Crisis on Infinite Earths #10 [Newsstand]
(January 1986)

DC, 1985 Series
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Price
0.75 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1985-10-03
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893266101
Editing
Marv Wolfman; Robert Greenberger (associate); Len Wein (consulting)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from DC Releases #20.
This issue is a variant of Crisis on Infinite Earths (DC, 1985 series) #10 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

Death at the Dawn of Time! (Table of Contents)

Crisis on Infinite Earths / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Pérez
Inks
George Pérez
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Genre
superhero
Characters
Starro; Space Ranger; Ibac; Element Lad; Vixen; Eclipso; Wonder Woman (Earth-1); Blue Devil; Vibe; Red Star; Batman (Earth-1); Brainiac 5; Black Adam; Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt; Plastique; Superman (Earth-2); Captain Marvel; Uncle Sam; Celsius; Mirror Master; Computo; Power Girl; Tin; Halo; Captain Comet; Lord of Time; Black Manta; Pariah; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Ultra Boy; Starman [Ted Knight]; Dr. Fate; Cyborg; Kanjar Ro; Gypsy; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Superboy (Earth-Prime); The Human Bomb; Adam Strange; Aquaman; Alexander Luthor Jr.; Robotman [Cliff Steele]; Phantom Stranger; Robin (Earth-2); Silver Scarab; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Dolphin; Superman (Earth-1); Wonder Woman (Earth-2); Obsidian; Dr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]; Jemm, Son of Saturn; Captain Atom; Kole; Saturn Girl; Wonder Girl; Phantom Lady; Black Lightning; Lady Quark; Lex Luthor (Earth-1); Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Anti-Monitor
Synopsis
The heroes, villains, and all creation swirls as the Anti-Monitor and the Spectre face off.
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Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.

Cover Thumbnail for Crisis on Infinite Earths (DC, 1985 series) #10 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985 series) #10 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985 series) #10 [Canadian]
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Grip Roaring Fun (Table of Contents: 1)

Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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typeset
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Indexer Notes

Ad for The Animal Make-And-Play model kits.
On inside front cover.

Death at the Dawn of Time! (Table of Contents: 2)

Crisis on Infinite Earths / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman (credited)
Pencils
George Pérez (credited)
Inks
Jerry Ordway (credited); George Pérez (page 26)
Colors
Anthony Tollin (credited)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Brainiac is destroyed...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Phantom Girl; Wildfire; Brainiac 5; Star Boy; Sun Boy; Mon-El [Lar Gand]; Blok; Element Lad; Saturn Girl; Shrinking Violet; Dream Girl [Nura Nal]; Tellus; Timber Wolf; Colossal Boy; Ultra Boy [Jo Nah]; Sensor Girl[Princess Projectra]; Chameleon Boy; Lightning Lad; Invisible Kid [Jacques Foccart]; Shadow Lass; Lightning Lass; White Witch; Cosmic Boy]; Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Captain Marvel Jr.; unidentified members]; Time Masters [Rip Hunter; Jeff Smith; Bonnie Baxter]; Metal Men [Platinum; Tin; Lead; Iron]; Doom Patrol [Negative Woman; Robotman [Cliff Steele]; Celsius; Tempest [Joshua Clay]]; New Teen Titans [Aqualad [Garth]; Aquagirl (death); Kole; Dove; Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Changeling [Gar Logan]; Speedy (Earth-1); Kid Flash [Wally West]; Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]]; Infinity Inc. [Jade; Fury [Lyta Trevor]; Northwind [Norda Cantrell]; Silver Scarab [Hector Hall]; Nuklon; Star-Spangled Kid; Obsidian]; All-Star Squadron [Atom [Al Pratt]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Green Arrow (Earth-2); Sargon the Sorcerer; Hourman [Rex Tyler]]; Justice Society of America [Huntress [Helena Wayne]; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince Trevor] (Earth-2); Starman [Ted Knight]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Robin (Earth-2); Superman [Kal-L] (Earth-2); Dr. Fate [Kent Nelson]; Dr. Mid-Nite; Power Girl [Kara Zor-L]]; Outsiders [Halo; Katana; Black Lightning; Metamorpho [Rex Mason]]; Freedom Fighters [Uncle Sam; Human Bomb; The Ray; Phantom Lady]; Justice League of America [Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Batman (Earth-1); Hawkwoman [Shayera Thal]; Firestorm; Vixen; Phantom Stranger; Superman (Earth-1); Firestorm; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Elongated Man; Aquaman; Wonder Woman (Earth-1); Zatanna; Adam Strange; Gypsy]; Fearsome Five [Mammoth; Shimmer; Psimon]; Fatal Five [Validus; Emerald Empress; Persuader]; Brotherhood of Evil [Warp; Phobia; Plasmus; Houngan]; Anthro; Robin [Jason Todd]; Mento; Dale Gunn; Dr. Will Magnus; Alexander Luthor Jr.; Captain Atom; Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Lady Quark; Space Ranger; Cryll; Chris KL-99; Halk; Jero; Lois Lane Kent (Earth-2); Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Dr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]; Atomic Knight; Peacemaker; Blue Devil [Dan Cassidy]; Superboy (Earth-Prime); Captain Comet; Judomaster; Jemm, Son of Saturn; Magnetic Kid; Magno Lad; Wildcat [Yolanda Montez]; Dolphin; Harlequin; Lori Lemaris; Ronal; Mera; Firehawk; Zatara; Madame Xanadu; Jennifer Morgan; Lex Luthor (Earth-1); Brainiac; Chemo; Quakemaster; T. O. Morrow; Hector Hammond; Deathbolt; Sivana; Dr. Cyber; Per Degaton; Despero; Dr. Destiny; Multiplex; Bolt; Calendar Man; Silver Ghost; The Dummy; Captain Cold [Len Snart]; Typhoon; Shaggy Man; Dr. Spectro; Lord Satanis; Deadshot; Insect Queen; The Lord of Time; Time Trapper; Ultra-Humanite; Kanjar Ro; Black Adam; Dr. Polaris; Electrocutioner; Bolt; Lightning Lord; Lightning; Anti-Monitor (villain); Rainbow Raider; Sinestro; Blockbuster; The Banshee; Star Sapphire; Faceless; Doctor Double X; Icicle (death); Maaldor the Darklord (death); Mirror Master (death); Krona; Huntress [original]
Synopsis
The heroes learn through the Spectre that the multiverse is about to be destroyed by the Anti-Monitor at the dawn of time via the antimatter universe. 2 groups have been formed: Heroes to stop the Anti-Monitor's plans, Villains to stop Krona from peering into his special mirror (as seen in Crisis 7). Both groups almost fail (villains by Krona's hand, heroes by the Anti-Monitor), but the Spectre arrives to fight the Anti-Monitor. An enormous explosion of the universe takes place as the Spectre/Anti-Monitor battle. To be continued...?
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Keywords
Death Valley; Oa; time travel

Indexer Notes

This story runs on the top 4/5 of each page with the second story below it ("The Monitor Tapes..."), except that the final page is a full page of this story.
References DC Comics Presents #87.

Pérez inks credit from Crisis on Infinite Earths The Compendium.

The Monitor Tapes... (Table of Contents: 3)

Crisis on Infinite Earths / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman (credited)
Pencils
George Pérez (credited)
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Big Bear; Beautiful Dreamer; Mark Moonrider? (all as the Forever People); Harbinger; The Monitor; Pariah; Alexander Luthor Jr.; Lady Quark; Superboy (Earth-Prime); Thanagarians; Dr. Regulus; Silver Slasher; Mano; Cosmic King; Tyr; Validus; Tharok; Radiation Boy; Chameleon Chief; Emerald Empress; Esper Lass; Sun Emperor; Lightning Lord; Persuader; Titania; Brainiac; Starman [Prince Gavyn] (death); Nimbus; X'hal; Tommy Tomorrow; Sapphire; Amethyst; Olympian Gods (three die); S.T.A.R. Labs; Immortal Man; Swamp Thing; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Northwind; Sgt. Rock; Easy Company; Paradise Island; Anthro; Kamandi; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Nuklon; Uncle Sam; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Superman (Earth-2); Dream Girl; Lady Quark; Wonder Woman (Earth-1); Superman (Earth-1); Power Girl; Black Adam; Lex Luthor (Earth-1); Star Sapphire; Bolt; Lord of Time; Ultra-Humanite; The Ghost [Alec Rois]; Mirror Master
Synopsis
Harbinger (as Lyla) begins to explain things she's learned from the Monitor's records about the multiverse and its changes that it will soon go through, and how she is the one who has to continue recording these events and why it needs to be done by her.
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Indexer Notes

Story runs along the bottom 1/5 of each page of the first story ("Death at the Dawn of Time!"), except for the final page.

Break into the Big Time (Table of Contents: 4)

Nabisco candies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Ad for Charleston Chew!, Sugar Babies, and Sugar Daddy candies.
Between pages 4-5 of story.

Newtons Fruit Chewy Mix-Up! (Table of Contents: 5)

Nabisco cookies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Ad for four flavors of Newtons cookies.
Between pages 7-8 of story.

Elvira Mistress of the Dark T-shirt (Table of Contents: 6)

Elvira T-shirt / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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?; ? (photo)
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Colors
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Letters
typeset
Editing
?
Characters
Elvira

Indexer Notes

Ad for t-shirt from SCA.
Between pages 9-10 of story.

Glow in the Dark Posters (Table of Contents: 7)

Pineapple Kids Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
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Indexer Notes

Ad for posters and Neon Lace shoe laces.
Between pages 13-14 of story.

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 8)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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?
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?; ? (photo)
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?; ? (photo)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?
Characters
Charles Atlas

Indexer Notes

Ads in classified format for body building, comic books, martial arts training, the American Heart Association, stamps, electronic bugs, novelties, and more. Print Advertising Representatives, Inc. agent.
Between pages 16-17 of story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
In This crazy world, we all need a friend like... 'Mazing Man"
Characters
'Mazing Man; Denton; K.P.; Guido; Brenda; Eddie

Indexer Notes

House ad for 'Mazing Man comics, on sale October 10, 1985.
Between pages 22-23 of story.

The Adventure Continues! (Table of Contents: 10)

Captain Carrot; Alice in Wonderland; Wizard of Oz / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Carol Lay (signed)
Inks
Carol Lay (signed)
Letters
typeset
Characters
Zoo Crew [Fastback; Captain Carrot [Rodney Rabbit]; American Eagle; Yankee Poodle; Rubberduck; Pig-Iron; Alley-Kat-Abra]; Dorothy Gail; Scarecrow; Tin Man; flying monkees; Tweedle Dee; Tweedle Dum; Cheshire Cat; Red Queen

Indexer Notes

House ad for comic mini-series featuring characters from Alice in Wonderland, The Wizard of Oz, and Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew.
On inside back cover.

Win One of 600 Prizes! (Table of Contents: 11)

Mars, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Ad for Starburst Fruit Chews candy.
On back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Death at the Dawn of Time!
    Crisis on Infinite Earths
  2. 1. Grip Roaring Fun
    Monogram Models
  3. 2. Death at the Dawn of Time!
    Crisis on Infinite Earths
  4. 3. The Monitor Tapes...
    Crisis on Infinite Earths
  5. 4. Break into the Big Time
    Nabisco candies
  6. 5. Newtons Fruit Chewy Mix-Up!
    Nabisco cookies
  7. 6. Elvira Mistress of the Dark T-shirt
    Elvira T-shirt
  8. 7. Glow in the Dark Posters
    Pineapple Kids Club
  9. 8. Write Right Now!
  10. 9. ["In This crazy world, we all need a friend like... 'Mazing Man""]
    DC Comics
  11. 10. The Adventure Continues!
    Captain Carrot; Alice in Wonderland; Wizard of Oz
  12. 11. Win One of 600 Prizes!
    Mars, Inc.
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