DC was founded in the mid-'30s and Marvel came along in the late '30s. And Marvel was basically a response to Superman. Superman came out in 1938. That changed the game and there were a lot of competitors that came along and Marvel Comics was one of those.”
Many DC fans think Marvel started in 1961… which is true, but by that same definition DC comics started in 1977 (when they officially changed their name to DC Comics) DC comics started in 1934, but there's an argument for their first “successful” character being created in 1938.
DC's Bleakest Futures and Events Make It Darker Than Marvel
Despite being known for having archetypal paragons as heroes, the world of DC Comics is also the home of several bleak and saddening alternate futures and timelines.
Marvel (issues #2–3 titled Marvel vs. DC) is a comic book miniseries intercompany crossover published by DC Comics and Marvel Comics from February to May 1996. Each company would publish two issues of the miniseries, thus the title difference between issues #1 and 4 as DC vs.
DC Comics was first released in 1934, making it five years older than Marvel. It was first published under National Allied Publications. It was changed to DC Comics much later in 1977, whose inspiration came from their popular series Detective Comics, which featured Batman.
Phantom, the first costumed, fictional superhero, known as “The Ghost Who Walks.” Comics scholars generally agree that Superman was the first true superhero of the comic books, clearly marking the entrance of a new kind of hero into the marketplace.
We all know the two comic giants Marvel and DC. Both abound in the superheroes we have come to know and love like Batman, Iron Man, Captain America, Superman and many more. However, Marvel creates better movies. DC popularity is falling due to the lack of continuity within the extended universe.
Marvel superhero characters tend to be more violent than DC superhero characters. However, the level of violence exhibited by superheroes in Marvel comics and DC comics varies greatly depending on the specific characters, storylines, and creative directions different writers and artists take.
Interesting Findings. In 2018, the Marvel Universe dominated preferences across the nation. The DC Universe came roaring back in 2019 and took over as the preferred comic book universe. In 2022, Marvel is back on top, preferred in 29 states.
So Dc is First then Marvel. Marvel Comics Started at 1939. DC Comics is Formerly Knows as Detective Comics Inc, first publication of Detective Comics is Superman . The Success of Superman series, then followed by the Sandman and Batman.
If we go back in time, Marvel Comics introduced a total of three superheroes in its first issue back in 1939 - Human Torch, Angel, and Namor the Sub-Mariner. However, Human Torch appeared first in the list, so we can consider him to be the first Marvel Comics Superhero.
Half Kryptonian and half-human, Jon is the biological son of post-Crisis Superman/Clark Kent and Lois Lane and the couple's child in DC Comics canon. His parents named him in honor of his grandfathers, Jonathan Kent and Samuel Lane.
In fact, the answer may make or break the debate entirely, depending on the side the fans are on. According to DK's DC Comics Encyclopedia, the height of Superman surpasses Batman by only one inch, making him 6'-3''.
She is the biological cousin of Superman, and although chronologically older than him, the ship in which she traveled to Earth was caught in a large green Kryptonite meteorite which held her in a state of suspended animation for much of the journey, making her have the appearance of a 16-year-old girl.
While it's an uncomfortable and terrible fact, Fu Manchu was comics' first supervillain. First appearing in Arthur Sarsfield Ward's (pen name Sax Rohmer) 1912 short story "The Zayat Kiss," Fu Manchu was created to capitalize on racist fears in the West after the Chinese Boxer Rebellion in 1900.
“Sandra of the Secret Service” was the second feature in the story, immediately following Jack Wood's cover feature. This means that Sandra Woods is not only the first female to headline a DC story, but she was the first female character to appear in a DC story PERIOD.
Doctor Occult didn't just precede Superman — he was made by the same creative team, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. As a matter of fact, he is widely considered to be DC's — then National Publications — first superhero character, despite Superman really ushering in the genre.
The Question and Green Arrow are known for their gritty, street-level stories, and Wonder Woman and Aquaman have delved into DC's ambient darkness many times. The reality is that the DC Universe is just as "dark and mature" as the Marvel Universe, if not more so.
Warner Bros has owned DC Comics since they were originally known as National Periodical Publications after both were a part of Kinney National in 1967 and later spun off in 1972 (they officially became known as DC Comics in 1977 under Warner Communications management after unofficially branding itself with the name ...
DC Comics and its parent company, DC Entertainment, are wholly owned subsidiaries of WarnerMedia, one of the largest media and entertainment conglomerates in the world.
