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|caption= Cover to DC/Marvel All Access #1<br/> Art by ] and ] |
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|real_name=Axel Asher |
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'''Access''' ('''Axel Asher''') is a ] owned by both ] and ]. He made his first appearance in ] #1 (March 1996), a special crossover between the two companies. He was intended both as a way to explain the events of the story as well as a means to enable more such crossovers in the future. |
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==Publication history== |
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Access appeared in two follow-up miniseries, "DC/Marvel: All Access" and "Unlimited Access". In the first, Access helped prevent ] from re-merging the two universes; in the second, he discovered that the "old bum" was actually his own future self, and that a variant version of himself had joined forces with ]. He also discovered his powers were greater than he believed, and he absorbed his evil self within himself and helped the heroes of both universes defeat Darkseid's scheme. |
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Access is now a native of both universes and his duty is to keep them separate. If they start to overlap, the universes will merge into the ] again. Access must move from one universe to the other keeping people from crossing over. If he stays in one place too long, he can cause spontaneous ] to occur. Access usually works out situations like this without anyone noticing that he is involved. (This is done to explain how the subsequent DC/Marvel crossovers occur. Stories where DC and Marvel heroes appear on a ']' are believed to be dimensional fluxes where the two universe have begun to merge again. It has also been explained that once Access has restored the timelines, the characters forget about the crossover.) |
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Despite shared ownership between DC Comics and Marvel Comics, only DC has used the character in a non-crossover appearance. In '']'' #87, Access appears to the green-skinned ] and claims to be looking for ]. Having no success, he decides to travel to the Marvel Comics universe in order to find the ]. |
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==Fictional character biography== |
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'''Axel Asher''' first became aware of his extraordinary powers when the two ] called "The Brothers", who represent the ] and ], became aware of each other (as a result of the events in crossovers previously published by the companies) and hurled their respective heroes into conflict with each other's. Axel was just a normal teenager living in New York who came across an old bum in an alley, who protected what seemed to be a cardboard box but was actually a portal between the universes. He also revealed that Axel was next in line to bear the powers and responsibilities of being "The Access", the person in charge of preventing the universes from merging into one. This happens because they were originally one universe that split in two when The Brothers first fought; certain "fragments" of the original universe remained. The "box" was one of them- Access was another. |
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At the height of the Brothers' battle, the universes were combined into a single ] by ] and the ] to delay their fight. Access used shards of each universe hidden inside ] and ] to separate and restore both universes. Aided by Batman and Captain America who, in many ways, were the Brothers in miniature Access helped stop the fight between The Brothers, saving the two universes from destruction. |
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==Powers and abilities== |
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Access has the ability to create inter-dimensional gateways between the two universes. He can use these gateways to ] himself as well as summon others to him. He also has the ability to ] when crossing universes. He can feel the presence of anything from one universe in the other. In addition, Access has recently learned that he can create an "amalgamation" of two people he touches from each universe. |
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==Trivia== |
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*In the ] crossover, no mention is made of Access, who should logically have been involved. On the other hand, the events of JLA/Avengers have been referenced by DC comics (see ]); this may imply that the Access stories are no longer considered to have been part of either company's continuity. Though Access has been referenced in the Green Lantern, among other older comics. So both may be considered canon. |
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*Access is briefly mentioned in a ] crossover. When Superman a (false) holographic message from his father Jor-El, stating that a being from another universe, named ] was the one who destroyed Krypton, he flies off uttering the phrase "I need expert help to find him. I must find Access." |
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*Access is mentioned again in the crossover ] by the ]. |
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*Access' first appearance was foreshadowed in the 1995 DC/Marvel comic Green Lantern/Silver Surfer: Unholy Alliances. The final frames of the comic show an alleyway in New York where a large cardboard box is beginning to emit powerful beams of energy. |
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==Bibliography== |
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*''DC vs. Marvel / Marvel vs. DC'' #1-4 |
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*''Doctor Strangefate'' #1 |
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*''DC/Marvel: All Access'' #1-4 |
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*'']'' #87 |
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*''Unlimited Access'' #1-4 |
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==External Links== |
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* - List of every issue of “All Access” comic ever published. Also includes cover art, plot descriptions and more. |
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