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All-Star Western is the name of three American comic book series published by DC Comics, each a Western fiction omnibus featuring both continuing characters and anthological stories. The first ran from 1951 to 1961, the second from 1970 to 1972 and the third was part of The New 52 and ran from September 2011 to August 2014.
Weird Western Tales is a Western genre comics anthology published by DC Comics from June–July 1972 to August 1980. It is best known for featuring the adventures of Jonah Hex until #38 (Jan.–Feb. 1977) when the character was promoted to his own eponymous series. Scalphunter then took Hex's place as the featured character in Weird Western Tales.
DC Comics is one of the largest comic book publishers in North America.DC has published comic books under a number of different imprints and corporate names. This is a list of all series, mini-series, limited series, one-shots and graphic novels published under the imprints DC or AA, and published by National Periodical Publications, National Comics Publications, All-American Comics, Inc ...
October 1970: Marvel Comics begins publishing Conan the Barbarian. October 1970: DC Comics begins publishing Jack Kirby's Fourth World titles beginning with Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen and continuing with New Gods, The Forever People and Mister Miracle. 1971: The Comics Code is revised. January 1971: Clark Kent becomes a newscaster at WGBS-TV.
1970–1976 Jonah Hex stories from: All-Star Western #10–11; Weird Western Tales #12–14, 16–33 (Billy the Kid) outlaw stories from All-Star Western #2–8 "The Night of the Snake" feature from All-Star Western #6 528 1-4012-0760-X: November 2005; out of print Vol. 2: 1976–1979 Weird Western Tales #34–38; Jonah Hex #1–22; 544 1-4012 ...
First feature film based on a DC Comics character. Served as a backdoor pilot for the 1950s Adventures of Superman television series and was later split into a two-parter episode to close off the series' first season. 1966 Batman: 20th Century Fox/Greenlawn Productions Related to the 1960s Batman television series. 1978 Superman
Challengers of the Unknown (1958 series), with issue #77 (December 1970/January 1971 cover date), is canceled by DC Comics. Metal Men (1963 series), with issue #41 (December 1970/January 1971 cover date), is canceled by DC.
DC Comics raises the prices of its standard comics from 25 cents to 30 cents, keeping the page-count at 36. Gerry Conway succeeds Marv Wolfman as Marvel Comics editor-in-chief in March 1976, [ 8 ] but holds the job only briefly, relinquishing the post before the month is out, succeeded in turn by Archie Goodwin .