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Marvel on Wednesday announced the details for the previously announced Spider-Man/Superman #1 — which is coming in April 15 — including creative teams, variant covers, publication date and more.
Dig the official (condensed) press release:
MARVEL’S WEB-SLINGING WALL-CRAWLER JOINS FORCES WITH DC’S MAN OF TOMORROW IN NEW SPIDER-MAN/SUPERMAN CROSSOVER COMIC!
SPIDER-MAN/SUPERMAN, an all-new Marvel/DC crossover one-shot featuring stories by Brad Meltzer, Pepe Larraz, Brian Michael Bendis, Geoff Johns, Jason Aaron, Russell Dauterman, and more superstar talent, arrives in April.
Following the massive success of last year’s Deadpool/Batman and celebrating the 50th anniversary of Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man, the first-ever Marvel/DC crossover, Marvel Comics and DC Comics unite again this April in Marvel’s SPIDER-MAN/SUPERMAN #1! Like last year’s crossover, fans can look forward to a double-dose of history-making comic book storytelling with DC publishing a separate one-shot, Superman/Spider-Man, in March.
Main Pepe Larraz cover
The lead story where Spider-Man and Superman join forces will be written by New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer in his first full-length Marvel Comics story, and drawn by one of Marvel’s most acclaimed artists, Pepe Larraz. In addition, the one-shot will feature various bonus stories by a monumental lineup of industry talent, each co-starring Marvel and DC characters, including a few surprises readers will be talking about for the next fifty years!
Here’s what to expect:
— THWIP, THWIP AND AWAY! Brad Meltzer and Pepe Larraz pit SPIDER-MAN and SUPERMAN against LEX LUTHOR and NORMAN OSBORN as their greatest villains exploit some of their greatest weaknesses!
— In the shadow-laden 1930s, SPIDER-MAN NOIR encounters the original GOLDEN AGE SUPERMAN as told by Dan Slott and Marcos Martin!
Marcos Martin variant
— Industry powerhouse Geoff Johns delivers his first Marvel story in over 20 years, teaming up with frequent collaborator and fellow superstar Gary Frank! A crisis ensues as the hit creative team bring the Super- and Spider-families against each together at the summons of MYSTERIO… but is their true foe an ally out of control?!
— SYMBIOTE hordes invade Metropolis as a new War of the Realms ignites in Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman’s epic reunion starring Jane Foster as the Mighty Thor, Wonder Woman and more!
— Co-creator of STEEL Louise Simonson and artist Todd Nauck hammer out the tale of John Henry Irons’ clash with the HOBGOBLIN.
— Current Amazing Spider-Man scribe Joe Kelly and artist Humberto Ramos deliver a campus crossover between GWEN STACY and LANA LANG!
— SPIDER-MAN (MILES MORALES) teams up with SUPERMAN in a tale by Miles’ legendary co-creators, Brian Michael Bendis, who recently made his grand return to Marvel, and Sara Pichelli!
Sara Pichelli variant
— And more!
SPIDER-MAN/SUPERMAN will include a main cover by Pepe Larraz and an assortment of stunning variant covers by top artists, some of which reflect the one-shot’s bonus stories. Today, fans can check out variant covers by Sara Pichelli, Walter Simonson, Greg Capullo, Marcos Martin, Ryan Stegman, Peach Momoko, Erik Larsen, Jerome Opeña, and Russell Dauterman along with a wraparound cover by Kaare Andrews and a Foil Cover by Mark Bagley. A Logo Mash-Up Variant Cover will also be available. Stay tuned for more news, including additional story and cover reveals, and preorder the SPIDER-MAN/SUPERMAN #1 at your local comic shop today! For more information, visit Marvel.com.
MARVEL/DC: SPIDER-MAN/SUPERMAN #1
Written by BRAD MELTZER, GEOFF JOHNS, DAN SLOTT, LOUISE SIMONSON, BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, JASON AARON, JOE KELLY & MORE!
Art by PEPE LARRAZ, GARY FRANK, MARCOS MARTIN, TODD NAUCK, SARA PICHELLI, RUSSELL DAUTERMAN, HUMBERTO RAMOS & MORE!
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OTHER VARIANTS
Foil Variant Cover by MARK BAGLEY
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Variant Cover by GREG CAPULLO (There will also be a virgin sketch variant)
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Variant Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
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Variant Cover by PEACH MOMOKO
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Variant Cover by JEROME OPEÑA
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Variant Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
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Variant Cover by ERIK LARSEN
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Variant Cover by WALTER SIMONSON
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Wraparound Variant Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
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There will be other variants by artists, including Gary Frank, E.M. Gist, Sanford Greene, Adam Hughes, David Marquez, Frank Miller, Humberto Ramos, Ivan Talavera and Skottie Young. There will also be a logo sketch cover, a logo mashup cover, and an unidentified homage cover.
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MORE
— SUPERMAN/SPIDER-MAN #1 — by MARK WAID and JORGE JIMENEZ — Gets Its March Publishing Date. Click here.
— SUPERMAN VS. SPIDER-MAN: DC to Publish BOTH Treasuries as Facsimile Editions in 2026. Click here.
— EXCLUSIVE NEW DETAILS on the SUPERMAN VS. SPIDER-MAN Facsimile Edition Releases. Click here.
— WHOA! SUPERMAN VS. SPIDER-MAN Treasury Facsimile to Get ALEX ROSS Variant. Click here.
— FIRST LOOK — BRIAN BOLLAND’s SUPERMAN AND SPIDER-MAN TREASURY Variant Cover. Click here.
