JLA/AVENGERS #1 (India) (2004) DC SPECIAL SERIES #27 (1981)

I've attached the scan of the letter column which appeared in Avengers #8 (India).

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COMIC CORNER
published in AVENGERS #8 (India)

Dear Sir
I am a great fan of DC & Marvel comics & it is really appreciable the way you are bringing these comics in India at such a low price. One wish I have. Long ago DC & Marvel used to jointly bring out specials where DC & Marvel characters used to appear jointly in one story. I have read one such story starring Batman & the Hulk with Joker as the villain (if I remember correctly). I know Superman & Spiderman had also teamed up. Can these specials be made available in India thru you? I would highly appreciate this effort. Your fan forever. - Sanjiban
(Super Sanji, start getting ready for the ultimate Marvel and DC crossover, JLA vs the Avengers. Coming soon more details to follow!)

CROSSOVER CLASSICS
written by Jim Arehart
published in WIZARD: THE COMICS MAGAZINE #143

'JLA/Avengers' revives x-overs.

DC SPECIAL SERIES #27: BATMAN VS THE INCREDIBLE HULK (1981) Marvel/DC Comics BATMAN VS THE INCREDIBLE HULK #1 (Reprint)

It's finally happening (and this time they really mean it). The long anticipated JLA/Avengers crossover arrives this fall, and the anticipation has fans all nostalgic for those earlier Marvel/DC inter-company crossovers - meaning you can expect a nice back-issue price boost.

Which titles might see a nice halo effect from JLA/Avengers? We lumped them into two camps: the old, mostly treasury-sized "Pre-Crisis" crossovers and the 1990s "Post-Crisis" bunch that came hot on the heels of the DC vs Marvel mini and the Amalgam titles.

PRE-CRISIS CROSSOVERS The three big treasury editions - Superman vs the Amazing Spider-Man (1976), Marvel Treasury Editions #28 (Supes and Spidey aagin) and DC Special Series #27 (Batman vs Hulk) - are tough to find and in decent condition because of their size and often improper storage.

According to Stan Daniel, manager of Capt Comics in Hoover, Ala., "The Superman/Spider-Man stuff will always be in demand, but everyone overlooks Batman/Hulk. You can get it pretty cheap right now if you can fid it. Also the X-Men/New Teen Titans crossovers [Marvel and DC Presents the Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans] keeps flying out of the store."

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[ Read more in WIZARD: THE COMICS MAGAZINE #143 ]

HULK SMASHES

HULK: FUTURE IMPERFECT

DC SPECIAL SERIES #27: BATMAN VS THE INCREDIBLE HULK (1981) Marvel/DC Comics

Wizard picks its gamma-irradiated brain to bring you the 30 Hulk comics every fan must own!

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TOP 5 ESSENTIAL HULK STORIES
written by Todd Casey

3. FUTURE IMPERFECT #1-#2 (1993)
Hulk is the strongest one there is? Tell that to the Maestro. A tyrannical future version of the Green Goliath, Maestro took over the world after a nuclear war left Earth's mightiest heroes dead and civilization in shambles. an aging Rick Jones brings a young, untainted Hulk from the past to battle his more powerful future incarnation for the fate of the world... and his own soul.
$10 each

HULK'S 5 MOST BIZARRE MOMENTS
written by Jake Rossen

1. BATMAN VS THE INCREDIBLE HULK (DC Special Series #27) (1981)
Hulk smash puny human, etc, etc.... we know the drill.  But in this case, Batman actually lays out the Hulk!  The Joker convinces Green Genes that Batman is their common enemy, sending the Hulk on a destructive rampage. The Dark Knight laughably tries to use pressure points strikes to bring the monster down, which only leads to him getting squeezed like a roll of Charmin  by the big, green brute. Then Bats gets smart.  With the room filling with gas, the Caped Crusader lands a well-placed kick that forces Hulk to suck in air, knocking the beast unconscious.  Wayne, you are one crafty (and lucky) mutha.  $30