado ao emblema da DC [peel]. |
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Panini Comics; DC [círculo e serifas] | 558 | 2016 | Associado ao emblema da DC [circles and serifs] | |
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Panini Comics; DC [círculo e serifas]; Vertigo | 1 | 2018 | ||
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Panini Comics; DC [redemoinho] | 124 | 2005 | 2012 | Associado ao DC [swirl] |
| Panini Comics; DC; Marvel | 0 | 2004 | |||
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Panini Comics; Universo DC | 137 | 2018 | Associado ao emblema da DC Universe. O novo logotipo da Panini Comics para os títulos da DC Comics começou nas HQ's de outubro de 2018. | |
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Superman DC National Comics | 7062 | 1949 | 2018 | Previously "A Superman DC Publication", and followed by "DC" (frequently with the title or feature character afterward). This brand was originally used from 1949 through 1970. Was revived in 1998-1999 for use on Replica Editions of reprinted Annuals. Was revived again in 2018 and used for retro 1950s and 1960s Variant covers of Action Comics #1000, and other retro covers. |
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Tangent Comics; DC [swirl] | 14 | 2008 | 2009 | |
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The Line of DC Super-Stars | 942 | 1973 | 2011 | 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. |
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V2K; Vertigo; DC Comics | 13 | 2000 | 2000 | 'I Die at Midnight' and 'Totems' (squarebound) have 'Vertigo / DC Comics' on spine. Other issues (saddle-stitched) have 'DC Comics' below 'Mature Readers' wording on left edge of cover. |
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Vertigo; DC Comics | 611 | 1996 | 2002 | This has the Vertigo logo on top of the DC Comics logo. |
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WildStorm Universe WS; DC [swirl] | 2 | 2005 | 2006 | |
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WildStorm WS; DC [bullet] | 4 | 2000 | 2004 | |
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WS [WildStorm] Eye of the Storm; DC [bullet] | 1 | 2004 | 2004 | |
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WS [WildStorm]; DC [bullet]; Elseworlds | 1 | 2002 | 2002 |
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