Who Is Access? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Access is a Marvel Comics and DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Axel Asher, with over 38 comic issue appearances. Access is a Marvel and DC character that is in charge of preventing the universes from merging into one.

Who is Access?

Origin A teenager living in New York City, Axel Asher encountered a strange old homeless man in an alley, who revealed what seemed to be a cardboard box but was in fact a portal between universes. The vagrant stated that Axel was next in line to bear the powers and responsibilities of being The Access. This happens because they was 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—The Access was another. Story Arc During DC vs Marvel , Access used shards of each universe hidden inside Batman and Captain America 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 when the Brothers, looking at the two heroes, realized how foolish their conflict with each other truly was. Access helped prevent Dr. Strangefate 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 Darkseid .

Key facts

Access is of human origin. The character is published by Marvel Comics and DC Comics. With 38 recorded issue appearances, Access ranks among the most featured characters in comics.