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[ectonurites]

I was just perusing tags on that post about Connor Kent being referred to as “the think of steel” and i saw your tags and now I have to ask, because I am relatively new to caring about DC at all, but does it Actually stand for Detective Comics?! this is breaking my worldview a little.

So the 'DC' did originally stand for 'Detective Comics' BUT by the time 'DC Comics' became the legal name for the company, the 'DC' was no longer really intended as an acronym.

The name 'DC Comics' started more so as a colloquial term (publisher called ‘Detective Comics, Inc.’ puts logo on their comics that just says ‘DC’ -> since ‘DC’ is the label on the comics, people start calling them ‘DC Comics’) that then eventually became official due to its wide use, but it’s not like ‘Detective Comics Comics’ was the company's intended name. It’s just a lil jokey joke some of us use that’s rooted in the true origin of the company’s name.

To back this up/build a timeline about this, I'm going to pull excerpts from some books i’ll link at the end!

So, years and events of note:

[Then] in 1935, Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson's National Allied Publications came out with New Fun: The Big Comic Magazine #1— the first time original characters and stories had appeared in a comic book format.¹

In 1937, Major Wheeler-Nicholson found himself financially overextended with his printer. In order to continue publishing, he had little choice but to take Harry Donenfeld on as a partner. Detective Comics, Inc., was formed early that year, with Wheeler-Nicholson and Donenfeld's business manager, Jack S. Liebowitz, listed as owners.¹

The new company's first production, Detective Comics #1 (March 1937) was the first true DC comic book. The character of Batman was introduced in issue #27 (May 1939) of that series.¹

[in 1938] Harry Donenfeld was now CEO of both National Allied Publications and its sister company Detective Comics, Inc. Liebowitz managed the offices, heading up accounting and the creative activities, while Donenfeld expanded the distribution through Independent News. Not long after that, National Allied Publications and Detective Comics were merged to form a new entity called National Comics. But even back then the company was known colloquially as DC.¹

Reluctant to add extra titles to DC's schedule, Jack Liebowitz and publisher Maxwell C. Gaines started a sister company called All-American Comics in 1940. Its roster of characters would include the Flash, the Green Lantern, Hawkman—and eventually Wonder Woman, the first major female superhero.¹

By 1940, a circular logo containing the letters “DC” (short for Detective Comics, Inc.) was appearing on the covers of the firm’s publications; from then on readers called them DC Comics, although decades would pass before the change became official.²

In 1944 Liebowitz merged All-American into National Comics. Then he organized National Comics, Independent News, and other affiliated firms into a single corporate entity, National Periodical Publications. This was the direct precursor of today's DC Comics.¹

In 1976, Jenette Khan became DC’s new publisher. […] One of her first decisions was to drop the euphemistic company name, National Periodical Publications. After all, she reasoned, “readers tended to refer to us as DC Comics.”²

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¹ A Complete History of American Comic Books by Shirrel Rhoades, available free on The Internet Archive

² DC Comics: Sixty Years of The World’s Favorite Superheroes by Les Daniels, available free on the Internet Archive

[the-everqueen]

Hi! For the end of year asks, 3, 18, and 20.

3. favorite musical artist you started listening to this year say she she! hanif abdurraqib recommended them in one of his insta stories and i was hooked. hanif in general has good taste but i really enjoyed say she she's callback to groups like the shirrelles, with their tight and clear harmonies.

18. a memorable meal this year had many good meals but getting to spend thanksgiving with the gf was probably peak.

20. what's something you learned this year? sometimes the words go away but they come back. they come back.

[officialbillhader]

This squirrel was being chased by another squirrel and the chased shirrel dropped its nut and it rolled around the parking lot and i stared straight at the squirrel and slowly backed away so it wouldnt get too scared of me and leave its nut

[beechannel27]

Hey yall! It was such a blessing to be able to join Tierney Shirrell from the Live Bold Movement Podcast and talk about Caregiving and Stroke Survivors. Be sure to tune in to this meaningful conversation by clicking the link below or by tuning in on her YouTube Channel @Live.BOLD.Movement

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caring-for-the-caregiver-bless-edify-encourage-others/id1594404133?i=1000658589560

[robotpoetry]

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[flounderandfats]

The Shirelles - Will You Still Love Me TomorrowTHE SHIRRELLES THREE FOR FREE EVERYBODY GETS OLD

[auraeseer]

Chicks and beer . . .

[gypsy-that-i-was]

Will you still love me tomorrow

[awheyaway]

I’ve been doing more audio editing recently! This is a quick little trailer I threw together for the audio drama I Am In Eskew, using dialogue from the show and music from the Little Nightmares OST.

(content warning for violence and body horror)

[norfolksouthern]

Many thanks to our Illinois Division for their $3,000 contribution to the Neighborhood House. Established in 1896, the Neighborhood House was the first settlement house in Kentucky. Over 119 years later, they are a community center that serves children and families living in Portland and surrounding low-income neighborhoods. They provide quality programs and services every day that are impacting the lives of families in the community. Their focus is to help children and their parents dream of a brighter future and teach the life skills needed to achieve these dreams. Thanks to our Thoroughbred Team for #givingback to the community where they live and work. #teamwork Pictured left to right: LaVerne Ward (NS clerk), Shirrell Jones (NS senior general foreman), Daniel Blanton (NS B & B supervisor), Allen Bruder (NS carman), Jennie Jean Davidson (Executive Director Neighborhood House), David Cissell (NS general foreman) (at Portland, Kentucky) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzsuXhFHi7b/?igshid=9t8tbgyf4imz

[iplantsman]

Edwin Lutyens designed New Place in Shirrell, near Southampton is a lovely hotel, with elegant, mature grounds. Horticulturally charming, if not exciting, with lots of interesting mature shrubs including 8m tall Pittosporum and even larger, wispy Arbutus. #landscape #architecture #lutyens #lutyensarchitecture #plantsofinstagram #trees #treesofinstagram #design #garden (at New Place Hotel) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqnSDpEF474/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11cuwa55fv170

[ectonurites]

Do you know if DC owns the rights to other Fawcett characters or just Captain Marvel and friends? I ask because Grant Morrison did use Bullet Man.

Alright so the tldr is they own the rights to at least some amount of the other Fawcett characters, but not necessarily all of them.

The abridged timeline of relevant events is:

1940: Captain Marvel Debuts in Whiz Comics #2.¹

1941-53: DC Comics sues Fawcett over similarities between Captain Marvel and Superman. This court battle goes on for a long time until eventually being settled in 1953.²

Late 1953: Due to both the lawsuit and a general decline in comics sales, Fawcett sells off many of its characters to Charlton Publications, and ceases producing comics for several years.²

1967: Marvel introduces their own Captain Marvel character in Marvel Super-Heroes #12, thus claiming the title/trademark. This was possible because despite DC winning the earlier court case, nobody was using Fawcett's Captain Marvel at the time.³ However, despite the trademark title belonging to Marvel, this did not mean that the previous Captain Marvel character could no longer be called Captain Marvel if used again—just that the title could not be used for his book.

1973: DC acquires the rights to Fawcett's Captain Marvel, and begins to publish stories with him & his family under the 'Shazam!' title to comply with Marvel's trademark on the 'Captain Marvel' title.⁴

1983: DC buys the rights to all of Charlton's superhero characters, and not long after in 1985 Charlton closes down.³

So it's like... DC specifically acquired the rights to the Captain Marvel family & related characters, plus characters that Fawcett had previously sold to Charlton.

From minimal cross-referencing between some of the well-established Fawcett characters and one of the DC Encyclopedias, DC seems to have utilized a decent chunk of them (I found mention/reference to Bulletman like you mentioned, Bulletgirl, Ibis the Invincible, Spy Smasher, Mister Scarlet and Pinky, and Minute-Man)⁵ but they're definitely not using every Fawcett character. It's possible that DC does/did own the rights to more Fawcett characters, but just chose not to use them.

Otherwise though, I believe that any other Fawcett characters that weren't sold to Charlton (and thus were then acquired by DC) would just be in public domain at this point due to Fawcett being defunct.

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¹ A Complete History of American Comic Books (2008) by Shirrel Rhoades. Available free on the Internet Archive.

² The Comic Book in America: An Illustrated History (1989) by Mike Benton. Available free on the Internet Archive.

³ Comics, Between the Panels (1998) by Steve Duin. Available free on the Internet Archive.

⁴ DC Comics: A Celebration of the World's Favorite Superheroes (2003) by Les Daniels. Available free on the Internet Archive.

⁵ The DC Comics Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Characters of the DC Universe, Updated and Expanded (2008). Available free on the Internet Archive.

[sareideas]

How Changing Schools’ Culture of Discipline Paves the Way for Inclusivity - MindShift - Sareideas

How Changing Schools’ Culture of Discipline Paves the Way for Inclusivity – MindShift – Sareideas

“There’s really tremendous evidence that the negatives far outweigh the benefits,” said Shirrell, an assistant professor at George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development. He’s referring to data showing that student suspensions are linked to a lower likelihood of graduating high school and going to college as well as a higher likelihood of interactions with the…

[gazellefamily]

BABY IT’S YOU (1983) “Adorkable Jewish girl dates Eye-Ti crime-crooner in Jersey. She goes to Sarah Lawrence and tries grass. He goes to Miami and fails at being Dean Martin. She don’t want to marry him but maybe that’s gonna happen after the credit rolls. Produced by ODFGD (our dear friend Griff Dunn). The 60′s era mutation is something I’ve seen portrayed in so many shows and movies that I can sense when it’s done poorly. This one wasn’t too jarring. It’s like one day you’re dancing to the Shirrelles at a pep rally, and then a boy gets drafted, someone passes you a joint, a Velvet Underground LP starts spinning and BAM! Nixon is prez. Let the Ties get Dyed." -Sonny Gazelle

[indieethos]

Home for the next few days thanks to @keywestfilmfestival. Today at 1 pm, critics panel @viva_saloon with @mcastimovies @erickohn @jenyamato @davidlfear @tomilaffly @eugonline @browniekamera Ruben Rosario and Shirrel Rhodes and maybe others on favorite films at the festival and the state of “cinema.” Then I’ll do a Q&A with @ivmeeropol on her documentary @roycohndoc @tropic.cinema at 3:45 pm. . . . . #mansion #keywest #keywestlife #keywestarchitecture #keywestfilmfestival #workingvacation #filmcritic #filmcriticism #filmfestival #movies #cinema #moviereviews #keywestmansions #bedandbreakfast (at Curry Mansion Key West Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5K--geAWN2/?igshid=r9i4rtarvasp

[pxtimes]

Time Travel: 2019 IndyCar at Road America shot on a Canon SUPER 8 from 1968 Nick Shirrell had some fun at a recent IndyCar race, he decided to shoot some footage using a Canon Super 8 camera from 1968.