Near the end of the '' DC vs. Marvel'' crossover event in 1996,

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released a series of

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issues combining characters from the

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with characters from the

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. The first 12 Amalgam titles were released in a single week, temporarily replacing both publishers' regular releases. Half the comics in the event were published by

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and half by

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. In 1997 the event was repeated, but without the crossover event as a background. Later, both publishers collected all of their one-shots into four

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collections. All 24 of the one-shots occurred between ''Marvel vs. DC'' #3 and ''DC vs. Marvel'' #4, the last two issues of the crossover event. Nineteen of the 24 Amalgam Comics one-shots that were printed included letter columns with letters written by fictitious fans to give a larger background to the stories and to help give hints of what might happen in the next issue. The fans' hometowns were usually fusions of existing

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cities.

April 1996 – DC Comics

''Amazon'' #1

''Amazon'' #1, written and drawn by John Byrne, featured Amazon a.k.a. Princess Ororo Munroe of Themiscyra. Amazon returned in another title in the 1997 Amalgam Comics event titled ''JLX Unleashed'' #1.

''Assassins'' #1

''Assassins'' #1, written by Dan Chichester and illustrated by

Scott McDaniel Scott McDaniel (born 1965) is an American comics artist who has drawn numerous books, including Marvel Comics' " Fall from Grace" storyline for the '' Daredevil'' series. Notable artwork for DC Comics include a long run on '' Batman'' as regular ...

, featured two main characters, Catsai and Dare the Terminator. Despite their enmity, they team up to take on the Big Question and his gang.

''Doctor Strangefate'' #1

''Doctor Strangefate'' #1 was written by

Ron Marz Ron Marz (born November 17, 1965) is an American comic book writer, known for his work on titles such as ''Batman/Aliens'', ''DC vs. Marvel'', ''Green Lantern'', ''Silver Surfer'', and ''Witchblade''. Career Marz is known for his work on ''Silv ...

with art by

José Luis García-López José Luis García-López (born March 26, 1948) is a Spanish-Argentine comics artist who works in the United States, particularly in a long-running relationship with DC Comics. In addition to his storytelling art, he has been responsible for produ ...

and

Kevin Nowlan Kevin Nowlan (born 1958) is an American comics artist who works as a penciler, inker, colorist, and letterer. He has been called "one of the few artists who can be called 'artists's artist'", a master of the various disciplines of comic producti ...

. The issue features the powerful sorcerer Doctor Strangefate. His comic also featured the character Access and highlights his adventures in between the four issues of the miniseries ''DC vs. Marvel''. This book was reprinted in the ''DC versus Marvel'' trade paperback due to its part in the overall story.

''JLX'' #1

''JLX'' #1 was written by

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and

Mark Waid Mark Waid (; born March 21, 1962) is an American comic book writer best known for his work on DC Comics titles ''The Flash'', '' Kingdom Come'' and '' Superman: Birthright'' as well as his work on ''Captain America'', ''Fantastic Four'' and '' Dar ...

, with art by Howard Porter and John Dell. The members of the Judgment League Avengers (JLA) whose powers are

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in origin turn against their teammates and form their own team, the Justice League X-Men (JLX). They leave in order to find Atlantis. The JLX returned in another title in the 1997 Amalgam Comics event titled ''JLX Unleashed'' #1.

''Legends of the Dark Claw'' #1

''Legends of the Dark Claw'' #1 was written by

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with art by

Jim Balent Jim Balent () is an American comics artist, writer, and publisher from Pennsylvania. He is best known for his long run on ''Catwoman'' between 1993 and 1999. Balent has also drawn '' Batman'' and '' Lobo'' for DC Comics, as well as some of the is ...

and Ray McCarthy. The Dark Claw also appeared in ''JLX'' #1 as a member of the JLA, and returned in another title in the 1997 Amalgam Comics event titled ''Dark Claw Adventures'' #1.

''Super-Soldier'' #1

''Super-Soldier'' #1 was written by Mark Waid and illustrated by

Dave Gibbons David Chester Gibbons (born 14 April 1949) is an English comics artist, writer and sometimes letterer. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Alan Moore, which include the miniseries ''Watchmen'' and the Superman story "For the Man ...

. An experimental infusion of alien DNA transforms the human Clark Kent into Super-Soldier, hero of World War II. After being sent into suspended animation, he is revived in modern times. He fought against the Green Skull (a.k.a. Lex Luthor), the doomsday robot Ultra-Metallo and the terrorist organization HYDRA. Super-Soldier also appeared in ''JLX'' #1 as the leader of the JLA, and returned in two other titles in the 1997 Amalgam Comics event titled ''Super-Soldier: Man of War'' #1 and ''JLX Unleashed'' #1 (the latter again as the leader of the JLA).

April 1996 – Marvel Comics

''Bruce Wayne: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' #1

''Bruce Wayne: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' #1 was written by

Chuck Dixon Charles Dixon (born April 14, 1954) is an American comic book writer, best known for his work on the Marvel Comics character the Punisher and on the DC Comics characters Batman, Nightwing, and Robin in the 1990s and early 2000s. Early life D ...

with art by Cary Nord and Mark Pennington. The character featured here returned in another title in the 1997 Amalgam Comics event titled ''JLX Unleashed'' #1.

''Bullets and Bracelets'' #1

''Bullets and Bracelets'' #1 was written by John Ostrander and illustrated by Gary Frank.

''Magneto and the Magnetic Men'' #1

''Magneto and the Magnetic Men'' #1 was written by Gerard Jones with art by

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and Art Thibert. The team featured here returned in another title in the 1997 Amalgam Comics event titled ''The Magnetic Men featuring Magneto'' #1.

''Speed Demon'' #1

''Speed Demon'' #1 was written by Howard Mackie and

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with art by Salvador Larroca and Al Milgrom.

''Spider-Boy'' #1

''Spider-Boy'' #1 was written by

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with art by Mike Wieringo and Gary Martin. Spider-Boy, the titular character, is a clone whose gravity powers enable him to mimic the wall-crawling abilities of a

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. The character featured here returned in another title in the 1997 Amalgam Comics event titled ''Spider-Boy Team-Up'' #1. Spider-Boy is an amalgamation of the characters the Spider-Man clone (a.k.a. Ben Reilly) and Superboy.

''X-Patrol'' #1

The team featured here returned in another title in the 1997 Amalgam Comics event titled ''The Exciting X-Patrol'' #1.

June 1997 – DC Comics

''Bat-Thing'' #1

''Bat-Thing'' #1 was written by Larry Hama with art by

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and Bill Sienkiewicz. The Bat-Thing attacked people in the streets of New Gotham City, and Detective Clark Bullock tried to protect the Bat-Thing's wife and daughter from the monster.

''Dark Claw Adventures'' #1

''Dark Claw Adventures'' #1 was written illustrated by Ty Templeton and

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. This "animated series" version of the Dark Claw comic used an art style that mirrored '' Batman: The Animated Series'' and was similar to the comic book '' The Batman Adventures''. Lady Talia pursued the Dark Claw to avenge the killing of her father, Ra's a-Pocalypse.

''Generation Hex'' #1

''Generation Hex'' #1 was written by Peter Milligan with art by

Adam Pollina Adam Pollina is an People of the United States, American comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work on Marvel Comics' ''X-Force, Rise of Apocalypse, and Angel: Revelation, Charlemagne at Defiant, Rai: Fallen World, and Wrath o ...

. The comic featured Generation Hex, a team of metamutants (here known as malforms) suffering from prejudice and living by robbery in the Old West. Their leader, Jono Hex, helps them escape the Scissormen, a trio of malform-hunting robots created by Sheriff "Bat" Trask and also gets revenge on his hometown of Humanity, who murdered his family when he was a boy.

''JLX Unleashed'' #1

''JLX Unleashed'' #1 was written by Christopher Priest with art by Oscar Jimenez and Hanibal Rodriguez. This second outing of the JLX sees them joined by Amazon, a former member of the JLA. The Hellfire League of Injustice summons up the dragon Fin Fang Flame to destroy all metamutants. The dragon decides to incinerate the entirety of humanity, since, according to him, "All humanity, after all, is mutated to some extent". The Judgment League Avengers and the JLX team up to defeat it.

''Lobo the Duck'' #1

''Lobo the Duck'' #1 was written by Alan Grant with art by

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and Ray Kryssing. The story revolves around the fearless, muscular and psychotic anti-hero/bounty hunter Lobo the Duck and his

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canine sidekick the Impossible Dawg who are investigating the murders of several Amalgam Comics superheroes, including Doctor Strangefate, Super-Soldier, the Aqua-Mariner, Dare the Terminator, and Hawkhawk. Lobo agrees to find the murderer(s) only because the aforementioned heroes had paid him upfront. Lobo fights his way through Gold-Kidney Lady, Doctor Bongface, and various other

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s before he realizes that the end of the world is about to begin and that only he can stop it. Some other minor characters introduced in ''Lobo the Duck'' #1 include Ambush the Lunatik, a fellow bounty hunter that was eaten by Lobo after angering him; Al Forbush, the owner of Al Forbush's Subterranean Diner; and the brothers Jonas Turnip and Daryl Rutabaga.

''Super-Soldier: Man of War'' #1

''Super-Soldier: Man of War'' #1 was written by Dave Gibbons and Mark Waid, with art by Dave Gibbons and Jimmy Palmiotti. This comic presented Super-Soldier (Clark Kent) in the style of the Golden Age

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comics. Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen are sent to England to follow a mysterious cargo of stolen equipment that is desired by the Nazis.

June 1997 – Marvel Comics

''Challengers of the Fantastic'' #1

''Challengers of the Fantastic'' #1 was written by Karl Kesel with art by

Tom Grummett Thomas Grummett (born 1959) is a Canadian comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work as penciller on titles such as '' The New Titans'', '' The Adventures of Superman'', ''Superboy'', ''Power Company'', '' Robin'', ''New Thun ...

and Al Vey. The members of the team were scientist Reed "Prof" Richards, S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Susan "Ace" Storm, her daredevil brother Johnny "Red" Storm, and fighting Senator Ben "Rocky" Grimm. Their enemies included Doctor Doomsday and Galactiac.

''The Exciting X-Patrol'' #1

''The Exciting X-Patrol'' #1 was written by

Barbara Kesel Barbara Randall Kesel (born October 2, 1960) is an American writer and editor of comic books. Her bibliography includes work for Crossgen, Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, and Marvel Comics. Biography Barbara Kesel init ...

with art by Bryan Hitch and Paul Neary. The team fought against Brother Brood. This comic was dedicated to the memory of Mark Gruenwald, who had died one year previously from a heart attack.

''Iron Lantern'' #1

''Iron Lantern'' #1 was written by

Kurt Busiek Kurt Busiek ( ) (born September 16, 1960) is an American comic book writer. His work includes the ''Marvels'' limited series, his own series titled ''Astro City'', a four-year run on ''The Avengers (comic book), The Avengers, Thunderbolts (comics ...

with art by Paul Smith. The comic is an amalgamation of the stories of Marvel's

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and DC Comics' Silver Age Green Lantern. Inventor Hal Stark is testing a flight simulator when the machine is mysteriously pulled to the crash site of an alien spacecraft. Stark finds the corpse of its pilot, Green Lantern Rhomann Sur, and a Green Lantern power battery. His heart having been injured when the simulator also crashed, Stark builds a combination powered armor/life support system out of the battery, and dubs himself Iron Lantern. Stark faces such foes as Mandarinestro, H.E.C.T.O.R. (Highly Evolved Creature Totally Oriented for Revenge), and Madame Sapphire, the latter of whom is secretly Stark's lover Pepper Ferris.

''The Magnetic Men featuring Magneto'' #1

''The Magnetic Men featuring Magneto'' #1 was written by

Tom Peyer Tom Peyer (born February 23, 1954) is an American comic book creator and editor. He is known for his 1999 revisioning of Golden Age super-hero Hourman, as well as his work on the Legion of Super-Heroes in the 1990s. An editor at DC Comics/Vertigo ...

with art by Barry Kitson and

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. In addition to the title characters, this comic book also features Mr. Mastermind and the Sinister Society. The Sinister Society's members each represent various special metals from both universes. The members and their associated metals are: * Kultron - adamantium * Soniklaw - vibranium * the Black Vulture - Nth metal * Deathborg -

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* Vance Cosmic - inertron

''Spider-Boy Team-Up'' #1

''Spider-Boy Team-Up'' #1 was written by "R. K. Sternsel" (an amalgamation of the names of

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and Karl Kesel) with art by

José Ladrönn José Ladrönn (born 1967) is a comic book penciller and inker born in Mexico. Biography Comic book titles he has contributed to include ''Cable'', ''Spider-Boy Team-Up'', ''Superman Transilvane'' and ''Inhumans''. In the 2006 he received an Eisn ...

and Juan Vlasco. In this comic, Spider-Boy teams up with characters based on Marvel and DC comic books set in the far future and/or outer space, including the Legion of Galactic Guardians 2099.

''Thorion of the New Asgods'' #1

''Thorion of the New Asgods'' #1 was written by

Keith Giffen Keith Ian Giffen (born November 30, 1952) is an American comics artist and writer. He is known for his work for DC Comics on their ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' and ''Justice League'' titles as well as for being the co-creator of Lobo. Biography K ...

and

John Romita, Jr. John Salvatore Romita (; born August 17, 1956), known professionally as John Romita Jr., is an American comics artist best known for his extensive work for Marvel Comics from the 1970s to the 2010s. He is the son of artist John Romita Sr. Early ...

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