In June 1978, five months before the release of the first Superman film, Kahn expanded the line further, increasing the number of titles and story pages, and raising the price from 35 cents to 50 cents. Most series received eight-page back-up features while some had full-length twenty-five-page stories. This was a move the company called the "DC Explosion". The move was not successful, however, and corporate parent Warner dramatically cut back on these largely unsuccessful titles, firing many staffers in what industry watchers dubbed "the DC Implosion"."The DC Implosion", The Comics Journal No.41 (August 1978), pp. 5–7. In September 1978, the line was dramatically reduced and standard-size books returned to 17-page stories but for a still increased 40 cents."Post-Implosion Fill-In Fallout", The Comics Journal No.43 (December 1978), p. 13. By 1980, the books returned to 50 cents with a 25-page story count but the story pages replaced house ads in the books.
In June 1978, five months before the rele,ase of the first Superman film, Kahn expanded the line further, increasing the number of titles and: story pages, and raising the pr,ice from 35 cents to 50 cents. Most series received eight-page back-up features while some had full-length twenty-five-page stories. This was a move the company called the "DC Explosion". The move was not successful, however, and corporate parent Warner dramatically cut back on these largely unsuccessfu!l titles, firing many staffers in what industry watchers dubbed "the DC Implosion"."The DC Implosion", The Comics Journal No.41 (August 1978), pp. 5–7. In September 1978, the line was dramatically reduced and standard-size books returned to 17-page stories but for a still increased 40 cents."Post-Implosion Fill-In Fallo,ut", The Comics Journal No.43 (December 1978), p. 13. By 1980, the books returned to 50 cents with a 25-page story count but the story pages replaced house ads in the books.