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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published April 1985
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; 0.35 GBP
Pages 36
Editing Marv Wolfman; Robert Greenberger (associate); Len Wein (consulting)
Notes No ads in this comic.

Cover Details

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)
Genre Superhero
Pencils George Perez (signed)
Inks George Perez (signed)
Letters Gaspar Saladino
Notes Wraparound cover

2 page Crisis Mail letters page "Crisis Beginnings"

Genre Fact
Script Marv Wolfman
Pencils George Perez (Pariah illustration)
Inks George Perez (Pariah illustration)
Letters typeset
Notes the beginnings of the DC Multiverse and this series. Located on inside front and inside back covers.

32 page Crisis on Infinite Earths story "The Summoning"

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...
Genre Superhero
Script Marv Wolfman; Len Wein (co-plot); Robert Greenberger (co-plot)
Pencils George Perez
Inks Dick Giordano
Colors Anthony Tollin
Letters John Costanza
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.