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
Modern Age of Comic Books DC in 1994 on special projects and took the helm as writer of "Detective Comics" in 2006. Comics writer Peter David's career as a novelist developed concurrently with his comic-book career. "Sandman" writer Neil Gaiman has also enjoyed success as a fantasy writer and number one New York Times Bestseller. Michael Chabon who won the Pulitzer Prize with "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay", a novel about the start of the Golden Age of Comic Books, then went on to write comics for DC and Dark Horse. Novelist Brad Meltzer saw success in the comics field with the controversial