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Why did DC print a TPB of Marvel Doc Savage comics? (Comic Book Forums)

  • Why did DC print a TPB of Marvel Doc Savage comics?

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  • Posted: February 7, 2017 11:56:54 pm
  • DC owned the rights to Doc Savage when they printed this TPB. The character has switched hands many times in his many decade spanning existence.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doc_Savage#Comic_books

    1st appearance is in 1933
  • Posted: February 8, 2017 12:51:19 am
  • Yeah, that was when they were trying out their "First Wave' alternate pulp universe with Doc Savage, The Spirit, The Avenger, the "original" gun-toting Bat Man, and a few others.
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  • Posted: February 8, 2017 6:19:48 pm
  • But that gave them the right to republish Marvel comic versions too?

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  • Posted: February 10, 2017 12:56:14 am
  • rpenny88 said:
    I've seen other examples of this such as IDW publishing the 80s Marvel Transformers series.



    IDW also published a TPB collection of Dreamwave's Transformers/G.I. Joe mini. So I guess when a company gets a license, they get the license for everything. Or at least that's what it looks like to me. . .
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