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A crossover betweenDC ComicsandMarvelnot only gaveRobinan awesome superpower , but a cool Modern name as well . In 1998’sUnlimited Access , a follow - up to the landmarkMarvel vs. DC , Robin combine withAngel , of the X - Men , to make a new character reference : Redwing the Avenging Wonder . As Redwing , the Boy Wonder realizes his potency even more , combining ( literally ) high - aviate acrobatics with awe-inspiring gadgets .
By the mid-1990s the comic book industry , which had experienced a gravy a few years prior , was in dire straits sales - wise and something was needed to reenergize fans and retailers . In response , Marvel and DC immerse the hatchet and eject a serial of crossing , culminating with 1995 - 1996’sMarvel vs. DC , which pit the gravid batsman of each newspaper publisher against the other with the lot of both universes in the equaliser . In addition to give sports fan the match - ups of their dreams , Marvel vs. DCled to the creation of Amalgam Comics , a fictional company consist of mash - ups of Marvel and DC characters ; for lesson , Wolverine and Batman coalesce to form Dark Claw , Doctor Strange and Doctor Fatebecame Doctor Strangefate , and so on . A central character to the event was Access , a hero conjointly owned by Marvel and DC . Once the dust from the event settled , the publishers released a serial of follow - ups featuring Access ; it would be in the net sequel , Unlimited Accessby Karl Kesel and Patrick Olliffe , that Robin generate his awesome power and name .
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InUnlimited Access , Darkseid and Magneto have join forces , threatening both universes . In a bid to hold on the two , entree summons heroes from the Marvel and DC universes to aid . As the heroes of two worlds sample to formulate a plan , Robin almost sire into a fightwith Angel . Access plead for peace and uses his tycoon to combine the two into one being : Redwing , the Avenging Wonder . red-winged blackbird aka Warren Drake add up ended with his own backstory , having been trained by the legendary Bat - X. Throughout the rest of the story , Redwing utilize both his newfound ability to wing as well as his gymnastic acquisition and many gadgets in press off the hordes of Darkseid and Magneto .
Over the class of his 80 - yr chronicle , Robin has never had superpower , but his Amalgam version shows how amazing he would be if he had them . No one in the Bat - Family can fly unaided . IfRobin had this power , he would have a serious vantage over Gotham ’s villains ; it would also be a tremendous plus to the Bat - Family as well . Even though Redwing has superpowers , he is still a Earth - class detective and an amazing acrobat , which compound with his ability to pilot , make him truly Robin ’s ultimate mannequin . Tim Drake , the Robin ofUnlimited Access , has struggled to find a new alias over the past several years , cycle through various names , but never settling on one . He could return to the name Redwing ; even though he would not have super power , it is still a cool name , and fights with the raspberry name motif .
The comical industriousness has changed greatlysinceMarvelvs . DC , have another such crossing over almost unsufferable , and impoverish devotee of perhapsRobin’sultimate mannequin : Redwing the Avenging Wonder .
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