DC Comics Inc. Company Description
Look! Up at that building in New York City! It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's the comic empire DC Comics! 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 80 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 MAD magazine. The firm, owned by movie studio Warner Bros., was created in 1937 with the first issue of Detective Comics (thus the initials DC).
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The Company Description provides a historical perspective of DC Comics Inc.'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 Comics Inc.'s evolution in the marketplace.
