This page contains titles of comics published by DC that were licensed properties. A company other than DC, its owner(s), or its owner(s)' subsidiaries retained the rights to the characters in these comic books.
The following is a list of the owners of some of the properties that DC has licensed:
- 30 DAYS OF NIGHT - Steve Niles, Ben Templesmith, and IDW Publishing
- ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, DRAGONLANCE, FORGOTTEN REALMS, GAMMARAUDERS, and SPELLJAMMER - Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro.
- ADVENTURES OF FORD FAIRLANE - 20th Century Studios/The Walt Disney Company
- ADVENTURES OF OZZIE & HARRIET - Sam Nelson/Rick Nelson Company and David Nelson
- ALIEN NATION - 20th Century Studios/The Walt Disney Company
- ALIENS - 20th Century Studios/The Walt Disney Company
- AMERICAN CENTURY - Howard Chaykin, Inc.
- AMERICAN SPLENDOR - Estate of Harvey Pekar
- AMERICAN VIRGIN - Steven T. Seagle and Rebecca Cloonan
- ARROWSMITH - Kurt Busiek and Carlos Pacheco
- ASSASSIN'S CREED - Ubisoft Entertainment
- ATARI FORCE - Atari, Inc.
- BIONICLE - The LEGO Group
- BITE CLUB - Howard Chaykin, Inc. and David Tishman
- BOMBA THE JUNGLE BOY - Simon & Shuster/Paramount Global
- CAPTAIN ACTION - Leisure Concepts / Ideal Toys
- CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT - The Blackett, Sample and Hummert advertising agency
- CARSON OF VENUS, JOHN CARTER, WARLORD OF MARS, KORAK, SON OF TARZAN, PELLUCIDAR and TARZAN - Edgar Rice Burroughs
- COOL WORLD - Bakshi Animation/Paramount Pictures
- COPS - Hasbro
- THE COWBOY WALLY SHOW - Kyle Baker/Quality Jolity
- DALE EVANS COMICS - Republic Pictures/Paramount Global
- DANGER GIRL - J. Scott Campbell
- DEMON WITH A GLASS HAND - Harlan Ellison
- DJANGO UNCHAINED - Visiona Romantica, Inc.
- DOC SAVAGE, JUSTICE, INC., THE AVENGER, and THE SHADOW - Street and Smith Publications/Condé Nast/Advance Magazine Publishers
- DOCTOR NO - Danjaq, LLC/Eon Productions, United Artists/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Estate of Ian Fleming
- ELFQUEST - Wendy & Richard Pini/Warp Graphics, Inc.
- ELVIRA - Cassandra Peterson/Queen 'B' Productions
- EMPIRE - Mark Waid and Barry Kitson
- END OF NATION - Trion Worlds
- EVIL DEAD - Renaissance Pictures (ARMY OF DARKNESS owned by MGM)
- FAFHRD AND THE GRAY MOUSER - The Fritz Leiber Estate
- FALLEN ANGEL - Peter A. David/Second Age, Inc. and David Lopez
- THE FILTH - Grant Morrison and Chris Weston
- FLASH GORDON, MUTT & JEFF, and THE PHANTOM - King Features Syndicate/Hearst Holdings, Inc.
- FOX AND THE CROW and FLIPPITY AND FLOP - NBCUniversal/DreamWorks Classics (films distributed by Columbia Pictures)
- FROST AND FIRE - Ray Bradbury
- GEARS OF WAR - Epic Games Inc.
- GLOBAL FREQUENCY - Warren Ellis
- GOD OF WAR - Sony Interactive Entertainment
- THE GREEN HORNET - The Green Hornet, Inc.
- HELL ON EARTH - Robert Bloch
- HERO FACTORY - The LEGO Group
- HOPALONG CASSIDY - William Boyd
- HOT WHEELS - Mattel
- INFAMOUS - Sucker Punch
- THE INVISIBLES - Grant Morrison
- I, ZOMBIE - Monkey Brain, Inc. and Michael Allred
- JACK OF FABLES - Bill Willingham
- JACKIE GLEASON AND THE HONEYMOONERS - Jackie Gleason Enterprises
- JUDGE DREDD - Rebellion A/S (1995 Judge Dredd movie produced by Disney)
- KURT BUSIEK'S ASTRO CITY - Kurt Busiek/Juke Box Productions
- LARRY HARMON'S LAUREL AND HARDY - Larry Harmon
- THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN - Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill
- THE LIFE EATERS - David Brin
- LOVECRAFT - Hans Rodionoff
- THE MAGIC GOES AWAY - Larry Niven
- MAN CALLED A-X - Marv Wolfman and Shawn McManus
- MANY LOVES OF DOBIE GILLIS - Martin Manulis Productions in association with 20th Century Studios/The Walt Disney Company
- MASK - Entertainment One/Hasbro
- MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE - Mattel and Classic Media/NBCUniversal/Comcast
- THE MAXX - Sam Kieth
- MERCHANTS OF VENUS - Frederick Pohl
- MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY - Unknown
- MS. TREE - Max Allan Collins
- MY FAITH IN FRANKIE - Mike Carey and Sonny Liew
- NEW ADVENTURES OF CHARLIE CHAN - 20th Century Studios/The Walt Disney Company
- NIGHTWINGS - Robert Silverberg
- NYOKA THE JUNGLE GIRL - Republic Pictures
- OCEAN - Warren Ellis and Chris Sprouse
- ORBITER - Warren Ellis and Colleen Doran
- OUT THERE: THE EVIL WITHIN - Humberto Ramos
- PETER CANNON: THUNDERBOLT - The Pete Morisi Estate
- THE POSSESSED - Geoff Johns, Kris Grimminger and Liam Sharp
- POWER LORDS - Revell; Strongin/Mayem International
- POWER RANGERS - SCG Power Rangers LLC/Entertainment One/Hasbro and Toei Co., Ltd.
- PLANET OF THE APES - 20th Century Studios/The Walt Disney Company
- PREACHER - Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon
- PREDATOR - 20th Century Studios/The Walt Disney Company
- PRIDE & JOY - Garth Ennis and John Higgins
- PRINCESS NATASHA - Fremantle
- THE PRISONER - ITV Studios
- RATCHET AND CLANK - Sony Interactive Entertainment
- RED - Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner
- REINVENTING COMICS - Scott McCloud
- ROAD TO PERDITION - Max Allan Collins
- ROBOTECH - Harmony Gold USA, Inc. and Tatsunoko Production
- THE ROCKETEER - The Rocketeer Trust
- RUDOLPH, THE RED-NOSED REINDEER - Character Arts, LLC and Rudolph Company, L.P.
- SANDKINGS - George R.R. Martin
- THE SAGA OF SEVEN SUNS - WordFire, Inc.
- SEAGUY - Grant Morrison and Cameron Stewart
- SERGEANT BILKO - CBS Studios/Paramount Global
- SERGEANT BILKO'S PRIVATE DOBERMAN - CBS Studios/Paramount Global
- SPIRAL ZONE - Atlantic-Kushner-Locke & Bandai
- THE SPIRIT - Will Eisner Studios, Inc.
- STARCRAFT - Activision Blizzard
- STAR RAIDERS - Atari, Inc.
- STAR TREK (and STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION) - CBS Studios in association with Paramount Pictures (both Paramount Global)
- SWEET TOOTH - Jeff Lemire
- SWORDQUEST - Atari, Inc.
- T.H.U.N.D.E.R. AGENTS - Radiant Assets, LLC
- TERMINATOR: SALVATION - T Asset Acquisition Company, LLC
- TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE - Tobe Hooper, Kim Henkel, and Vortex, Inc.
- TOKYO STORM WARNING - Warren Ellis and James Raiz
- TOR - Joe Kubert / Tell-A-Graphics
- TRANSMETROPOLITAN - Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson
- UNDERCOVER GENIE: THE BOTTLED UP RANTINGS OF KYLE BAKER - Kyle Baker/Quality Jolity
- UNDERSTANDING COMICS - Scott McCloud
- WE3 - Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely
- WHERE IN THE WORLD IS CARMEN SANDIEGO? - The Learning Company/HMH Books & Media/Veritas Capital
- WORLD OF WARCRAFT: - Activision Blizzard
- THE X-FILES - 20th Century Studios/The Walt Disney Company
The following properties are owned (or co-owned) by other divisions and subsidiaries of DC's parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery (which includes Warner Bros. Entertainment/WB, New Line Cinema/NL, Turner Entertainment/TE, Hanna-Barbera/HB, Cartoon Network/CN, Home Box Office/HBO, and Otter Media)
- ANIMANIACS (and PINKY AND THE BRAIN) - Owned by WB (Executive produced by Steven Spielberg/Amblin)
- CARTOON NETWORK - Owned by CN/HB
- CENTURIONS - Owned by HB
- A DATE WITH JUDY - Owned by TE
- DEXTER'S LABORATORY - Owned by CN
- THE FLINTSTONES (and THE JETSONS) - Owned by HB
- FRIDAY THE 13TH - Owned by NL, Sean S. Cunningham/Horror Inc., Victor Miller and Paramount Pictures
- FRINGE - Owned by WB with Bad Robot
- gen:LOCK - Owned by Otter Media (through Rooster Teeth)
- HI HI PUFFY AMIYUMI - Owned by CN (based on Ami Onuki, Yumi Yoshimura and Kazuo Harada)
- A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET - Owned by NL and the Wes Craven Estate
- MAD MAX - Owned by WB
- MGM'S MARVELOUS WIZARD OF OZ - Owned by TE
- MORTAL KOMBAT - Owned by WB
- MUCHA LUCHA - Owned by WB
- LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Owned by WB (based on characters created by Roger Corman, Howard Ashman, and Alan Menken. Produced by David Geffen)
- LOONEY TUNES - Owned by WB
- THE LOST BOYS - Owned by WB
- RWBY - Owned by Otter Media (through Rooster Teeth)
- SCOOBY-DOO (and SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU?) - Owned by HB
- SCRIBBBLENAUTS - Owned by WB
- SPACE GHOST - Owned by HB
- SUPERNATURAL - Owned by WB
- THE POWERPUFF GIRLS - Owned by CN
- THUNDERCATS - Owned by WB and the Ted Wolf Estate.
- TRUE BLOOD - Owned by HBO
- WELCOME BACK, KOTTER - Owned by WB (through Wolper Productions)
- THE VAMPIRE DIARIES - Owned by WB
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