Crossover Classics: The Marvel / DC Collection #[1]

(1991 [February 1992])

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

blank page(s) / 2 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Inside front and inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Spider-Man; Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway (credited)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Dick Giordano (credited)

Colors

Jerry Serpe (credited); Rick Taylor (credited)

Letters

Gaspar Saladino (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Do we let the 'Dupers' -- whoever they are -- get away with what they've done --

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Superman [Clark Kent]

Universe

Crossover Earth - Earth-7642

Indexer Notes

Partial panel image from the Superman and the Amazing Spider-Man story "The Battle of the Century!".

[Crossover Classics The Marvel / DC Collection] (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 3 pages (report information)

Pencils

Alex Jay (title logo)

Inks

Alex Jay (title logo)

Colors

Alex Jay (title logo)

Letters

Alex Jay (title logo)

Indexer Notes

Credits, indicia, title, and contents pages.

Introduction (Table of Contents: 4)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Dick Giordano (page 1); Tom DeFalco (page 2)

Pencils

Ross Andru

Inks

Dick Giordano

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Superman [Clark Kent]

Universe

Crossover Earth - Earth-7642

Indexer Notes

Introductions to the collected edition.

[MGM's Marvelous Wizard of Oz #1] (Table of Contents: 5)

Wizard of Oz / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

John Romita

Inks

John Romita

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Dorothy; Toto; Scarecrow; Lion; Tin Man

Reprints

• from MGM's Marvelous Wizard of Oz (Marvel; DC, 1975 series) #1 (1975)

Indexer Notes

MGM's Marvelous Wizard of Oz #1 was DC's and Marvel's first joint publication.

[Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man #nn] (Table of Contents: 6)

Spider-Man; Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Carmine Infantino (roughs); Ross Andru (finished pencils); Neal Adams (Superman redraws)

Inks

Dick Giordano; Terry Austin (backgrounds)

Colors

Jerry Serpe ?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino; typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Superman [Clark Kent]

Universe

Crossover Earth - Earth-7642

Reprints

• from Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel; DC, 1976 series) ([April] 1976)

Indexer Notes

For information on the cover credits, see the index of the original issue.

How This Famous Cover Was Born (Table of Contents: 7)

Spider-Man; Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Carmine Infantino (credited) (sketches); Ross Andru (credited) (finished cover pencils); Neal Adams (Superman redraws on cover reproduction)

Inks

Dick Giordano (credited) (figures on cover reproduction); Terry Austin (backgrounds on cover reproduction)

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Superman [Clark Kent]

Universe

Crossover Earth - Earth-7642

Reprints

• from Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel; DC, 1976 series) ([April] 1976)

Intro (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway (credited)

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

Gerry remembers the genesis of the project.

The Battle of the Century! (Table of Contents: 9)

Spider-Man; Superman / comic story / 96 pages (report information)

Script

Gerry Conway (credited)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited); Neal Adams (some Superman-related alterations, see notes); John Romita (some Spider-Man related alterations, see notes)

Inks

Dick Giordano (credited); Terry Austin (backgrounds); Bob Wiacek (backgrounds)

Colors

Jerry Serpe (credited); Rick Taylor (credited)

Letters

Gaspar Saladino (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Betty Brant; Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius] (villain); Morgan Edge; J. Jonah Jameson; Lois Lane; Ned Leeds; Steve Lombard; Lex Luthor (villain); Jimmy Olsen; Robbie Robertson; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Mary Jane Watson; Perry White

Universe

Crossover Earth - Earth-7642

Synopsis

Brought together by fate and deep hatred of their foes, Dr. Octopus and Lex Luthor join forces to defeat Superman and Spider-Man.

Reprints

• from Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel; DC, 1976 series) ([April] 1976), ([April] 1976), ([April] 1976), ([April] 1976), ([April] 1976), ([April] 1976), ([April] 1976), ([April] 1976), ([April] 1976), ([April] 1976), ([April] 1976), ([April] 1976)

Indexer Notes

Adams, Romita, Austin, and Wiacek are not credited in either the original or this reprint. For more information, see the index of the original printing.

[Back-Cover Illustration] (Table of Contents: 10)

Spider-Man; Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ross Andru; Neal Adams (Superman redraws)

Inks

Dick Giordano

Colors

Jerry Serpe ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Superman [Clark Kent]

Universe

Crossover Earth - Earth-7642

Reprints

• from Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel; DC, 1976 series) ([April] 1976)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Superman / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

John Buscema (credited)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Universe

Crossover Earth - Earth-7642

Indexer Notes

Enlarged partial image of Superman from panel in following story.

[Marvel Treasury Edition #28] (Table of Contents: 12)

Spider-Man; Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Romita (layouts); Bob Larkin (signed as Bob [over] Larkin) (painting)

Inks

Bob Larkin (signed as Bob [over] Larkin) (painting)

Colors

Bob Larkin (signed as Bob [over] Larkin) (painting)

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Parasite [Maxwell Jensen]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Superman [Clark Kent]

Universe

Crossover Earth - Earth-7642

Reprints

• from Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #28 (1981)

[Preliminary Cover Design] (Table of Contents: 13)

Spider-Man; Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Buscema (credited)

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Superman [Clark Kent]

Universe

Crossover Earth - Earth-7642

Reprints

• from Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #28 (1981)

Indexer Notes

John Buscema's pencil roughs of the cover.

Intro (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Marv Wolfman (credited)

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

Marv remembers the genesis of the project.

The Heroes and the Holocaust (Table of Contents: 15)

Spider-Man; Superman / comic story / 62 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Shooter (credited); Marv Wolfman (credited) (plot suggestions)

Pencils

John Buscema (credited)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (credited) (figures); Terry Austin (credited) (backgrounds); Klaus Janson (credited) (backgrounds); Bob McLeod (credited) (backgrounds); Al Milgrom (credited) (backgrounds); Steve Leialoha (credited) (backgrounds); Walter Simonson (credited as Walt Simonson) (backgrounds); Bob Layton (credited) (backgrounds); Joe Rubinstein (credited) (backgrounds); Bob Wiacek (credited) (backgrounds); Brett Breeding (backgrounds for Bob Layton but uncredited)

Colors

Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)

Letters

Joe Rosen (credited)

Editing

Al Milgrom (credited) (editor); Joe Orlando (credited) (consulting editor); Len Wein (credited) (consulting editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Midnight in Manhattan.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom] (villain); Morgan Edge; Glory Grant; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; J. Jonah Jameson; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Steve Lombard; Aunt May (cameo); Jimmy Olsen; Parasite [Maxwell Jensen] (villain); Robbie Robertson; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Wonder Woman [Princess Diana]; Cindy (cameo); Nick (cameo); Ray (cameo); Sheila McCorkle

Universe

Crossover Earth - Earth-7642

Synopsis

Dr. Doom hatches a plot invloving Superman, the Parasite, Hulk and Wonder Woman that Spider-Man stumbles upon.

Reprints

• from Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #28 (1981)

[Spider-Man and Superman Origins and Powers] (Table of Contents: 16)

Spider-Man; Superman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Milgrom ?

Pencils

Frank Miller ?

Inks

Joe Rubinstein ?; Bob Wiacek ?

Letters

Jim Novak

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Superman [Clark Kent]

Universe

Crossover Earth - Earth-7642

Indexer Notes

The origins of Spider-Man and Superman, each on half of the page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Hulk / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

José Luis García-López (credited)

Inks

Dick Giordano (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]

Universe

Crossover Earth - Earth-7642

Indexer Notes

Enlarged partial image from splash page in the following story.

[DC Special Series #27] (Table of Contents: 18)

Batman; Hulk / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

José Luis García-López (signed as Garcia Lopez)

Inks

José Luis García-López (signed as Garcia Lopez)

Colors

?

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; The Joker

Universe

Crossover Earth - Earth-7642

Reprints

• from DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #27 - Batman vs. the Incredible Hulk [Direct] (Fall 1981)

[Evolution of a Cover] (Table of Contents: 19)

Batman; Hulk / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dick Giordano (credited); Al Milgrom (credited)

Pencils

José Luis García-López (credited)

Inks

José Luis García-López (credited)

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; The Joker

Universe

Crossover Earth - Earth-7642

Reprints

• from DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #27 - Batman vs. the Incredible Hulk (Fall 1981)

Indexer Notes

Included are 4 rough pencil cover ideas from Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez.

Intro (Table of Contents: 20)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Len Wein (credited)

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

Len remembers the genesis of the project.

The Monster and the Madman (Table of Contents: 21)

Batman; Hulk / comic story / 64 pages (report information)

Script

Len Wein (credited)

Pencils

José Luis García-López (credited)

Inks

Dick Giordano (credited)

Colors

Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

Editing

Jim Shooter (credited) (consulting editor); Al Milgrom (credited) (consulting editor); Dick Giordano (credited) (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Batman... In a history-making confrontation with the mightiest man-brute to ever walk the Earth... the Incredible Hulk

Genre

superhero

Characters

Abomination [Emil Blonsky] (antagonist) (apparition); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; The Joker (villain); Killer Moth [Cameron van Cleer] (antagonist) (apparition); Leader [Samuel Sterns] (antagonist) (apparition); Alfred Pennyworth; Rhino [Aleksei Sytsevich] (antagonist) (apparition); General "Thunderbolt" Ross; Doc Samson [Leonard Samson]; Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (antagonist) (apparition); Shaper of Worlds (villain); Two-Face [Harvey Dent] (antagonist) (apparition)

Universe

Crossover Earth - Earth-7642

Synopsis

The Shaper of World enlists the Joker's aid to get Bruce Banner. Batman, however has other ideas.

Reprints

• from DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #27 - Batman vs. the Incredible Hulk (Fall 1981), #27 - Batman vs. the Incredible Hulk (Fall 1981), #27 - Batman vs. the Incredible Hulk (Fall 1981), #27 - Batman vs. the Incredible Hulk (Fall 1981), #27 - Batman vs. the Incredible Hulk (Fall 1981), #27 - Batman vs. the Incredible Hulk (Fall 1981), #27 - Batman vs. the Incredible Hulk (Fall 1981), #27 - Batman vs. the Incredible Hulk (Fall 1981)

The Origin of Batman / The Origin of the Incredible Hulk (Table of Contents: 22)

Batman; Hulk / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Len Wein

Pencils

George Pérez

Inks

Dick Giordano

Letters

John Costanza

First Line of Dialogue or Text

When young Bruce Wayne saw his parents murdered before his eyes...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne] (origin); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (origin); Rick Jones; Martha Wayne; Thomas Wayne

Universe

Crossover Earth - Earth-7642

Reprints

• from DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series) #27 - Batman vs. the Incredible Hulk (Fall 1981), #27 - Batman vs. the Incredible Hulk (Fall 1981)

Indexer Notes

Half page origins of Batman and the Incredible Hulk.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Batman / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

José Luis García-López (credited)

Inks

Dick Giordano (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Universe

Crossover Earth - Earth-7642

Indexer Notes

Enlarged partial image of Batman from panel in previous story.

[Marvel and DC Present Featuring The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans #1] (Table of Contents: 24)

Teen Titans; X-Men / cover reprint (on interior page) / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))

Inks

Terry Austin (signed as austin)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Teen Titans: Changeling [Garfield Logan]; Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Raven; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Starfire [Koriand'r]
X-Men: Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Sprite [Kitty Pryde]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan]
Dark Phoenix [Jean Grey]; Darkseid; Darkseid; Dark Phoenix; Teen Titans [Robin [Dick Grayson]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]; Cyborg; Raven; Changeling; Starfire]; X-Men [Cyclops; Professor Xavier; Storm; Nightcrawler; Wolverine; Colossus; Sprite]

Universe

Crossover Earth - Earth-7642

Reprints

• from Marvel and DC Present Featuring The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans (Marvel, 1982 series) #1 [Direct] (1982)

Intro (Table of Contents: 25)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Chris Claremont (credited)

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

Chris remembers the genesis of the project.

Apokolips...Now (Table of Contents: 26)

Teen Titans; X-Men / comic story / 64 pages (report information)

Script

Chris Claremont (credited)

Pencils

Walter Simonson (credited as Walt Simonson)

Inks

Terry Austin (credited)

Colors

Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein); Rick Taylor (credited)

Letters

Tom Orzechowski (credited)

Editing

Louise Simonson (credited as Louise Jones) (editor); Len Wein (credited) (consulting editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look about you, Metron.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Para-Demons
Teen Titans: Changeling [Garfield Logan]; Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; Raven; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Starfire [Koriand'r]; Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]
X-Men: Colossus [Piotr Rasputin]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Sprite [Kitty Pryde]; Storm [Ororo Munroe]; Wolverine [Logan]
Dark Phoenix [Jean Grey] (villain); Darkseid (villain); Deathstroke the Terminator [Slade Wilson] (villain); Elaine Grey; John Grey; Metron; Ravok the Ravager (death) (villain)

Universe

Crossover Earth - Earth-7642

Synopsis

Darkseid recreates Dark Phoenix in order to rule the universe. The Teen Titans and the X-Men are then drawn into the scheme.

Reprints

• from Marvel and DC Present Featuring The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans (Marvel, 1982 series) #1 (1982)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Walter Simonson (credited as Walt Simonson) (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))

Inks

Walter Simonson (credited as Walt Simonson) (signed as Simonson (brontosaurus))

Letters

?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

And now a word (or two) from Kitty Pryde...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sprite [Kitty Pryde]

Indexer Notes

Illustration that says "Marvel Comics is Power" with story credits block.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Spider-Man / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Dick Giordano (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man [Peter Parker]

Universe

Crossover Earth - Earth-7642

Indexer Notes

Enlarged partial image of Spider-Man from "The Battle of the Century!" story.

Bios (Table of Contents: 29)

text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

biography

Synopsis

Bios of all the creators involved.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 30) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)