It's 1996, and for a whole month, Marvel and DC combine. But what would that month have been uncombined? 10 years later, the vault can finally be opened.
Amalgam series: Super-Soldier
DC series: Superman
Marvel series: Captain America
The Amalgam plot: The Super-Soldier has recently come back from the dead, but Lex Luthor AKA the Green Skull (now running Hydra) wants to kill him again. His last best hope is Ultra-Metallo, a nazi robot that runs on Kansas Lode AKA Green K!
The DC plot: Superman's recently been brought back from the dead amid an intense marketing campaign, but Lex Luthor (now running SKULL) wants him dead again. His last best hope is the man-robot Metallo! (Possibly a plan Brainiac told him over a couple shots of Jack Daniels some time ago. Would explain the green complexion)
The Marvel plot: Captain America has recently been thawed out by the Avengers (without an intense marketing campaign, cuz nothing that crass would ever happen to Captain America), but the Red Skull (now running Hydra) wants to put him on ice once more. His last best hope is a salvaged Nazi Sleeper robot with a nasty anti-super-soldier-serum toxin inside.
Our story starts with a recap of Super-Soldier's origin, how he was injected with alien cells found in a Kryptonian rocket ship.
Our story starts with a recap of Superman's origin, how he crashed to Earth in a Kryptonian rocket ship.
Our story starts with a recap of Captain America's origin, how he was injected with a super-soldier serum.
Much later, Jimmy Olsen is beat up by Lex Luthor and his Hydra cronies. You don't write stories about Luthor, you hear? But he escapes and gives the recently resurrected Super-Soldier (who cannot and will not ever be nicknamed S.S., ok?) a really cryptic clue about Luthor's plans.
Much later, Jimmy Olsen is beat up by Lex Luthor and his SKULL cronies. You don't take pictures of Luthor, you hear? But he escapes and gives the recently resurrected Superman (fresh out of that black costume) a really cryptic clue about Luthor's plans.
Much later, Bucky (yes, he's still around, one of the Buckies anyway, might be Nomad at this point, or even Battlestar - anyone have a Marvel Universe 1996 handy?) is beat up by the Red Skull and his Hydra cronies. You don't not be a Nazi, you hear? But he escapes and gives the recently resurrected Captain America (remember Heroes Reborn? yeah, sorry I did that) a really cryptic clue about the Red Skull's plans.
But SS is a smart guy, and he flies to Washington on a hunch, but the Green Skull has a big Nazi robot waiting for him - Ultra-Metallo!
But Supes is a smart guy, and he flies to Washington on a hunch, but Luthor has a kryptonite-powered cyborg waiting for him - Metallo!
But Cap is a smart guy, and he drives to Washington on a hunch, but the Red Skull has a big Nazi robot waiting for him (which he got on eBay from Ultron, apparently, and so, the name)!
It's all down to Super-Soldier isolating the robot's Green K heart in a lead tube and sending it into orbit. Luthor is defeated, but not before Green K fallout starts to spell power problems for our patriotic hero.
It's all down to Superman isolating Metallo's kryptonite heart in a lead tube and sending it into orbit. Luthor is defeated, but not before kryptonite fallout starts to spell power problems for our patriotic hero.
It's all down to Captain America isolating the robot's anti-super-soldier-serum toxin and blowing it up. The Red Skull is defeated, but not before toxic fall-out starts to spell power problems for our patriotic hero... and cancer for the rest of us.
So now you know... the rest of the stories.
Amalgam series: Super-Soldier
DC series: Superman
Marvel series: Captain America
The Amalgam plot: The Super-Soldier has recently come back from the dead, but Lex Luthor AKA the Green Skull (now running Hydra) wants to kill him again. His last best hope is Ultra-Metallo, a nazi robot that runs on Kansas Lode AKA Green K!
The DC plot: Superman's recently been brought back from the dead amid an intense marketing campaign, but Lex Luthor (now running SKULL) wants him dead again. His last best hope is the man-robot Metallo! (Possibly a plan Brainiac told him over a couple shots of Jack Daniels some time ago. Would explain the green complexion)
The Marvel plot: Captain America has recently been thawed out by the Avengers (without an intense marketing campaign, cuz nothing that crass would ever happen to Captain America), but the Red Skull (now running Hydra) wants to put him on ice once more. His last best hope is a salvaged Nazi Sleeper robot with a nasty anti-super-soldier-serum toxin inside.
Our story starts with a recap of Super-Soldier's origin, how he was injected with alien cells found in a Kryptonian rocket ship.Our story starts with a recap of Superman's origin, how he crashed to Earth in a Kryptonian rocket ship.
Our story starts with a recap of Captain America's origin, how he was injected with a super-soldier serum.
Much later, Jimmy Olsen is beat up by Lex Luthor and his Hydra cronies. You don't write stories about Luthor, you hear? But he escapes and gives the recently resurrected Super-Soldier (who cannot and will not ever be nicknamed S.S., ok?) a really cryptic clue about Luthor's plans.Much later, Jimmy Olsen is beat up by Lex Luthor and his SKULL cronies. You don't take pictures of Luthor, you hear? But he escapes and gives the recently resurrected Superman (fresh out of that black costume) a really cryptic clue about Luthor's plans.
Much later, Bucky (yes, he's still around, one of the Buckies anyway, might be Nomad at this point, or even Battlestar - anyone have a Marvel Universe 1996 handy?) is beat up by the Red Skull and his Hydra cronies. You don't not be a Nazi, you hear? But he escapes and gives the recently resurrected Captain America (remember Heroes Reborn? yeah, sorry I did that) a really cryptic clue about the Red Skull's plans.
But SS is a smart guy, and he flies to Washington on a hunch, but the Green Skull has a big Nazi robot waiting for him - Ultra-Metallo!But Supes is a smart guy, and he flies to Washington on a hunch, but Luthor has a kryptonite-powered cyborg waiting for him - Metallo!
But Cap is a smart guy, and he drives to Washington on a hunch, but the Red Skull has a big Nazi robot waiting for him (which he got on eBay from Ultron, apparently, and so, the name)!
It's all down to Super-Soldier isolating the robot's Green K heart in a lead tube and sending it into orbit. Luthor is defeated, but not before Green K fallout starts to spell power problems for our patriotic hero.It's all down to Superman isolating Metallo's kryptonite heart in a lead tube and sending it into orbit. Luthor is defeated, but not before kryptonite fallout starts to spell power problems for our patriotic hero.
It's all down to Captain America isolating the robot's anti-super-soldier-serum toxin and blowing it up. The Red Skull is defeated, but not before toxic fall-out starts to spell power problems for our patriotic hero... and cancer for the rest of us.
So now you know... the rest of the stories.
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