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
Bronze Age of Comic Books to become a serious market contender against Marvel, as happened before. This time frame also includes the company's release of the highly acclaimed works, "Watchmen" by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, and "" by Frank Miller, which redefined the superhero genre and inspired years of "grim and gritty" comic books. At Marvel Comics, the commonly used milestone marking the end of the Bronze Age is "Secret Wars", although this could be extended to 1986 which saw the cancellation of "Defenders" and "Power Man and Iron Fist", as well as the launch of the New Universe and "X-Factor" (extension of the