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DC comics started in 1934 by Malcolm Wheeler Nicholsan, and was originally called National Allied Publications. They publish many well known super heroes such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Hawkman, and the Green Lantern. They also publish Vertigo comics, and many others. The DC multiverse has many distinct alternate realities with very developed alternate versions of their characters, especially Superman and Batman.
In 1986, DC published the first and arguably greatest inter-company comic book crossover, Crisis on Infinite Earths. In this story the various alternate DC realities were being destroyed by the Anti-monitor. Various surviving heroes banded together to save all of reality, resulting in one DC mainstream universe surviving, containing various characters created by DC and from other companies DC acquired like Fawcett and Quality comics. DC history was forever divided into pre-crisis and post crisis terms. The concept of the multiverse has since returned in DC comics.
Included in the DC Multiverse.
King Kong
Captain Nemo
Dracula
Frankenstein
The Shadow
Gladiator (A novel that was inspiration on Superman's Creation)
Charlton Characters, (Blue Beetle, Captain Atom, The Question) These characters were the templates for the characters in Watchmen, and formerly had their own reality known as Earth Four.
Fawcett Characters like Shazam (Also known as Captain Marvel) formerly on Earth S.
Quality Comics, The Freedom Fighters, Uncle Sam, fight Nazis in a world where WWII never ended. Earth X.
The Dakotaverse, Multi-ethnic superhumans from Milestone Media.
Red Circle Imprint: which is a series of heroes from Archie comics.
Wildstorm Universe (Formerly Part of Image)
DC comics Elseworld stories have ties to the Lone Ranger (Earth 1863), Dracula, and thematic ties to silent films like Metropolis, Nosferatu, Frankenstein, and The Island of Dr. Moreau.
DC also publishes Vertigo comics. Titles published under Vertigo include Sandman, Preacher, Animal Farm (In which various fairy tale characters live together) and many many more
DC Also of course has published Watchmen.
DC In other media
Batman serials of the 40s
Superman cartoons of the 40s
TV Shows
Superman(1952-58)
Batman (1966-1968)
Wonder Woman TV Pilot (1974)
Shazam (1974-1977)
Wonder Woman TV show (1975-1979) Not related to the 74 pilot.
Superboy (1988-1992)
The Flash (1990-1991)
Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. (1993-1997)
Smallville (2001-ongoing)
Birds of Prey (2002-2003)
Cartoons
Superfriends. There were various names of Superfriends cartoons airing from 1973-1986.
The New Adventures of Batman.1977-1981
The Plastic Man Comedy Adventure Show (1979-1981)
Kid Power Hour with Shazam. (1981-1982)
Superman (1988-1989)
Swamp Thing (1991)
Wildcats (1994-1995)
The DC Animated Universe (1992-2006)
Teen Titans (2003-2006)
The Batman (2004-2008)
Krypto the Superdog (2005-2006)
Legion of Superheroes (2006-2008)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008-ongoing)
Serial Movies
Adventures of Captain Marvel (1942) At that time he was a Fawcett Comics.
Spy Smasher 1942 At that time was a Fawcett character.
Batman (1943) Followed by Batman and Robin in 1949
Hop Harrigan (1946)
The Vigilante (1947)
Superman (1948) Followed by Atom Man vs Superman in 1950
Congo Bill (1948)
Blackhawk <1952> At that time it was a Quality comics book.
Movies
Superman (1977-2006)
Swamp Thing (1982) Followed by the more light hearted Return of Swamp Thing in 1989, and the less humorous TV show from 1990-1993.
Batman (1989-1997)Batman-Batman and Robin)
Batman Begins/The Dark Knight
Catwoman (2004)
Batman Begins/The Dark Knight Returns
Constantine (2005)
Swamp Thing Movies and TV show.
The DC universe crossed over with:
Aliens and Predator
Danger Girl
He-man
Grendel
Hellboy
Judge Dredd
Madman
Marvel Comics
Mortal Kombat
Tarzan
Thundercats
Terminator
Vampirella
The Captain Marvel show crossed with The Secret of Isis.
The Batman TV show crossed with the Green Hornet.
For a detailed description of various worlds in the DC multiverse, click here.
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