''DC Releases'' was a monthly promotional
newsletter
A newsletter is a printed or electronic report containing news concerning the activities of a business or an organization that is sent to its members, customers, employees or other subscribers. Newsletters generally contain one main topic of int ...
published by
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
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 ''Direct Currents'' is the name of several promotional features by DC Comics, including a long-running newsletter.
History
''Direct Currents'' was first used as the name of a text feature appearing in DC's comics beginning in 1966.''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
A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...
shops.
List of issues
See also
* ''
Comic Shop News
''Comic Shop News'' (also called ''CSN'') is a weekly newspaper distributed by comic book specialty stores. It was launched in 1987 by Cliff Biggers and Ward Batty, both of whom have continued to edit it.
History
In 1982, Biggers and Batty be ...
''
* ''
Marvel Age
''Marvel Age'' was a promotional comic book-sized magazine from Marvel Comics published from 1983 to 1994. Basically a comic-length edition of the Bullpen Bulletins page, ''Marvel Age'' contained previews of upcoming Marvel comics, as well as in ...
''
References
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DC Comics titles
1984 comics debuts