Marvel and DC heroes and villains combine into one for some of the most unique stories in superhero history—and these once-in-a-life stories are back in print for the first time in decades, in a once-in-a-lifetime omnibus collection!
Who would win: Batman or Captain America? Superman or the Hulk? Wonder Woman or Storm?
In 1996, DC and Marvel decided to bring these timeless debates to the printed page, and give fans what they had been hoping-against-hope for: a DC vs. Marvel comic book series, with 11 battles between the superpowered worlds of the DC Universe and Marvel Universe!
While seeing these conflicts brought to comic book life was shocking enough, what happened next was even more unexpected—the two fictional universes fusing together and creating the Amalgam Universe, combining DC and Marvel’s heroes, villains, and mythologies! The result was unforgettable one-shot stories starring the likes of Dark Claw (Batman and Wolverine), Super Soldier (Superman and Captain America), Iron Lantern (Iron Man and Green Lantern), the JLX (the Justice League and the X-Men), and many more!
These stories have been out of print for decades, and have become something of a legend among current readers—but they’re back in DC Versus Marvel: The Amalgam Age Omnibus, collecting the Amalgam one-shots, plus the historic DC vs. Marvel miniseries and its subsequent sequels!
These stories, from creators such as Peter David, Dan Jurgens, Mark Waid, Dave Gibbons, Ron Marz, José Luis García-López, Gary Frank, Bill Sienkiewicz, and more, represent one of the most fun and unlikely periods in comic book history, and now are available in one omnibus, perfect for fans of both DC and Marvel.
DC/Marvel: The Amalgam Age Omnibus is a companion volume to DC Versus Marvel Omnibus, presenting the many Marvel vs. DC battles over the years!
This volume collects DC vs. Marvel #1 and 4, Marvel vs. DC #2-3, Amazon #1, Assassins #1, Dr. Strangefate #1, Dark Claw #1, Super Soldier #1, Bruce Wayne: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1, Bullets and Bracelets #1, Speed Demon #1, Spider-Boy #1, X-Patrol #1, DC/Marvel All Access #1-4, Bat-Thing #1, Dark Claw Adventures #1, Generation Hex #1, JLX Unleashed #1, Lobo the Duck #1, Super Soldier: Man of War #1, Challengers of the Fantastic #1, Exciting X-Patrol #1, Iron Lantern #1, Magnetic Men Featuring Magneto #1, Spider-Boy Team-Up #1, Thorion of the New Asgods #1, and Unlimited Access #1-4.
The Frankenstein of DC and Marve
"I’ll admit it—DC Versus Marvel: The Amalgam Age Omnibus wasn’t an instant purchase for me. This crossover came out during a period when I had stepped away from comics entirely. The mid-90s felt like a low point for the industry—overproduced, gimmicky, and hollow. I wasn’t the audience Marvel and DC were chasing at the time. But now, nearly 30 years later, the kid inside me was too curious to resist. I already had the DC Versus Marvel Omnibus, and this felt like the Frankenstein’s monster stitched together from its leftover parts. Weird, awkward… but strangely appealing. If you ask me, DC and Marvel hook us with the sheer chaos of the concepts. Superman becomes a Herald of Galactus. Wonder Woman fights Storm. Jubilee and Robin go on a date. Lobo takes down Wolverine. The Batman and Wolverine mashup, Dark Claw, clashes with the fusion of Joker and Sabretooth, Hyena. These are the kinds of ideas that sound like playground arguments turned real, and that’s part of the charm. If you’re picking this up for deep storytelling or classic arcs, manage your expectations. The real draw here is the novelty—and even more so, the art. This collection is a playground for artists. Kevin Nowlan’s inks over José Luis García-López’s pencils in Dr. Strangefate are a standout, elevating the surreal vibe of that story. You also get Gary Frank on Super Soldier, Dave Gibbons on Iron Lantern, and Bill Sienkiewicz letting loose on Assassins. Even the animated-style Dark Claw Adventures embraces the absurdity with flair. There’s also a healthy stack of bonus content at the back: behind-the-scenes sketches, concept art, and those long-lost alternate endings to the DC vs. Marvel battles. Not every one-shot lands, and a couple are noticeably absent, but the book as a whole is a gorgeous and grotesque patchwork science experiment—a comic book curiosity resurrected from the longboxes of the '90s and stitched together with equal parts nostalgia and absurdity."
