DC vs MARVEL COMICS / MARVEL COMICS vs DC
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A DC Comics and Marvel Comics crossover. In this limited series (4 issues), two brothers, who personify the DC and Marvel Universes, become aware of the other's existence and challenge each other to a series of duels involving each universe's respective superheroes. The losing universe would cease to exist. The story had an "out of universe" component in that, although there were eleven primary battles, five outcomes were determined by fan vote.
The six primary battles:
The five battles in which the outcome was determined by the votes of fans:
*** SPOILERS***
RESULTS - PRIMARY BATTLES
RESULTS - VOTED BY FANS
***END OF SPOILERS***
Marvel received more votes than DC, thus allowing Marvel characters to win three of the five fan voted battles. However, the storyline does not show one side as being victorious.
As part of a last-ditch effort to save their worlds, The Spectre and the Living Tribunal were able to briefly force the "brothers" to resolve the situation by temporarily creating a new universe, called the Amalgam Universe, which is occupied by merged versions of many of the heroes (such as Dark Claw, a merging of the characters Batman and Wolverine).
An inter-dimensional character called Access eventually managed to restore the universes to their normal state with the aid of Batman and Captain America. The presence of the two heroes (essentially serving as the brothers in miniature, each being unique among their peers) forced the brothers to recognize how petty their disagreement truly was.
NOTE:
The trade paperback collects the 4-issue mini-series and Doctor Strangefate #1, due to its part in the overall story.
Two versions of the paperback exist, with one edition having DC winning three of the five fan voted battles and another version of the trade paperback with Marvel winning three of the fan voted battles. In both editions only Superboy and Lobo lose their respective bouts.
The six primary battles:
- Aquaman (DC) vs. Namor (Marvel);
- Elektra (Marvel) vs. Catwoman (DC);
- Flash (DC) vs. Quicksilver (Marvel);
- Robin (DC) vs. Jubilee (Marvel);
- Silver Surfer (Marvel) vs. Green Lantern (DC);
- Thor (Marvel) vs. Captain Marvel (DC).
The five battles in which the outcome was determined by the votes of fans:
- Batman (DC) vs. Captain America (Marvel);
- Spider-Man (Marvel) vs. Superboy (DC);
- Wolverine (Marvel) vs. Lobo (DC);
- Storm (Marvel) vs. Wonder Woman (DC);
- Superman (DC) vs. Hulk (Marvel).
*** SPOILERS***
RESULTS - PRIMARY BATTLES
- Aquaman (DC) vs. Namor (Marvel). Aquaman won by crushing Namor with his whale.
- Elektra (Marvel) vs. Catwoman (DC). Elektra won by making Catwoman fall off a building.
- Flash (DC) vs. Quicksilver (Marvel). Flash won due to his superior speed.
- Robin (DC) vs. Jubilee (Marvel). Robin won by using his cape as a decoy and then by tying up Jubilee.
- Silver Surfer (Marvel) vs. Green Lantern (DC). Silver Surfer won when both collided with each other and released a huge explosion which knocked out Green Lantern but Silver Surfer was unfazed.
- Thor (Marvel) vs. Captain Marvel (DC). Thor won when Captain Marvel was forced to change back to his alter ego Billy. Billy tried to change back but Thor exerted control over him using the magic lightning and the resulting blow caused his hammer to fly off and Billy to fall unconscious.
RESULTS - VOTED BY FANS
- Batman (DC) vs. Captain America (Marvel). The match ends in uncertainty--though both are evenly matched after hours of combat, a sudden flushing of the sewer knocks Cap off balance. Batman rescues Cap from certain death via drowning, but concedes that he (Batman) lost in saving Cap.
- Spider-Man (Marvel) vs. Superboy (DC). Spider-Man wins by electrocuting Superboy.
- Wolverine (Marvel) vs. Lobo (DC). Wolverine beats Lobo in a brutal barfight which was largely off panel.
- Storm (Marvel) vs. Wonder Woman (DC). After Diana drops Thor's hammer in order to allow the fight to happen as it was intended, Storm wins the battle after repeatedly hitting Diana with her lightning after a brief melee encounter.
- Superman (DC) vs. Hulk (Marvel). Superman wins with a one-punch knockout of Hulk.
***END OF SPOILERS***
Marvel received more votes than DC, thus allowing Marvel characters to win three of the five fan voted battles. However, the storyline does not show one side as being victorious.
As part of a last-ditch effort to save their worlds, The Spectre and the Living Tribunal were able to briefly force the "brothers" to resolve the situation by temporarily creating a new universe, called the Amalgam Universe, which is occupied by merged versions of many of the heroes (such as Dark Claw, a merging of the characters Batman and Wolverine).
An inter-dimensional character called Access eventually managed to restore the universes to their normal state with the aid of Batman and Captain America. The presence of the two heroes (essentially serving as the brothers in miniature, each being unique among their peers) forced the brothers to recognize how petty their disagreement truly was.
NOTE:
The trade paperback collects the 4-issue mini-series and Doctor Strangefate #1, due to its part in the overall story.
Two versions of the paperback exist, with one edition having DC winning three of the five fan voted battles and another version of the trade paperback with Marvel winning three of the fan voted battles. In both editions only Superboy and Lobo lose their respective bouts.
