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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.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 February 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 (1935–1938 and 1961–1967 ...
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.
DC vs. Marvel (issues #2–3 titled Marvel vs. DC) is a comic book miniseries intercompany crossover published by DC Comics and Marvel Comics from February to May 1996. Each company would publish two issues of the miniseries, thus the title difference between issues #1 and 4 as DC vs. Marvel Comics from DC and issues #2–3 from Marvel as Marvel Comics vs. DC.
In the world of [rival DC Comics'] Superman comic books, communism did not exist. Superman rarely crossed national borders or involved himself in political disputes. [37] From 1962 to 1965, there were more communists [in Marvel Comics] than on the subscription list of Pravda.
In the pages of the 2007–2008 Countdown to Final Crisis limited series, Black Adam gives the powerless Mary Batson his powers, turning her into a more aggressive super-powered figure, less upstanding than the old Mary Marvel. By the end of the series, as well as in DC's 2008–2009 Final Crisis limited series, the now black-costumed Mary ...
Captain Marvel has not proven to be a modern-day success for DC to the degree it had been for Fawcett, due in part to DC not being able to properly promote the character under the "Captain Marvel" name, which is a Marvel Comics trademark. As a result, when DC Comics rebooted its entire comic line under the New 52 initiative in 2011, Captain ...
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