America's Best Comics (DC)
| Status | inactive |
|---|---|
| Founded | November 2006 |
| Publication types | Comics |
| Fiction genres | superheroes |
| Status | defunct (mid-2005) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 |
| Publication types | Comics |
| Fiction genres | alternative |
| Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| Publication types | Graphic novels |
| Fiction genres | superheroes |
| Status | defunct (2010) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1989 |
| Publication types | Comics |
| Fiction genres | superhero alternative history |
| Status | defunct (1998) |
|---|---|
| Founded | July 1996 |
| Successor | Vertigo |
| Key people | Stuart Moore (Sr. editor) |
| Publication types | Comics |
| Fiction genres | science fiction |
| Status | defunct |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1991 |
| Successor | DC's Red Circle line |
| Key people |
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| Publication types | Comics |
| Fiction genres | superheroes |
| Status | Defunct (2012) |
|---|---|
| Founded | September 2004 |
| Founder | Joan Hilty (editor) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Publication types | Comics |
| Fiction genres | all ages cartoons |
| Status | defunct (2008) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Distribution | Random House |
| Key people |
Karen Berger (SVP) Shelly Bond (Editor) |
| Publication types | Comics |
| Status | defunct (2001) |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Piranha Press |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Key people | Andy Helfer (Editor) |
| Publication types | Comics |
| Nonfiction topics | mature |
| Status | defunct (1994) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1987 |
| Successor | Paradox Press |
| Key people | Mark Nevelow (editor) |
| Publication types | Comics |
| Nonfiction topics | mature |
DC Comics has published a number of other imprints and lines of comics over the years.
In the Golden Age of Comic Books publishing, DC Comics was also an imprint of Detective Comics and its affiliated companies, All-American Publications and National Allied Publications, that were later all merged into National Periodical Publications, later renamed DC Comics. Before the merger, due to squabbles between the companies, All-American published under its own name/imprint in 1945 starting with the February stand date until the December stand date.
In 1987, DC started Piranha Press as a mature readers line. The Elseworlds concept was tested in 1989 with Gotham By Gaslight: An Alternate History of the Batman and was an imprint with 1991's Batman: Holy Terror. Using the licensed Red Circle characters, DC launched the Impact Comics imprint in 1991 as an introductory and new talent imprint.
In January 1993, DC's Vertigo imprint was launched with some former DC Comics imprint titles. DC teamed up with Milestone Media to co-publish Milestone Comics starting in 1993. Impact Comics last saw print in July.
Piranha was shut down in 1994 to be replaced by Paradox Press with Milestone Comics following in 1996. In July, the Helix science fiction imprint was launched. In October 1997, the Tangent Comics imprint was published on skip week then on the skip week of September 1998. In August 1998, DC purchased Wildstorm Productions including imprints Cliffhanger, Homage and ABC. 1998 also saw the end of the Helix imprint as its top title was moved to Vertigo, where reprints of the Helix titles also were printed under.
In 2001, DC shut down Paradox Press. DC launched a Manga imprint, CMX and DC Focus in 2004, but Focus was soon shut down in 2005.Johnny DC was launched in September 2004 with DC Comics' Looney Tunes and Cartoon Network based comic books. In November 2006, All-Star DC was launched with All-Star Superman. In May 2007, DC launched a line for young women called Minx. Also in 2007, DC enter the webcomic market with Zuda Comics.
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