''DC Universe Presents'' is the name of two DC Comics publications. The first was part of the UK 'Collector's Edition' line of DC Comics published by

Titan Magazines Titan Magazines is the magazine-publishing division of Titan Publishing Group. Titan Magazines' publishing directors are Ricky Claydon and John Dziewiatkowski. History Titan Magazines launched in 1995 with '' Star Trek Magazine'' with John ...

. Beginning March 2007, it was originally titled ''Superman Legends'' and was published alongside ''

Batman Legends ''Batman Legends'' (retitled to simply ''Batman'' for its third and fourth volumes) was a monthly anthology comic book series published in the UK by Titan Magazines as part of their DC Comics 'Collector's' Edition' range. Initially published by ...

''. Titan also later released several other DC comics following on from the success of ''Superman'' and ''Batman Legends''. The book was retitled as ''DC Universe Presents'' at issue 33 but continued the issue count of ''Superman Legends'', despite the change in title and in some of its content. The title reprinted DC Comics from the United States including '' Justice League'', ''

Superman Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...

'' and '' Green Lantern'' and was edited by Mark McKenzie-Ray. The second was a US title published as part of DC Comic's The New 52. The premise of the book was similar to that of DC's original '' Showcase'' and ''

DC Comics Presents ''DC Comics Presents'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1978 to 1986 which ran for 97 issues and four ''Annual''s. It featured team-ups between Superman and a wide variety of other characters in the DC Universe. A recurring back ...

'' series. It would introduce characters and concepts into the rebooted universe. The final issue of this series, #19, was published in April 2013.

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Contents of ''Superman Legends''

Stories printed in ''Superman Legends'' included: * Issues 1-12: '' Superman: For Tomorrow'' * Issues 1-3, 5-9: ''

All-Star Superman ''All-Star Superman'' is a twelve-issue American comic book series featuring Superman that was published by DC Comics. The series ran from November 2005 to October 2008. The series was written by Grant Morrison, drawn by Frank Quitely, and digita ...

'' * Issues 1-2: The last two issues of '' Superman/Batman: Public Enemies'' * Issues 3-7, 10-11: "Camelot Falls" from '' Action Comics'' * Issue 4: '' Justice League of America'' #0 * Issue 8-11: ''

Superman Confidential ''Superman Confidential'' was a monthly comic book series from DC Comics. The series debuted on November 1, 2006 and was canceled in April 2008 after 14 issues. ''Superman Confidential'' featured Superman stories set in the early years of the char ...

'' * Issue 13+: various comics from '' Action Comics'' including "Last Son" and "Bizarro World" * Issue 14+: '' Justice''

Change to DC Universe Presents

''Superman Legends'' became ''DC Universe Presents'' after issue #33. It continued the stories and issue count of ''Superman Legends'' while adding stories featuring other characters such as Green Lantern and Flash. Issue #40 featured no Superman content because of a focus on Green Lantern due to the release of the Green Lantern film. Issue #43 marked the first time that any of The New 52 comic strips were published in the UK. It featured the first issues of the new '' Justice League'', '' Action Comics'' and ''Green Lantern'' comics. According to the response to a fan letter, these stories were then due to continue being printed in ''DC Universe Presents'' for the foreseeable future, although ''Action Comics'' and ''Green Lantern'' were later dropped in favour of '' Justice League Dark'' and '' Justice League of America''. Titan published a new comic, simply titled ''Superman'', launched on 30 May 2013. This series lasted only six issues before being replaced with ''Batman/Superman''. Titan also published a ''Superman Annual'' in August the same year.

Volume Two (Justice League Trinity)

The comic was relaunched in 2014 as ''DC Universe Presents Justice League Trinity'', a change which marked the beginning of a new volume for the title. Now published bi-monthly, the page count was increased to 100 pages to accommodate the four to five stories printed per issue. '' Forever Evil'' and ''

Justice League United Justice League United or JLU, are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team was created by Jeff Lemire and Mike McKone. First appearing in their eponymous series, ''Justice League United'' #0 (pub ...

'' were amongst the stories printed in the new format. US comics reprinted during Volume 2 included: * Issue 4: '' Forever Evil'' #1-2, ''Justice League'' #24, ''Justice League of America'' #8 * Issue 10: ''Justice League'' #32, ''Justice League United'' #2, ''Justice League Dark'' #35, ''The Flash'' #4 * Issue 11: ''Justice League'' #33, ''Justice League United'' #3, ''Justice League Dark'' #36, ''The Flash'' #5 * Issue 12: ''Justice League'' #34, ''Justice League United'' #4, ''Justice League Dark'' #47, ''Wonder Woman'' #1

Cancellation

Titan ceased publication of all their DC Comics titles, including ''DC Universe Presents'', in December 2018.

The New 52

This series presented multi-issue and single-issue stories about different DC characters, each by a different creative team. It was published in the First Wave of new comics that DC released under The New 52 banner after Flashpoint. The series ended with the 19th issue. * Issues 1-5:

Deadman Deadman or Deadman's may refer to: * "Deadman" or "dead man", are alternative terms for a dead man's switch * "Deadman's foot" is another name for a Salamander in metallurgy * "Deadman anchor" is a buried object (log, concrete, block, etc.) used ...

** Writer: Paul Jenkins ** Artist:

Bernard Chang Bernard Chang (born 1972) is a Canadian-American artist/designer best known for his work in the comic book industry and entertainment design. Career Born in Montreal, Quebec, Chang started drawing comics professionally in 1992 while attending Pr ...

* Issues 6-8: Challengers of the Unknown ** Writer:

Dan DiDio Dan DiDio (; born October 13, 1959) is an American writer, editor, and publisher who has worked in the television and comic book industries. From February 2010 until February 2020, he was the co-publisher of DC Comics, along with Jim Lee. '' Wizar ...

** Artist: Jerry Ordway * Issues 9-11: Vandal Savage ** Writer: James Robinson ** Artist:

* Issue 12: Kid Flash ** Writer: Fabian Nicieza ** Artist: Jorge Jimenez * Issue 0: OMAC, Mister Terrific, Hawk & Dove, Blackhawks,

: This issue featured characters from titles cancelled when the Second Wave of The New 52 was announced. ** Writers:

Dan Didio Dan DiDio (; born October 13, 1959) is an American writer, editor, and publisher who has worked in the television and comic book industries. From February 2010 until February 2020, he was the co-publisher of DC Comics, along with Jim Lee. '' Wizar ...

, Rob Liefeld, Tony Bedard, James Robinson ** Artists: Various * Issues 13-16: Black Lightning and Blue Devil ** Writer: Marc Andreyko ** Artist: Robson Rocha * Issue 17:

Arsenal An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armoury (British English) or armory (American English) are mostly ...

** Writer:

Joe Keatinge Joe Keatinge is an American comic book Comic book creator, writer and editor, best known for his writing work with Marvel Comics and Image Comics, and as the co-editor of ''Popgun (comics), Popgun'' with Mark Andrew Smith. Early life Joe Keatinge ...

** Artist: Ricken * Issue 18: Starfire ** Writer: Joe Keatinge ** Artist: Federico Dallocchio * Issue 19:

Beowulf ''Beowulf'' (; ang, Bēowulf ) is an Old English epic poem in the tradition of Germanic heroic legend consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important and most often translated works of Old English literature. The ...

** Writer: Tony Bedard ** Artist: Jesus Saiz

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