National Comics Publications

National Periodical Publications Inc.
Formerly
  • National Comics Publications
    (1946–1961)
Company typeSubsidiary[1] (1967–1977)
IndustryPublishing
Predecessors
  • National Allied Publications
    (1934–1936)
  • Nicholson Publishing
    (1936–1938)
  • Detective Comics
    (1936–1946)
  • All-American Publications (1939[2]: 147 –1946)
FoundedSeptember 30, 1946; 78 years ago (September 30, 1946)
Founder
Defunct1977; 47 years ago (1977)
FateRebranded as DC Comics in 1977
SuccessorDC Comics
HeadquartersNew York City, U.S.
ProductsComic books
Parent

National Comics Publications (NCP; later known as National Periodical Publications Inc. or simply National) was an American comic book publishing company. It was the direct predecessor of modern-day DC Comics.

  1. ^ Gelder, Lawrence Van (February 4, 1971). "A Comics Magazine Defies Code Ban on Drug Stories". The New York Times. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  2. ^ Jones, Gerard (2004). Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book. New York: Basic Books. ISBN 9780465036561.