DC Comics

DC Comics is one of the major publishing companies producing comic book properties today. Founded in 1934, the company owns a number of popular characters whose stories have been translated to many media outlets including magazines, television and motion pictures. Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman are the company's flagship characters.

Connections



 * Famed comic book illustrator Alex Ross, having been first exposed to the institution of a superhero by Super Grover in his childhood, painted a lavish cover for the box of Palisades Toys' Super Grover Action Figure which was later released commercially as a poster print.


 * The 1982 book and audio set, Justice League of America: The Lunar Invaders was directed and produced by Christopher Cerf. As such, a large number of Sesame Street employees are also featured as characters and worked as crew on the project.
 * - Produced and Directed by Christopher Cerf
 * - Engineering by Doug Epstein (engineer on the albums Born to Add and Jim Henson Presents Silly Songs
 * - Guest Piano Soloist: Genevieve Cerf (Christopher Cerf's wife)
 * - Narrated by Kathy Mullen
 * - Jerry Nelson as Green Lantern and Yuri Pudovkin
 * - Richard Hunt as The Flash and Han Chin
 * - Nile Rodgers (Sesame Street session guitarist ) as Kenan Masud
 * - Michael Kingsbury Frith as The Batman
 * - Frederick R. Newman as Red Tornado and an Alien
 * - Christopher Cerf as The Atom
 * - Special Thanks to Thaddeus Mumford, Jonathan Frith, Sharon Lerner


 * The Hanna-Barbera series Superfriends, which went through many incarnations between 1973 and 1985, featured several actors who also worked on Muppet/Henson productions.


 * Casey Kasem played Robin (1973-1985)
 * Ted Knight played the narrator (1973-1977)
 * Olan Soule played Batman (1979-1984) and Professor Martin Stein (1984-1985)
 * John Stephenson played Col. Willcox (1973)
 * Frank Welker played Marvin and Wonderdog (1973-1977), Mr. Mxyzptlk, and Darkseid and Kalibak (1979-1985)
 * William Woodson played the narrator (1977-1979)


 * The 2001 Cartoon Network animated series Justice League (and its retitled version, Justice League Unlimited) again featured many actors who had also worked on Muppet/Henson productions.


 * Ed Asner played Hephaestus in "Hawk and Dove" and Granny Goodness in "The Ties That Bind"
 * Jason Bateman played Hermes in "The Balance"
 * Ben Browder played Bat Lash in "The Once and Future Thing: Weird Western Tales"
 * Dan Castellaneta played a minister in "Maid of Honor"
 * Michael Dorn played Kalibak
 * Brad Garrett played Lobo in "Hereafter"
 * Mark Hamill played the Joker and Solomon Grundy in many episodes and the Trickster in "Flash and Substance"
 * William Hootkins played the commander in "The Terror Beyond"
 * Arte Johnson played Vermin Vunderbarr in "The Ties That Bind"
 * Michael McKean played the Sportsman in the episode "Legends"
 * Sam McMurray played Gilbert Hale and a reporter in "Fearful Symmetry"
 * Rob Paulsen played Lightray and Helmsman in "Twilight"
 * Robert Picardo played Blackhawk in "The Savage Time" and Amazo
 * Glenn Shadix played Mandragora in "Double Date"
 * Cree Summer played a female singer in "Fearful Symmetry"
 * Dave Thomas played Harv Hickman in "A Night of Shadows" and Ernst in "The Savage Time"


 * The 2008 direct-to-DVD animated feature based on Darwyn Cooke's graphic novel The New Frontier featured the following connections:
 * Townsend Coleman played Dr. Magnus
 * Neil Patrick Harris played The Flash
 * Kyle MacLachlan played Superman
 * Brooke Shields played Carol Ferris


 * Sholly Fisch has written many DC Comics, including "Super Friends", "Batman Beyond", and "Justice League Unlimited"