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The new company, National Comics Publications, began appearing on the indicas in late 1946. 1 / 18
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but the comics have been published by "DC Comics" since. So yes, Detective Comics Comics. 2 / 18
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DC has gone through many different logos since that point.... 3 / 18
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to the iconic "DC Bullet" that would be used for decades after this. 4 / 18
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The logo also changed from the standard one of the era... 5 / 18
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The changeover took place in comics at the end of 1976. 6 / 18
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In 1976, a new subsidiary company was formed called DC Comics, Inc. 7 / 18
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After being purchased by a company that also bought Warner Bros, DC debuted a standard logo. 8 / 18
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The logo, too, then added National to the existing "A Superman-DC Publication." 9 / 18
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Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson launched National Allied Publications in 1934 to publish 1935's New Fun Comics. 10 / 18
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The company consolidated in 1946, with Detective Comics and All-American Publications being absorbed. 11 / 18
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A year later, they added Superman to the logo. "A Superman-DC Publication." 12 / 18
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This wasn't just on Detective Comics, Inc. titles, but also National Allied Publications titles. 13 / 18
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That changed in 1940, when they debuted "A DC Publication" on the covers. 14 / 18
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Detective Comics, Inc. then bought National Allied Publications but used no logos at first. 15 / 18
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Wheeler-Nicholson was pushed out by Detective Comics' second series, 1938's Action Comics #1. 16 / 18
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The people who went in with Wheeler-Nicholson also co-founded All-American Publications. 17 / 18
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Money issues forced Wheeler-Nicholson to form Detective Comics, Inc. to publish Detective Comics #1. 18 / 18