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Issue Details

Issue #[nn]
Published [January] 1976
Cover Price 2.00 USD
Pages 100
Editing Carmine Infantino (see notes); Stan Lee (see notes); Gerry Conway (see notes); Roy Thomas (consulting); Julius Schwartz (consulting); Marv Wolfman (consulting); E. Nelson Bridwell (consulting)
Notes "A DC-Marvel Production" on spine. Indicia reads "Published by" and "Copyright © 1976 National Periodical Publications, Inc. [a.k.a. DC] and the Marvel Comics Group, a division of Cadence Industries Corporation," but National's address is given as Office of Publication. On-sale date was 1976-01-02 per Mike Voiles' DC Indexes website. Credits based on interviews conducted by Daniel Best for article available at Adelaide Comics and Books website [accessed 26 August 2009]. Official credits in publication are "drawn by" Andru and "inked by" Giordano. Splash page reads "Presented by: Carmine Infantino and Stan Lee"; this was changed to "Edited by" in the 1991 Crossover Classics collection, but no primary editor is given in the original. Conway told Steve Cohen that he "did the actual editorial work," i.e. "proofing, supervision of production, supervision of art and lettering and coloring" [via Facebook 4 September 2009]. Lee's introduction says literary agent David Obst "started the entire project". DC/National production manager Sol Harrison "co-ordinat[ed] the project" with the assistance of his Marvel counterpart Sol Brodsky per Infantino's introduction. Full indicia: "SUPERMAN VS. THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. Published by National Periodical Publications, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group. Office of Publication: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, N.Y. Copyright © 1976 by National Periodical Publications, Inc. and the Marvel Comics Group, a division of Cadence Industries Corporation. All Rights Reserved. The stories, characters and incidents mentioned in this magazine are entirely fictional. No actual persons, living or dead, are intended or should be inferred. Printed in the U.S.A."

Cover Details - "The Battle of the Century"

Characters Superman; Spider-Man
Genre Superhero
Pencils Carmine Infantino (roughs); Ross Andru (finished pencils); Neal Adams (Superman redraws)
Inks Dick Giordano; Terry Austin (backgrounds)
Colors Jerry Serpe ?
Letters Gaspar Saladino; typeset; Sol Harrison (production); Jack Adler (production assist)
Reprinted in Uomo Ragno & Superman, L' (Editoriale Corno, 1976 series) #1; in Crossover Classics: The Marvel / DC Collection (Marvel, 1991 series) #[1]; in Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel / DC, 1995 series) #[nn]

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Introduction"

Characters Stan Lee (photo); Carmine Infantino (photo)
Script Stan Lee; Carmine Infantino
Pencils ? (Photos)
Inks ? (Photos)
Colors ? (Photos)
Letters typeset; Sol Harrison (production); Jack Adler (production assist)
Notes The inside front cover presents "A Soliloquy from Stan Lee" and "A Comment from Carmine Infantino" above indicia.

1 page Superman; Spider-Man credits "The Battle of the Century!"

Characters Superman; Spider-Man
Genre Superhero
Pencils Ross Andru
Inks Dick Giordano
Colors Jerry Serpe
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Notes The first interior page is a pin-up of the heroes facing off above the credits and story title.
Reprinted in Uomo Ragno & Superman, L' (Editoriale Corno, 1976 series) #1; in Crossover Classics: The Marvel / DC Collection (Marvel, 1991 series) #[1]; in Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel / DC, 1995 series) #[nn]

15 page Superman story "The Battle of the Century! Prologue 1"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor; Lois Lane; Steve Lombard; Morgan Edge; Jimmy Olsen
Synopsis After a rampage through Metropolis, Luthor tussles with Superman and is sent to jail -- but first manages to hide a device stolen from STAR Labs.
Genre Superhero
Script Gerry Conway
Pencils Ross Andru; Neal Adams (Superman redraws)
Inks Dick Giordano; Terry Austin (backgrounds); Josef Rubenstein (assists); Bob Wiacek (assists)
Colors Jerry Serpe
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Notes Pgs. 1-15. Main title from title page.
Reprinted in Uomo Ragno & Superman, L' (Editoriale Corno, 1976 series) #1; in Crossover Classics: The Marvel / DC Collection (Marvel, 1991 series) #[1]; in Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel / DC, 1995 series) #[nn]

1 page Superman recap "Now a Pause for Hero Identification"

Characters Superman
Genre Superhero
Script Gerry Conway
Pencils Ross Andru; Neal Adams (Superman redraws)
Inks Dick Giordano; Terry Austin (backgrounds); Josef Rubenstein (assists); Bob Wiacek (assists)
Colors Jerry Serpe
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Notes Superman's origin is recapped on an unnumbered page.
Reprinted in Uomo Ragno & Superman, L' (Editoriale Corno, 1976 series) #1; in Crossover Classics: The Marvel / DC Collection (Marvel, 1991 series) #[1]; in Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel / DC, 1995 series) #[nn]

15 page Spider-Man story "The Battle of the Century! Prologue 2"

Characters Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]; J. Jonah Jameson; Robbie Robertson; Mary Jane Watson
Synopsis Spidey battles Doc Ock on a Manhattan rooftop and again over Central Park.
Genre Superhero
Script Gerry Conway
Pencils Ross Andru; John Romita (some faces)
Inks Dick Giordano; Terry Austin (backgrounds); Josef Rubenstein (assists); Bob Wiacek (assists)
Colors Jerry Serpe
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Notes Pgs. 16-30. Main title from title page.
Reprinted in Uomo Ragno & Superman, L' (Editoriale Corno, 1976 series) #1; in Crossover Classics: The Marvel / DC Collection (Marvel, 1991 series) #[1]; in Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel / DC, 1995 series) #[nn]

1 page Spider-Man recap "Yet Another Pause for Hero Identification"

Characters Spider-Man
Genre Superhero
Script Gerry Conway
Pencils Ross Andru; John Romita (Peter Parker face)
Inks Dick Giordano; Terry Austin (backgrounds); Josef Rubenstein (assists); Bob Wiacek (assists)
Colors Jerry Serpe
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Notes Spider-Man's origin, powers, and gadgets are recapped on an unnumbered page.
Reprinted in Uomo Ragno & Superman, L' (Editoriale Corno, 1976 series) #1; in Crossover Classics: The Marvel / DC Collection (Marvel, 1991 series) #[1]; in Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel / DC, 1995 series) #[nn]

5 page Lex Luthor; Doctor Octopus story "The Battle of the Century! Prologue 3"

Characters Lex Luthor; Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]
Synopsis Luthor and Octopus escape from a New Mexico prison.
Genre Superhero
Script Gerry Conway
Pencils Ross Andru
Inks Dick Giordano; Terry Austin (backgrounds); Josef Rubenstein (assists); Bob Wiacek (assists)
Colors Jerry Serpe
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Notes Pgs. 31-35. Main title from title page.
Reprinted in Uomo Ragno & Superman, L' (Editoriale Corno, 1976 series) #1; in Crossover Classics: The Marvel / DC Collection (Marvel, 1991 series) #[1]; in Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel / DC, 1995 series) #[nn]

1 page Lex Luthor; Doctor Octopus recap "And Leave Us Not Forget Our Villainous Villains"

Characters Lex Luthor; Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]
Genre Superhero
Script Gerry Conway
Pencils Ross Andru
Inks Dick Giordano; Terry Austin (backgrounds); Josef Rubenstein (assists); Bob Wiacek (assists)
Colors Jerry Serpe
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Notes The villains' origins are recapped on an unnumbered page.
Reprinted in Uomo Ragno & Superman, L' (Editoriale Corno, 1976 series) #1; in Crossover Classics: The Marvel / DC Collection (Marvel, 1991 series) #[1]; in Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel / DC, 1995 series) #[nn]

10 page Superman; Spider-Man story "The Battle of the Century! Chapter One: A Duel of Titans"

Characters Clark Kent [Superman]; Peter Parker [Spider-Man]; Lois Lane; Mary Jane Watson; Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Perry White (cameo); Betty Brant; Ned Leeds; Robbie Robertson; J. Jonah Jameson; Morgan Edge; Lex Luthor (impersonating Superman)
Synopsis The Daily Bugle and WGBS / Daily Planet staffers arrive at the World News Conference in New York City. At the display of Comlab One, "the world's first orbiting communications laboratory," Lois Lane and Mary Jane Watson appear to vanish in a flash of the Man of Steel's super-vision.
Genre Superhero
Script Gerry Conway
Pencils Ross Andru; Neal Adams (Superman redraws); John Romita (some Marvel faces)
Inks Dick Giordano; Terry Austin (backgrounds); Josef Rubenstein (assists); Bob Wiacek (assists)
Colors Jerry Serpe
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Notes Pgs. 36-45. Main title from title page. "One" is spelled out, but later chapters use numerals.
Reprinted in Uomo Ragno & Superman, L' (Editoriale Corno, 1976 series) #1; in Crossover Classics: The Marvel / DC Collection (Marvel, 1991 series) #[1]; in Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel / DC, 1995 series) #[nn]

14 page Superman; Spider-Man story "The Battle of the Century! Chapter 2: When Heroes Clash!"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Lex Luthor; Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]
Synopsis Superman and Spider-Man battle over Manhattan, the Web-Slinger having secretly been charged with red-sun radiation by Luthor.
Genre Superhero
Script Gerry Conway
Pencils Ross Andru; Neal Adams (Superman redraws)
Inks Dick Giordano; Terry Austin (backgrounds); Josef Rubenstein (assists); Bob Wiacek (assists)
Colors Jerry Serpe
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Notes Pgs. 46-59. Main title from title page. First meeting of Superman and Spider-Man, after a brief exchange as Peter Parker and Clark Kent in previous chapter.
Reprinted in Uomo Ragno & Superman, L' (Editoriale Corno, 1976 series) #1; in Crossover Classics: The Marvel / DC Collection (Marvel, 1991 series) #[1]; in Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel / DC, 1995 series) #[nn]

12 page Superman; Spider-Man story "The Battle of the Century! Chapter 3: The Call of Battle!"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Lex Luthor; Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]; Lois Lane (image only); Mary Jane Watson (image only)
Synopsis Our heroes trace their nemeses to an abandoned railroad yard and then Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro.
Genre Superhero
Script Gerry Conway
Pencils Ross Andru; Neal Adams (Superman redraws); John Romita (some Marvel faces)
Inks Dick Giordano; Terry Austin (backgrounds)
Colors Jerry Serpe
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Notes Pgs. 60-71. Main title from title page.
Reprinted in Uomo Ragno & Superman, L' (Editoriale Corno, 1976 series) #1; in Crossover Classics: The Marvel / DC Collection (Marvel, 1991 series) #[1]; in Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel / DC, 1995 series) #[nn]

20 page Superman; Spider-Man story "The Battle of the Century! Chapter 4: The Doomsday Decision"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Lex Luthor; Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]; Lois Lane; Mary Jane Watson; J. Jonah Jameson; Morgan Edge
Synopsis After the villains arrive at the satellite headquarters of the Injustice Gang, Luthor uses the stolen STAR Labs device to control the just-launched Comlab One. Spidey and Superman tackle their foes in orbit before the Metropolis Marvel must return Earthside to confront a tsunami, while Doc Ock is stunned by the extent of his partner's schemes.
Genre Superhero
Script Gerry Conway
Pencils Ross Andru; Neal Adams (Superman redraws); John Romita (some Marvel faces)
Inks Dick Giordano; Terry Austin (backgrounds)
Colors Jerry Serpe
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Notes Pgs. 72-91. Main title from title page.
Reprinted in Uomo Ragno & Superman, L' (Editoriale Corno, 1976 series) #1; in Crossover Classics: The Marvel / DC Collection (Marvel, 1991 series) #[1]; in Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel / DC, 1995 series) #[nn]

1 page Superman; Spider-Man story "The Battle of the Century! Epilogue"

Characters Clark Kent [Superman]; Peter Parker [Spider-Man]; Lois Lane; Mary Jane Watson; J. Jonah Jameson; Morgan Edge
Synopsis Peter Parker and Clark Kent return with exclusives of their alter-egos in action.
Genre Superhero
Script Gerry Conway
Pencils Ross Andru; John Romita (some Marvel faces)
Inks Dick Giordano; Terry Austin (backgrounds); Josef Rubenstein (assists); Bob Wiacek (assists)
Colors Jerry Serpe
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Notes Pg 92. Main title from title page.
Reprinted in Uomo Ragno & Superman, L' (Editoriale Corno, 1976 series) #1; in Crossover Classics: The Marvel / DC Collection (Marvel, 1991 series) #[1]; in Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel / DC, 1995 series) #[nn]

1 page illustration "How This Famous Cover Was Born"

Characters Superman; Spider-Man
Pencils Carmine Infantino (sketches); Ross Andru (finished cover pencils); Neal Adams (Superman redraws on cover repro)
Inks Dick Giordano (figures on cover repro); Terry Austin (backgrounds on cover repro)
Letters Gaspar Saladino (cover title); typeset; Sol Harrison (production); Jack Adler (production assist)
Notes The inside back cover presents Infantino's cover sketches, followed by a black-&-white reproduction of the end result.
Reprinted in Crossover Classics: The Marvel / DC Collection (Marvel, 1991 series) #[1]; in Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel / DC, 1995 series) #[nn]

1 page Superman; Spider-Man illustration "Back-Cover Illustration"

Characters Superman; Spider-Man
Genre Superhero
Pencils Ross Andru; Neal Adams (Superman redraws)
Inks Dick Giordano
Colors Jerry Serpe ?
Reprinted in Crossover Classics: The Marvel / DC Collection (Marvel, 1991 series) #[1]; in Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel / DC, 1995 series) #[nn]