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lalalei2001
10-01-2006, 02:28 PM
MC stands for Marvel comics, so what does DC stand for?
Young Avenger
10-01-2006, 02:31 PM
They took the for two letters of Detective Comics for the company name. Atleast that's what I heard.
Kid Kamikaze10
10-01-2006, 02:35 PM
They took the for two letters of Detective Comics for the company name. Atleast that's what I heard.

You are correct. Detective Comics is the longest lasting comic in DC, which is why they named the company after it.
Kevinroc
10-01-2006, 03:48 PM
You are correct. Detective Comics is the longest lasting comic in DC, which is why they named the company after it.

A lot of people like to read Detective Comics Comics. :p
Joe Acro
10-01-2006, 03:54 PM
Currently, I think they're trying to say it's "Direct Current," assuming Previews means anything at all.
Eliseu Gouveia
10-01-2006, 03:57 PM
Damn Continuity.
Count Vertigo
10-01-2006, 07:43 PM
MC stands for Marvel comics, so what does DC stand for?

You're kidding right?
Kid Kyoto
10-01-2006, 08:57 PM
"What does DC stand for? "

Iconic heroes and well-told stories.
Count Vertigo
10-01-2006, 09:06 PM
"What does DC stand for? "

Iconic heroes and well-told stories.

BEST ANSWER EVER!
Gozwald73
10-02-2006, 08:04 AM
DC used to be short for "Direct Currents", referring to the subscription service where you could get the comic shipped straight to your door every month (do they still do this?)
Joe Acro
10-02-2006, 08:11 AM
DC used to be short for "Direct Currents", referring to the subscription service where you could get the comic shipped straight to your door every month (do they still do this?)
As I said in the earlier post, this is their title in Previews.
Brack360
10-02-2006, 08:28 AM
The company was originally named Detective Comics Inc., then National Comics, then National Periodical Publications, and, since 1976, DC Comics. The "DC" is an homage to their original name and longest-running comic series. However, from an official and legal standpoint, the company's official name is just DC Comics (not Detective Comics Comics, which would be redundant) and the "DC" does not officially stand for anything.
We R. Venom
10-02-2006, 09:40 AM
You're kidding right?

Nohe isnt kidding. Obviously he was serious. He was asking a question because he didnt know the answer. Leave him alone.
Arrjay
10-02-2006, 09:43 AM
"What does DC stand for? "

Iconic heroes and well-told stories.

Heh heh.

That's funny.
Sean Walsh
10-02-2006, 10:01 AM
"What does DC stand for? "

Iconic heroes and well-told stories.

(Paid for by Dan Didio Fans for Dan Didio, Dan Didio kicks ass LLC) :p
The Foreigner
10-02-2006, 10:16 AM
You're kidding right?

Why would he be kidding? As has been explained, there is no actual definition for what "DC" means. I certainly didn't know that, and I imagine many others didn't either. I don't understand the sarcasm.
Ontir
10-02-2006, 11:12 AM
DC used to be short for "Direct Currents", referring to the subscription service where you could get the comic shipped straight to your door every month (do they still do this?)

I don't know if they still do it, but that service cost me a great deal, because by the time the books go there (LATE), they were generally in the sort of shape that made them fit, only for the bottom of a hamster cage, so I then had to go out, and buy a 2nd copy.
Count Vertigo
10-02-2006, 02:35 PM
Why would he be kidding? As has been explained, there is no actual definition for what "DC" means. I certainly didn't know that, and I imagine many others didn't either. I don't understand the sarcasm.
Who's being sarcastic? I'm not. So RELAX. You too Venom.
Lorendiac
10-02-2006, 03:29 PM
For what it's worth, I believe Marvel letter columns (and possibly mentions in Bullpen Bulletins pages?) used to refer to a certain rival comics company based in New York City as the "Distinguished Competition," as in "Marv Wolfman has left us to go write a bunch of things for our Distinguished Competition."

Thereby letting alert fans pick up on the "DC" initials without actually mentioning the exact name of the competitor in a Marvel comic book. Why give them free advertising? A running joke, I think :)
steve2275
10-02-2006, 11:20 PM
damn cool?
a-spidey
10-03-2006, 01:57 AM
i knew that with detective comics too :D
Kid Kyoto
10-03-2006, 07:18 PM
For what it's worth, I believe Marvel letter columns (and possibly mentions in Bullpen Bulletins pages?) used to refer to a certain rival comics company based in New York City as the "Distinguished Competition," as in "Marv Wolfman has left us to go write a bunch of things for our Distinguished Competition."

Thereby letting alert fans pick up on the "DC" initials without actually mentioning the exact name of the competitor in a Marvel comic book. Why give them free advertising? A running joke, I think :)

and DC had their MARVELous compeditors too. It was all in all a more gentlemanly age.