DC Comics Presents was a comic book

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 published by DC Comics

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DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...

 from 1978 to 1986 (97 issues plus 4 annuals

Annual publication

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) featuring team-up

Team-up

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s between Superman

Superman

Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...

 and a wide variety of other characters of the DC Universe

DC Universe

The DC Universe is the shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place. The fictional characters Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman are well-known superheroes from this universe. Note that in context, "DC Universe" is usually used to refer to the main DC continuity...

. (The final issue is an exception, instead featuring Superman in an "Untold Tale" involving the Phantom Zone

Phantom Zone

The Phantom Zone is a fictional prison dimension featured in the Superman comic books and related media published by DC Comics. It first appeared in Adventure Comics #283 , and was created by Robert Bernstein and George Papp...

, by Steve Gerber

Steve Gerber

Stephen Ross "Steve" Gerber was an American comic book writer best known as co-creator of the satiric Marvel Comics character Howard the Duck....

, following up in his limited series

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 of the same title.) A recurring back-up feature "Whatever Happened to..." had stories revealing the status of various minor and little-used characters.

The series featured several notable stories. Issue #26 included an insert

DC Comics insert previews

DC Comics insert previews were 16-page comic book stories inserted into issues of existing DC Comics series to promote new series usually debuting the next month. Running from 1980 to 1985, they consisted of a front cover, 14 pages of story, and a back cover that depicted the cover of the actual...

 introduction story to the then-upcoming New Teen Titans series by Marv Wolfman

Marv Wolfman

Marvin A. "Marv" Wolfman is an award-winning American comic book writer. He is best known for lengthy runs on The Tomb of Dracula, creating Blade for Marvel Comics, and The New Teen Titans for DC Comics.-1960s:...

 and George Pérez

George Pérez

George Pérez is a Puerto Rican-American writer and illustrator of comic books, known for his work on various titles, including Avengers, Teen Titans and Wonder Woman.-Biography:...

. Another insert in issue #41 previewed the "new direction" Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman is a DC Comics superheroine created by William Moulton Marston. She first appeared in All Star Comics #8 . The Wonder Woman title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously except for a brief hiatus in 1986....

. In issue #47, Superman traveled to Eternia

Eternia

Eternia is the name of the fictional planet that serves as a setting for the Masters of the Universe toy collection and animated series.-Origins:...

 and met the Masters of the Universe

Masters of the Universe (comics)

The Masters of the Universe media franchise has been featured in several comic book series. Most were small publications known as "minicomics" that were included as bonuses in action figure packages...

. Issue #87 featured the first appearance and, in a back-up story, origin of the divergent Kal-El of the Earth Prime

Earth Prime

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 reality, who would become known as Superboy-Prime

Superboy-Prime

Superboy-Prime, also known as Superman-Prime, or simply Prime, is a DC Comics superhero turned supervillain, and one of several alternate Supermen. The character first appeared in DC Comics Presents #87 , and was created by Elliot S...

. The series also contained the classic, oft reprinted Alan Moore

Alan Moore

Alan Oswald Moore is an English writer primarily known for his work in comic books, a medium where he has produced a number of critically acclaimed and popular series, including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and From Hell...

 Superman

Superman

Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...

/Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing

Swamp Thing, a fictional character, is a plant elemental in the created by Len Wein and Berni Wrightson. He first appeared in House of Secrets #92 in a stand-alone horror story set in the early 20th century . The Swamp Thing then returned in his own series, set in the contemporary world and in...

 story "The Jungle Line" in DC Comics Presents #85 (Sept. 1985), which featured pencils by Rick Veitch

Rick Veitch

Richard "Rick" Veitch is an American comic book artist and writer who has worked in mainstream, underground, and alternative comics.-Early career:...

 and inks by comics legend Al Williamson

Al Williamson

Alfonso "Al" Williamson was an American cartoonist, comic book artist and illustrator specializing in adventure, Western and science-fiction/fantasy...

.

In 2004, the title DC Comics Presents was revived for eight one-shot issues, each a tribute to DC editor Julius Schwartz

Julius Schwartz

Julius "Julie" Schwartz was a comic book and pulp magazine editor, and a science fiction agent and prominent fan. He was born in the Bronx, New York...

 who had recently died. 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.

Featured team-ups

• Flash
  Flash (comics)
  The Flash is a name shared by several fictional comic book superheroes from the DC Comics universe. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in Flash Comics #1 ....
  
   (issues #1, 2, 38, 73)
• Adam Strange
  Adam Strange
  Adam Strange is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Mike Sekowsky, he first appeared in Showcase #17 .In May 2011, Adam Strange placed 97th on IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time....
  
   (issues #3, 82)
• Metal Men
  Metal Men
  The Metal Men are fictional characters that appear in comic books published by DC Comics. The characters first appeared in Showcase #37 and were created by writer Robert Kanigher and penciller Ross Andru...
  
   (issue #4, 70)
• Aquaman
  Aquaman
  Aquaman is a fictional superhero who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in More Fun Comics #73 . Initially a backup feature in DC's anthology titles, Aquaman later starred in several volumes of a solo title...
  
   (issues #5, 48)
• Green Lantern
  Green Lantern
  The Green Lantern is the shared primary alias of several fictional characters, superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The first Green Lantern was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Martin Nodell in All-American Comics #16 .Each Green Lantern possesses a power ring and...
  
   (issues #6, 26)
• Red Tornado
  Red Tornado
  Red Tornado is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the DC Comics universe. He first appeared in Justice League of America #64 , and was created by Gardner Fox and Dick Dillin.-Publication history:...
  
   (issue #7)
• Swamp Thing
  Swamp Thing
  Swamp Thing, a fictional character, is a plant elemental in the created by Len Wein and Berni Wrightson. He first appeared in House of Secrets #92 in a stand-alone horror story set in the early 20th century . The Swamp Thing then returned in his own series, set in the contemporary world and in...
  
   (issues #8, 85)
• Wonder Woman
  Wonder Woman
  Wonder Woman is a DC Comics superheroine created by William Moulton Marston. She first appeared in All Star Comics #8 . The Wonder Woman title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously except for a brief hiatus in 1986....
  
   (issues #9, 32, 76)
• Sgt. Rock
  Sgt. Rock (comics)
  Sgt. Frank Rock is a fictional infantry non-commissioned officer during World War II in the . He first appeared in Our Army at War #83 , and was created by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert.-Publication history:...
  
   (issue #10)
• Hawkman
  Hawkman
  Hawkman is a fictional superhero who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, the original Hawkman first appeared in Flash Comics #1, published by All-American Publications in 1940....
  
   (issues #11, 74, 95)
• Mister Miracle
  Mister Miracle
  Mister Miracle is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Mister Miracle #1 and was created by Jack Kirby.-Publication history:...
  
   (issue #12)
• Legion of Super-Heroes
  Legion of Super-Heroes
  The Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team in the 30th and 31st centuries of the . The team first appears in Adventure Comics #247 , and was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino....
  
   (issues #13, 43, 80)
• Superboy
  Superboy
  Superboy is the name of several fictional characters that have been published by DC Comics, most of them youthful incarnations of Superman. These characters have also been the main characters of four ongoing Superboy comic book series published by DC....
  
   (issue #14)
• Atom
  Ray Palmer (comics)
  The Atom is a fictional character, a DC Comics superhero introduced during the Silver Age of comic books in Showcase # 34 . He was named after Raymond A...
  
   (issues #15, 51)
• Black Lightning
  Black Lightning
  Black Lightning was one of the first major African American superheroes to appear in DC Comics. He debuted in Black Lightning #1 , and was created by Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden.- Publication history :...
  
   (issue #16)
• Firestorm (issues #17, 45, 90)
• Zatanna
  Zatanna
  Zatanna Zatara is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Murphy Anderson, Zatanna first appeared in Hawkman vol. 1 #4...
  
   (issue #18)
• Batgirl
  Batgirl
  Batgirl is the name of several fictional characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics, frequently depicted as female counterparts to the superhero Batman...
  
   (issue #19)
• Green Arrow
  Green Arrow
  Green Arrow is a fictional superhero that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp, he first appeared in More Fun Comics #73 in November 1941. His secret identity is Oliver Queen, billionaire and former mayor of fictional Star City...
  
   (issues #20, 54)
• Elongated Man
  Elongated Man
  The Elongated Man is a fictional comic book superhero in the DC universe. He is a reserve member of the Justice League. His first appearance was in The Flash vol. 1, #112...
  
   (issues #21, 58, 93 as part of the Elastic Four)
• Captain Comet
  Captain Comet
  Captain Comet is a fictional DC Comics superhero created by DC Comics Editor Julius Schwartz, writer John Broome, and artist Carmine Infantino....
  
   (issues #22, 91)
• Doctor Fate
  Doctor Fate
  Doctor Fate is the name of a succession of fictional sorcerers who appear in books published by DC Comics. The original version was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Howard Sherman, and first appeared in More Fun Comics #55...
  
   (issue #23)
• Deadman
  Deadman
  Deadman is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the DC Comics universe. He first appeared in Strange Adventures #205 , and was created by Arnold Drake and Carmine Infantino.-Publication history:...
  
   (issue #24)
• Phantom Stranger
  Phantom Stranger
  The Phantom Stranger is a fictional character of unspecified paranormal origins who battles mysterious and occult forces in various titles published by DC Comics, sometimes under their Vertigo imprint.-Publication history:...
  
   (issues #25, 72)
• Martian Manhunter
  Martian Manhunter
  The Martian Manhunter is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in publications published by DC Comics. Created by writer Joseph Samachson and artist Joe Certa, the character first appeared in Detective Comics #225...
  
   (issue #27)
• Supergirl
  Supergirl
  Supergirl is a female counterpart to the DC Comics Superman. As his cousin, she shares his super powers and vulnerability to Kryptonite. She was created by writer Otto Binder and designed by artist Al Plastino in 1959. She first appeared in the Action Comics comic book series and later branched out...
  
   (issues #28, 86)
• Spectre
  Spectre (comics)
  The Spectre is a fictional character and superhero who has appeared in numerous comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in a next issue ad in More Fun Comics #51 and received his first story the following month, #52...
  
   (issue #29)
• Black Canary
  Black Canary
  Black Canary is the name of two fictional characters, DC Comics superheroines created by writer Robert Kanigher and artist Carmine Infantino. The first Black Canary debuted appeared in Flash Comics #86 . The first Black Canary was the alter-ego of Dinah Drake, who took part in Golden Age adventures...
  
   (issue #30)
• Robin (issues #31, 58)
• Captain Marvel
  Captain Marvel (DC Comics)
  Captain Marvel is a fictional comic book superhero, originally published by Fawcett Comics and later by DC Comics. Created in 1939 by artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker, the character first appeared in Whiz Comics #2...
  
   (issues #33, 49 and Annual #3)
• Marvel Family
  Marvel Family
  The Marvel Family is a group of fictional characters, a team of superheroes in the Fawcett Comics and DC Comics universes. Created in 1942 by writer Otto Binder and Fawcett artists C. C...
  
   (issue #34)
• Man-Bat
  Man-Bat
  Man-Bat is a fictional comic book character appearing in books published by DC Comics, usually as a supervillain and adversary of Batman, though occasionally depicted as a heroic character. He first appeared in Detective Comics #400 and was created by Frank Robbins and Neal Adams...
  
   (issue #35)
• Starman
  Starman (comics)
  Starman is a name used by several different fictional DC Comics superheroes, most prominently Ted Knight and his sons David and Jack.Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Jack Burnley, the original Starman, Ted Knight, first appeared in Adventure Comics #61...
  
   (issue #36)
• Hawkgirl
  Hawkgirl
  Hawkgirl is the name of several female fictional superhero characters, all owned by DC Comics and existing in that company's universe. The character is one of the first costumed female superheroes...
  
   (issue #37)
• Plastic Man
  Plastic Man
  Plastic Man is a fictional comic-book superhero originally published by Quality Comics and later acquired by DC Comics. Created by writer-artist Jack Cole, he first appeared in Police Comics #1 ....
  
   (issue #39, 93 as part of the Elastic Four)
• Metamorpho
  Metamorpho
  Metamorpho is a fictional character, a superhero in the . He is a founding member of the Outsiders, and has also joined multiple incarnations of the Justice League.-Publication history:...
  
   (issue #40)
• Joker
  Joker (comics)
  The Joker is a fictional character, a comic book supervillain published by DC Comics. He is the archenemy of Batman, having been directly responsible for numerous tragedies in Batman's life, including the paralysis of Barbara Gordon and the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin...
  
   (issues #41, 72)
• Unknown Soldier (issue #42)
• Dial H for Hero
  Dial H for Hero
  Dial H for Hero is a comic book feature published by DC Comics about a mysterious dial that enables an ordinary person to become a superhero for a short time, by selecting the letters H-E-R-O in order. Each time it is used, the dial causes its possessor to become a superhero with a different name,...
  
   (issue #44)
• Global Guardians
  Global Guardians
  The Global Guardians is a team of fictional DC Comics superheroes whose members hail from countries around the world. The concept originated in the Super Friends Saturday morning cartoon, in which several heroes were added to the Justice League to give it more ethnic diversity.-History:The...
  
   (issue #46)
• Masters of the Universe
  Masters of the Universe (comics)
  The Masters of the Universe media franchise has been featured in several comic book series. Most were small publications known as "minicomics" that were included as bonuses in action figure packages...
  
   (issue #47)
• Clark Kent
  Clark Kent
  Clark Kent is a fictional character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Appearing regularly in stories published by DC Comics, he debuted in Action Comics #1 and serves as the civilian and secret identity of the superhero Superman....
  
   (issues #50, 79)
• Doom Patrol
  Doom Patrol
  The Doom Patrol is a superhero team appearing in publications from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in My Greatest Adventure #80...
  
   (issue #52)
• House of Mystery
  House of Mystery
  The House of Mystery is the name of several horror-mystery-suspense anthology comic book series. It had a companion series, House of Secrets.-Genesis:...
  
   (issue #53)
• Air Wave
  Air Wave
  Air Wave is the name of three fictional superheroes in the DC Comics universe. The first two were active in the Golden Age of Comic Books...
  
   (issue #55)
• Power Girl
  Power Girl
  Power Girl is a DC Comics superheroine, making her first appearance in All Star Comics #58 ....
  
   (issue #56)
• Atomic Knight
  Atomic Knight
  Atomic Knight is a DC Comics superhero and was briefly a member of the Outsiders team. He is sometimes depicted as one of a group of Atomic Knights, which first appeared in Strange Adventures #117 .-Original Atomic Knights:...
  
   (issue #57)
• Legion of Substitute Heroes
  Legion of Substitute Heroes
  The Legion of Substitute Heroes is a group of fictional characters in the future of the DC Comics universe. The "Subs", as they are often called, are a group of rejected applicants to the Legion of Super-Heroes who banded together, hoping to prove to the Legion that their powers were not as useless...
  
   (issue #59)
• Guardians of the Universe
  Guardians of the Universe
  The Guardians of the Universe, alternatively known as the Guardians or Oans are a fictional extraterrestrial race in the DC Comics universe. They first appeared in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #1 , and were created by John Broome and Gil Kane. Here they do not reveal their existence to Hal, bringing his...
  
   (issue #60)
• OMAC (issue #61)
• Freedom Fighters
  Freedom Fighters (comics)
  Freedom Fighters is a DC Comics comic book superhero team made up of characters acquired from the defunct company Quality Comics. Although the characters were created by Quality, they never were gathered in a group before acquired by DC...
  
   (issue #62)
• Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld (issue #63)
• Kamandi
  Kamandi
  Kamandi is an American comic book character, created by artist Jack Kirby and published by DC Comics. The bulk of Kamandi's appearances occurred in the comic series Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth, which ran from 1972 to 1978....
  
   (issue #64)
• Madame Xanadu
  Madame Xanadu
  Madame Xanadu is a fictional character, a comic book mystic published by DC Comics. The character is identified with Nimue, the sorceress from Arthurian mythology made popular by Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur.-Publication history:...
  
   (issue #65)
• Demon (issue #66)
• Santa Claus
  Santa Claus
  Santa Claus is a folklore figure in various cultures who distributes gifts to children, normally on Christmas Eve. Each name is a variation of Saint Nicholas, but refers to Santa Claus...
  
   (issue #67)
• Vixen
  Vixen (comics)
  Vixen is a fictional character, a comic book superheroine published by DC Comics universe. She debuted in Action Comics #521 , and was created by Gerry Conway and Bob Oksner.-Publication history:...
  
   (issue #68)
• Blackhawk
  Blackhawk (comics)
  Blackhawk, a long-running comic book series, was also a film serial, a radio series and a novel. The comic book was published first by Quality Comics and later by DC Comics. The series was created by Will Eisner, Chuck Cuidera, and Bob Powell, but the artist most associated with the feature is Reed...
  
   (issue #69)
• Bizarro
  Bizarro
  Bizarro is a fictional character that appears in publications published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Otto Binder and artist George Papp as a "mirror image" of Superman and first appeared in Superboy #68...
  
   (issue #71)
• Arion
  Arion (comics)
  Arion is a fictional sword and sorcery hero published by DC Comics. He debuted in Warlord #55 , and was created by Paul Kupperberg and Jan Duursema.-Publication history:...
  
   (issue #75)
• Forgotten Heroes
  Forgotten Heroes
  The Forgotten Heroes are fictional superhero team in the DC Comics universe. The group is composed of superheroes that had faded from the limelight...
  
   (issue #77)
• Forgotten Villains (issue #78)
• Ambush Bug
  Ambush Bug
  Ambush Bug is a fictional character who has appeared in several comic books published by DC Comics.His real name is supposedly Irwin Schwab, but he has mental problems that prevent him from truly understanding reality around him, so even his true identity might be no more than a delusion on his part...
  
   (issue #81)
• Batman and the Outsiders
  Outsiders (comics)
  The Outsiders are a fictional DC Comics superhero team. As its name suggests, the team consists of superheroes who allegedly do not fit the norms of the mainstream superhero community, namely the Justice League....
  
   (issue #83)
• Challengers of the Unknown
  Challengers of the Unknown
  The Challengers of the Unknown is a group of fictional characters in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Jack Kirby, or co-created with Dave Wood , this quartet of adventurers explored science fictional and apparent paranormal occurrences and faced fantastic menaces.Scripts for the first...
  
   (issue #84)
• Superboy-Prime
  Superboy-Prime
  Superboy-Prime, also known as Superman-Prime, or simply Prime, is a DC Comics superhero turned supervillain, and one of several alternate Supermen. The character first appeared in DC Comics Presents #87 , and was created by Elliot S...
  
   (issue #87)
• The Creeper (issue #88)
• Omega Men
  Omega Men
  The Omega Men are a fictional team of extraterrestrial superheroes who have appeared in various comic book series published by DC Comics. They first appeared in Green Lantern #141 , and were created by Marv Wolfman and Joe Staton....
  
   (issue #89)
• Captain Atom
  Captain Atom
  Captain Atom is a fictional comic book superhero that has existed in three basic incarnations. Created by writer Joe Gill and artist/co-writer Steve Ditko, he first appeared in Space Adventures #33 . Captain Atom was created for Charlton Comics but was later acquired by DC Comics and revised for...
  
   (issue #90)
• Vigilante
  Vigilante (comics)
  Vigilante is the name used by several fictional characters appearing in DC Comics. The original character was one of the first DC Comics characters adapted for live-action film, beating Superman by one year.-Greg Saunders:...
  
   (issue #92)
• The Elastic Four (a one-time unofficial team made up of Plastic Man, Elongated Man, Elastic Lad
  Jimmy Olsen
  Jimmy Olsen is a fictional character who appears mainly in DC Comics’ Superman stories. Olsen is a young photojournalist working for the Daily Planet. He is close friends with Lois Lane, Clark Kent/Superman and Perry White...
  
   and the Malleable Man) (issue #93)
• Harbinger
  Harbinger (DC Comics)
  Harbinger is a fictional character, a DC Comics superheroine created in the early 1980s.-Fictional character biography:She and her associate, the Monitor, made several short teasing appearances in various DC comic books up until 1985, when the Crisis on Infinite Earths began...
  
   (issue #94)
• Lady Quark
  Lady Quark
  Lady Quark is a fictional character, a superheroine in the DC Universe. In the DC Comics 12-issue limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths , the character is one of the rulers of Earth-Six, where the American Revolutionary War had been won by England.-Crisis:Lady Quark's husband Karak and daughter...
  
   (issue #94)
• Pariah
  Pariah (comics)
  Pariah is a fictional scientist published by DC Comics. He first appeared in Crisis on Infinite Earths #1 , and was created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez.-Fictional character biography:...
  
   (issue #94)
• Blue Devil
  Blue Devil
  Blue Devil is a superhero featured in material published by DC Comics. He first appeared in a special insert published in Fury of Firestorm #24 . That story led directly into Blue Devil #1, also cover dated June 1984...
  
   (issue #96)
• The Golden Age Superman (Annual #1)
• Superwoman (Annual #2, Annual #4)

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

• The Golden Age Hourman
  Hourman
  Hourman is the name of three different fictional DC Comics superheroes, the first of whom was created by Ken Fitch and Bernard Baily in Adventure Comics #48 , during the Golden Age of Comic Books.-Rex Tyler:Scientist Rex Tyler, raised in upstate...
  
   (issue #25)
• Sargon the Sorcerer
  Sargon the Sorcerer
  Sargon the Sorcerer is a fictional character, a second string mystic, superhero and sorcerer appearing in DC Comics during the Golden Age. The original Sargon first appeared in All-American Comics # 26, , and was created by John B. Wentworth and Howard Purcell...
  
   (issue #26)
• Congorilla
  Congorilla
  Congorilla, originally a human character known as Congo Bill, is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics and Vertigo Comics. Originally co-created by writer Whitney Ellsworth and artist George Papp, he was later transformed into Congorilla by Robert...
  
   (issue #27)
• The Western Johnny Thunder
  Johnny Thunder
  Johnny Thunder is the name of three fictional characters in comics published by DC Comics. A fourth character has the variant name Jonni Thunder.It is also the name of an unrelated Lego character.-Fictional character biography:...
  
   and Madame .44 (issue #28)
• The Golden Age Dr. Mid-Nite (issue #29)
• The Golden Age Atom (issue #30)
• The Golden Age Robotman
  Robotman (Robert Crane)
  Robotman is a Golden Age DC Comics superhero. He first appeared in Star-Spangled Comics #7 and was created by Jerry Siegel, the co-creator of Superman. Despite his name, Robotman is actually not a robot; he is a cyborg.-History:...
  
   (issue #31)
• Mark Merlin and Prince Ra-Man
  Prince Ra-Man
  Prince Ra-Man is a fictional comic book magician published by DC Comics. Mark Merlin first appeared in House of Secrets #23 , and was created by Mort Meskin...
  
   (issue #32)
• Star Hawkins
  Star Hawkins
  Star Hawkins is a science fiction detective character published by National Comics in their flagship science-fiction anthology title Strange Adventures...
  
   (issue #33)
• Rex the Wonder Dog
  Rex the Wonder Dog
  Rex the Wonder Dog is a fictional dog in the DC Comics universe. Created in 1952 by Robert Kanigher of Wonder Woman fame and artist Alex Toth, Rex has sometimes been compared to Superman's dog Krypto, who was created three years later. However, though the two canine crime fighters do share some...
  
   (issue #35)
• Rip Hunter
  Rip Hunter
  Rip Hunter is a DC Comics character who first appeared in Showcase #20 . Following three more appearances in Showcase , Rip Hunter was given his own series, which ran for 29 issues . He later starred in the six-issue Time Masters series , written by Bob Wayne and Lewis Shiner...
  
   (issue #37)
• The Crimson Avenger
  Crimson Avenger (Lee Travis)
  The Crimson Avenger is a masked crime fighter in the and the first to use the name "Crimson Avenger." He first appears in Detective Comics #20 and was created by Jim Chambers.-Fictional character biography:...
  
   (issue #38)
• Richard Dragon
  Richard Dragon
  Richard Dragon is a fictional character created by Dennis O'Neil and Jim Berry in the novel Dragon's Fists under the pseudonym "Jim Dennis." O'Neil later adapted the character for DC Comics in the comic book Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter....
  
   (issue #39)
• The Golden Age Air-Wave (issue #40)
• The Golden Age Sandman
  Sandman (Wesley Dodds)
  Sandman , is a fictional superhero appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The first of several DC characters to bear the name, he was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Bert Christman....
  
   (issue #42)
• Sandy the Golden Boy (issue #47)
• The Black Pirate
  Black Pirate
  The Black Pirate is a fictional character from DC Comics, created by Sheldon Moldoff. He first appeared in Action Comics #23...
  
   (issue #48)

Julius Schwartz Tribute

In September/October 2004, the title DC Comics Presents was revived for a series of eight one-shot issues, each a tribute to DC editor

Editor in chief

An editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task...

 Julius Schwartz

Julius Schwartz

Julius "Julie" Schwartz was a comic book and pulp magazine editor, and a science fiction agent and prominent fan. He was born in the Bronx, New York...

, who had recently died. 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 #1	Oct 2004

2010 revival

In July 2010, DC announced that they were launching a new "DC Comics Presents" series, this time it features stories that have not seen print since their original publication.
The announced issues are:

• DC Comics Presents: Batman
  Batman
  Batman is a fictional character created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger. A comic book superhero, Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 , and since then has appeared primarily in publications by DC Comics...
  
   #1, which spotlights Batman and reprints Batman #582-585 (10/20/2010)
• DC Comics Presents: Batman #2, which spotlights Batman and reprints Batman #591-594 (11/17/2010)
• DC Comics Presents: Batman #3, which spotlights Batman and reprints Batman #595-598 (12/15/2010)
• DC Comics Presents: Brightest Day
  Brightest Day
  Brightest Day is a year-long comic book maxi-series that began in April 2010. The story follows the ending of the series Blackest Night and how the aftermath of these events affect the entire DC Universe.-Plot:...
  
   #1, which spotlights Deadman
  Deadman
  Deadman is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the DC Comics universe. He first appeared in Strange Adventures #205 , and was created by Arnold Drake and Carmine Infantino.-Publication history:...
  
   and Hawkman
  Hawkman
  Hawkman is a fictional superhero who appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, the original Hawkman first appeared in Flash Comics #1, published by All-American Publications in 1940....
  
  , and reprints selected stories from Hawkman #27, 34 and 36, Solo #8, DCU Holiday ‘09 and Strange Adventures
  Strange Adventures
  Strange Adventures was the title of several American comic books published by DC Comics, most notably a long-running science fiction anthology that began in 1950.-Original series:...
  
   #205.
• DC Comics Presents: Brightest Day #2, which spotlights Martian Manhunter
  Martian Manhunter
  The Martian Manhunter is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in publications published by DC Comics. Created by writer Joseph Samachson and artist Joe Certa, the character first appeared in Detective Comics #225...
  
   and Firestorm
  Firestorm (comics)
  Firestorm is the name of several comic book superheroes published by DC Comics. Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein, the first Firestorm, debuted in Firestorm, the Nuclear Man #1 , and was created by Gerry Conway and Al Milgrom. Martin Stein, by himself as Firestorm, debuted in Firestorm the Nuclear...
  
   (both Ronnie Raymond and Jason Rusch), and reprints Martian Manhunter #24 and Firestorm #11-13.
• DC Comics Presents: Ethan Van Sciver
  Ethan Van Sciver
  Ethan Daniel Van Sciver is an American comic book artist, best known for illustrating a number of titles including Green Lantern, Superman/Batman, New X-Men, and The Flash: Rebirth...
  
  , which spotlights the art of Ethan Van Sciver and reprints Batman and Catwoman
  Catwoman
  Catwoman is a fictional character associated with DC Comics' Batman franchise. Historically a supervillain, the character was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane, partially inspired by Kane's cousin, Ruth Steel...
  
  : Trail of the Gun #1-2.
• DC Comics Presents: The Flash
  The Flash (comic book)
  The Flash is an ongoing comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero of the same name. The character's first incarnation, Jay Garrick, first appeared in Flash Comics #1...
  
   and Green Lantern
  Green Lantern
  The Green Lantern is the shared primary alias of several fictional characters, superheroes appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. The first Green Lantern was created by writer Bill Finger and artist Martin Nodell in All-American Comics #16 .Each Green Lantern possesses a power ring and...
  
  : Faster Friends, which spotlights Hal Jordan
  Hal Jordan
  Harold "Hal" Jordan is a DC Comics superhero known as Green Lantern, the first human shown to join the Green Lantern Corps and a founding member of the Justice League of America. Jordan is the second DC Comics character to adopt the Green Lantern moniker...
  
   and Barry Allen
  Barry Allen
  The Flash is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Comics universe. He is the second character known as the Flash. The character first appeared in Showcase #4 , created by writers Robert Kanigher and John Broome and penciler Carmine Infantino. His name combines talk show hosts Barry Gray...
  
  , and reprints both issues of the titular mini-series.
• DC Comics Presents: Green Lantern, which spotlights Kyle Rayner
  Kyle Rayner
  Kyle Rayner is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by DC Comics, usually in those starring the Green Lantern Corps, an extraterrestrial police force of which Rayner is a member. Created by writer Ron Marz and artist Darryl Banks, Rayner first appeared in Green Lantern vol...
  
    and Jade
  Jade (comics)
  Jade is a fictional character, a superheroine in the . Known affectionately as "Jennie" or "Jen", she is the daughter of Alan Scott, the Golden Age Green Lantern. Her mother is Rose Canton, the Golden Age villain known as Thorn...
  
  , and reprints Green Lantern (vol. 3) #137-140.
• DC Comics Presents: Jack Cross
  Jack Cross
  Jack Cross was a comic book series written by Warren Ellis and drawn by Gary Erskine. It was first published by DC Comics in 2005.-Plot:...
  
  , which spotlights Jack Cross and reprints issues #1-4 of his self-titled series.
• DC Comics Presents: J.H. Williams III, which spotlights the art of J.H. Williams III and reprints Chase
  Chase (comics)
  Chase was a comic book series published by DC Comics. It was written by Dan Curtis Johnson, illustrated by J.H. Williams III and inked by . It lasted ten issues . The character of Cameron Chase first appeared in Batman #550, January written by Doug Moench and drawn by Kelley Jones...
  
   #1 and #6-8.
• DC Comics Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes
  Legion of Super-Heroes
  The Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team in the 30th and 31st centuries of the . The team first appears in Adventure Comics #247 , and was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino....
  
  , which spotlights Dan Abnett
  Dan Abnett
  Dan Abnett is a British comic book writer and novelist. He is a frequent collaborator with fellow writer Andy Lanning, and is known for his work on books for both Marvel Comics, and their UK imprint, Marvel UK, since the 1990s, including 2000 AD...
  
   and Andy Lanning
  Andy Lanning
  Andy Lanning is a British comic book writer and inker, known for his work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, and for his collaboration with Dan Abnett.-Career:Lanning works primarily at Marvel Comics and DC Comics as an inker...
  
  's reinvention of the Legion of Super-Heroes leading into Legion Lost
  Legion Lost
  Legion Lost is a superhero team published by DC Comics.It was originally published as a 12-issue comic book limited series starring the Legion of Super-Heroes...
  
  . Reprints Legion of Super-Heroes (Vol.4)
  Legion of Super-Heroes (1994 team)
  The 1994 version of the Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team in the 31st century of the DC Universe. The team is the second major incarnation of the Legion of Super-Heroes after the 1958 version and followed by the 2004 version. It first appears in Legion of Super-Heroes The 1994...
  
   #122 & 123 and Legionnaires #79 & 80.
• DC Comics Presents:Superman
  Superman
  Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...
  
   #1, which spotlights Superman and reprints Superman #179-185 and Superman: The Man of Steel
  Superman: The Man of Steel
  Superman: The Man of Steel is the title of a monthly American comic book series that ran 136 issues from 1991 to 2003. published by DC Comics, featuring Superman. As a consequence of introducing this series alongside its already existing titles, DC Comics was able to publish a new Superman comic...
  
   #121.
• DC Comics Presents: Superman #2, which spotlights Superman and reprints Superman: The Man of Steel #133, Superman #189, Adventures of Superman
  Superman (comic book)
  Superman is an ongoing comic book series featuring the DC Comics hero of the same name. The character Superman began as one of several anthology features in the National Periodical Publications comic book Action Comics #1 in June 1938...
  
   #611, and Action Comics
  Action Comics
  Action Comics is an American comic book series that introduced Superman, the first major superhero character as the term is popularly defined...
  
   #798.
• DC Comics Presents:Superman
  Superman
  Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...
  
   #3, which spotlights Superman and reprints Superman #177-178 and #181-182.
• DC Comics Presents:Superman
  Superman
  Superman is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in publications by DC Comics, widely considered to be an American cultural icon. Created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian-born American artist Joe Shuster in 1932 while both were living in Cleveland, Ohio, and sold to Detective...
  
   #4, which spotlights Superman and reprints Action Comics #768 and #771-773.
• DC Comics Presents: Young Justice
  Young Justice
  Young Justice is a fictional DC Comics superhero team consisting of teenaged heroes. The team first appeared in Young Justice: The Secret , before graduating to their ongoing monthly series...
  
   #1, which spotlights Young Justice and reprints JLA
  Justice League
  The Justice League, also called the Justice League of America or JLA, is a fictional superhero team that appears in comic books published by DC Comics....
  
  : World Without Grown-Ups #1-2.
• DC Comics Presents: Young Justice #2, which spotlights Young Justice and reprints Young Justice Secret Files, Young Justice in No Man's Land, and Young Justice: The Secret.
• Vertigo Resurrected, which reprints a controversial and previously banned Hellblazer
  Hellblazer
  Hellblazer is a contemporary horror comic book series, originally published by DC Comics, and subsequently by the Vertigo imprint since March 1993, the month the imprint was introduced, where it remains to this day...
  
   story by Warren Ellis
  Warren Ellis
  Warren Girard Ellis is an English author of comics, novels, and television, who is well-known for sociocultural commentary, both through his online presence and through his writing, which covers transhumanist themes...
  
  .