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Superman’scrossover withSpawnrevealed the Man of Steel ’s codename outside the DC Universe . Superman has hybridize over with a number of non - DC character reference throughout his 85 - class history , but one of his most memorable , of sorts , was in 1993’sSpawn#10 . In this story , Superman get an intriguing new nickname , one that shows just how important he is , not only in the DC Universe , but in comics as a whole .
In the narrative “ Crossing Over , ” written by Dave Sim and drawn by Todd McFarlane , inSpawn#10 , the titular hero meets Cerebus the Aardvark , and the two embark on a trippy , meta - textual journey through comics ' history . The story discusses the progeny of creator ’s rights , one of the big debates of its mean solar day . In one memorable aspect , Spawn “ meets ” Superman . He is never identified as such , and indeed his trademark “ S”-shield and cherry and blue turnout are fog in the shadows to debar stylemark infraction . Interestingly enough , Spawn refers to Superman as “ He - Who - Came - First . ”
This Superman pastiche then dedicate Spawn the powers he needs to run away the limbo he is stuck in .
An Iconic Indie Creator Nailed Superman’s Role
Spawn#10 is one of the most ill-famed result of the book ’s 30 - plus year rivulet . Todd McFarlane , realize he was in over his head a little with running his own book and studio apartment , brought in acclaimed creators to write forSpawn . He managed to draft some laborious hitters , including Alan Moore , Neil Gaiman and Dave Sim , Maker of Cerebus the Aardvark . Sim , an crucial fig in the indie comic strip vista of the 1980s and nineties , crafted a phantasmagorical tale addressing the injustice of the comics ' industry , include the shoddy treatment creators receive at the hands of the “ Big Two . ”
Superman ’s “ show ” inSpawn#10 serves two purposes . First , Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster were bill sticker children for creators rights , and Superman ’s appearing is an acknowledgment of this . secondly , it calls to attentionthe role Superman dally inboth the DC Universe and the industry as a whole . Superman ’s appearance in 1938’sAction Comics#1 kicked off the superhero craze that would help the comics ' industry fanfare in the late thirties / other 1940s . By the Golden Age ’s peak , there were hundreds of character from dozens of publisher . Superman started a style , one that is still buy the farm to this day and has made the leap to other media as well .
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Superman Holds It all Together
DC Comics has play around with the idea of Superman as the glue that confine their universe together , such as in 2005’sInfinite Crisis , but here Dave Sim and Todd McFarlane stretch it to the integral comic strip ' manufacture . By referring to him as “ He - Who - Came - First , ” they acknowledge that Superman is the reason they are all there , and have careers in the manufacture in the first place . So much of the modern American comics scene can hound their roots back toSuperman , and this got a yell - out in his crossover voter withSpawn .
