Superman/Spider-Man: Everything You Need To Know About The Next DC/Marvel Crossover

Last year, Marvel Comics and DC Comics surprised readers by announcing that they’ll be doing their first crossover in more than 20 years. The result was two one-shot anthologies that saw Deadpool and Batman cross paths, along with many other characters in back-up stories.

In 2026, the publishers are back at it again with another intercompany crossover. This time around, the two anthologies centre around Superman and Spider-Man, harkening back to the first time DC Comics and Marvel Comics crossed over 50 years ago.

Dive deeper into this DC/Marvel crossover with this handy guide. You’ll find out which characters and creators are involved, when each anthology comes out and much more.

Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man #1 cover by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano.

This crossover has happened before

As alluded to, it’s not the first time Spider-Man and Superman have crossed paths. It first happened all the way back in 1976’s Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man #1. Titled “The Battle of the Century“, this was the inaugural DC/Marvel crossover and featured a story that highlighted the similarities between the two heroes.

This was followed up in 1981 with a team-up called “Superman and Spider-Man“. In this one, the pair face Doctor Doom and Parasite.

Both of these comics have been rarely reprinted in the last 50 years due to the nature of the crossover. This has seen both go for lofty prices in the subsequent years, which are more targeted at collectors than readers. However, that recently changed…

Marvel and DC have reprinted facsimile editions of both crossovers in the treasury format. These aim to simulate the original presentation, featuring the same trade dress. Treasury Edition 50th Anniversary of Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man #1 was published on 7th January, and DC and Marvel Present: Superman and Spider-Man Treasury Edition #1 will hit the shelves on 4th February.

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Release order

Just like Deadpool/Batman before it, there will be two one-shots celebrating the team-up. The first will be published by DC Comics and the other by Marvel Comics.

1. Superman/Spider-Man
2. Spider-Man/Superman

The next section has more details about each of these issues.

Issue details

Read on to find out more about these two intercompany crossover one-shots. This includes the characters and creators involved, release dates, story details, and more.

Superman/Spider-Man #1 cover by Jorge Jiménez.

Details on Superman/Spider-Man #1

DC Comics will give readers the first crossover between Superman and Spider-Man of the 21st Century.

Published by: DC Comics
Release date: 25th March, 2026.
Variant covers: See gallery

Story details

The anthology will be lead by a Superman/Spider-Man story and accompanied by seven smaller back-up stories.

Superman/Spider-Man story
Written by Mark Waid. Art by Jorge Jiménez.

In the leading tale, Clark Kent and Peter Parker find themselves chasing the same news story. This will lead to their alter egos, Superman and Spider-Man, to tam-up to stop a world-ending conspiracy involving Brainiac and Doctor Octopus.

Lois Lane/Mary Jane Watson story
Written by Tom King. Art by Jim Lee.

Wives meet in this back-up story.

Jimmy Olsen/Carnage story
Written by Matt Fraction. Art by Steve Lieber.

The creative team-up of the incredible 2019 Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen return to the character to have him encounter villainous symbiote Carnage. This one should a wild ride.

Superboy/Spider-Man 2099 story
Written and art by Sean Murphy.

Superboy (with the help of the Legion of Super-Heroes) encounters the alternate-future Spider-Man from the year 2099.

Power Girl/The Punisher story
Written by Gail Simone. Art by Belén Ortega.

Perhaps one of the most unexpected encounters of this anthology, find out what happens when Power Girl and The Punisher cross paths.

Superboy-Prime/Symbiote Spider-Man story
Written by Christopher Priest. Art by Daniel Sampere.

Superboy-Prime travels to the Marvel Universe to encounter Spider-Man after the Wall-Crawler received the symbiote suit. This places the story during the Alien Costume Saga, a period in comics where Spider-Man acquires an alien-power costume, which later becomes Venom.

It’s too difficult to neatly describe Superboy-Prime. Check out his Wikipedia page.

The Daily Planet/The Daily Bugle story
Written by Greg Rucka. Art by Nicola Scott.

Two of comic’s most-iconic newsrooms collide in this back-up tale.

Pa Kent/Uncle Ben story
Written by Jeff Lemire. Art by Rafa Sandoval.

Finally, two father-figures come together for a toles that will “take us deep into the past to see the two men bond in the face of adversity.”

Spider-Man/Superman #1 cover by Pepe Larraz.

Details on Spider-Man/Superman #1

Superman/Spider-Man will be follow-up by the all-new, all-spectacular Spider-Man/Superman one-shot.

Published by: Marvel Comics
Release date: April, 2026
Variant covers: See gallery

The following stories will be featured in Spider-Man/Superman #1.

Spider-Man/Superman story
Written by Brad Meltzer. Art by Pepe Larraz.

This one-shot will be lead by a Spider-Man/Superman story and will see the Wall-Crawler and the Man of Steel take on Norman Osborn and Lex Luthor.

This will mark only the second time that novelist Brad Meltzer has written for Marvel Comics. However, he has written plenty of comics for DC in the past 25 years.

Spider-Man Noir/Golden Age Superman story
Written by Dan Slott. Art by Marcos Martin.

This team-up will see the film-noir version of Spider-Man teaming up with a much earlier (and era matching) version of Superman.

Spider-Family/Super-Family story
Written by Geoff Johns. Art by Gary Frank.

The extend Spider-Man and Superman families join forces to take on a threat orchestrated by Spider-Man villain Mysterio.

This is Geoff Johns’ first story at Marvel Comics in over 20 years. During that time her has written plenty for DC Comics, became the publisher’s Chief Creative Officer, was involved in the DCEU films (and the drama surrounding them), and in recent years gone independent through Ghost Machine.

Symbiote/Jane Foster (Thor)/Wonder Woman story
Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Russell Dauterman.

Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman return to the Jane Foster interpretation of Thor, as made famous by their classic run, to do a team-up story with Wonder Woman. The heroines will face a symbiote horde.

Hobgolbin/Steel story
Written by Louise Simonson. Art by Todd Nauck.

Steel (John Henry Irons) takes on Spider-Man villain Hobgoblin.

Gwen Stacy/Lana Lang story
Written by Joe Kelly. Art by Humberto Ramos.

Past girlfriends of Spider-Man and Superman come together.

Miles Morales/Superman story
Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art by Sara Pichelli.

The creators of Miles Morales return to the character to have the character team-up with Superman.

Where can I find/buy these comics?

These Marvel/DC Comics crossover comics can be found at all good comic book shops, online retailers, eBay, and Amazon/Kindle.

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Will there be future DC Comics/Marvel Comics crossovers?

In last year’s Deadpool/Batman guide, I told readers not to expect another crossover anytime soon based on comments by Jim Lee (DC Comics Publisher, President, and Chief Creative Officer). However, Superman/Spider-Man was then announced a few months later. So who knows if there will be any more crossovers in the works?

To speculate, I assume these will become less frequent. They take significant effort to coordinate, and become less special the more that are published. Beyond taking advantage of the momentum from the Deadpool/Batman crossovers, the Superman/Spider-Man one-shots are also being published in 2026 to celebrate the first DC Comics/Marvel crossover, which turns 50 years old this year.

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