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National Comics Publications (NCP; later known as National Periodical Publications Inc. or simply National) was an American comic book publishing company. It was the direct predecessor of modern-day DC Comics.
Fawcett Publications, 191 F.2d 594 (2d Cir. 1951). was a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in a twelve-year legal battle between National Comics (also known as Detective Comics and DC Comics) and the Fawcett Comics division of Fawcett Publications, concerning Fawcett's Captain Marvel character being an ...
Originally known as "National Publications", DC is a publisher of comic books featuring iconic characters and teams such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Justice League...
National Comics Publications. Golden Age. Cover art of the first comic book by National Comics Publications, New Fun: The Big Comic Magazine #1 ( cover dated February 1935).
National Comics Publications, Inc. (also known as NCP or simply National) was an American comic book publishing company, and the direct predecessor of modern-day DC Comics.
Publisher » Originally known as "National Publications", DC is a publisher of comic books featuring iconic characters and teams such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Justice...
Jul 5, 2013 · The origin of what would become DC Comics began in 1935 with the founding of National Allied Publications by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson. It published two mid-selling titles but found itself on the brink of financial collapse just as it was putting together a title called Detective Comics.
Oct 15, 2018 · A business entrepreneur by the name of Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson opened National Allied Publications in 1934. This publication company created three working comic book titles: “New Fun: The Big Comic Magazine”, “New Comics”, and “Detective Comics”.
Despite the official names "National Comics" and "National Periodical Publications", the company began branding itself as "Superman-DC" as early as 1940, and it became known colloquially as DC Comics for years before the official adoption of that name in 1977.
Publication Dates: July 1940 - December 1949. Number of Issues Published: 75 (#1 - #75) Color: color. Dimensions: standard Golden Age US. Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior. Binding: saddle-stitched. Publishing Format: was ongoing series. Publication Type: magazine. Series Details: Cover Gallery Details by Issue Series Timeline.
