| WHO DIED? |
Crisis on Infinite Earths will
stand as the first crossover to kill a large contingent of its
cast. Although some of those who died have since come back in
one form or another, the majority of these characters are, for
now and forevermore, dead:
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Angle Man |
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Anti-Monitor |
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Aquagirl |
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The Bug-Eyed Bandit |
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Clayface II |
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Crime Syndicate of Earth-3: Ultraman, Owlman, Superwoman,
Johnny Quick II, and Power Ring |
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Dove |
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Farmer Boy of Sgt. Rock's Easy Company |
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Flash II (Barry Allen) |
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Green Arrow of Earth-2 |
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Huntress of Earth-2 |
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Icicle |
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Kole |
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Lex Luthor of Earth-2 |
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Lex Luthor of Earth-3 |
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Lois Lane-Luthor of Earth-3 |
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Lori Lemaris |
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Lord Volt of Earth-6 |
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The Losers: Johnny Cloud, Gunner, Sarge, and Captain Storm |
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Maaldor the Darklord |
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Mirror Master |
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Monitor |
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Nighthawk |
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Prince Ra-Man |
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Princess Fern of Earth-6 |
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Robin of Earth-2 |
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Shaggy Man |
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Starman II |
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Sunburst |
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Superboy of Earth-Prime, Superman and Lois Lane of Earth-2,
Alex Luthor of Earth-3 (They didn't die, but they left the
universe to go to a place "where there will be no fear,
only everlasting peace." Close enough.) |
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Supergirl |
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The Ten-Eyed Man |
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Wonder Woman (She was sent back through time to a point where
she didn't exist.) |
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| ...and, of course, the uncountable billions lost
to the Anti-Monitor's anti-matter wave, as well as all the
beings in the anti-matter universe sacrificed to increase his
power. |
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| THE EARTHS |
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Before Crisis, the DC
multiverse was filled with millions of universes. The following
are the main pre-Crisis universes mentioned by name:
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| Earth-1 - the Silver
Age Earth. Justice League, Superman II, Flash II (Barry Allen).
First defined in Flash (vol. 1) #123, first named in JLA
(vol.1) #21. |
| Earth-2 - the Golden
Age Earth. Justice Society, All-Star Squadron, Infinity, Inc.
First defined in Flash (vol. 1) #123, first named in JLA
(vol.1) #21. |
| Earth-3 -
"Reverse" Earth. Home of Crime Syndicate (criminal
version of JLA), Lex Luthor is a hero. First suggested in JLA
(vol. 1) #22, first appeared in JLA (vol. 1) #29. |
| Earth-4 - Charlton
Comics Earth. Charlton was a separate comics company before DC
bought the rights to its characters. Captain Atom, Blue Beetle,
the Question. First appeared (in a DC comic) and named in Crisis
#1. |
| Earth-5 - designation
for world seen only briefly on pages 2 and 3 of Crisis
#1. |
| Earth-6 - a
"cosmic anomaly" because none of the DC heroes had
duplicates there. Main heroes were from the planet's royal
family: Lady Quark, Lord Volt, Princess Fern. First created and
destroyed in Crisis #4. |
| Earth-S - the Fawcett
Comics Earth. Home of the Marvel Family. First appeared (in a DC
comic) in Shazam! #1, first named in JLA (vol. 1)
#135. |
| Earth-X - Quality
Comics Earth. Freedom Fighters, Uncle Sam, the Ray. World War II
continues into the 1970s. First appeared (in a DC comic) and
named in JLA (vol. 1) #107. |
| Earth-Prime - world in
which few heroes exist, in theory the "real world"
where you and I live. Most DC characters exist only as
comic-book characters. First appearance in Flash (vol. 1)
#179, named in JLA (vol. 1) #123. |
| Earth-C - world in
which "funny animals" exist as dominant species.
Captain Carrot and his Zoo Crew. First appeared in New Teen
Titans #16. |
