Impact Comics was an imprint of DC Comics that was aimed at younger audiences. It began in 1991 and ended in 1993. The initial "I" in the logo was stylized as an exclamation point, but the official name of the imprint was not !mpact.

Impact Comics
Impact Comics logo
Parent companyDC Comics
StatusDefunct (1993)
Founded1991
SuccessorDC's Red Circle line
Country of originUnited States
Publication typesComics
Fiction genresSuperheroes

Impact's titles featured revamped versions of superheroes licensed from Archie Comics including the Fly, the Comet, the Shield, the Jaguar, the Web, and the Black Hood. Changes included making the new Jaguar a woman and making the Web an organization instead of a solo hero. This was the third attempt to revive the old Archie heroes, after the Mighty Comics line of the 1960s and the Red Circle line of comics in the early 1980s.

In an effort to reach out to kids who were not aware of the direct market system, DC Comics attempted to sell Impact Comics titles through newsstands, but that never happened. The imprint eventually collapsed due to poor sales. A final series, The Crucible, was initially intended to relaunch the line, but instead served as its finale.[1] Archie Comics relicensed their superheroes to DC in 2008[2] [3] before re-launching them as part of their own digital Red Circle/Dark Circle imprint in 2012.

Titles

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Characters

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  • American Crusaders (Shield (Roger Higgins), Captain Commando, Firefly, Doc Strong, and Black Witch) [1950s superhero team]
  • American Shield
  • White Hoods
  • Black Jack
  • Black Witch
  • Bob Phantom
  • Captain Commando
  • Comet
  • Crusaders (Shield, Fly, Comet, Jaguar, Fireball, and The Web)
  • Doc Strong
  • Dusty (sidekick of the original Shield)
  • Fireball
  • Firefly
  • The Fly
  • Fox
  • Hangman
  • Jaguar
  • Shield (Roger Higgins)
  • Shield (Joe Higgins)
  • Shield (Michael Barnes)
  • Shield Kid
  • Steel Sterling
  • The Web (now a group)

References

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  1. ^ McLelland, Ryan. "DC's Impact Imprint: A Look Back". Sequart Organization. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  2. ^ "SDCC '08 - DCU: A Guide to Your Universe Panel", Newsarama, July 26, 2008. Accessed July 29, 2008
  3. ^ "SDCC '08 JMS Talks DC's Brave & the Bold... and Archie???", Newsarama, July 26, 2008. Accessed July 29, 2008
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