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DC Comics

Also Known As National Allied Publications (original name, 1935) · DC
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An American comic book publisher founded in 1935 by Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson as National Allied Publications, the company that published Action Comics #1 in 1938, introducing Superman and, by most accounts, the superhero genre itself. It later took its present name from Detective Comics, one of its founding titles, and is now headquartered at 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California.

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Founding Year
1935 1
Headquarters
Burbank, California, United States 1
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Status
Active 1
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  • DC Comics, founding section
    In 1935, entrepreneur Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson founded National Allied Publications, intended as an American comic book publishing company.
  • DC Comics, Description, status
    It later took its present name from Detective Comics, one of its founding titles, and is now headquartered at 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California.
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DC Comics, Wikipedia
  • Introduction, sentence 1
    also known simply as DC
  • DC Comics, infobox
  • In Category: Organizations
  • Associated With: Comics
  • Works Created: Action Comics #1
  • Milestones Credited: Publication of Action Comics #1
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