There have been times when great team-ups have occurred that have changed the way we read and enjoy pop culture. Here are some of those dates you should remember fondly.
- Justice Society of America – All Star Comics #3 – Winter 1940
- Superman/Batman – World’s Best Comics #1 – Spring 1941
- Justice League of America – The Brave and the Bold #28 – February 1960
- Stan Lee/Steve Ditko/Jack Kirby – Amazing Fantasy #15 – August 1962
- Marvel Team-Up – March 1972
- Green Lantern/Green Arrow – Green Lantern/Green Arrow #1 – October 1983
- Bruce Timm/Paul Dini – Batman: The Animated Series – September 5, 1992
- Brian Michael Bendis and Marvel Comics – Ultimate Spider-Man #1 – October 2000
- Jor-El and Thomas Wayne
- Critical Hit/Major Spoilers – The Major Spoilers Podcast #299 – April 26, 2011
What other dates kicked off some of the best team-ups in comics and beyond? Remember, we’re asking about dates, not a debate on the best or worst teams. We’re saving that one for later.
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What about Batman and Robin? That’s one of the most famous team ups in history. (April 1940)
Cloak and Dagger? Ha kidding.
But Power Man and Iron Fist, cah mon.
West Coast Avengers/ Great Lakes Avengers West Coast Avengers vol. 2, #46 (July 1989)
X-Factor and the X-Men – Uncanny X-Men #243, March, 1989
The showdown had been building for years. Reunions, confrontations and the obligatory “good guys fight first before uniting against common evil.” This was the beginning of the end for both iterations of the teams. All of this amidst a backdrop of a demon-infested Manhattan.
Ahhh, remember when events actually had consequences?
Critical Hit/Major Spoilers – The Major Spoilers Podcast #299 – April 26, 2011… hhmmmm…
January 1984: Franklin Richards and Aunt May team-up to defeat Galactus with Giant Twinkees made by a Marshmallow Man in his most humiliating defeat to date (narrowly edging out his loss to Squirrel Girl)… 6 months later, Ghostbusters totally ripped off the Giant Twinkee and Marshmallow Man…
I had no idea the GL/GA series was so late–I thought it was a 70s comic! It’s odd that something I thought was before my time was actually going on while I was in my comic-reading prime!
Ah, just checked the DC wiki–those WERE from 1970 after all! Whew!
Swamp Thing and John Constantine
Swamp Thing Vol 2 #37 (June, 1985)
Witness the origins of the Vertigo publishing line!