Superman and Spider-Man took place for the first time in 50 years

In 1976, comic fans obtained the crossover of a life. DC and Marvel have published a series entitled Superman against The Amazing Spider-Man: The Battle of the CenturyA story that aimed to answer one of those at the time of unanswered questions: what hero could beat the other? It was almost 50 years ago, and to celebrate, DC and Marvel are there again.

The giants of comics had just announced that in March 2026, DC will publish Superman / Spider-Man # 1, who will be followed in April by Marvel Comics Publishing SPider-Man / Superman # 1. There are not yet any news on creative teams or scenarios, but if we want to follow what Marvel and DC have recently prepared Batman / DeadpoolYou can assume that it will be epic.

But that’s not all. Before the new comics, the publishers will also republish new editions of this 50 -year -old classic series. Things start on January 7, 2026, when DC publishes an “Treasury edition” of Superman against The Amazing Spider-Man # 1. This continues on February 4 with the release of DC and Marvel Present: Superman and Spider-Man Treasury Edition # 1, which is actually a “reprint of Edition of Marvel Treasury # 28, bringing another classic team printed into comic book bookstores, ”according to the press release.

Here is an overview of the front and rear covers, as well as the title page.

The original comic strip series told the story of Superman and Spider-Man, at the beginning, to fight, but finally associate to fight the combined forces of Lex Luthor and Doc Ock. There was no real explanation on how and why New York and Metropolis became only one, and no explanation in the way or why Superman and Spider-Man exist in the same universe. These are only the two characters, in the same city, and the story started from there.

It will be interesting to see if our more modern need for exhibitions and explanators offers a more elegant way to merge the steel man and the webslinger. But, anyway, it will be fun to see how some of the best minds in today’s comics work both in a single story. And who knows? Maybe this will open the way to a high screen test one day. Dare to dream.

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