DC Comics Presents

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DC Comics Presents

Cover of DC Comics Presents #1 (Jul-Aug, 1978). Art by José Luis García-López.
Publisher DC Comics
Schedule Monthly
Format Ongoing (at the time f publication)
Publication date July 1978-September 1986
Number of issues 97 and 4 Annuals
Main character(s) Superman

DC Comics Presents... is a comic book published by DC Comics from 1978 to 1986 (97 issues plus 4 annuals) featuring team-ups between Superman and a wide variety of other characters of the DC Universe. (The final issue is an exception, instead featuring Superman in an "Untold Tale" involving the Phantom Zone, by Steve Gerber, following up in his limited series of the same title.)

In addition to the feature stories, the series also included a semi-regular back-up series called "Whatever Happened to..." which featured stories revealing the status of various minor and little-used characters.

In addition, issue #26 included an insert previewing the upcoming New Teen Titans series by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez. Another insert in issue #41 previewed the "new direction" Wonder Woman. In #47, Superman traveled to Eternia and met He-Man. It is also notable that DCCP #87 featured the first appearance and, in a back-up story, origin of the divergent Kal-El of the Earth Prime reality, who would become known as Superboy-Prime.

In 2004, the title DC Comics Presents was revived for a series of eight one-shot issues, each a tribute to DC editor supreme Julius Schwartz who had recently passed on. Each issue featured two stories based on a classic DC Comics cover of the past, reflecting Schwartz's frequent practice of commissioning a cover concept, then telling the writers to create a story around that cover.

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[edit] Characters featured in Superman team-ups

[edit] Characters featured in "Whatever Happened To..." back-up series

[edit] Julius Schwartz Tribute

In Sept/Oct 2004, the title DC Comics Presents was revived for a series of eight one-shot issues, each a tribute to DC editor supreme Julius Schwartz who had recently passed on. Each issue featured two stories based on a classic DC Comics cover of the past, reflecting Schwartz's frequent practice of commissioning a cover concept, then telling the writers to create a story around that cover.

DC Comics Presents: Date
DC Comics Presents: Batman #1 Sept 2004
DC Comics Presents: Green Lantern #1 Sept 2004
DC Comics Presents: Hawkman #1 Sept 2004
DC Comics Presents: Mystery in Space #1 Sept 2004
DC Comics Presents: Flash #1 Oct 2004
DC Comics Presents: Justice League of America #1 Oct 2004
DC Comics Presents: Superman #1 Oct 2004
DC Comics Presents: The Atom

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