(1995)
Marvel; DC,
1995 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 5.95 USD; 8.35 CAD
- Pages
- 100
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Comics and DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC; Marvel Comics
- Printer
- Printed in Canada
- Editing
- Carmine Infantino (credited) (editor); Stan Lee (credited) (editor); Roy Thomas (credited) (consulting editor); Julius Schwartz (credited) (consulting editor); Marv Wolfman (credited) (consulting editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (credited) (consulting editor); Sol Harrison (credited) (producer); Jack Adler (credited) (assistant producer); Mark Gruenwald (credited) (executive editor - Marvel); Mike Carlin (credited) (executive editor - DC); Bob Harras (credited) (editor-in-chief - Marvel); Jenette Kahn (credited) (editor-in-chief - DC)
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock
- glossy cover; newsprint interior
- Binding
- squarebound
- Publishing Format
- one-shot
Issue Notes
Reprints the 1976 tabloid in standard size.
Only date on item is ©1995. Some copies marked "Second Printing."
Likely released first as part of a "Crossover Classics Collector's Set," which also included Batman vs. the Incredible Hulk (Marvel; DC, 1995 series) and a preview of DC versus Marvel / Marvel versus DC (DC, 1996 series). This set likely shipped in late 1995, as the first issue of DC versus Marvel shipped in December of 1995.
Then likely released individually April or May 1996. Mike's Amazing World website lists the Previews solicitation release date of April 17, 1996. Comiclist.com lists an actual shipping date of May 1, 1996.
Only date on item is ©1995. Some copies marked "Second Printing."
Likely released first as part of a "Crossover Classics Collector's Set," which also included Batman vs. the Incredible Hulk (Marvel; DC, 1995 series) and a preview of DC versus Marvel / Marvel versus DC (DC, 1996 series). This set likely shipped in late 1995, as the first issue of DC versus Marvel shipped in December of 1995.
Then likely released individually April or May 1996. Mike's Amazing World website lists the Previews solicitation release date of April 17, 1996. Comiclist.com lists an actual shipping date of May 1, 1996.
The Battle of the Century
Spider-Man; Superman / cover / 1 page
- 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)
-
[no title indexed]
credits, title page / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Reprint edition credits and indicia.
The Battle of the Century!
credits, title page / 1 page
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (credited)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (credited)
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe (credited); Rick Taylor (credited)
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (credited)
- Job Number
- C-154
- 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
The first interior page is a pin-up of the heroes facing off above the credits and story title.
Prologue 1: Superman
Superman / comic story / 15 pages
- Script
- Gerry Conway (credited)
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (credited); Neal Adams (Superman redraws)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (credited); Terry Austin (backgrounds)
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe (credited); Rick Taylor (credited)
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (credited)
- Job Number
- C-154
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Winter in Metropolis:
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Morgan Edge; Lois Lane; Steve Lombard; Lex Luthor (villain); Jimmy Olsen; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Superman [Clark Kent]
- Universe
- Crossover Earth - Earth-7642
- Synopsis
- After a rampage through Metropolis, Luthor tussles with Superman and is sent to jail -- but first manages to hide a device stolen from S.T.A.R. Labs.
- Reprints
- from Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel; DC, 1976 series) ([April] 1976)
-
Now a Pause for Hero Identification
Superman / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Gerry Conway (credited)
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (credited); Neal Adams (Superman redraws)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (credited); Terry Austin (backgrounds)
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe (credited); Rick Taylor (credited)
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Born on the planet Kypton...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Universe
- Crossover Earth - Earth-7642
- Reprints
- from Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel; DC, 1976 series) ([April] 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
Superman's origin.
Prologue 2: The Amazing Spider-Man
Spider-Man / comic story / 15 pages
- Script
- Gerry Conway (credited)
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (credited); John Romita (some faces)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (credited); Terry Austin (backgrounds)
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe (credited); Rick Taylor (credited)
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (credited)
- Job Number
- C-154
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Winter in Manhattan:
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius] (villain); J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mary Jane Watson
- Universe
- Crossover Earth - Earth-7642
- Synopsis
- Spider-Man battles Doctor Octopus on a Manhattan rooftop and again over Central Park.
- Reprints
- from Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel; DC, 1976 series) ([April] 1976)
-
Yet Another Pause for Hero Identification
Spider-Man / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Gerry Conway (credited)
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (credited); John Romita (Peter Parker face)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (credited); Terry Austin (backgrounds)
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe (credited); Rick Taylor (credited)
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- While still in high school, young Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider at a science exhibition...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
- Universe
- Crossover Earth - Earth-7642
- Reprints
- from Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel; DC, 1976 series) ([April] 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
Spider-Man's origin, powers, and gadgets.
Prologue 3: Lex Luthor and Dr. Octopus
Doctor Octopus; Lex Luthor / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Gerry Conway (credited)
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (credited)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (credited); Terry Austin (backgrounds)
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe (credited); Rick Taylor (credited)
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (credited)
- Job Number
- C-154
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Several miles southwest of Deming, New Mexico...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius] (villain); Lex Luthor (villain)
- Universe
- Crossover Earth - Earth-7642
- Synopsis
- Luthor and Dr. Octopus escape from a New Mexico prison.
- Reprints
- from Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel; DC, 1976 series) ([April] 1976)
-
And Leave Us Not Forget Our Villainous Villains
Doctor Octopus; Lex Luthor / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Gerry Conway (credited)
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (credited)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (credited); Terry Austin (backgrounds)
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe (credited); Rick Taylor (credited)
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Such as our Otto Octavious.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]; Lex Luthor
- Universe
- Crossover Earth - Earth-7642
- Reprints
- from Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel; DC, 1976 series) ([April] 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
The villains' origins.
Chapter One: A Duel of Titans
Spider-Man; Superman / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Gerry Conway (credited)
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (credited); Neal Adams (Superman redraws); John Romita (some Marvel faces)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (credited); Terry Austin (backgrounds)
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe (credited); Rick Taylor (credited)
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (credited)
- Job Number
- C-154
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- So this is the World News Conference!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Betty Brant; Morgan Edge; J. Jonah Jameson; Lois Lane; Ned Leeds; 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
- The Daily Bugle and WGBS / Daily Planet staffers arrive at the World News Conference in New York City. At the display of Comlab One, "the world's first orbiting communications laboratory," Lois Lane and Mary Jane Watson appear to vanish in a flash of the Man of Steel's super-vision.
- Reprints
- from Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel; DC, 1976 series) ([April] 1976)
-
Chapter 2: When Heroes Clash!
Spider-Man; Superman / comic story / 14 pages
- Script
- Gerry Conway (credited)
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (credited); Neal Adams (Superman redraws); John Romita (Spider-Man alterations)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (credited); Terry Austin (backgrounds)
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe (credited); Rick Taylor (credited)
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (credited)
- Job Number
- C-154
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Far below, on the streets surrounding Manhattan's Columbus Circle...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius] (villain); Lex Luthor (villain); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Superman [Clark Kent]
- Universe
- Crossover Earth - Earth-7642
- Synopsis
- Superman and Spider-Man battle over Manhattan, the Web-Slinger having secretly been charged with red-sun radiation by Luthor.
- Reprints
- from Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel; DC, 1976 series) ([April] 1976)
-
Chapter 3: The Call of Battle!
Spider-Man; Superman / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Gerry Conway (credited)
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (credited); Neal Adams (Superman redraws); John Romita (some Marvel faces)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (credited); Terry Austin (backgrounds)
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe (credited); Rick Taylor (credited)
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (credited)
- Job Number
- C-154
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Down there, Spider-Man: The old Penn Central Railroad Yard.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius] (villain); Lois Lane; Lex Luthor (villain); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Mary Jane Watson
- Universe
- Crossover Earth - Earth-7642
- Synopsis
- Our heroes trace their nemeses to an abandoned railroad yard and then Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro.
- Reprints
- from Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel; DC, 1976 series) ([April] 1976)
-
Chapter 4: The Doomsday Decision
Spider-Man; Superman / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Gerry Conway (credited)
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (credited); Neal Adams (Superman redraws); John Romita (some Marvel faces)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (credited); Terry Austin (backgrounds)
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe (credited); Rick Taylor (credited)
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (credited)
- Job Number
- C-154
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your pal Luthor goes in for gizmos in a big way, Supes!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius] (villain); Morgan Edge; J. Jonah Jameson; Lois Lane; Lex Luthor (villain); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Mary Jane Watson
- Universe
- Crossover Earth - Earth-7642
- Synopsis
- After the villains arrive at the satellite headquarters of the Injustice Gang, Luthor uses the stolen S.T.A.R. Labs device to control the just-launched Comlab One. Spider-Man and Superman tackle their foes in orbit before the Metropolis Marvel must return Earthside to confront a tsunami, while Doctor Octopus is stunned by the extent of his partner's schemes.
- Reprints
- from Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel; DC, 1976 series) ([April] 1976)
-
Epilogue
Spider-Man; Superman / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Gerry Conway (credited)
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (credited); John Romita (some Marvel faces)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (credited); Terry Austin (backgrounds)
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe (credited); Rick Taylor (credited)
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (credited)
- Job Number
- C-154
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Twenty minutes later...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Morgan Edge; J. Jonah Jameson; Lois Lane; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Mary Jane Watson
- Universe
- Crossover Earth - Earth-7642
- Synopsis
- Peter Parker and Clark Kent return with exclusives of their alter-egos in action.
- Reprints
- from Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel; DC, 1976 series) ([April] 1976)
-
How This Famous Cover Was Born
Spider-Man; Superman / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino (credited) (sketches); Ross Andru (credited) (finished cover pencils); Neal Adams (Superman redraws on cover repro)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (credited) (figures on cover repro); Terry Austin (backgrounds on cover repro)
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino (cover title); 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
Inside back cover. Infantino's cover sketches, followed by a black-&-white reproduction of the end result.
[no title indexed]
Spider-Man; Superman / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (credited); Neal Adams (Superman redraws)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (credited)
- 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)
-
in Superman contre Spider-Man (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) (3ème trimestre 1976)
-
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Pin-up of Spider-Man and Superman.
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Battle of the Century
Spider-Man; Superman -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
The Battle of the Century!
-
3.
Prologue 1: Superman
Superman -
4.
Now a Pause for Hero Identification
Superman -
5.
Prologue 2: The Amazing Spider-Man
Spider-Man -
6.
Yet Another Pause for Hero Identification
Spider-Man -
7.
Prologue 3: Lex Luthor and Dr. Octopus
Doctor Octopus; Lex Luthor -
8.
And Leave Us Not Forget Our Villainous Villains
Doctor Octopus; Lex Luthor -
9.
Chapter One: A Duel of Titans
Spider-Man; Superman -
10.
Chapter 2: When Heroes Clash!
Spider-Man; Superman -
11.
Chapter 3: The Call of Battle!
Spider-Man; Superman -
12.
Chapter 4: The Doomsday Decision
Spider-Man; Superman -
13.
Epilogue
Spider-Man; Superman -
14.
How This Famous Cover Was Born
Spider-Man; Superman -
15.
[no title indexed]
Spider-Man; Superman
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Terry Collier
- Steve Dasinger
- Katy Hayhurst
- Allen Ross
- Jim Van Dore
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