fred2
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Post by fred2 on Jun 29, 2014 20:23:04 GMT -5
I was reading how batman and superman first were in a story together in all star comics. When did other heroes first appearing together? For example, did aquaman first meet batman in the 1940s or 1960s?
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Post by Prince Hal on Jun 29, 2014 21:18:57 GMT -5
I'm guessing that the first "meeting" between Aquaman and Batman would have been either in the pages of an early JLA or in an issue of Action. Aquaman appeared in a few issues of Action and Lois Lane, as did Green Arrow, because Mort Weisinger "owned" them as backup features in Adventure and World's Finest.
They teamed officially in B and B 82 or thereabouts, though they may have been a team in JLA before that.
Aquaman met Green Arrow in the pages of either Adventure or WF for that same reason.
At DC during the Silver Age, several teams were fairly well established: Batman and Superman, of course, but also Flash and Green Lantern and the Atom and Hawkman. Flash and GL were a natural pairing as both were sf heroes, both quite powerful, and both were edited by Julius Schwartz. Their teamups were definitely events there for a while. I'm guessing that Schwartz teamed Atom and Hawkman, who were really not ideally suited for each other, because the Flash-GL team was so popular.
Both the Flash and Batman teamed with Elongated Man, who debuted in the former's title and eventually took over from Martian Manhunter in Detective's backup slot.
Hawkman also teamed with Adam Strange when both were in Mystery in Space, another Schwartz title.
Teamups were not the order of the day in the Silver Age, let alone in the 50s. Thus, when B and B went to teamups, it was a unique, exciting concept, and before the Batman craze guaranteed that he would become the permanent tenant, there were some weird pairings...
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Post by the4thpip on Jun 30, 2014 11:15:38 GMT -5
I remember a Silver Age story with a giant Batman and a tiny Batman, and the big reveal at the end is that it was Elongated Man and Atom in Bat-costumes. Was that story pre- or post JLA?
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Post by Crimebuster on Jun 30, 2014 11:53:44 GMT -5
I remember a Silver Age story with a giant Batman and a tiny Batman, and the big reveal at the end is that it was Elongated Man and Atom in Bat-costumes. Was that story pre- or post JLA? Had to be post, as the Silver Age Atom's first appearance was after the JLA formed. |
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Post by the4thpip on Jun 30, 2014 12:10:45 GMT -5
I remember a Silver Age story with a giant Batman and a tiny Batman, and the big reveal at the end is that it was Elongated Man and Atom in Bat-costumes. Was that story pre- or post JLA? Had to be post, as the Silver Age Atom's first appearance was after the JLA formed. Ah, my question should have been "before or after Atom first joined the JLA", of course. I know Ralph joined way after this. |
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Post by Jesse on Jun 30, 2014 13:30:45 GMT -5
Has Animal Man ever met Aquaman?
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Post by Phil Maurice on Jun 30, 2014 16:15:01 GMT -5
I was reading how batman and superman first were in a story together in all star comics. That story appeared in All-Star Comics #7 and was a cameo along with the Flash (Jay Garrick) whose purpose was to raise awareness of the many orphans being created as a result of the war. The first proper "meeting" of Batman and Superman, where they work together to solve a case and forge a friendship is usually credited to Superman #76 (1952), although the Adventures of Superman radio program also brought the characters into each other's proximity. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2014 18:59:53 GMT -5
I can't speak for classic first meeting (you need someone like Cei-U for that) but the first one that I ever considered awesome - and had to wait several years for to get - was this....awesome in every respect. My most favourite book from the bronze-age. Other meetings just cannot compare although the second Supes/Spidey comes in at #2 on my meeting list.  |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jun 30, 2014 19:56:57 GMT -5
Sometimes it happens twice! Daredevil and Iron Fist met for the first time on two occasions: in DD 178 and in Marvel Contest of Champions.
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Post by hondobrode on Jun 30, 2014 20:11:57 GMT -5
Agreed, Superman vs Spidey is an incredibly cool book, as was the second one too.
Did you like the X-Men / New Teen Titans ? I was crazy waiting to get my hands on that.
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Post by Prince Hal on Jun 30, 2014 20:21:37 GMT -5
I just remembered that Mort Weisinger was an early ret-con fan who showed meetings between Superboy and the young Batman and the young Green Arrow. there may have been one with Aquaman, but I have to check before swearing to that.
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Post by Nowhere Man on Jun 30, 2014 21:01:08 GMT -5
It's sad that we'll probably never see something like Superman vs Spider-Man again; it was a bygone era when Marvel and DC were still able to work together on occasion and have a bit of fun. Batman vs the Hulk is obviously my personal favorite, being they're my two favorite characters, but there is no doubt that Superman vs Spider-Man was the best Marvel vs DC comic ever published.
What I'd like to know is if the Phantom has ever met Batman or the Shadow? (I know Batman has meet the Shadow)
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Post by Phil Maurice on Jun 30, 2014 21:05:09 GMT -5
Plastic Man schools Superman on mouse maintenance in a 1973 episode of Super Friends:
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2014 21:26:01 GMT -5
For US audiences, Spidey first appeared with Captain Britain here...even though he was in London back in Spidey #95.  I'm not sure which side of the Atlantic gets the 1st print bragging rights, as the UK had its own B&W weekly featuring Spider-Man and Captain Britain, and there was a 6-issue finale written by Claremont that got published in the USA as MTU #65 (above) and # 66. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Jun 30, 2014 22:05:49 GMT -5
For US audiences, Spidey first appeared with Captain Britain here...even though he was in London back in Spidey #95. I'm not sure which side of the Atlantic gets the 1st print bragging rights, as the UK had its own B&W weekly featuring Spider-Man and Captain Britain, and there was a 6-issue finale written by Claremont that got published in the USA as MTU #65 (above) and # 66. Man, I always liked that look. The other suit made him look like a muscle head. |
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