DC Comics Presents is acomic book series published byDC Comics from 1978 to 1986 which ran for 97 issues and fourAnnuals. It featuredteam-ups betweenSuperman and a wide variety of other characters in theDC Universe. A recurring back-up feature "Whatever Happened to...?" had stories revealing the status of various minor and little-used characters.
In 2004, the titleDC Comics Presents was revived for eight one-shot issues, each a tribute to Schwartz, 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 about that cover.
In 2010, DC launched a newDC Comics Presents, a line of 100-page reprint issues reprinting stories that have not seen print since their original publication.
In September and October 2004, the titleDC Comics Presents was revived for a series of eight one-shot issues, each a tribute to DCeditorJulius Schwartz, who had died the previous February.[18] 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 about that cover.
In 2010, DC launched a newDC Comics Presents series featuring stories that have not seen print since their original publication.The issues are:[19][20]
DC Comics Presents:Batman #1 (October 2010), which spotlights Batman and reprintsBatman #582–585 (10/20/2010).
DC Comics Presents: Batman #2 (November 2010), reprintsBatman #591–594 (11/17/2010).
DC Comics Presents: Batman #3 (December 2010), reprintsBatman #595–598 (12/15/2010).
DC Comics Presents: Brightest Day #2, which spotlightsMartian Manhunter andFirestorm and reprintsMartian Manhunter #24 andFirestorm #11–13.
DC Comics Presents: Brightest Day #3, which spotlights theAquaman,Batman,Joker, and theTeen Titans, reprintingLegends of the DC Universe #26–27 andTeen Titans (2003-2011) #27–28.
DC Comics Presents:Ethan Van Sciver, which spotlights the art of Ethan Van Sciver and reprintsBatman andCatwoman: Trail of the Gun #1–2.
DC Comics Presents:The Flash andGreen Lantern: Faster Friends, which spotlights Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner) and the Flash (Wally West) and reprints both issues of the titular miniseries.
DC Comics Presents: Green Lantern, which spotlights Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner) andJade and reprintsGreen Lantern (vol. 3) #137–140.
DC Comics Presents:Jack Cross, 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 reprintsChase #1 and 6–8.
DC Comics Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes #2, which spotlightsGeoff Johns and reprintsAdventure Comics #0-4,Action Comics #864 and 900 and theMon-El story fromAction Comics Annual #10.
^Kingman, Jim (August 2013). "Men of Steel: Superman and Julius Schwartz inWorld's Finest Comics andDC Comics Presents".Back Issue! (#66). Raleigh, North Carolina:TwoMorrows Publishing:53–64.
^abMcAvennie, Michael (2010). "1970s". In Dolan, Hannah (ed.).DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. London, United Kingdom:Dorling Kindersley. p. 179.ISBN978-0-7566-6742-9.A new ongoing Superman series started to mix things up by teaming the Man of Steel with other heroes in the DC Universe. Writer Martin Pasko and artist José Luis García-López launched the inaugural issue.
^abWells, John (May 2013). "Flashback: Whatever Happened to...?".Back Issue! (#64). Raleigh, North Carolina: TwoMorrows Publishing:51–61.
^Manning, Matthew K. "1980s" in Dolan, p. 188: "[The New Teen Titans] went on to become DC's most popular comic team of its day. Not only the springboard for the following month'sThe New Teen Titans #1, the preview's momentous story also featured the first appearance of future DC mainstaysCyborg,Starfire, andRaven".
^abManning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 188: "Artist Jim Starlin displayed his penchant for portraying powerful cosmic villains with the debut of Mongul, a new threat to plague Superman's life, in a story written by Len Wein".
^Wein, Len (w), Starlin, Jim (p), Tanghal, Romeo (i). "Warworld!" DC Comics Presents, no. 28 (December 1980).
^Wein, Len (w), Starlin, Jim (p), Tanghal, Romeo (i). "Where No Superman Has Gone Before" DC Comics Presents, no. 29 (January 1981).
^Sanderson, Peter (September–October 1981). "Thomas/Colan Premiere Wonder Woman's New Look".Comics Feature (12/13).New Media Publishing: 23.The hotly-debated new Wonder Woman uniform will be bestowed on the Amazon Princess in her first adventure written and drawn by her new creative team: Roy Thomas and Gene Colan...This story will appear as an insert inDC Comics Presents #41.
^abManning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 199: "[Ambush Bug] made his debut in the pages ofDC Comics Presents #52...[by] writer Paul Kupperberg and artist Keith Giffen".
^abManning "1980s" in Dolan, p. 215: "This issue set into motion the life of Earth-Prime's youngest superhero, a major player in theCrisis on Infinite Earths saga, and the brutal adversary at the heart of 2005-2006'sInfinite Crisis limited series".
^Cowsill, Alan "2000s" in Dolan, p. 314: "When DC Comics' icon Julius Schwartz sadly passed away in February 2004, some kind of major tribute was required...To celebrate his life, DC revived theDC Comics Presents series, producing eight one-shots in which DC writers and artists put their own twists on covers inspired by Schwartz and reimagined classic Silver Age stories".
