Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man #1 · 1976
The battle of the century.
Superman and Spider-Man meet above the city in a landmark treasury cover. Explore the crossovers, rivalries and parodies that return to its facing-heroes composition.
The origin pointSuperman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man #1 · Carmine Infantino (layout); Ross Andru (finished pencils); Neal Adams (Superman redraws); Dick Giordano (inks); Terry Austin (background inks)
The original cover
Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man #1
Superman and Spider-Man meet above the city in a landmark treasury cover. Explore the crossovers, rivalries and parodies that return to its facing-heroes composition.
This catalog follows the original cover’s composition across published comics and announced editions. Trade dress, virgin, foil and sketch treatments are described in edition notes. Connecting sets identify their participating issues and panels.
Verified records have source support for the exact cover and target. Partial records retain attribution or edition gaps. Reprints, interior-scene homages, different targets and unresolved references are listed separately below.
Clean native 1232×1600 published-cover scan chosen from Catspaw Dynamics. This is that page’s published cover image, not its separately presented re-created trade dress or newly colored versions. Original $2 price preserved. No AI reconstruction, recoloring or local upscaling. Published January 2, 1976; GCD indexes inferred April cover date. The two heroes face one another above a sharply tilted skyscraper steel framework. The full treasury logo, greatest-team-up tagline and Battle of the Century banner are central features of the homage lineage. Front cover is distinct from the back-cover pinup.
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Research & releases · Reviewed October 20, 2026
New editions and open questions
As of October 20, 2026, no future-dated homage specifically targeting the front cover of Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man (1976) was confirmed. January 7,2026 Ross treasury edition and March25,2026 Sandoval crossover are published, despite old preorder language. The Ross treasury cover reuses the earlier Wizard painting and is grouped rather than counted twice.
Undisclosed print quantities, ambiguous credits and conflicting edition dates remain identified as unknown. This catalog can grow as publishers, artists and collectors provide new evidence.
Reprints, interior-scene homages and references (6)
- 50th Anniversary Treasury Edition – Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man Facsimile Edition #1
Newly documented edition of Alex Ross’s existing painted homage. Exact cover compared against Wizard #89: same hero painting and city/beam arrangement with treasury trade dress instead of magazine logo; group under CL-SVS 1-0001 and count the artwork once. Artist store explicitly calls it a tribute; Midtown confirms January 7, 2026. Facsimile interiors do not make the Ross painting original 1976 art.
Research source ↗ - Original 1976 distribution, signed, translated and facsimile editions
Reproductions of original 1976 art are not newly drawn homages. PDF lists foreign editions, signed collectors edition and reprints; original anchor shown once.
Research source ↗ - Amazing Spider-Man: Big Time — Complete Collection vol. 4
Ramos ASM694 cover reuse; grouped as reference to CL-SVS1-0008, not separate artwork.
Research source ↗ - Wizard Alex Ross Millennium Edition
Collector index lists a Ross cover reuse; reference only until exact edition image/credits can be independently checked.
Research source ↗ - Archie & Friends All Stars #14 cover reprint on interior page
GCD confirms interior reprint of Archie616 Super cover; no new cover artwork.
Research source ↗ - Army of Darkness vs. Reanimator #1 covers R and S
B&W and virgin presentations of Ken Haeser cover P; retained in existing consolidated row CL-SVS1-0010 and counted once.
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Research changes and source notes
- CL-SVS1-0001: Cover homage
Magazine cover date January 1999; November 25, 1998 is the indexed on-sale date. The 2026 Alex Ross treasury variant reuses this painted composition with restored treasury trade dress, so that later edition is grouped here and not counted as a second artwork. Unknown total print runs and artist social accounts are not inferred.
- CL-SVS1-0002: Cover homage
Creator Todd Klein explicitly calls #27 a pastiche of the 1970 s Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man tabloid and describes recreating the logo/type. Publisher confirms September 24, 2003 release. America's Best Comics is the DC imprint. Unknown total print runs and artist social accounts are not inferred.
- CL-SVS1-0003: Cover homage
Corrected supplied September 1 placeholder to GCD's September 21, 2005 on-sale date. Exact cover names ShadowHawk versus Blacklight and reproduces rooftop/girder perspective and masthead. Carlos Rodríguez is signed CARLOS R.; GCD credits VShane inks. Do not confuse with the 1992 series #5 Crisis #7 homage. Unknown total print runs and artist social accounts are not inferred.
- CL-SVS1-0004: Cover homage
Marvel confirms Arthur Suydam and May 2, 2007. Zombie Spider-Man occupies Superman's airborne position; Ash replaces the perched opponent. Sepia sky is intentional painted art, not yellowed paper. Unknown total print runs and artist social accounts are not inferred.
- CL-SVS1-0005: Cover homage
GCD confirms Staton pencils and Anthony Castrillo inks, September 2, 2009, and explicit after Ross A. signature. Fist of Justice and E-Man replace the original heroes. Unknown total print runs and artist social accounts are not inferred.
- CL-SVS1-0006: Cover homage
GCD confirms Chris Giarrusso pencils/inks/colors and both G-Man and Acme Bat. The supplied September 9 issue date is retained as issue-level date only; exact exclusive release day is not confirmed. Acme signing event was advertised for October 24, 2009; not used to replace release date. Supplied 1/1000 edition label is not independently publisher-verified as a total print run. Unknown total print runs and artist social accounts are not inferred.
- CL-SVS1-0007: Cover homage
Actual cover is the 'Super' variant, showing Obama versus Palin in heroic poses with Archie superhero supporting figures. GCD records the cover reprint in Archie & Friends All Stars #14; no new artwork count for that interior reuse. December 22, 2010 comic-store on-sale date versus February 2011 cover date. Rosario Peña color attribution is queried by GCD, so not promoted to certain credit. Unknown total print runs and artist social accounts are not inferred.
- CL-SVS1-0008: Cover homage
Marvel confirms Humberto Ramos and September 26, 2012. The Battle of the Half Century banner, Spider-Man-versus-Alpha pose and tilted steelwork deliberately repeat the 1976 treasury. Big Time Complete Collection vol. 4 reuses this artwork and is a reference edition, not a new homage. Unknown total print runs and artist social accounts are not inferred.
- CL-SVS1-0009: Cover homage
MyComicShop independently credits Marat Mychaels and Dan Feldmeier after Ross Andru. Exact image visibly identifies Hellwitch versus Lady Death; GCD corroborates May 15, 2019 issue release. Exact full-cover image bears LTD TO 500 at lower right; 500-copy edition limitation is confirmed on the cover itself. Unknown total print runs and artist social accounts are not inferred.
- CL-SVS1-0010: Cover homage
One Ken Haeser artwork in three editions: P color trade dress; R 1:7 B&W; S 1:10 virgin. Count once. Midtown confirms July 13, 2022, APR 228782 and UPC 72513032114501161 for P. Ratios retained from supplied edition record, not treated as total print runs. Unknown total print runs and artist social accounts are not inferred.
- CL-SVS1-0011: Cover homage
Publisher DC Connect 36 confirms Dave Johnson 1:25 cardstock and July 11, 2023; exact Superman-versus-Harley cover repeats logo, tagline, rooftop and original poses. Incentive ratio is not a total print run. Unknown total print runs and artist social accounts are not inferred.
- CL-SVS1-0012: Cover homage
Distinct omnibus dust-jacket homage, not automatically discarded because contents are reprints. GCD credits Jim Valentino art and Jimmie Robinson colors and explicitly identifies 1976 target. Publisher Image series and GCD give January 3, 2024 comic-store release; distributor lists March 5, 2024 book-market date. No issue number applies. Other crowd identities are not imported from the contents cast. Unknown total print runs and artist social accounts are not inferred.
- CL-SVS1-0013: Cover homage
Image publisher confirms Marcelo Costa cover B and April 16, 2025. Radiant Black and Rogue Sun repeat the original battle poses, beam and logo treatment. 1:25 supplied ratio retained as edition label, not total run. Individual mantle identities not assigned solely from interior cast. Unknown total print runs and artist social accounts are not inferred.
- CL-SVS1-0014: Cover homage
DC publisher's second-wave cover reveal credits Rafa Sandoval and Ulises Arreola and labels the exact Superman/Spider-Man artwork; released March 25, 2026. This is the front-cover rooftop composition. Jorge Jiménez's separately announced pinup/second-print cover homages the 1976 back cover and is not included as this front-cover lineage. Unknown total print runs and artist social accounts are not inferred.
- CL-SVS1-0015: Cover homage
Newly added. McNiven restages airborne versus perched figures with flagpole replacing treasury girder. Black-clad figure is Superman analogue Ethan Edwards, not Batman or Owl. GCD credits McNiven/Morales/Morry Hollowell and September 14, 2005 release; Heritage original-art sale independently identifies Ethan and both artists.
- CL-SVS1-0016: Reference / related edition
Newly documented edition of Alex Ross’s existing painted homage. Exact cover compared against Wizard #89: same hero painting and city/beam arrangement with treasury trade dress instead of magazine logo; group under CL-SVS 1-0001 and count the artwork once. Artist store explicitly calls it a tribute; Midtown confirms January 7, 2026. Facsimile interiors do not make the Ross painting original 1976 art.
- CL-SVS1-0017: Cover homage
Partial because release chronology conflicts: GCD and Comic Vine index December 2021, while creator Michael Finn’s BackerKit update announces Blue Flame #1 and #2 crowdfunding launch April 19, 2022. Indexed year 2021 is a bibliographic cover year, not a confirmed street date. GCD notes credits-page colorist Chris Ivy conflicts with the SOTO signature, attributing Chris Sotomayor; retained with qualification. The publisher confirms a story with Blue Flame, the Bat, the Vulture, Rocket Man and Rocket Girl, but only Blue Flame is assigned confidently from the exact art; other figures remain flagged for review. Native exact CCL 608×911 file, no upscaling.
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- DC/Marvel Superman/Spider-Man #1 Jorge Jiménez back-cover pinup / second-print cover: Not added
Different target: 1976 back cover pinup, not front-cover rooftop faceoff. Already released May 27, 2026; not upcoming.
- Marvel/DC Spider-Man/Superman #1 David Marquez / Sanford Greene / Camuncoli variants: Not added
Targets Power Man and Iron Fist50, Infinity Gauntlet1 and Civil War1 respectively; April22,2026 already past.
- Superman et Batman #149 (Interpresse,1980): Not added
PDF suggests a French swipe, but exact image/artist metadata unverified; retained as follow-up rather than counting a foreign reprint automatically.
- Astonishing Spider-Man UK #18: Not added
Collector index points to Marvel Knights18 artwork reuse; exact edition not verified sufficiently for separate row, no separate artwork count.
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