Superman/Batman
| Superman/Batman | |
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Cover of Superman/Batman #1 (August 2003). Art by Ed McGuinness. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Publication date | October 2003 – August 2011 |
| No. of issues | 87 + 5 Annuals |
| Main character(s) | Superman Batman |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Jeph Loeb Ed McGuiness |
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| Penciller(s) | |
| Inker(s) | List
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| Colorist(s) | List
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| Collected editions | |
| Public Enemies | ISBN 1-4012-0323-X |
| Supergirl | ISBN 1401203477 |
| Absolute Power | ISBN 1401204473 |
| Vengeance | ISBN 1401209211 |
| Enemies Among Us | ISBN 1401213308 |
| Torment | ISBN 1401217001 |
| The Search for Kryptonite | ISBN 1401219330 |
Superman/Batman is a monthly American comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publisher's two most popular superheroes: Superman and Batman. Superman/Batman premiered in August 2003, an update of the previous series, World's Finest Comics (1941–1986), in which Superman and Batman regularly joined forces.
Superman/Batman explores the camaraderie, antagonism, and friendship between its title characters. Jeph Loeb, the series' first writer, introduced a dual-narrator technique to present the characters' often opposing viewpoints and estimations of each other, which subsequent series writers have maintained. Prior to the events of Batman and the Outsiders #1 (1983), the two iconic characters were depicted as the best of friends. Frank Miller's landmark series The Dark Knight Returns subsequently depicted the heroes as adversaries in a future timeline. This dynamic became standard with John Byrne's The Man of Steel, a Superman reboot published in 1986.
After the first 13 issues, most of the story arcs were independent and self-contained from the ongoing or crossover storylines in the other Batman and Superman comic titles. Superman/Batman #26, Loeb's final issue, features a story written by his son Sam, who died from cancer prior to its release. Twenty-six writers and artists who knew Sam worked on the issue, donating fees and royalties to the Sam Loeb College Scholarship Fund.
As part of The New 52, a series titled Batman/Superman was released from 2013 to 2016. A second Batman/Superman series was released in August 2019, with issue #16 as part of DC's Infinite Frontier.
A new ongoing series by Mark Waid titled Batman/Superman: World's Finest was released in March 2022.