Forgotten Heroes [Dolphin; Rip Hunter; Animal-Man [Buddy Baker]; Captain Comet; Adam Strange; Atomic Knight]; The Outsiders [Geo-Force; Metamorpho [Rex Mason]; Halo; Black Lightning]; Justice Society of America [Superman [Kal-L] (Earth-2); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince Trevor] (Earth-2); Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Starman [Ted Knight]; Power Girl [Kara Zor-L]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Johnny Thunder (Earth-2); Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt; Huntress [Helena Wayne] (death); Robin (Earth-2) (death)]; Infinity Inc. [Star-Spangled Kid; Fury [Lyta Trevor]; Jade]; Green Arrow (Earth-2) (dies); New Teen Titans [Red Star; Kid Flash [Wally West] (becomes the Flash); Aqualad [Garth]; Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Hawk [Hank Hall]; Dove (death); Kole (death); Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]; Changeling [Gar Logan]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]]; Freedom Fighters [Uncle Sam; Black Condor; The Ray; Human Bomb; Doll Man]; Challengers of the Unknown [Rocky Davis; Red Ryan; June Robbins; Prof. Haley; Ace Morgan]; Doom Patrol [Tempest [Joshua Clay]; Negative Woman]; Lt. Marvels [Uncle Marvel; Fat Marvel; Tall Marvel; Hillbilly Marvel]; Marvel Family [Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel Jr.]; Inferior Five [Dumb Bunny; Blimp; Merryman]; Justice League of America [Superman (Earth-1); Wonder Woman (Earth-1) (devolved by Antimonitor); Phantom Stranger; Aquaman; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Hawkwoman [Shayera Thal]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Firestorm; Vixen; Zatanna; Flash [Barry Allen] (cameo); Batman (Earth-1)]; Global Guardians [Little Mermaid; Impala; Rising Sun; Jack O'Lantern; Godiva; Thunderlord; Doctor Mist; Green Fury; Owlwoman]; Robin [Jason Todd]; Hippolyta; Paradise Island; Deadman [Boston Brand]; Harbinger [Lyla Michaels]; Dr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Peacemaker; Air Wave [Hal Jordan]; Blue Devil [Dan Cassidy]; Judomaster; Lori Lemaris (death); Ronal; Mera; B'wana Beast; Black Orchid; Thunder; Lightning; Captain Atom; Superboy (Earth-Prime); Lady Quark; Pariah; Firehawk; Lana Lang; Lois Lane; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Zatara; The Demon; Madame Xanadu; Dr. Occult; Psycho-Pirate [Roger Hayden]; Wildcat [Yolanda Montez]; Son of Vulcan; Vigilante [Adrian Chase]; Prince Ra-Man [Mark Merlin] (death); Warlord [Travis Morgan]; Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Cave Carson; Zeus; Steve Trevor (Earth-2); Horatio Tomorrow; The Planeteers; Tommy Tomorrow (would have become Kamandi); Jonah Hex; The Monitor (flashback); Oa; Harlequin [Molly Mayne]; The Enchantress; Brainiac; Sunburst (death); Electrocutioner; Darkseid; Black Bison; The Wizard; Felix Faust; Blackbriar Thorn; Circe; Clayface [Matt Hagen] (death); Bug-Eyed Bandit (death); Ten-Eyed Man (death); Desaad; Sargon the Sorcerer (part of Earth's magic cabal); Antimonitor; Shadow Demons (villains-both die)
Synopsis
The final battle between the Antimonitor and the heroes begins on 2 fronts: one on Earth, the other in the Antimatter universe. After great loss and suffering on both fronts, Superman [Earth-2] delivers the final blow to the Antimonitor and goes into a limbo alongside Superboy Prime, his wife Lois Lane Kent [Earth-2], and Alex Luthor Jr. never to be seen again for a long time. The only other person left to ever remember how the multiverse truly once existed as it did is Psycho Pirate [Roger Hayden], besides Pariah, Harbinger, and Lady Qwark.
Shot during a performance, trapeze artist Boston Brand dies, only to find that his spirit lives on with the ability to inhabit the bodies of others. By the will of Rama Kushna his spirit will walk among the living until his killer is found.
Lorna's criminal brother Jeff shows up at the circus eager to get his hands on the insurance money from Boston Brand's death, and Deadman suspects him of the murder.