2011 Comic Book News Archives

October 26, 2011: The Superman Comic Marvel Wanted to Publish

Comic book writer Jim Shooter has revealed the plot details for a "Superman" comic book Marvel wanted to publish in the mid-1980s written by John Byrne.

Marvel First Issue Superman

Apparently Marvel were negotiating with DC Comics at the time to publish a number of books based on DC characters, but negotiations fell through due to a lawsuit by another comic company that was anti-trust in nature.

Check out JimShooter.com for his description of John Byrne's First Marvel Issue of Superman that never made it to publication.



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