National Comics Publications

National Periodical Publications Inc.
Formerly	National Comics Publications ; (1946–1961);
Company type	Subsidiary (1967–1977)
Industry	Publishing
Predecessors	National Allied Publications; (1934–1936); Nicholson Publishing; (1936–1938); Detective Comics; (1936–1946); All-American Publications (1939–1946);
Founded	September 30, 1946
Founder	Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson; Harry Donenfeld; Jack Liebowitz;
Defunct	1977
Fate	Rebranded as DC Comics in 1977
Successor	DC Comics
Headquarters	New York City, U.S.
Products	Comic books
Parent	Kinney Services Inc. (1967–1972); Warner Communications (1972–1977);

National Comics Publications (NCP; later known as National Periodical Publications Inc. or simply National) was an American comic book publishing company. It was the direct predecessor of modern-day DC Comics.

^ Gelder, Lawrence Van (February 4, 1971). "A Comics Magazine Defies Code Ban on Drug Stories". The New York Times. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
^ Jones, Gerard (2004). Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book. New York: Basic Books. ISBN 9780465036561.

[1] Gelder, Lawrence Van (February 4, 1971). "A Comics Magazine Defies Code Ban on Drug Stories". The New York Times. Retrieved September 18, 2018.

[Jones-2] Jones, Gerard (2004). Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book. New York: Basic Books. ISBN 9780465036561.

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Formerly	National Comics Publications (1946–1961)
Company type	Subsidiary^[1] (1967–1977)
Industry	Publishing
Predecessors	National Allied Publications (1934–1936) Nicholson Publishing (1936–1938) Detective Comics (1936–1946) All-American Publications (1939^[2]^: 147–1946)
Founded	September 30, 1946; 78 years ago (September 30, 1946)
Founder	Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson Harry Donenfeld Jack Liebowitz
Defunct	1977; 47 years ago (1977)
Fate	Rebranded as DC Comics in 1977
Successor	DC Comics
Headquarters	New York City, U.S.
Products	Comic books
Parent	Kinney Services Inc. (1967–1972) Warner Communications (1972–1977)