Detective Comics

For the predecessor company of DC Comics called "Detective Comics, Inc.", see National Comics Publications.
For technical reasons, "Detective Comics #27" redirects here. For the comic book, see Detective Comics 27.

Detective Comics
Detective Comics #27 (May 1939), art by Bob Kane
Publication information
PublisherDetective Comics, Inc.: #1–119
National Comics Publications: #120–296
National Periodical Publications: #297–467
DC Comics: #468–current
Schedule
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  • Monthly:
    #1–434, #446–466, #489–811
    Eight times a year:
    #469–474
    Bimonthly:
    #435–445, #467–468, #475–488
    Twice-monthly
    #934–current
    Weekly
    #1047–1058
FormatOngoing series
Publication date
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  • (vol. 1)
    March 1937 – October 2011
    (vol. 2)
    November 2011 – July 2016
    (vol. 1 cont.)
    August 2016–present
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  • (vol. 1): 883 (#1–881, plus issues numbered #0 and #1,000,000) and 12 Annuals
    (vol. 2): 57 (#1–52, plus issues numbered #0 and #23.1 through 23.4) and 3 Annuals
    (vol. 1 cont.): 142 (#934–1075) and 5 Annuals (as of December 2023 cover date)
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Detective Comics (later retitled as Batman Detective Comics) is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is best known for introducing the superhero Batman in Detective Comics #27 (cover-dated May 1939).

A second series of the same title was launched in September 2011, but in 2016, reverted to the original volume numbering. The series is the source of its publishing company's name, and—along with Action Comics, the series that launched with the debut of Superman—one of the medium's signature series. Between 1937 and 2011, there were 881 issues of the series. It is the longest-running comic book series in the United States.[1][Note 1]

  1. ^ "Detective Comics recognized by Guinness World Records as longest-running comic book periodical". DC Comics. July 25, 2009. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2012. DC Comics President and Publisher Paul Levitz accepted an award on behalf of DC from the Guinness World Records, recognizing Detective Comics as the longest-running comic book periodical in the United States of America.


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