DC Comics

DC Comics
Formerly called	National Allied Publications (1934-1977)
Founded	1934
Headquarters	Burbank, California
Parent company	DC Entertainment
Website	dccomics.com

DC Comics, Inc. is an American comic book publisher that was founded in 1934. It is the publishing division of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. DC Comics produces material featuring some of the most culturally iconic superhero characters, such as Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman.

DC Comics characters at Six Flags parks

Meetable Characters Aquaman Batgirl Batman Captain Cold Catwoman Cheetah Enchantress Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) Green Lantern (Jessica Cruz) Green Lantern (John Stewart) Harley Quinn Hawkgirl Katana Killer Croc Lex Luthor Robin Sinestro Supergirl Superman The Flash The Joker The Riddler Wonder Woman

Ride only Alfred Pennyworth Bizarro Black Manta Cyborg Darkseid Grid Kid Flash Mr. Freeze Nightwing Parallax Penguin Poison Ivy Raven Shazam Starfire Superboy Two-Face Wonder Girl Merch/other Aztek Blue Beetle Brainiac Chase Meridian Doomsday Jimmy Olsen Lois Lane Man-Bat Maxima Mr. Mxyzptlk Parasite Steel Sugar and Spice Vicki Vale

DC Comics attractions at Six Flags parks

Dark rides

• Cyborg: Hyper Drive - Opened at Six Flags New England in 2019.

• Justice League: Battle for Metropolis - First opened at Six Flags Over Texas in 2015; and later at six other parks.

Roller coasters

• Aquaman: Power Wave - A Mack Power Splash water coaster opening at Six Flags Over Texas in 2023.

• Batman: Knight Flight - A floorless roller coaster that opened at Six Flags Worlds of Adventure in 2000. It was later renamed "Dominator" when the park was sold to Cedar Fair and is now located at Kings Dominion.

• Batman: The Dark Knight - A floorless roller coaster that opened at Six Flags New England in 2002.

• Batman: The Ride - A first-of-its-kind inverted steel roller coaster that originally opened at Six Flags Great America in 1992, and later opened at six other parks throughout the 1990s, the last being a version that opened at Six Flags New Orleans in 2003 and closed with the park's abandonment following Hurricane Katrina in 2005. It was later moved to Six Flags Fiesta Texas in 2008 where it became Goliath.

• Batman: The Ride (Six Flags Fiesta Texas) - A first-of-its-kind 4D Free Fly roller coaster that originally opened in 2015, with a second version of the ride opening at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in 2019.

• Batman: The Ride (Six Flags Mexico) - A Vekoma SLC that opened at Six Flags Mexico in 2000.

• Batman & Robin: The Chiller - A steel roller coaster featuring two different ride experiences, Batman and Robin, that opened at Six Flags Great Adventure in 1998. It was originally meant to tie in with the theatrical release of Batman & Robin in 1997, but was delayed due to issues with the ride's launch system.

• Batwing Coaster - A Vekoma Flying Dutchman that opened at Six Flags America in 2001.

• Bizarro - A floorless steel roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure that originally opened as Medusa in 1999 but was re-themed to the Bizarro World counterpart of Superman in 2009. It has since become Medusa again.

• Catwoman's Whip - Originally a Poison Ivy ride at Six Flags New England, this junior roller coaster was rethemed to her friend Catwoman in 2007.

• Green Lantern - A B&M stand-up coaster that opened at Six Flags Great Adventure in 2011 to coincide with the ill-received Green Lantern film. It closed at the end of the 2024 season.

• Green Lantern: First Flight - A 4D steel roller coaster that opened as part of Six Flags Magic Mountain's new DC Universe area in 2011. It closed in 2017 and was removed from the park in 2019.

• Harley Quinn Crazy Train - A junior roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure that was originally called "Blackbeard's Lost Treasure Train," but was re-themed to anti-hero Harley Quinn when The Joker opened in 2016.

• Kid Flash: Cosmic Coaster - A Skyline coaster themed to Kid Flash that opened at Six Flags Over Georgia and Six Flags Fiesta Texas in 2023.

• Mr. Freeze: Reverse Blast - A steel roller coaster that opened at Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags St. Louis in 1998, though it originally meant to open in 1997 to coincide with the Batman & Robin film.

• Poison Ivy's Tangled Train - Also known as "Poison Ivy's Twisted Train," this Six Flags New England junior coaster got re-themed to Catwoman in 2007.

• Superman: Escape from Krypton - Originally opened as "Superman: The Escape" at Six Flags Magic Mountain in 1997 and operated as "Superman: Escape from Krypton" from 2011 to 2024, a shuttle coaster themed to infant Kal-El's escape from the doomed planet Krypton.

• Superman: Ride of Steel - A hypercoaster that opened at Six Flags America and Six Flags Darien Lake in 1999.

• Superman: The Ride - A steel roller coaster that opened at Six Flags New England in 2000 as "Superman: Ride of Steel". It was re-themed to Bizarro in 2009, and was re-themed again in 2015, returning to its original Superman theme.

• Superman: Ultimate Escape - An Intamin Impulse roller coaster that opened at Six Flags Worlds of Adventure in 2000. It was later renamed to "Steel Venom" when the park was sold to Cedar Fair, and is now located at Dorney Park as "Possessed".

• Superman: Ultimate Flight - A Premier Rides launched coaster that opened at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in 2012.

• Superman: Ultimate Flight - A flying steel roller coaster that originally opened at Six Flags Over Georgia in 2002, and got cloned at Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags Great America a year later.

• The Dark Knight Coaster - A indoor Mack Wild Mouse themed to the 2008 movie The Dark Knight, located at three different Six Flags parks.

• The Flash: Vertical Velocity (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom) - An Intamin Impulse located at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom that opened in 2001 as V2: Vertical Velocity and was re-themed in 2019.

• The Flash: Vertical Velocity (Six Flags Great Adventure) - A Vekoma Super Boomerang that will open in Spring 2025.

• The Flash: Vertical Velocity (Six Flags Great America) - An Intamin Impulse that opened in 2001 as Vertical Velocity and was re-themed in 2022.

• The Joker 4D Free Fly Coaster - An S&S Free Fly located at multiple Six Flags parks.

• The Joker's Revenge - A backwards roller coaster that opened at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in 1996, only to be removed in 2001 and sent to Six Flags New Orleans in 2003, where it operated as The Jester until being abandoned with the rest of the park in 2005.

• The Riddler Mind Bender - A Schwarzkopf coaster located at Six Flags Over Georgia.

• The Riddler Revenge - A Vekoma SLC located at Six Flags New England.

• The Riddler's Revenge - A B&M stand-up coaster located at Six Flags Magic Mountain, best known for its lively queue.

• Two-Face: The Flip Side - A Vekoma Invertigo that was located at Six Flags America, themed to ally-turned-enemy Harvey Dent.

• Wonder Woman Coaster - An S&S Free Fly that opened at Six Flags Mexico in 2018.

• Wonder Woman Golden Lasso Coaster - A single-rail roller coaster that opened at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in 2018.

• Wonder Woman: Flight of Courage - A single-rail roller coaster that opened at Six Flags Magic Mountain in 2022.

Flat rides

• Aquaman Splashdown (Six Flags Great America) - A boat flume attraction that opened in 1976 as Yankee Clipper and was re-themed in 2022.

• Aquaman Splashdown (Six Flags Over Texas) - A log flume that got flooded in 2019.

• Batwing (Six Flags Over Texas) - A Zamperla Telecombat.

• Catwoman Whip - A Zamperla Endeavor located at Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags Over Georgia.

• Catwoman Whip (Six Flags St. Louis) - A Funtime Booster.

• Catwoman's Whip (Six Flags New Orleans) - A Mondial Shake was abandoned. The statue of Catwoman in the middle of the ride was donated to Six Flags New England which is why the junior coaster got rethemed to Catwoman.

• Cyborg: Cyber Spin - An ABC Rides Tourbillon that opened at Six Flags Great Adventure in 2018. It was the first ride to be themed to Cyborg, thus making it one of the only rides to be themed to a black DC character.

• DC Super-Villains Swing (Six Flags Fiesta Texas) - A swing ride that opened in 1992 as Die Fledermaus and was re-themed in 2019.

• DC Super-Villains Swing (Six Flags Great America) - A swing ride that opened in 1976 as Whirligig and was re-themed in 2022.

• The Flash: Speed Force - A Mack Music Express located at Six Flags Magic Mountain. Removed in 2021 for the construction of Wonder Woman: Flight of Courage.

• Harley Quinn Crazy Coaster - A Skywarp located at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. Removed in 2021.

• Harley Quinn Spinsanity - Zamperla Giant Discovery pendulum rides that opened at Six Flags New England in 2018, and at Six Flags America in 2021.

• Harley Quinn Spinsanity (Six Flags Over Texas, Tourbillon) - An ABC Tourbillon at Six Flags Over Texas. Removed in 2023.

• Harley Quinn Spinsanity (Six Flags Over Texas, Troika) - A HUSS Troika at Six Flags Over Texas that opened in 2016 and closed in 2018.

• Harley Quinn Wild Whirl - A Tilt-A-Whirl at Six Flags Over Georgia.

• The Joker: Carnival of Chaos - Zamperla Giga Discovery pendulum rides that opened at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in 2019, and at Six Flags St. Louis in 2024.

• The Joker: Chaos Coaster - A Superloop at Six Flags Over Georgia that got removed in 2023 for the construction of Kid Flash: Cosmic Coaster.

• The Joker Inc - A swinging ship ride located at Six Flags St. Louis. It was also known as "Gotham Harbour" and has since been renamed "The Buccaneer" with the addition of the new Joker ride.

• The Joker's Jukebox - A flat ride that was abandoned at Six Flags New Orleans.

• Krypton Comet - A Chance Chaos that was located at Six Flags America. Removed from the park in 2005 after the Chaos incident at Michigan's Adventure.

• Kryptonite Kollider - A Chance Wipeout at Six Flags New England. Removed in 2020.

• Lex Luthor: Drop of Doom - A drop tower ride at Six Flags Magic Mountain attached to Superman: Escape from Krypton. Opened in 2012.

• Lex Luthor's Invertatron - A flat ride that was abandoned at Six Flags New Orleans.

• Nightwing (slingshot) - A slingshot located at Six Flags New England.

• Nightwing (spinning ride) - A HUSS Fly Away at Six Flags New England that was removed because it was became too costly to operate. One of the only rides themed to a Teen Titan.

• Penguin's Polar Express - A bobsled ride that operated at Six Flags America from 1999 to 2003.

• The Penguin Ride - A Mack Twist 'n Splash located at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.

• The Penguin's Blizzard River - A raft ride located at Six Flags America.

• Poison Ivy Toxic Spin - An Eli Bridge Scrambler that opened at Six Flags Over Georgia in 2020.

• Riddle Me This - A Round-Up located at Six Flags America.

• The Riddler Revenge (Six Flags Over Texas) - A Zamperla Giant Discovery.

• Shazam! - A scrambler located at Six Flags St. Louis.

• Supergirl: Sky Flight - A swing tower located at Six Flags Mexico.

• Supergirl Sky Flyer - A Zamperla Endeavor located at Six Flags St. Louis and Six Flags New England.

• Superman: Tower of Power - A drop tower ride located at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom, Six Flags Over Texas, and Six Flags St. Louis. Also the name of a kiddie drop ride located at Six Flags Over Georgia.

• Teen Titans Turbo Spin - A Super Round-Up located at Six Flags Magic Mountain.

• Wonder Woman Flight School - A kiddie flat ride located at Six Flags Over Georgia.

• Wonder Woman: Lasso of Truth - A Zamperla Giga/Giant Discovery located at Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.

• Wonder Woman: Lasso of Truth (Six Flags America) - A swing tower ride.

Themed areas

• DC Comics Super Heroes Adventures - The DC Comics land at Six Flags New Orleans which closed following Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

• DC Universe - Themed area based on the universe of DC Comics located at multiple Six Flags parks, starting with Six Flags Magic Mountain.

• Gotham City - Themed area based on Gotham City located at multiple Six Flags parks.

• Gotham City Backlot - A former DC Comics land at Six Flags Magic Mountain.

• Metropolis - Mini-themed area based on Metropolis located at Six Flags Magic Mountain, featuring Justice League: Battle for Metropolis.

• Metropolis Park - Mini-themed area at Six Flags Over Georgia, featuring Justice League: Battle for Metropolis.

• Metropolis Plaza - Mini-themed area based on Metropolis located at Six Flags Great America, featuring Justice League: Battle for Metropolis.

• Movietown - The area where most of the DC rides are located at Six Flags Great Adventure; it has a sub-section named Metropolis.

Other DC Comics theming in the parks

• Ace O' Clubs - A restaurant at Six Flags Magic Mountain themed to the fictitious bar in Metropolis.

• Aztek: The Ultimate Nachos - A food place at Six Flags Fiesta Texas and Six Flags New England themed to Aztek.

• Big Belly Burger - A burger place at Six Flags Magic Mountain and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom themed to the fictitious restaurant in Metropolis.

• Captain Cold Ice Cream - An ice cream place at Six Flags Great America.

• Carlini's Pizzeria - A pizza place at several Six Flags parks themed to the fictitious restaurant in the DCAU.

• Central City Snacks - A snack stand at Six Flags Great America.

• Daily Planet Gifts - A store at Six Flags Great Adventure that serves as the exit shop to Superman: Ultimate Flight, as well as a store at Six Flags America that serves as the exit to Superman: Ride of Steel.

• DC Super Hero Store - A store at many different Six Flags parks that sells DC Comics merchandise.

• FunHouse Gifts - A store at Six Flags New England themed to The Joker.

• Gotham City Gift Shop - A store at Six Flags Great Adventure adjacent to Batman: The Ride.

• Gotham City Snacks - A snack stand at Six Flags Great America.

• Justice League Headquarters - A former store at Six Flags Great Adventure that sold DC merchandise.

• Kent Farm Roasted Corn - A former food place at Six Flags Magic Mountain themed to the Kents' farm in Smallville, Kansas.

• Lex Corp. Arcade - An arcade at Six Flags New England themed to Lex Luthor's business in Metropolis.

• Metro Grill - A food place at Six Flags Great Adventure themed to Metropolis.

• Munchopolis Snacks - A food place at Six Flags Magic Mountain that sells snacks.

• Smallville Frozen Lemonade - A former drink place at Six Flags Magic Mountain themed to Superman's hometown of Smallville, Kansas.

• Snowy's Snacks - A former food stand at Six Flags Great Adventure themed to Mr. Freeze's hideout in Batman & Robin.

• Super Heroes vs. Villains - A store at Six Flags St. Louis that sells DC Comics merchandise.

• Teen Titans Tower Pizza - A former pizza place at Six Flags Magic Mountain themed to the Teen Titans' base of Titan Tower.

See also

• DC Heroes & Villains Fest, held at Six Flags Magic Mountain since 2024.

External links

• DC Comics (official website)
• DC Comics at Logopedia
• DC Comics at the Warner Bros. Entertainment Wiki
• DC Comics at Wikipedia