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When you ’ve been around as longsighted asDC Comics , your look ( or in this case your logo ) is go to go through some change . From the sometime fashioned original to forward-looking experimentation and not - so - timeless marketing , fans have surveil the company through it all .
In entire , ten different iteration of the emblem have graced the cover of the fabled publisher ’s books over the path of it ’s 80 + years in commercial enterprise . Here ’s a breakdown of ones that are remembered lovingly , and others that have been forget . But do n’t expect every rooter to concord on the very best version …
The Golden/Silver Age
1940 - 42 : The first DC Comics logo is ( for deficiency of a well word ) a picayune basic , butit gets some cred for being the one of the OG’sof comic book stigmatisation .
1942 - 49 : Very similar to the first variation , this new iteration takes a tiny step forward by adding Superman ’s name to the mixture as well as a smidgen of shade to the DC inscription .
1949 - 70 : By the end of the Golden Age , DC ultimately popped some colour into the logotype . This is what would grace the covers of their books for the next two decades .
relate : The History Of The DC Comics Logo
The Bronze Age
1970 - 72 : DC begin the 70 ’s by assay to incorporate fictitious character branding into their logo , with this being an example of what you would see on the natural covering of aSupermancomic at the time . It ’s an interesting thought , and sure more heart - catch than the one old .
1972 - 74 : Featuring a back - to - basics approach , gone is the character branding and in its place is a gargantuan red “ DC ” circled by a black perimeter . While it would only last a couple of days , its influence would be felt decade later …
1974 - 76 : Another stark - looking take , this one premise some amobarbital sodium into the food coloring as well as a slogan : “ The Line of Super Stars . ” Like the rendering before it , this would only be active for two years before getting tossed aside for what would become one of the most iconic Son in comics history .
1976 - 05 : know to most fans as “ The Bullet ” , this classic excogitation would usurp the 1949 - 1970 version as the longest - used DC Comics logo , lasting almost three decades . Incorporating lead into the boarder while using high-pitched contrast bleak and white colouring and set at a jaunty angle , it is the bench mark for the all designs that came after it .
The Modern Age
2005 - 12 : There are some neat detail in this one . The room the border is turned on its axis gives it some astuteness , making it look like the “ DC ” is launch out at you , and the sensation is a nice call - back to the classic fastball figure .
2012 - 16 : This logotype , which graced the covers ofDC ’s Book after the ill - plump out New 52 relaunch , is unlike anything they had done before . The “ D ” is covering the “ degree centigrade ” while folding slenderly over itself like a comic Scripture pageboy , and some grain added to the letter of the alphabet to add up astuteness .
2016 - Present Day : DC ’s current logotype takes the 1972 - 74 designand gives it a make - over , tightening up the white - place , changing the inscription to a slightly more spectacular font , and sticking to the downcast color that ’s been the average since 2005 . It ’s simple , stylish , and impactful .
And there it is , over 80 years of theDC Comicslogos . In terms of which is best , it ’s grueling to reason against The Bullet . Many of the most influential releases by the publisher have sported that petty star - bespangle devil . At the bottom of the pile is where the real activeness is with pretty much all of the Golden / Silver Age entries jockeying for the title of " least memorable design . "
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