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Super-Spider-Trivia: - The very first Marvel/DC co-production was a 1975 one-shot comic based on MGM's version of L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz. At 84 pages, the oversized comic sold for the then-uncommon price of $1.50. - Sales of Superman vs. Spider-Man were strong enough to warrant a second printing, a rare event in those days. Five thousand numbered copies signed by Lee and Infantino were sold through the mail. - The late 1990s saw a plethora of Marvel/DC crossovers, most of them one-shot issues in the so-called 'prestige' format. Team-ups included Batman and Spider-Man, Batman and the Punisher, Green Lantern and the Silver Surfer, and Darkseid vs. Galactus. - The outcomes of 5 of the 11 battles in the 'Marvel vs. DC' mini-series were, like Robin's death in Batman #428, determined by the fans, who had the chance to phone and e-mail their votes in favor of their favorite heroes. See also: Superman Spider-Man More of the Greatest Comics Ever Made: - Amazing Fantasy #15 - Fantastic Four #1 - Fantastic Four #48 - Incredible Hulk #181 - Mad #1 - Sandman #1 - Star Wars #1 - Superman #75 - Swamp Thing #21 - Tales Of Suspense #39 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 - Watchmen #1 - X-Men #1 - Zap Comix #0 |
 Up unto the mid-70's, the rivalry between DC and Marvel Comics, the two largest comic publishers in the world, pretty much ruled out any collaboration between them. There were plenty of stories showing Batman and Superman working together, but fans of, say, Batman and Spider-Man hoping to see the two of them work together were just plain out of luck.But in this story, the first-ever major crossover between Marvel and DC, comic fans finally got to see their two favourite heroes in the same story. Billed as 'the battle of the century,' the story saw Superman and Spider-Man apprehending their respective archenemies, Lex Luthor and Doct |