(April 1985)
- Price:
- 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.35 GBP
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- DC Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- DC 50
- Editing:
- Marv Wolfman; Robert Greenberger (associate); Len Wein (consulting)
- Format:
- Color; Standard Modern Age US; Saddle-Stitched; Limited Series
Issue Notes
No ads in this comic.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
- in DC Sampler (DC, 1983 series) #3 ([Late Fall] 1984) [a few panels]
[no title indexed]
Crisis on Infinite Earths / cover / 2 pages
Credits
- Pencils:
- George Perez (signed)
- Inks:
- George Perez (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Gaspar Saladino
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Ultra-Man; Superwoman [Earth-3]; Johnny Quick [Earth-3]; Owlman (all as the Crime Syndicate); Superman [Earth-2]; Pariah; Firestorm; Arion; Cyborg; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Dawnstar; Dr. Polaris; Geo-Force; Psimon; Firebrand [Danette Reilly]; Obsidian; Harbinger; Killer Frost; Luthor [Earth-3]; Psycho-Pirate; Green Lantern [John Stewart]; King Solovar; The Monitor (face in background)
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Millennium Edition: Crisis On Infinite Earths 1 (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] (February 2000)
- in Millennium Edition: Crisis On Infinite Earths 1 (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] (February 2000)
Indexer Notes
Wraparound cover
Crisis Beginnings
Crisis Mail / letters page / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Marv Wolfman
- Pencils:
- George Perez (Pariah illustration)
- Inks:
- George Perez (Pariah illustration)
- Letters:
- typeset
- Job Number:
- L-1913
Content Information
- Genre:
- Fact
Indexer Notes
the beginnings of the DC Multiverse and this series. Located on inside front and inside back covers.
The Summoning
Crisis on Infinite Earths / comic story / 32 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Marv Wolfman; Len Wein (co-plot); Robert Greenberger (co-plot)
- Pencils:
- George Perez
- Inks:
- Dick Giordano
- Colors:
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters:
- John Costanza
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Ultraman; Power Ring; Owlman; Johnny Quick [Earth-3]; Superwoman [Earth-3] (all as the Crime Syndicate, all die); Luthor [Earth-3] (death); Lois Lane Luthor (death); Alexander Luthor Jr. (intro); Pariah (intro); Harbinger; The Monitor; King Solovar; Gorilla City; Dawnstar; Firebrand [Danette Reilly]; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Psycho-Pirate [Roger Hayden]; Arion; Firestorm; Killer Frost; Geo-Force; Cyborg; Superman [Earth-2]; Obsidian; Dr. Polaris; Psimon; Green Lantern [John Stewart]
- Synopsis:
- A wave of antimatter has already destroyed one earth and its universe as Pariah is destined to view these events, helpless to stop them as it occurs on each earth he appears on. Earth-3 is the next one to fall to the antimatter wave and the Crime Syndicate is helpless to stop it. Meanwhile, the Monitor summons Lyla to become Harbinger to gather up heroes and villains alike for his mission. They are taken to his satellite and attacked by shadow demons, but the Monitor stops them. To be continued...
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Millennium Edition: Crisis On Infinite Earths 1 (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] (February 2000)
Indexer Notes
1st appearance of Alex Luthor, Jr. and Pariah. Death of Earth-3 and Crime Syndicate. 1st appearance of Blue Beetle [Ted Kord] from Charlton Comics' acquisition by DC Comics as well the following heroes: Peacemaker, Nightshade, Question [Vic Sage], Judomaster, and Peter Cannon- Thunderbolt, later seen in issue 6.
Editing
This issue was most recently modified by:
- john cruz
- Roy Lyons
- Mike Nielsen
- Jerry Hillegas
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Jon Ingersoll
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