''DC Releases'' was a monthly promotional

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published by

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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 ''

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''.''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

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shops.

List of issues

References

{{Reflist DC Comics titles 1984 comics debuts

Background

List of issues

See also

References