In 1935, DC Comics founder Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson published New Fun
No. 1, the first comic book with all-new, original material—at a time
when comic books were mere repositories for the castoffs of the
newspaper strips. What was initially considered to be disposable media
for children was well on its way to becoming the mythology of our
time—the 20th century’s answer to Atlas or Zorro. More than 40,000 comic
books later, in honor of the publisher’s 75th anniversary, TASCHEN has
produced the single most comprehensive book on DC Comics, in an XL
edition even Superman might have trouble lifting. More
than 2,000 images—covers and interiors, original illustrations,
photographs, film stills, and collectibles—are reproduced using the
latest technology to bring the story lines, the characters, and their
creators to vibrant life as they’ve never been seen before.