DC Entertainment Company Description
Look! Up at that building in New York City! It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's comic empire DC Entertainment! The world's #2 comic book publisher (behind longtime nemesis Marvel) controls 30% of the market and owns the rights to what is arguably the best-known roster of superheroes, including Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman. DC publishes about 90 monthly comics and licenses the rights to its characters for use in movies, TV shows, books, and other products. Other operations include comic imprints WildStorm and Vertigo, as well as the iconic MAD magazine. Owned by movie studio Warner Bros., DC was created in 1934 as National Allied Publications. Its first title was Detective Comics (thus the initials DC).
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The Company Description provides a historical perspective of DC Entertainment's organization from inception to current status.
Produced by Hoover's in-house editorial team, the Company Description tracks ownership transitions, company progress via mergers and acquisitions, major growth milestones, and strategic initiatives, to provide a holistic view of DC Entertainment's evolution in the marketplace.
