Superman and Pac-Man (comic)

In 1981, DC Comics planned to release a Pac-Man comic, co-starring Superman. The comic was ultimately never released and very little information about it is known. Two rough draft pages of it have been found, both in Japanese, which are currently owned by two comic book collectors. Both pages were illustrated by Ernie Colón.
In 2024, another DC-illustrated Pac-Man comic page surfaced. This page features a drastically different art style, and is loosely based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon. This page does not feature Superman, instead featuring Super Pac-Man; it is possible that it originates from an entirely separate project.
In the Summer 1983 issue of NG Magazine, there is a picture that seemingly relates to the Superman and Pac-Man comic; showing Namco founder Masaya Nakamura in-between the duo. The NG Magazine picture is cited as being given to Nakamura by Manny Gerard, a high-up employee for Warner Communications (specifically within their Atari division).
==Trivia==
*In an e-mail exchange shown in the Bandai Namco v. AtGames lawsuit, Namco cited a legal issue surrounding the Super Pac-Man IP related to "Marvel" - presumably referring to the comic book company (and DC's long-time competitor)."Regarding 11 IPs, Super PAC-MAN has to be changed to other IPs. (Since it includes Marvel’s IP) And, we will come back to you with another candidate." Bandai Namco Entertainment vs. AtGames Holdings Ltd, Hsiung Declaration Exhibit 1 (pg 4) While not elaborated upon further, it is possible that this was actually referring to the DC Pac-Man comics, with Namco potentially mixing up the company name with Marvel. It is believed that the Super Pac-Man legal conflict was eventually resolved.
*Likely due to predating the creation of Ms. Pac-Man, the Pac-People in the comic (aside from Pac-Man himself) are originally envisioned to come in different, non-spherical shapes; such as looking square-shaped or triangular, for example. 
== Gallery ==
pacman-superman-comic-a.jpg|First rough draft page
pacman-superman-comic-b.jpg|Second rough draft page
Dc-super-pacman-comic-a.png|Third rough draft page, possibly from a separate project
namco-ng-nakamura-with-pacman-superman.png|The picture in NG Magazine
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