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Marvel's universal approach makes it a world apart from DC


May 12, 2008 Before 1961, comic books featured heroes in relatively self-contained stories. Even the events in DC Comics' best-selling title "Justice League of America" -- boasting the all-star lineup of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Flash, the Martian Manhunter and Green Lantern -- had no bearing on the individual books devoted to each superhero. If Spider-Man injured his arm helping the Fantastic Four fight Paste Pot Pete in an issue of "Fantastic Four," readers found Spidey swinging with a sling in the next issue of "The Amazing Spider-Man."

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