Publisher of iconic characters Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman, Justice League of America and Teen Titans.
DC was founded in 1934 under the name of National Allied Publications. DC was formed by the merging of National Allied Publications and Detective Comics. The Company changed it's name as a result of its nickname: DC Comics. People had nicknamed it DC because of one its most popular comic series; Detective Comics It is perhaps the world most recoginsable comic companies and rivals Marvel publishing.DC Comics has its official headquarters at 1700 Broadway, 7th, New York, New York. Random House distributes DC Comics' books to the bookstore market, while Diamond Comics Distributors supplies the comics shop specialty market.
National Allied Publications' first comic was New Fun: The Big Comic Magazine #1 which was released in the February of 1935. It hit off, and was suprisingly popular. Later that year, a second title was released: New Comics #1. The size and length New Comics #1 became the archetype for many comics afterwards, and it became the longest running comic series of all time.
DC comics now has 28 live action movies, 16 animated films (in all likely hood more), 42 television series's and 39 video games based on the DC universe.
List of DC Imprints and Sub-Imprints Both Past and Present
Vertigo
WildStorm
CMX
Helix
2000AD
America's Best Comics
Cliffhanger
Tangent Comics
Paradox Press
Piranha Press
Humanoids
Milestone
Impact!
Minx
