PLUS: Two NEW Superman/Spider-Man crossovers from DC and Marvel are coming too…
This is what we’ve been waiting for.
DC Comics in January will mark the 50th anniversary of the famed 1976 Superman vs. Spider-Man treasury by re-releasing it as a Facsimile Edition, and immediately following it up in February with the sequel, 1981’s Superman and Spider-Man.
Not that just that, DC and Marvel will join forces for two new crossovers: Superman/Spider-Man #1 in March and Spider-Man/Superman #1 in April.
Superman vs. Spider-Man is scheduled for Jan. 7, 2026 — five days after the book’s official anniversary. Superman and Spider-Man is due Feb. 4.
Prices and solicitation info have yet to be released.
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Many, many thoughts:
— OK, gonna toot the horn here. Can’t help it: WE SO CALLED THIS! Not that we’re geniuses or anything. We just picked up on the hints here and here.
— It’s worth noting that DC is the one formally publishing the Facsimile Editions. That means Marvel appears to still be sitting out the whole treasury Facsimile Edition thing that DC has mastered. (This has to change… right?)
— Since there’s no solicitation info, there’s no word of foil or sketch variants yet. I’ll be shocked if there are neither. Hell, I wouldn’t be surprised if there were straight-up variant covers.
— DC is officially calling these Treasury Edition 50th Anniversary of Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man #1 and DC and Marvel Present: Superman and Spider-Man Treasury Edition #1. The originals were called Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (released Jan. 2, 1976) and Marvel Treasury Edition #28 (released in March or April 1981, dates vary).
— Further details on creative teams, storylines, and variant covers for the new crossovers will be revealed by DC and Marvel in the coming months.
— The news follows this year’s Deadpool/Batman #1 (out now) and Batman/Deadpool #1 (November), as well as the two Amalgam Comics Spider-Boy Facsimile Editions (one out now, one in January).
— DC’s release says the Big Two “are continuing their cross-company publishing initiative through 2026.” That says to me that there will be still more after this. As long as the two companies stay on good terms, I would expect as much.
— A remarkable array of talent worked on the two treasuries. Among the names: Gerry Conway, Ross Andru, Dick Giordano, Neal Adams, Terry Austin, Gaspar Saladino, Roy Thomas, Julius Schwartz, Marv Wolfman, E. Nelson Bridwell, Jim Shooter, John Buscema, John Romita, Bob Larkin, Joe Sinnott, Klaus Janson, Walt Simonson, and — of course — Carmine Infantino and Stan Lee. That’s not even a comprehensive list.
— You’re already thinking it aren’t you: Will we get DC Special Series #27 — aka Batman vs. the Incredible Hulk — eventually added to the mix? Seems a no-brainer. The real question: Will 1982’s Marvel and DC Present the Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans finally come to us in treasury format?
— “DC and Marvel’s crossover initiative continuing into 2026 is a celebration of comics’ enduring power,” the release says. “With record-breaking sales and a growing audience across generations, comic books are at the center of the cultural conversation. Comics have never been more vital, more visible, and more vibrantly alive. By bringing Superman and Spider-Man back together after 50 years for new stories with new writers and artists, DC and Marvel are honoring a shared legacy while inviting fans into a new era of collaboration, creativity, and character-driven storytelling.”
— Obligatory Price Comparisons: Figure on the Facsimiles being in the $15-$20 range. A NM original Superman vs. Spider-Man recently sold on eBay for about $400. An original Superman and Spider-Man in OK shape went for about $40.
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MORE
— Six Hints That We MIGHT See a SUPERMAN VS. SPIDER-MAN Treasury Facsimile Edition. Click here.
— The First MARVEL/DC Facsimile Edition Is… AMALGAM SPIDER-BOY #1. Click here.
— Amalgam SPIDER-BOY TEAM-UP #1 Slotted as Second MARVEL/DC Facsimile Edition. Click here.
— REVEALED! November’s BATMAN/DEADPOOL #1 Boasts Terrific Team-Ups — and 20 COVERS. Click here.
— What WAS the Comic Battle of the 20th Century? PART 6 — 1976’s SUPERMAN vs. SPIDER-MAN. Click here.
October 2, 2025
The news of the Century!
October 2, 2025
This is putting a HUGE smile on my face! Thank you for the wonderful news! I love both of these books and I’m all in for the foil covers, variant covers, or whatever else they dream up!
October 2, 2025
Please let Mark Waid be writing one!
October 2, 2025
That would be great!
October 2, 2025
Do you think they will publish an Alex Ross artwork variant cover with his take on that 1st crossover cover?
October 2, 2025
Great idea!
October 2, 2025
He did do one for Wizard a long time again. Great Cover!
October 2, 2025
Please Release the Uncanny X-Men & The New Teen Titans in treasury edition!!!!!
October 3, 2025
Yes please!
October 2, 2025
Whew! I couldn’t have held my breath much longer. I wish modern creators could produce material in the same vein but I’ll settle for these classics!
October 2, 2025
Ι wish we’ll see eventually hulk Vs batman with the gorgeous artwork by Jose Luis Garcia Lopez
October 2, 2025
Absolutely. I have original copies but I’m excited to have crisp new copies for my grandchildren to enjoy.
October 2, 2025
Too bad Bleeding Cool isn’t properly crediting this site for putting the math together first.
Anyway, this is great, but what I really want is a treasury reprint of Batman/Hulk.
And maybe get Marv Wolfman and Phil Jimenez to do the unrealized Teen Titans/X-men sequel.
October 2, 2025
This is great news for everyone, but even moreso for me, as although I have the Marvel Treasury original from 1981 in my collection, I’ve never read the 1976 team-up. Now’s my chance!
October 3, 2025
Great news – I still have my much treasured originals in lovely condition – bought from the newsstand (actually, since I grew up in the UK, it was the newsagents – the one on Battersea High Street, since I can remember picking up Superman vs. Spider-Man like it was yesterday as it was so crazily anticipated).
October 3, 2025
Byrne’s Batman Captain America is an overlooked gem
October 3, 2025
I keep hearing that. Never read it.
October 3, 2025
I still have originals of both that I bought as a young’un when they came out!!
October 3, 2025
i wonder if they’ll go perfect bound like the originals Marvel produced… I want to say most if not all the Marvel Treasuries are square and LCEs saddle stitched…