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Daily Planet (DC Comics House Advertisement)
''Daily Planet'' was a promotional page appearing in DC Comics publications from 1976 to 1981. The ''Daily Planet'' contained previews of upcoming stories, as well as recurring features like "The Answer Man", where DC writer/editor Bob Rozakis would answer questions sent in by readers, and a comic strip by cartoonist Fred Hembeck which poked fun at DC characters. Edited by Rozakis, the ''Daily Planet'' was set in the format of a page from the fictional Metropolis newspaper where Clark Kent worked. Publication history The ''Daily Planet'' first appeared in '' House of Secrets'' #141, cover-dated May 1976. The volume numbers started at 76, to correspond with the debut year 1976. Each week a new issue of the ''Planet'' appeared in select issues of DC's lineup. As time went on, new material and features were added, including puzzles, crosswords, and trivia. Beginning in 1980, the ''Daily Planet'' was rotated with its sister publication, the ''Feature Page'', which often featured an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny DC
Johnny DC is a character that DC Comics has used at various times as a mascot for its lines of comic books, and occasionally as a metafictional character who comments on the comics in which he appears. History The character originally appeared in various Silver Age DC Comics advertisements, and was used to promote DC's entire line of comics. He had a cartoonish face, wore a mortarboard, had stick figure lines for his arms and legs, and a body that consisted of the DC Comics logo. In the late 1980s, Johnny DC hosted a DC promo page called "DCI with Johnny DC" which appeared in many comics of the era. Like Marvel's "Bullpen Bulletins"—and DC's previous incarnation, the late 1970s/early 1980s ''Daily Planet'' feature—"DCI with Johnny DC" featured miscellaneous DC news items, often spotlighting certain books or creators, and also included a partial checklist of current DC titles. In the mid-1990s, Johnny DC appeared in the satirical special '' Sergio Aragonés Destroys DC''. He' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Releases
''DC Releases'' was a monthly promotional newsletter published by DC Comics from 1984–1988. Background ''DC Releases'' was a replacement for DC's previous promotional newsletter, ''Coming Attractions'', and ran for 48 issues. In 1988, it was replaced by ''Direct Currents''.''DC Releases'' #48, p. 4 The format of ''DC Releases'' was a four-page, 8.5" by 11" pamphlet, similar to ''Coming Attractions''. It was printed in black and white (although early issues would use a color surprint), on white (and later, color) paper. The first page featured a story about one or more DC Comics titles being released that month. The other three pages would contain additional articles and a list of that month's new releases. For several issues, ''DC Releases'' contained interviews with DC staff, conducted by Lynn Vannucci. Each issue was distributed free of charge by local comic book shops. List of issues See also * ''Comic Shop News'' * ''Marvel Age ''Marvel Age'' was a promotional comic bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Amazing World Of DC Comics
''The Amazing World of DC Comics'' was DC Comics' self-produced fan magazine of the mid-1970s. Running 17 issues, the fanzine featured DC characters and their creators, and was exclusively available through mail order. Primarily text articles, with occasional strips and comics features, ''Amazing World'' offered a great deal of insight into Bronze Age of Comic Books, Bronze Age DC corporate and creative culture. The bulk of the issues were edited by Allan Asherman and later by Paul Levitz and then Cary Burkett; individual issues were edited by Carl Gafford, Bob Rozakis, and Neal Pozner. Contributors included Burkett, Ramona Fradon, Jack C. Harris, Nestor Redondo, Steve Skeates, Michael Uslan, Wally Wood, and Mark Gruenwald (in one of his few credits outside of Marvel Comics). Publication history DC production manager Sol Harrison conceived of the idea of a DC "pro-zine", and assigned Bob Rozakis—who got his start in the industry through his many letters to comic book letter colu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newsarama
Newsarama is an American website that publishes news, interviews, and essays about the American comic book industry. It is owned by Future US. In June 2020, Newsarama was merged with the website GamesRadar+, also owned by FutureUS. History Newsarama began in mid-1995 as a series of Internet forum postings on the Prodigy comic book message boards by fan Mike Doran. In the forum postings, Doran shared comic book-related news items he had found across the World Wide Web and, as these postings became more regular and read widely, he gave them the title "Prodigy Comic Book Newswire." In January 1997, Doran began to post a version of the column titled ''The Comics Newswire'' on Usenet's various rec.arts.comics communities. The name of the column evolved to ''The Newswire'', and then to ''CBI Newsarama'', before finally becoming ''Newsarama'' in 1998. The posts quickly became popular due to the speed of reporting via the Internet. This meant Doran could break stories faster than ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonah Hex
Jonah Woodson Hex is a fictional antihero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer John Albano and artist Tony DeZuniga. Hex is a surly and cynical bounty hunter whose face is scarred on the right side. Despite his poor reputation and personality, Hex is bound by a personal code of honor to protect and avenge the innocent. The character was portrayed by Josh Brolin in the 2010 film adaptation of the same name. Thomas Jane provided his voice in a DC Animated short film. He is portrayed by Johnathon Schaech in ''DC's Legends of Tomorrow'' and appeared in the Arrowverse crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths". Publication history Debut The character first appeared in a full-page in-house ad for '' All-Star Western'' #10 which was published in various November/December 1971-dated DC comics, including a few of DC's war comics line, as well as a half-page version of the same house ad in ''Batman'' #237. This house ad contains the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice League
The Justice League (also known as The Justice League of America) are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). The team was conceived by writer Gardner Fox as a revival of the Justice Society of America, a similar team from DC Comics from the 1940s which had been pulled out of print due to a decline in sales. The Justice League is an all-star ensemble cast of established superhero characters from DC Comics' portfolio. Diegetically, these superheroes usually operate independently but occasionally assemble as a team to tackle especially formidable villains. This in contrast to certain other superhero teams such as the X-Men, whose characters were created specifically to be part of the team, with the team being central to their identity. The cast of the Justice League usually features a few highly popular characters who have their own solo books, such as Superman and Batma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weird War Tales
''Weird War Tales'' was a war comic book title with supernatural overtones published by DC Comics. It was published from September–October 1971 to June 1983. Publication history The original title ran for 12 years and 124 issues. It was an anthology series that told war stories with horror, mystery, fantasy and science fiction elements. Changes in the Comics Code Authority made the use of horror elements possible. The first seven issues were reprinted material. Each issue beginning with issue #8 was hosted by Death, usually depicted as a skeleton dressed in a different military uniform each issue. The title's name was inspired by editor Joe Orlando. Walt Simonson's first professional published comic book work appeared in ''Weird War Tales'' #10 (January 1973). Roger McKenzie and Frank Miller's first collaboration was on a two-page story published in ''Weird War Tales'' #68 (October 1978). Recurring characters began to appear late in the series run, notably the G.I. Robot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Superman (comic Book)
''Superman'' is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero Superman as its main protagonist. Superman began as one of several anthology features in the National Periodical Publications comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 in June 1938. The strip proved so popular that National launched Superman into his own self-titled comic book, the first for any superhero, premiering with the cover date Summer 1939. Between 1986 and 2006 it was retitled, ''The Adventures of Superman'', while a new series used the title ''Superman''. In May 2006, it was returned to its original title and numbering. The title was canceled with issue #714 in 2011, and was relaunched with issue #1 the following month which ended its run in 2016. A fourth series was released in June 2016 and ended in April 2018, while the fifth series was launched in July 2018 and ended in June 2021. The series was replaced by ''Superman: Son of Kal-El'' in July 2021, featuring adventures of Superman's son, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brave And The Bold
''The Brave and the Bold'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics as an ongoing series from 1955 to 1983. It was followed by two mini-series in 1991 and 1999, and was revived as an ongoing title in 2007. The focus of the series has varied over time, but it most commonly features team-ups of characters from across the DC Universe. Publication history Volume 1 The first volume of the series ran for 200 issues from August/September 1955 to July 1983. Originally, ''The Brave and the Bold'' was an anthology series featuring adventure tales from past ages with characters such as the Silent Knight, the Viking Prince, the Golden Gladiator, and Robin Hood. With issue #25, the series was reinvented as a try-out title for new characters and concepts, starting with the Suicide Squad created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Ross Andru. Gardner Fox and Joe Kubert created a new version of Hawkman in issue #34 (February–March 1961) with the character receiving his own title thre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scalphunter (DC Comics)
Scalphunter (Brian Savage) is a fictional character, a Wild West hero in the DC Comics Universe. Scalphunter first appeared in ''Weird Western Tales'' #39 and was created by Sergio Aragones and Joe Orlando. Fictional character biography Brian Savage was born at some point during the 1830s to Matt Savage.Markstein, Don"Matt Savage, Trail Boss" Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Accessed Aug. 13, 2011. During his childhood his family's ranch was attacked by Kiowa Indians and young Brian was abducted. The Indians raised him, naming him Ke-Woh-No-Tay ('He Who Is Less Than Human'). His favorite weapons were a bowie knife and a tomahawk, but he was an expert with bow and arrow, revolver and rifle. He also was very good at unarmed combat, using mostly Indian wrestling moves. Brian ultimately assumed the name "Scalphunter" as he left the tribe that raised him. From there, Brian had many adventures in the old west, fighting the forces of evil and interacting with the likes of Jonah Hex, Bat Las ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batman
Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939. In the DC Universe continuity, Batman is the alias of Bruce Wayne, a wealthy American Playboy lifestyle, playboy, Philanthropy, philanthropist, and industrialist who resides in Gotham City. Origin of Batman, Batman's origin story features him swearing vengeance against criminals after witnessing the murder of his parents Thomas Wayne, Thomas and Martha Wayne, Martha as a child, a vendetta tempered with the ideal of justice. He trains himself physically and intellectually, crafts a Batsuit, bat-inspired persona, and monitors the Gotham streets at night. Kane, Finger, and other creators accompanied Batman with List of Batman supporting characters, supporting characters, including his sidekicks Robin (character), Robin and Bat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
