At Wondercon 2026, Brad Gullickson of Comic Book Couples Counseling moderated a Question And Answer panel with comics writer Tom King. With DC/Marvel: Superman/Spider-Man #1 coming out that week, Brad asked Tom about his story “The World’s Finest.” Tom mentioned that when DC Comics approached him, they apologized that they could not offer him the main story. Still, they wanted to include him in their special issue. And as an incentive, they offered him the option of working with artist Jim Lee.
DC offered him several suggestions for possible team-ups. But Tom King recognized that Jim Lee hadn’t had the opportunity to draw Spider-Man in a comic for decades, and wanted to give the President, Publisher, and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics the chance to draw one of Marvel’s most recognizable characters. To differentiate his Superman and Spider-Man story from Mark Waid’s “Truth, Justice, and Great Responsibility,” Tom decided to tell the story from Lois Lane and Mary Jane’s perspectives.
Once Tom realized that Lois and MJ inhabited a rare club as the girlfriends of premier superheroes, his story came together quickly. Comic writers have tortured these women for eighty years to make their boyfriends look good. So, the all-star writer of DC’s Wonder Woman and Trinity series decided to give Lois Lane and Mary Jane a chance to shine in “The World’s Finest.”
Here's a look inside Tom King's story in DC/Marvel: Superman/Spider-Man #1:
Thanks to Tom King, Brad Gullickson, DC Comics, and Wondercon for sharing this story with us.
To take a look inside all the stories in this special issue, see my preview of DC/Marvel: Superman/Spider-Man #1.
For my thoughts on Tom King's story, see my review of DC/Marvel: Superman/Spider-Man #1: The World’s Finest.
To follow Brad Gullickson's adventures in comics, visit https://www.comicbookcouplescounseling.com/
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