Thecostumeisn't just a costumejokerannounceshisallegiancetoAmerica, evenifhe's a criminallunatic, it's theclownPrinceofGotham, whoactuallyruinsredskull's planstodrop a bomboverWashingtonsometimes.
In 1996 marvelandDCdecidedtocreate a jointpublishingimprintwheretheycouldshareandplaywitheachother's charactersinonebigtoyboxknownasAmalgamcomicsbutwith a twistinthestorytopreventthedestructionoftwocomicuniverses, Theyweresquishedtogethertoform a newuniverse.
Therewasdarkclaw, a mixtureofwolverineandbatmanamazon, a mashupofWonderWomanandStormsupersoldier, a CaptainAmericaandsupermancombinationDrDoomsday, anamalgamationofDoomsdayandDoctorDoomandmany, manymore.
Thisplanwassimplesortof, heaimedtoturnearthinto a newapocalypsethetwoteamscombinedtobecometheextitansandtakeontheforcesofdarksidephoenixanddeathstroketosavethedaynumberthreeallaccess a jointcreationbetweenthepublishersandtheonlycharacterownedbybothaxleAsherbecamethestaroftheshowduringthis 1996 crossovereventwiththepowerofaccess, hewasthecosmichallmonitorbetweenthemarvelanndcuniversesinthisstory, hismissionistryingtostopthereturnoftheamalgamuniverse.