DC Comics Presents

DC Comics Presents
Cover of DC Comics Presents #1 (July–August 1978). Art by José Luis García-López and Dan Adkins.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
Schedule	Bimonthly (#1–2) Monthly (#3–97)
Format	Ongoing series
Publication date	July/August 1978 – September 1986
Number of issues	97 and 4 Annuals
Main character(s)	Superman
Creative team
Writer(s)	List Martin Pasko Len Wein Cary Bates Gerry Conway Paul Levitz Bob Rozakis Roy Thomas Marv Wolfman Paul Kupperberg Alan Moore Steve Gerber
Penciller(s)	List José Luis García-López Murphy Anderson Dick Dillin Joe Staton Rich Buckler Jim Starlin Irv Novick Alex Saviuk George Pérez Jack Kirby Rick Veitch Curt Swan
Inker(s)	List Jack Abel Dick Giordano Frank McLaughlin Romeo Tanghal Kurt Schaffenberger Bob Smith Joe Giella Al Williamson
Colorist(s)	Gene D'Angelo

DC Comics Presents was a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1978 to 1986 which ran for 97 issues and 4 annuals and featured team-ups between Superman and a wide variety of other characters of the DC Universe. A recurring back-up feature "Whatever Happened to...?" had stories revealing the status of various minor and little-used characters.

DC Comics Presents debuted with a July/August 1978 cover date and was edited by Julius Schwartz. The series was launched with a team-up of Superman and the Flash by writer Martin Pasko and artist José Luis García-López. The winner of the DC Comics Presents letter column name contest appeared in the Superman/Hawkman story in issue #11 (July 1979). The "Whatever Happened to...?" backup feature began in issue #25 (Sept. 1980) and would appear in most issues for the next two years until its last installment in issue #48 (Aug. 1982). Issue #26 included an insert introduction story to the then-upcoming New Teen Titans series by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez.Len Wein and Jim Starlin co-created the supervillain Mongul in issue #27 (Nov. 1980) as part of a three-issue storyline. Another insert in issue #41 previewed the "new direction" Wonder Woman. In issue #47, Superman traveled to Eternia and met the Masters of the Universe.Ambush Bug made his first appearance in issue #52 (Dec. 1982) and made additional appearances in issue #59 and #81. The Superman/Challengers of the Unknown tale in issue #84 was drawn by Jack Kirby and Alex Toth. The series also contained the Alan Moore Superman/Swamp Thing story "The Jungle Line" in DC Comics Presents #85 (Sept. 1985), pencilled by Rick Veitch and inked by Al Williamson. Issue #87 featured the first appearance and origin of the divergent Kal-El of the Earth Prime reality, who would become known as Superboy-Prime. The final issue is an exception to the team-up format, instead featuring Superman in an "Untold Tale" involving the Phantom Zone, by Steve Gerber, following up in his limited series of the same title.