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Superhero vs Superhero Superman #20 Superman vs Orion? It’s Big Picture Time in the New 52 DC Universe “WHAM!” Writer – Scott Lobdell Art – Aaron Kuder Letters – Rob Leigh Colors – Blond Assistant Editor – Anthony Marques Editor – Eddie Berganza July 2013 Ahh, the quickly and better forgotten adventures of the New 52 Superman. Not really my cup of tea, this Superman or this version of reality. DC rebooted its universe after Flashpoint and the result was the New 52. In all there were some good stories that came from this era, but overall the mess they made of things was kind of forgettable. And many of the characters were altered or revamped in ways that made them less interesting and missed key aspects of their personalities. Especially Superman. The initial arc by Grant Morrison had some interesting story elements but took the character too far in a direction I never wanted to see him go. I feel having Morrison write a different take on the character was a mistake. Morrision wrote

Superhero vs Superhero Tales of Suspense #49 Iron Man vs. The Angel? Another of the Great Ones is gone “Meets the Angel!” Writer – Stan Lee Penciler – Steve Ditko Inker – Paul Reinman Letters – Sam Rosen Colors – unknown Editor – Stan Lee January 1964 We lost Steve Ditko a couple of weeks back. I don’t think I have to list his credits, but I feel like I should. If only to express the monumental impact he had on comics, a list of his accomplishments seems necessary. Ditko created the visual look and style of Spider-Man in Amazing Fantasy number 15. His contributions to Stan Lee’s ideas about the character included covering Spider-Man’s face, the idea of webs coming out of his wrists, and the costume containing no hard boots to interrupt Peter’s clinging power. Ditko’s version of the character won Stan Lee over whereas Jack Kirby’s take on Spider-Man had failed to resonate. While the name might have come from Lee, everything you know about how Spider-Man looks and moves probably came fr