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May 13, 2020 · By this point, comic book fans were all calling National Comics, “DC Comics” thanks to the logo. In the early 1970s, the company reflected this by removing all the other wording in the circle logo and increasing the size of the letters “DC.”. The logo may have looked a bit bare, so in 1974, it was redesigned to be colored red white and ...
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DC's first logo appeared on the April 1940 issues of its titles. The letters "DC" stood for Detective Comics, the name of Batman's flagship title. The small logo, with no background, read simply "A DC Publication".
The November 1941 DC titles introduced an updated logo. This version was almost twice the size of the previous one and was the first version with a white background. The name "Superman" was added to "A DC Publication", effectively acknowledging both Superman and Batman. This logo was the first to occupy the top-left corner of the cover, where the l...
In November 1949, the logo was modified to incorporate the company's formal name National Comics Publications. This logo would also serve as the round body of Johnny DC, DC's mascot in the 1960s.
In October 1970, DC briefly retired the circular logo in favor of a simple "DC" in a rectangle with the name of the title, or the star of the book; the logo on many issues of Action Comics, for example, read "DC Superman". An image of the lead character either appeared above or below the rectangle. For books that did not have a single star, such as...
The July 1972 DC titles featured a new circular logo. The letters "DC" were rendered in a block-like typeface that remained through later logo revisions until 2005. The title of the book usually appeared inside the circle, either above or below the letters.
In 1974, the text color was changed to blue, along with the addition of the words "The Line of DC Super-Stars" and the star motif that would continue in later logos. This logo was placed in the top center of the cover from August 1975 to October 1976. The designer was Michael Uslan.
When Jenette Kahn became DC's publisher in late 1976, she commissioned graphic designer Milton Glaser to design a new logo. Popularly referred to as the "DC bullet", this logo premiered on the February 1977 titles. Although it varied in size and color and was at times cropped by the edges of the cover, or briefly rotated 4 degrees, it remained esse...
On May 8, 2005, a new logo (dubbed the "DC spin") was unveiled, debuting on DC titles in June 2005 with DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy #1 and the rest of the titles the following week. In addition to comics, it was designed for DC properties in other media, which was used for movies since Batman Begins, with Superman Returns and Red showing t...
In March 2012, DC unveiled a new logo consisting of the letter "D" flipping back to reveal the letter "C" and "DC ENTERTAINMENT". The Dark Knight Rises was the first film to use the new logo, while the TV series Arrow was the first series to feature the new logo. It was designed to represent the dual identity trope of the superhero genre, one ident...
Jul 28, 2024 · Chief creative officer Jim Lee revealed the new DC logo at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, and long-time fans will have felt a sense of déjà vu, and also relief. The new design is a slight variation on the logo that appeared on almost every DC comic for almost thirty years, from 1976 to 2005 (also see our pick of the best comics logos).
May 17, 2016 · May 17, 2016, 12:20 PM PDT. DC Comics has a brand-new logo. The company announced today that, as a tribute to its 80-year history as one of the biggest comics publishers in the industry, the DC ...
Jul 30, 2024 · Glaser’s logo was used from 1976 to 2005, a nearly three-decade period that saw everything from the first Superman movie to Watchmen. It’s a period that DC president and publisher Jim Lee said ...
Jul 26, 2024 · Previous DC logos include the 2011 design by Josh Beatman and the 2016 Rebirth logo by Pentagram Design Agency. DC Comics has confirmed, at San Diego Comic-Con, that they are changing their logo ...
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Jul 11, 2023 · The next big design change in the DC Comics logo was in 1976, where the iconic DC Bullet design was released. A stylized bullet with the letters “DC” imprinted on it characterized this logo. The bullet symbolized the dynamic nature of the superhero genre, capturing the essence of action-packed adventures undertaken by the company’s ...
