In 1939, at the beginning of their crime-fighting careers, the Man of Steel and the Caped Crusader meet for the first time, and must join forces to battle the fearsome Ultra-Humanite. As the years pass, their paths cross time and time again. Facing menaces as diverse as the Joker, Lex Luthor and Mr. Mxyzptlk, they must combine their skills and powers to avert disaster. But even as they pass their mantles to a new generation of heroes, enemies from their past conspire against them. And at the brink of the 21st century, startling revelations will forever change the legacy of the world's finest heroes!

A sequel to the first volume of this series, SUPERMAN & BATMAN: GENERATIONS 2 examines the dynasties of and relationships between the Darknight Detective and the Man of Steel. Taking place over a span of eighty years in an alternate reality, this book chronicles the different heroes and heirs who honor the legacy of Batman and Superman throughout that time. Beginning with their earliest appearances in 1942 and continuing through to the heroics of their grandchildren in 2019, this amazing book features dynamic interpretations of Batman, Superman, Robin, Nightwing, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Kid Flash, and Green Lantern.

These ELSEWORLDS tales places heroes in strange times and places—some that have existed and others that might yet. This volume includes stories in which: Superman sides with the British during the Revolutionary War; Batman sails the seas as the dread pirate Leatherwing; The armored hero Steel faces a vicious slavemaster on a Civil War-era plantation. Graphic novel format.

Direct sales edition comic book published by DC Comics. Part of the "Elseworlds" series, which places characters from the DC Universe in settings outside their regular continuity. This particular storyline examines what would have happened if Superman & Batman's continuity had progressed normally through time from their earliest appearances in the 1930s. Story & art by John Byrne. Book 1 of 12.