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Marvel vs. DC was a 1997 comic book mini-series by DC Comics and Marvel. The plot was that two "Brothers" personify the universes that comics fans know as DC and Marvel. After becoming aware of the other's existence, the brothers challenge each other to a series of duels involving each universe's respective superheroes.
The Modern Age of Comic Books is a period in the history of American superhero comic books which began in 1985 and continues through the present day. [1] [2] During approximately the first 15 years of this period, many comic book characters were redesigned, creators gained prominence in the industry, independent comics flourished, and larger publishing houses became more commercialized.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 January 2025. American comic book publisher This article is about the US publisher of comics. For the Scottish publisher of comics and newspapers, see DC Thomson. For the capital of the United States, see Washington, D.C. DC Comics, Inc. Parent company Independent (1935–1967) Kinney Services Inc ...
An easternized influence is more evident in most Marvel Comics literature, while DC Comics are exaggerated, under-influenced or sustained into the belief of comical parodies; e.g. the story-line of the alien, Monstergirl, and her affluent life-style as a teenage recluse who turns into a monster or the purpose of Asmodel, an angelic inter ...
In Unlimited Access, a limited series which further explored themes introduced in DC vs. Marvel, the hero known as Access formed an amalgamation of what appeared to be the Silver Age versions of Thor and Superman (in his then-current blue energy form). Together, they were known as Thor-El. [44]
Superman was introduced in the 1930s and was the archetype for the modern superhero, and so is depicted in stories set on Earth-Two as the first major reliable costumed superhero on that world, discounting earlier part-time heroes and "mystery men" such as Doctor Occult (who first appeared in 1935).
Named Earth-692 in Marvel Encyclopedia: Fantastic Four (2004). Renamed Earth-9602 in The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Alternate Universes (2005). Named Earth-496 in The Essential Wonder Woman Encyclopedia (2015). Marvel Comics versus DC #3 (April 1996) Crossover Earth (Earth-7642) [21] Pre-Crisis
The concept of a universe and a multiverse in which the fictional stories take place was loosely established during the Golden Age of Comic Books (1938–1956). With the publication of All-Star Comics #3 in 1940, the first crossover between characters occurred with the creation of the Justice Society of America (JSA), which presented the first superhero team with characters appearing in other ...