Fifty years ago in 1976, Superman and Spider-Man first crossed over in Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man: The Battle of the Century. Fast forward to day, and it’s happening again…
In 2025, we entered an exciting new era of Marvel and DC crossovers with Batman/Deapool #1, which was one of the best-selling issues of the entire year. The two titan publishers are continuing momentum into 2026 with a crossover event featuring two of their most storied heroes: the Web-Slinger and the Man of Steel. Both characters might come from different universes, but they have echoes of similarities in their backstories. Most notably, they work as journalists in the big city. One for the Daily Planet, the other at the Daily Bugle.
Spider-Man/Superman #1 features stories by Brad Meltzer, Pepe Larraz, Brian Michael Bendis, Geoff Johns, Jason Aaron, Russell Dauterman, and more.
“I’ve been waiting fifty years to write this book,” Meltzer teased. “Superman and Spider-Man have affected me more than most real people. I carry them with me everywhere — and our story cuts to the core of what it means to be a good person. I’m honored that Nick Lowe and everyone at Marvel even asked. Just wait until you see Pepe’s work. Get your capes and web-shooters ready…”
“Everyone here at Marvel is excited to be re-teaming with our friends at DC for another colossal crossover, this time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of our two icons, Spider-Man and Superman, first teaming up!” Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski added. “I can’t wait for fans of every generation to read these spectacular stories that our titanic talent are telling, featuring all-new, easily accessible stories about the ever-growing Spider-Man and Superman families meeting for the first time.”
This stunning lineup of variant covers offers a bit of everything. There are fun homages, character spotlights, retro styles and of course dozens of Easter eggs. We’ve shared eight of our favourites below.
Be sure to check out the entire slate of glorious variant covers on Marvel’s official page here.
