Amalgam Comics Speedsters

The collision between the DC and Marvel Comics universes left them combined into one. Additionally, certain beings have the ability to create amalgam characters of their own. Here are some of the characters formed from combining DC’s speedsters with Marvel characters.

Character	Amalgam Of	Source
Mercury	Impulse / Quicksilver	JLX
Speed Demon I	Flash II / Etrigan / Ghost Rider IV	Speed Demon
Speed Demon II	Flash III / Etrigan / Ghost Rider V	Speed Demon
The Whiz	Flash I / Whizzer I	Super-Soldier: Man of War
Xcel	XS / Meanstreak	Spider-Boy Team-Up
Pseudo-Amalgams
[Cannonflash]	Flash III / Cannonball	DC/Marvel: All Access #4
Quick Freeze	Impulse / Iceman	Unlimited Access #4

Mercury

Amalgam of: Impulse, Quicksilver

[Mercury] Granted super-speed powers by his mutant heritage, Mercury joined the Judgment League Avengers. When anti-mutant hysteria culminated in the framing of his teammate Mariner, he and the other mutant members of the team broke off, seeking Mariner’s underwater home of Atlantis for keys to the dawn of mutants and proof of Mariner’s innocence. Subsequent legislation called the Armageddon Agenda led to an all-out war on mutants, which Mercury escaped by following Iriskani (Iris West/Askani) into the future.

Appearances: JLX #1 (April 1996)

Speed Demon I

Amalgam of: Flash (Barry Allen), Etrigan, Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)

Blaze Allen, daredevil and mystic, refused to serve the Night Spectre in collecting souls of power. The Night Spectre retaliated by taking the soul of Blaze’s bride Iris on their wedding day. Then approached by Merlin, Blaze agreed to join with the demon Etrigan to fight the Night Spectre and perhaps get Iris back...or at least grant her peace.

Speed Demon I: Full Profile

Appearances: Speed Demon #1 (April 1996)

Speed Demon II

Amalgam of: Flash (Wally West), Etrigan, Ghost Rider (Danny Ketch)

One night Wally West walked into his uncle Blaze Allen’s trailer and saw the Speed Demon transform into his uncle. Blaze explained why he had bonded with the demon Etrigan, then left to again fight the Night Spectre. Merlin then apperared to Wally, offering him a chance to help his uncle. But Merlin never told him what demon he was bonding to, and Blaze learned the Night Spectre had joined with a human host...

Speed Demon II: Full Profile

Appearances: Speed Demon #1 (April 1996)

The Whiz

Amalgam of: Flash (Jay Garrick), Whizzer I

[The Whiz] Founding Member of the All-Star Winners Squadron during World War II. Little else is known.

(Unfortunately, in his only appearance, the Whiz kept zooming around in the background so that in no frame was his entire costume visible. What can be seen is that he has a yellow long-sleeved shirt with a red lightning bolt on the front, blue pants, red belt and boots, and a yellow helmet with a stylized W on the front. Also, the Marvel component is the original Whizzer, not the one from Squadron Supreme.)

Whizzer at Toonopedia

Appearances: Super-Soldier: Man of War (June 1997)

Xcel

Amalgam of: XS, Meanstreak(?)

[Xcel] Member of the Legion of Galactic Guardians 2099 (post-reboot). A series of time mishaps involving Spider-Boy resulted in the future being altered significantly; however, nothing else is known about this particular member of the team.

LSH Art Gallery: Amalgam Display

Appearances: Spider-Boy Team-Up #1 (June 1997)

Cannonflash

Amalgam of: Flash (Wally West), Cannonball

[Cannonball/Flash] Unnamed pseudo-amalgam created by Dr. Strangefate (along with several other members of the X-Men and the JLA) in order to recreate the Amalgam Universe. “Cannonflash” has been suggested, but I prefer “Cannonball Runner.”

Doctor Strangefate

Appearances: DC/Marvel: All Access #4 (February 1997)

Quick Freeze

Amalgam of: Impulse, Iceman

Pseudo-amalgam created by Access. Member of the X-League.

Quick Freeze at Young Justice: The Hangout

Appearances: Unlimited Access #4 (March 1998)

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Art

Mercury: JLX #1 (April 1996) - Howard Porter and John Dell
Speed Demon I: Speed Demon #1 (April 1996) - Salvador LaRocca and Al Milgrom
Speed Demon II: Speed Demon #1 (April 1996) - Salvador LaRocca and Al Milgrom
The Whiz: Super-Soldier: Man of War #1 (June 1997) - Dave Gibbons and Jimmy Palmiotti
Xcel: Spider-Boy Team-Up #1 (June 1997) - Ladronn and Juan Vlasco
Cannonball/Flash: DC/Marvel: All Access #4 (February 1997) - Jackson Guice and Josef Rubinstein
Quick Freeze: Unlimited Access #4 (March 1998) - Pat Olliffe and Al Williamson