DC Comics is one of the two largest American comic book publishers, best known for characters such as Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. Its roots lie in the 1930s, when publishers including Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson and later Harry Donenfeld and Jack Liebowitz released the early comic magazines that grew into Detective Comics, whose initials gave the company its name. The debut of Superman in 1938 started the superhero genre and made the firm a leader in the industry. DC went on to create teams such as the Justice League and later imprints like Vertigo, and for decades it was owned by Warner Communications and its corporate successors. Its characters have been adapted into numerous films, television series and animated works.
Before and after
- 23 December 1933Birth of Akihito
- 26 December 1933Founding of Nissan
- 1934Night of the Long Knives
- 1934Publication of March of the Volunteers
- 1934Founding of DC Comics
- 1934Founding of British Council
- 1934Construction of University of Tehran
- 1934Founding of Bank of Canada
- 10 January 1934Birth of Leonid Kravchuk
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- 1920Origins of National Football League
- 11 December 1931Founding of Commonwealth of Nations
- 18 June 1932Founding of International Basketball Federation
- 22 July 1944Founding of International Monetary Fund
The era
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