Superman/Batman

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Superman/Batman
Cover of Superman/Batman #1 (August 2003). Art by Ed McGuinness.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
ScheduleMonthly
FormatOngoing series
Publication dateOctober 2003 – August 2011
No. of issues87 + 5 Annuals
Main character(s)Superman
Batman
Creative team
Created byJeph Loeb
Ed McGuiness
Written by
Penciller(s)
Inker(s)
List
Colorist(s)
List
Collected editions
Public EnemiesISBN 1-4012-0323-X
SupergirlISBN 1401203477
Absolute PowerISBN 1401204473
VengeanceISBN 1401209211
Enemies Among UsISBN 1401213308
TormentISBN 1401217001
The Search for KryptoniteISBN 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.