DC Comics is the largest and most diverse English language
publisher of comic books in the world. Founded in 1934 as National Allied
Publications, the company that would one day become DC Comics virtually created
the comic book, publishing the first comic of all original material. Then, in
the spring of 1938, the first super hero story appeared in ACTION COMICS #1,
introducing SUPERMAN. Other soon-to-be icons would follow, including BATMAN,
WONDER WOMAN, GREEN LANTERN, THE FLASH and many others. Today, DC Comics
publishes more than 80 titles a month and close to 1000 issues a year. DC has
several imprints spanning the gamut of graphic storytelling: The DC Universe is
the home of DC's peerless roster of super heroes; Vertigo caters to a more
mature, literary readership; WildStorm offers a bold alternative take on heroic
and adventure comics; CMX brings some of Japan's best-loved manga to American
audiences; and Zuda Comics is DC's innovative web imprint. DC is also the home
of MAD Magazine, the best-known humor magazine in America. DC Comics is a
division of Time Warner, the largest entertainment company in the world.
