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The Amazing Spider-Man, [1] 1996's DC vs. Marvel, 2003's JLA/Avengers and the Amalgam Comics imprint, which featured original characters conceived as amalgamations of famous DC and Marvel characters. Examples of crossovers between the "big two" and smaller publishers include Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Archie Meets the Punisher .
The Elite is a team of fictional super-powered antiheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, in particular those featuring Superman and The Justice League. They are DC's response to Wildstorm's The Authority.
Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man (January 1976): The first crossover between characters of both companies, written by Gerry Conway and drawn by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano. [34] [50] [51] 2001: A Space Odyssey (1976): Comics adaptation of the Stanley Kubrick film by Jack Kirby. [40] The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera
Beginning with issue #244, World's Finest Comics introduced a one-page blurb: "To a select few, the word super-hero is aptly applied, a few fantastic individuals have attained worldwide fame as heroes beyond all imaginings, persons such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow and Black Canary, separately, they are among the finest, but ...
An amalgamation of Captain Atom (a Charlton Comics superhero based on Superman and later acquired by DC) and Dr. Manhattan of the Watchmen maxiseries (a pastiche of Captain Atom), Air Force Captain Allen Adam gained his quantum abilities when he was disintegrated in a blast caused by an experimental U-235 engine. The U-235 particles fused with ...
Superman is the only hero allowed to travel internationally as his heroics speak for themselves. Black Adam attacks Israel, escalating global tensions. Manhattan returns to Mars and reflects on a vision he had of Superman attacking him one month in the future that results in the end of everything. Veidt's files show how Bubastis II was created.
Superman follows, barely able to keep up with Superboy. From his Citadel, the Time Trapper observes the transpiring events and recalls that he created a " pocket universe " (with a different Earth, a different Krypton and a different Kal-El ) to which he has continually directed the Legion during all of their journeys to the 20th century.
Superman is the archetypal superhero: he wears an outlandish costume, uses a codename, is unfailingly good and honest, and fights evil with the aid of extraordinary abilities. Although there are earlier characters who arguably fit this definition, Superman popularized the superhero genre and established its conventions.