Brand Name
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Years in Operation | Printings (Issues) |
2000AD; DC Comics![]() |
2004 - 2005 | 19 |
A Cliffhanger Picture Magazine![]() |
2003 - 2004 | 6 |
A DC Publication![]() ![]() Note: 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.
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1940 - 1944 | 160 (153) |
A DC TV Comic![]() |
1976 - 1981 | 80 (75) |
A DC TV Comic; Whitman![]() |
1979 - 1980 | 2 (0) |
A Superman DC Publication![]() ![]() Note: Previously "A DC Publication" and followed by "Superman DC National Comics".
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1941 - 1949 | 1325 (1320) |
America's Best Comics![]() ![]() Note: This brand was planned before Wildstorm's sale to DC, but was only used under DC.
|
1999 - ? | 212 (208) |
An All-American Publication![]() ![]() Note: Merged into "A Superman DC Publication".
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1945 | 49 |
Bilal Library; Humanoids; DC Comics![]() |
2004 - 2005 | 5 |
Cliffhanger!![]() |
1999 - 2004 | 107 (93) |
CMX![]() |
2004 - 2010 | 396 (395) |
CN Cartoon Network; DC![]() |
? | 0 |
Comico; DC![]() |
1993 | 2 |
Dark Horse Comics [chess piece]; DC [bullet]![]() |
1999 - 1999 | 2 |
DC [block]![]() |
1970 - 1974 | 51 |
DC [bullet]![]() ![]() Note: 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.
|
1977 - 2011 | 13987 (12021) |
DC [character]![]() ![]() Note: 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.
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1970 - 1974 | 522 |
DC [circle]![]() ![]() Note: The letters DC inside a circle, usually bold. Preceded the similar brand which added the text "The Line of DC Super Stars".
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1972 - 1975 | 535 |
DC [peel]![]() |
2012 - ? | 2676 (1792) |
DC [swirl]![]() ![]() Note: Replaced the DC "bullet". Followed by the DC "peel"
|
2005 - 2012 | 4643 (3638) |
DC All Star![]() ![]() Note: 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.
|
2005 - 2008 | 43 (24) |
DC and Marvel Present![]() |
1975 - 1999 | 1 |
DC Archive Editions![]() |
1989 - ? | 151 (148) |
DC Blue Ribbon Digest![]() |
1979 - 1985 | 177 (102) |
DC Comics![]() |
? | 65 |
DC Comics Millennium Edition![]() ![]() Note: Brand logo appears as a gold foil seal on the covers of this series of DC reprint comics.
|
2000 - 2001 | 62 |
DC Comics Publications![]() ![]() Note: 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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1999 - 2000 | 13 (12) |
DC Comics Pulp Heroes![]() |
1997 | 14 |
DC Comics The Will Eisner Library![]() |
2000 - 2002 | 1 |
DC Comics™![]() |
2012 - ? | 0 |
DC Entertainment™![]() |
2012 - ? | 0 |
DC First Wave![]() ![]() Note: Short lived brand of pulp influenced comics.
|
2010 - 2011 | 14 |
DC National Comics![]() ![]() Note: Mutt & Jeff #56-74 used a DC National Comics logo. The top half of the logo where Superman would be is blank.
|
1952 - 1954 | 19 |
DC Silver Edition![]() |
1992 - 1993 | 5 |
DC; DC Comics![]() ![]() Note: dc comics logo/DC logo. Both logos are used on #1,000,000 issues of November 1998 and Booster Gold #1,000,000 (September 2008). 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 logo).
|
1998 - 2008 | 17 (16) |
DC; Homage Comics![]() |
1999 - ? | 1 |
DC; Teshkeel Comics![]() |
2010 - 2011 | 6 |
DC; TSR![]() |
1988 - 1991 | 133 (122) |
DCFocus; DC [bullet]![]() |
2004 - 2005 | 32 |
Elseworlds; DC [bullet]![]() |
1991 - 2006 | 194 (192) |
Elseworlds; DC [bullet]; Marvel Comics![]() |
1996 - 2011 | 1 |
Elseworlds; DC [swirl]![]() |
2005 - 2011 | 5 |
Factoid Books; [Paradox Press]![]() |
1996 - 1998 | 17 |
Hampshire Dist. Ltd.![]() ![]() Note: Used for the Jack Kirby magazines.
|
1971 | 2 |
Helix; DC Comics![]() |
1996 - 1998 | 92 |
Homage Comics![]() |
1999 - 2004 | 42 |
Humanoids Publishing Comics![]() |
2004 - 2005 | 3 |
Humanoids; DC Comics![]() |
2004 - 2005 | 31 |
!mpact Comics![]() ![]() Note: Used for the MLJ superheroes that DC licensed from Archie.
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1991 - 1993 | 116 (113) |
Johnny DC![]() ![]() Note: The brand continued to be used inside the issues later, but these are the years the brand was used on the cover.
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2004 - 2008 | 140 (139) |
Malibu; DC![]() |
1994 - 1995 | 3 (2) |
Marvel Comics; DC![]() |
1995 - ? | 7 (6) |
Milestone; DC![]() ![]() Note: Actual years used: 1993-1997, 2000-2001, 2009.
|
1993 - 2009 | 269 (259) |
Minx![]() ![]() Note: Per DC's website, "the first graphic novel imprint designed exclusively for teenage girls."
DC Comics cancelled the brand in 2008.
|
2007 - 2008 | 13 |
National IND Humor Group![]() ![]() Note: Actual years used: 1958 and 1960 for only a handful of issues. This might be "National Humor Group" with the "IND" being a stray "IND" distributor's mark, but for now it's being treated like the "Superman DC National Comics" case, which it closely resembles.
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1958 - 1960 | 6 |
National Romance Group![]() ![]() Note: Actual years used: 1957-1962 and 1970.
|
1957 - 1970 | 203 |
Paradox Graphic Mystery![]() |
1996 - 1999 | 2 |
Paradox Mystery![]() |
1995 | 9 |
Paradox Press![]() ![]() Note: Symbol combining a version of the common optical illusion consisting of three prongs with two P's, the first facing backwards.
|
1994 - 2003 | 38 |
Piranha Music![]() |
1991 - 1994 | 1 |
Piranha Press![]() |
1989 - 1991 | 60 |
Superman Comics![]() ![]() Note: A test logo used only on variants for Justice League #3 and The Fury of Firestorm #61.
|
1987 | 2 (0) |
Superman DC National Comics![]() ![]() Note: Previously "A Superman DC Publication", and followed by "DC" (frequently with the title or feature character afterward).
|
1949 - 1970 | 7021 (7016) |
Tangent Comics![]() ![]() Note: Actual years of usage: 1997-1998 and 2007-2009.
|
1997 - 2009 | 19 |
The Joe Kubert Library![]() |
2010 - ? | 4 |
The Line of DC Super-Stars![]() ![]() Note: 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.
|
1973 - 2011 | 946 (941) |
Tim Promotions, Inc.![]() |
1942 - 1950 | 90 |
V2K; Vertigo; DC Comics![]() ![]() Note: '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.
|
2000 | 13 |
Vertigo![]() |
1993 - ? | 2040 (1981) |
Vertigo Crime![]() |
2009 - 2011 | 11 |
Vertigo Verite![]() |
1996 | 12 |
Vertigo Visions![]() |
1993 - 1995 | 3 |
Vertigo Voices![]() |
1995 | 3 |
Vertigo X![]() ![]() Note: Vertigo's tenth anniversary brand.
|
2003 - 2004 | 12 |
Vertigo; DC![]() ![]() Note: This was a DC logo on top of a Vertigo logo.
|
1993 - 1998 | 784 (779) |
Vertigo; DC Comics![]() ![]() Note: This has the Vertigo logo on top of the DC Comics logo.
|
1998 - 2002 | 672 (665) |
WB Family Entertainment Reading; DC![]() ![]() Note: Duration: July 1994 - August 1998
|
1994 - 1998 | 2 |
WB Family Entertainment; DC![]() ![]() Note: Duration: April 1994 - June 1994
Followed by WB Family Entertainment Reading; DC
|
1994 | 4 |
Whitman TV Comic![]() ![]() Note: These were still listed in the indicia as being published by DC, but had the Whitman logo.
|
1978 - 1979 | 160 (0) |
WildStorm Signature Series; DC [bullet]![]() |
2005 | 2 (1) |
WildStorm Universe WS![]() |
2004 - 2006 | 110 (109) |
WildStorm Universe WS; DC [swirl]![]() |
2005 - 2006 | 2 |
Wildstorm WS![]() |
1999 - 2011 | 856 (787) |
WildStorm WS Signature Series![]() |
2004 - 2006 | 98 (94) |
Wildstorm WS; Dynamite Entertainment![]() |
? | 4 (0) |
WildStorm WS; IDW![]() |
2010 - 2011 | 8 (6) |
WildStorm WS; Marvel Comics![]() |
2001 | 1 |
WildStorm WS; Trion Worlds![]() |
2010 - 2011 | 5 |
Wildstorm/DC Comics; Wildstorm Signature Series![]() |
2004 - 2004 | 1 |
Wildstorm; DC![]() |
2008 | 16 |
WS [Wildstorm]![]() |
1999 - 2011 | 28 (26) |
WS [Wildstorm] Eye of the Storm![]() |
2003 - 2004 | 74 (67) |
WS [Wildstorm] Eye of the Storm; DC [bullet]![]() |
2002 - 2004 | 2 |
WS [WildStorm]; Dark Horse Comics [chess piece]![]() |
2001 | 1 |
WS [WildStorm]; DC [bullet]; Elseworlds![]() |
2002 | 1 |
Zuda Comics![]() ![]() Note: Mostly online comics, but they also print collected editions.
|
2007 - 2011 | 6 |