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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is an American comic book publisher owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.
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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 (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by Warner Bros.
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In 1935, entrepreneur Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson founded National Allied Publications, intended as an American comic book publishing company.
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- Works Created: Action Comics #1
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