Crisis on Infinite Earths #4 [Newsstand]
(July 1985)

DC, 1985 Series
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Price
0.75 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1985-04-04
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893266107
Editing
Marv Wolfman (editor); Robert Greenberger (associate editor); Len Wein (consulting editor); Tom Condon (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from DC Releases #14.
This issue is a variant of Crisis on Infinite Earths (DC, 1985 series) #4 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
George Pérez (signed)
Inks
George Pérez (signed)
Colors
Anthony Tollin
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is it! The end of the world! Death of the Monitor!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Harbinger; Pariah; The Monitor
Synopsis
Pariah watches as Harbinger kills The Monitor.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.

Cover Thumbnail for Crisis on Infinite Earths (DC, 1985 series) #4 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985 series) #4 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985 series) #4 [Canadian]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Thanks to Amazing Heroes

Indexer Notes

House ad touting the fact that DC Comics had 4 entries in the top 10 Best Books of 1984 per Amazing Heroes #63.
On inside front cover.

And Thus Shall the World Die! (Table of Contents: 2)

Crisis on Infinite Earths / comic story / 25 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman (credited)
Pencils
George Pérez (layouts, credited); Mike DeCarlo (finishes, credited)
Inks
Mike DeCarlo (credited)
Colors
Anthony Tollin (credited as Tony Tollin)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
July, 1985. The red skies are hardly noticed now.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Shrinking Violet; Star Boy; Ultra Boy [Jo Nah]; Brainiac 5; Dawnstar]; New Teen Titans [Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Jericho; Kole; Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]; Starfire [Koriand'r]; Changeling [Gar Logan]; Cyborg [Victor Stone]]; The Outsiders [Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Earth-1); Metamorpho; Halo; Black Lightning; Geo-Force; Katana]; Easy Company [Sgt. Rock; Bulldozer]; Justice League of America [Red Tornado [John Smith]; Firestorm; Superman (Earth-1); Wonder Woman (Earth-1); Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Hawkwoman [Shayera Thal]; Zatanna]; All-Star Squadron [Shining Knight; Firebrand [Danette Reilly]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]]; Infinity Inc. [Northwind [Norda Cantrell]; Obsidian [Todd Rice]; Jade]; Justice Society of America [Superman [Kal-L] (Earth-2); Starman [Ted Knight]]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Mento [Steve Dayton]; John Constantine, Hellblazer; Pariah; Lord Volt (death); Princess Fern [Liana] (death); Dr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi] (introduction, origin); Lady Quark (introduction, origin); The Monitor (death); Harbinger [Lyla Michaels]; Alexander Luthor Jr.; Bat Lash; Johnny Thunder (Earth-1, Western hero); Bat Lash; Jonah Hex; Arion; Lady Chian; Dr. Polaris; Hippolyta; Scalphunter; Lori Lemaris; Ronal; Dolphin; Blue Devil [Dan Cassidy]; Air Wave [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Kamandi; Lt. Jeb Stuart; Swamp Thing; Psycho-Pirate [Roger Hayden]; Killer Frost [Louise Lincoln]; Vandal Savage; Anti-Monitor (in voice and silhouette form); Shadow demons (villains)
Synopsis
The beginnings of Earth-1's, Earth-2's, and an unnamed Earth's destructions are at hand as antimatter begins to engulf each world. Harbinger (possessed by the shadow demon in issue 2) attacks the Monitor and kills him as Pariah arrives in shock to see his dead body. But that was what the Monitor needed in order to carry out his plan to save two earths from his foe. To be continued...
Reprints
Keywords
East Hampton; Japan; Paradise Island

Indexer Notes

Pariah saves Lady Quark from the destruction of her earth. Story references Omega Men #26.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Nabisco / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Which way?

Indexer Notes

Ad for Oreo cookies, with a maze.
Between pages 4-5 of story.

Write Right Now! (Table of Contents: 4)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?
Characters
Charles Atlas

Indexer Notes

Ads in classified format for sharks teeth, comic books, self-defense training, watches, clothing, body building courses, and more. Print Advertising Representatives, Inc. agent.
Between pages 9-10 of story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
50 years in the making!

Indexer Notes

House ad for Crisis on Infinite Earths with cover to #4 shown.
Between pages 18-19 of story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
2 more blistering war books!
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

House ad for G.I. Combat, and Sgt. Rock comics, with covers shown.

DC Heroes Role Playing Game (Table of Contents: 7)

Mayfair Games / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?
Characters
Superman; Brainiac

Indexer Notes

Ad for game from Mayfair Games.
On first page between pages 23-24 of story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Remco Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein
Editing
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Cross swords with champions!
Characters
Arak; Warlord; Hercules; Deimos; Mikola; Machiste

Indexer Notes

Ad for poseable action figures based on DC Comics' characters and available at Kmart stores. Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.

On second page between pages 23-24 of story.

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

Crisis Mail / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Marv Wolfman (credited)
Pencils
George Pérez (Monitor illustration)
Inks
George Pérez (Monitor illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
L-1969

Indexer Notes

Letters from John Ordover, Paul Silver, Craig Paeth, Jeffrey Lowndes, Darryl Osborne-Warner, and Chris Willingham.

Guest Meanwhile... From Abroad (Table of Contents: 10)

Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Paul Butler (credited)
Letters
typeset
Synopsis
Paul explains how difficult it is for comics professionals to work in Great Britain and why many turn to the U.S.

Indexer Notes

Also includes a DC check list for the week of April 4, 1985.
On inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Kenner Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?; ? (photo)
Inks
?; ? (photo)
Colors
?; ? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Get in on the action with power action!
Characters
Superman; Lex Luthor; Hawkman; The Joker; Wonder Woman; Batman; Aquaman; The Penguin; The Flash; Brainiac; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Robin

Indexer Notes

Ad for poseable figures from Kenner division of CPG Products Corp.
On back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["This is it! The end of the world! Death of the Monitor!"]
    Crisis on Infinite Earths
  2. 1. ["Thanks to Amazing Heroes"]
    DC Comics
  3. 2. And Thus Shall the World Die!
    Crisis on Infinite Earths
  4. 3. ["Which way?"]
    Nabisco
  5. 4. Write Right Now!
  6. 5. ["50 years in the making!"]
    DC Comics
  7. 6. ["2 more blistering war books!"]
  8. 7. DC Heroes Role Playing Game
    Mayfair Games
  9. 8. ["Cross swords with champions!"]
    Remco Toys
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Crisis Mail
  11. 10. Guest Meanwhile... From Abroad
    Meanwhile...
  12. 11. ["Get in on the action with power action!"]
    Kenner Toys
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