The rivalry between the Big Two comic publishers reached a new level in the 90s with the release of DC vs. Marvel/Marvel vs. DC, a crossover that brought both universes together to fight for survival against each other. Fans were able to vote on the outcomes, but no expected to see the reality-altering event create a whole new merged universe event called Amalgam Comics.
Amalgam released a series of issues over two waves that introduced exciting new characters that quickly disappeared, much to the dismay of the fans. With the refresh of the DC Multiverse that occurred during Infinite Frontier, there are a few Amalgam characters who could still find a new home on the DC side of the universal split.
10 Axel Asher Gained The Power To Move Between Dimensions As Access
The DC vs. Marvel event introduced a new character named Axel Asher who learned he was the next in a long line of guardians who had the power to move between dimensions. As Access he was responsible for preventing the universes from crossing over or from fixing any damage caused when they do occasionally merge in events.
The character has appeared a few times since the crossover and even led his own follow-up mini-series to the crossover event. Access is likely already somewhere in the DC Multiverse, keeping universes separated from behind the scenes.
9 The Flash, Etrigan, And Ghost Rider Combined To Create The Fiery Speed Demon
There were a few Marvel and DC characters that were combined to create Blaze Allen, a circus daredevil and sorcerer who was bonded to a demon named Etrigan to become the fiery speedster known as Speed Demon.
He fought against a powerful demon known as Night Spectre in order to win back the soul of his wife in a take on Ghost Rider's origins. Speed Demon is even joined with another Speed Demon in the form of Wally West/Allen, further connecting him to the Flash universe which potentially makes him even more of a multiversal character.
8 Clark Kent Was Given An Experimental Alien Formula To Become Super-Soldier
While the origins of the character known as Super-Soldier seem to take more from the story of Captain America than Superman, the character would also fit well in the DC multiverse. Clark Kent was part of an army experiment that used DNA from the body of a dead alien Kryptonian to create an enhancement serum.
He gained the powers of super-strength, flight, and heat vision and donned his costume as Super-Soldier to fight in World War II and in the modern day. There are so many different versions of Superman across the DC Multiverse that another one like Super-Soldier wouldn't hurt.
7 The Wildest Amalgam Character Is The Interstellar Bounty Hunter Known As Lobo The Duck
One of the wildest and most controversial characters that appeared during the dual waves of Amalgam Comics was Lobo the Duck, a mixture of Marvel's Howard the Duck and DC's Lobo. The events of the comic shocked fans due to the deaths of a few popular Amalgam characters.
The character was later relegated to an alternate version of the Amalgam universe after a number of popular characters were killed off. Considering Lobo the Duck already exists in an alternate universe, it isn't too big of a stretch to imagine him bounty hunting across the multiverse somewhere still.
6 Spider-Boy Was An Attempted Clone Of Super-Soldier Developed By Project Cadmus
Much like DC's Conner Kent/Superboy, Spider-Boy was a clone created by Project Cadmus in order to replace their greatest hero, which in Amalgam's case was Super-Soldier. He was created by a scientist named Peter Parker who was killed during his awakening, which resulted in mysteriously altered abilities.
Pete Ross became the gravity-defying Cadmus agent Spider-Boy who came with a number of over-the-top but still exciting villains that fans would love to see return. Spider-Boy was once nearly even separated into his original characters by Kang The Time Conqueror, which could give him reason to use Cadmus to potentially locate the DC multiverse in search of his origins.
5 Bat-Thing's Monstrous Hybrid Of Man-Bat And Man-Thing Fits Well In The DC Multiverse
Two monstrous creatures were combined in Amalgam Comics' Bat-Thing #1, which introduced Dr. Kirk Sallis as an amalgamated version of DC's Man-Bat and Marvel's Man-Thing. Sallis experimented on himself with gene-splicing therapy, though an accident turned him into a terrifying swamp creature.
Bat-Thing used his horrifying powers to protect his family and allies in New Gotham City, though he was often mistaken for the monster in the story. There are many different protectors of the Green in the DC multiverse like the similar Swamp-Thing, so Bat-Thing could easily take on that role thanks to his DC-heavy origins.
4 The Challengers Of The Fantastic Practically Already Exist In The DC Universe Already
DC's Challengers of the Unknown were a team of adventurers who survived a plane crash, which caused them to believe they were living on borrowed time. This led them to become great explorers who weren't afraid to take risks and cheat death. Amalgam's Challengers of the Fantastic switched out the plane crash for the rocket flight that transformed Marvel's Fantastic Four.
However, not much else about the team really changed in the Amalgam universe beyond the familiar family dynamic of the FF. The Challengers of the Fantastic could easily be one of the many different versions of DC's Challengers that have existed in the multiverse over the years.
3 Thorion Of The New Asgods Was Heavily Influenced By DC's Fourth World
While there were a ton of characters from both DC's New Gods and Marvel's Asgardians that were merged together for Amalgam's Thorion of the New Asgods, it was definitely heavily influenced by Jack Kirby's Fourth World.
The amalgamation of Thor and Orion took center stage, though it still revolved around the unending battle between two planets much like DC's New Genesis and Apokolips. DC also introduced its own version of Thor recently, which makes it even easier to reintroduce Thorion as a multiversal version.
2 Bruce Wayne Was An Agent Of Shield With A Well-Trained Team Of Operatives
The character of Bruce Wayne is very similar in the Amalgam Universe, as his parents were murdered when he was young which inspired him to help others with his life. In this reality, Bruce's parents were spies killed by an agent of Hydra, and he was taken under the wing of Marvel's Nick Fury to become an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Much like the DC version of the character, he is surrounded by allies like Dick Grayson/Moonwing and Barbara Gordon Harvey/Black Bat. Wayne's decision to join with S.H.I.E.L.D. instead of becoming a costumed vigilante could be one of the many different Elseworld versions of the character that exist in the multiverse.
1 Logan Wayne Was The Protector of New Gotham City Known As Dark Claw
With Bruce Wayne away fighting Green Skull and the forces of Hydra with S.H.I.E.L.D., a character known as Dark Claw stepped in to fill his place as the protector of New Gotham City. Dark Claw was the amalgamation of Batman and Wolverine, two of comics' most popular characters. Logan Wayne was a wealthy metamutant artist with a dark past as a government agent.
He was further enhanced by the Weapon X program alongside Creed Quinn/Hyena, who was a perfect mashup of Sabretooth and The Joker. Dark Claw was easily one of the more popular Amalgam characters who appeared in both waves that fans have been sying to see pop up again in the multiverse.