Wally West. On May 6, 2011, IGN ranked Wally West #8 on their list of the "Top 100 Super Heroes of All Time", stating that "Wally West is one of the DCU’s greatest heroes, even if he doesn’t rank as the original Scarlet Speedster".[2] History[edit] Kid Flash[edit] This costume was later altered (in The Flash #135 [1963]) to one that would make him more visually distinctive.
The original red was replaced with a costume that was primarily yellow with red leggings, gloves, and ear-pieces. The Flash[edit] The decision by DC Comics' editorial staff to radically change their fictional universe saw a number of changes to the status quo of the character. Flash vol. 2, #1 (June 1987). A difficult encounter with a particularly vicious foe, the first Reverse-Flash (Eobard Thawne), also served to increase the speed of the character, forcing him to push past a psychological block he had placed on his powers.
Bart Allen. For most of his superhero career, Bart was the sidekick to the Wally West version of the Flash.
After West's apparent death in the Infinite Crisis crossover event in 2006, Allen grew up and became the Flash. His tenure as the Flash was brief, and was killed off in issue 13 of his series, The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive. Allen was subsequently absent for nearly two years after his apparent death, but resurfaced—young again—as Kid Flash, in 2009's Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds. After DC revised its continuity in 2011 as part of a company-wide relaunch of its most popular titles, Bart was subsequently reimagined as a fugitive and feared reactionary from the distant future named Bar Torr. Sent to the 21st century without his memories, Bar Torr is given the alias Bart Allen and attempts to forge an identity for himself as the teenage hero Kid Flash. List of Batman comics. Batman has been featured in many ongoing series , limited series and graphic novels published by DC Comics .
These titles have been handled or coordinated through a single editorial section at DC Comics. This section also generally handles titles that have spun off of the core Batman titles to feature related characters. This list presents these titles separated by general type of publication. Green Lantern. Justice League.
Justice Society of America. The Justice Society of America, or JSA, is a DC Comics superhero group conceived by editor Sheldon Mayer and writer Gardner Fox.
The JSA first appeared in All Star Comics #3 (Winter 1940), making it the first team of superheroes in comic books. In the 1985 Crisis on Infinite Earths maxi-series, the series merged all of the company's various alternate realities into one, placing the JSA as World War II-era predecessors to the company's modern characters. A few unsuccessful, and often controversial, revivals were attempted, until a new series titled JSA was launched in 1999 and continued through July 2006.
A new Justice Society of America series launched in December 2006, coinciding with the new Justice League of America series, also launched in 2006. Supergirl (Kara Zor-El) The Supergirl character first appeared in a story published in Action Comics #252 (May 1959) titled "The Supergirl from Krypton.
" Since the character's comic book debut, Kara Zor-El's Supergirl has been adapted into various media relating to the Superman franchise, including merchandise, television, and feature film. However, during the 1980s and the revolution of the Modern Age of Comics, Superman editors believed the character’s history had become too convoluted, and desired to re-establish Superman as "The Last Son of Krypton. " Supergirl was thus killed during the 1985 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths and retconned out of existence. Since Crisis, several characters unrelated to Superman have used the alias "Supergirl.
" Although Kara Zor-El was the first character to use the name "Supergirl," DC Comics tested three different female versions of Superman prior to her debut. List of Superman comics. This is a list of comic books featuring Superman, and related characters.
Ongoing titles featuring Superman in a starring role[edit] Action Comics[edit] Action Comics began in 1938. Action Comics #1 featured the introduction of Superman. Thirteen annual issues have also been printed between 1987 and 2011 (1987–1997 and 2007–present). Superman[edit] Superman Unchained[edit] Beginning June 12 2013, Superman Unchained is the highly anticipated ongoing series by "Batman", "Swamp Thing"" and "American Vampire"" scribe Scott Snyder and artist and DC co-publisher, Jim Lee.[1] Teen Titans. The Teen Titans, also known as the New Teen Titans and Titans, is a comic book superhero team who appear in comic books published by DC Comics, often in an eponymous monthly series.
As the group's name suggests, its members are teenage superheroes. The theme of teenagers learning to take on adult roles and responsibilities was common throughout the series. Publication history[edit] Original incarnation[edit] The series explored events such as inner-city racial tension and protests against the Vietnam War.