DC Comics TimelineBy: Sarah Lewyn

DC Comics

• 1938-1950- Golden Age of Comics• 1938- Superman is created• 1939- founded as National Allied Publications by Malcolm Wheeler-

Nicholson• 1939- Batman is created• 1941- Wonder Woman is created• 1951- Superman and the Mole Men is released• 1952- First DC show called Adventures of Superman• 1956-1970- Silver Age of Comics

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• 1956- The Flash (Barry Allen) is created• 1958- The show Adventures of Superpup fails with a pilot episode• 1959- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) is created• 1966- Batman: The Movie is released• 1666- Batman TV show begins• 1969- Warner Brothers purchases DC Comics• 1970-1985- Bronze Age of Comics• 1975- It’s a Bird...It’s a Plane...It’s Superman! TV show begins

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• 1974- Shazam! TV show starts• 1975- Wonder Woman TV show starts• 1975- Secrets of Isis TV show starts• 1978- Superman is released• 1979- Legends of Superheroes TV show starts• 1982- Swamp Thing is released• 1983- Superman III was released• 1984- Supergirl was released• 1985-present- Modern Age of Comics

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• 1988- Superboy TV show• 1989- Batman and The Swamp Thing are released• 1990- The Flash TV show• 1990- Swamp Thing TV show• 1992- Human Target TV show• 1993- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman TV show• 1995- Batman Returns are released• 1997- Steel and Batman & Robin are released• 1997- Justice League of America TV pilot

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• 2001- Smallville TV show• 2004- Catwoman is released• 2005- Batman Begins is released• 2006- Aquaman pilot TV show• 2006- Superman Returns• 2008- The Dark Knight• 2009- Watchmen• 2010- Jonah Hex

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• 2010- Jonah Hex • 2010- Human Target TV show• 2011- Green Lantern• 2011- Wonder Woman TV show pilot• 2012- Arrow TV show • 2013- Man of Steel