Sugar and Spike and Spike" series...is the most charming thing I've ever seen in comics." DC attempted to license "Sugar and Spike" as a syndicated newspaper strip but was unsuccessful. Sales on the "Sugar and Spike" issues of "The Best of DC" were strong enough that DC announced plans for a new ongoing series featuring the characters. The project was never launched for unknown reasons. Mayer had an agreement with DC that no one else could write Sugar and Spike. However, they have occasionally made cameo appearances in modern comic books. They are rescued by the underwater heroine Dolphin in "Showcase" #100. They
Midnighter (2015 comic book) for all of their issues and as a penciller for the last four issues. Stephen Mooney, who also pencilled "Grayson", was the artist of issues #4 and 5. The series had a close relationship with "Grayson", a rebooted Dick Grayson solo comic. The characters Midnighter, Dick Grayson and Helena Bertinelli are frequently featured in both comic books. "Midnighter" begins shortly after the end of his relationship with Andrew Pulaski, known as the hero Apollo. This decision, according to Orlando, was made to define Midnighter as a stand-alone character with his own sexual experiences with other people, while slowly building both