- The Blue Beetle saw the crisis coming. In his death he was remembered as a hero in the world above. But in the dark, he became his world's greatest villain.
- — Tempus Fuginaut
Tales from the Dark Multiverse: Infinite Crisis #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of January, 2020. It was published on November 27, 2019.
Synopsis for "Infinite Crisis"
Appearing in "Infinite Crisis"
Featured Characters:
- OBAC/"One-Beetle-Army Corps"/Black King/Blue Beetle (Ted Kord) (First appearance) (Flashback and main story) (Also in a vision)
Supporting Characters:
- Brother Eye (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
- O.M.A.C./"Omni-Mind and Community" (First appearance) (Also in a vision)
- Checkmate (Single appearance) (Flashback and main story)
- Ted Kord's Secret Six (Single appearance) (All die) (Flashback and main story)
- Black Knight (Sasha Bordeaux) (Single appearance; dies) (Flashback and main story) (Also in a vision)
- Ted Kord's Secret Six (Single appearance) (All die) (Flashback and main story)
- Tempus Fuginaut
Antagonists:
- Alexander Luthor ("Earth-Three") (Single appearance; dies) (Impersonates Lex Luthor)
- Secret Society of Super-Villains (Single appearance) (Flashback and main story)
- Black Adam (Single appearance; dies) (Flashback and main story)
- The Calculator (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
- Deathstroke (Slade Wilson) (Single appearance; dies) (Flashback and main story)
- Doctor Psycho (Single appearance) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Secret Six (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
- Catman (Single appearance) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Cheshire (Single appearance) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Deadshot (Single appearance) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Lex Luthor (Single appearance; dies) (Flashback and main story)
- Rag Doll (Peter Merkel Jr.) (Single appearance) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Scandal Savage (Single appearance) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Talia al Ghul (Single appearance) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Secret Society of Super-Villains (Single appearance) (Flashback and main story)
- Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) (Single appearance) (Apparent Death)
- Green Lantern Corps (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
- Green Lantern (John Stewart) (Single appearance) (Flashback only) (Apparent Death)
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Single appearance) (Flashback only) (Apparent Death)
- Jean Loring (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
- Justice League of America (Single appearance)
- Aquaman (Single appearance) (Apparent Death)
- Batman (Bruce Wayne) (Single appearance) (Infected)
- Booster Gold (Single appearance; dies)
- Fire (Single appearance)
- The Flash (Wally West) (Single appearance; dies)
- Green Lantern (Guy Gardner) (Single appearance) (Apparent Death)
- Martian Manhunter (Single appearance; dies) (On a TV or computer screen)
- Plastic Man (Single appearance) (Appears only as a corpse) (Cameo)
- Superman (Clark Kent) (Single appearance) (Infected)
- Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira) (Single appearance) (Infected)
- Justice Society of America (Single appearance)
- Doctor Mid-Nite (Pieter Cross) (Single appearance; dies)
- Power Girl/Kara Zor-L ("Earth-Two") (Single appearance) (Appears only as a corpse) (Cameo)
- Wildcat (Ted Grant) (Single appearance) (Appears only as a corpse)
- Maxwell Lord (Single appearance; dies) (Also in a vision)
- Superboy-Prime ("Earth-Prime") (Single appearance) (Infected)
- Supergirl (Single appearance; dies)
- Jade (Nicki Jones) (Single appearance) (Appears only as a corpse) (Unnamed) (Cameo)
- Teen Titans (Single appearance)
- Beast Boy (Single appearance)
- Cyborg (Single appearance; dies) (Cameo)
- Donna Troy (Single appearance) (Apparent Death) (Cameo)
- Harlequin (Duela Dent) (Single appearance; dies) (Cameo)
- Kid Flash (Bart Allen) (Single appearance; dies)
- Nightwing (Single appearance) (Appears only as a corpse) (Cameo)
- Raven (Single appearance) (Apparent Death)
- Red Star (Single appearance) (Apparent Death)
- Robin (Tim Drake) (Single appearance; dies)
- Speedy (Mia Dearden) (Single appearance) (Appears only as a corpse) (Cameo)
- Superboy (Conner Kent) (Single appearance; dies)
- Terra (Single appearance; dies)
- Wildebeest (Single appearance) (Appears only as a corpse) (Cameo)
- Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsmark) (Single appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- The Anti-Monitor (Infinite Crisis) (Single appearance) (Dies in flashback) (Also as a corpse)
- Jim Rook (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Lois Lane-Kent ("Earth-Two") (Single appearance; dies)
- New Earth characters
- Batman (Bruce Wayne) (Flashback only) (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Blue Beetle (Ted Kord)) (Dies in flashback)
- Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) (Flashback only) (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Elasti-Girl (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Flashback only) (In a vision) (Cameo)
- JSA (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Stargirl (Courtney Whitmore) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Wildcat (Ted Grant) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Maxwell Lord (Flashback only)
- The Spectre (Aztar) (Flashback only) (In a vision) (Cameo)
- Superman (Clark Kent) (Flashback only)
- Teen Titans (Flashback only)
- Beast Boy (Flashback only)
- Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsmark) (Flashback only)
- Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira) (Flashback only) (In a vision) (Cameo)* Rannians (Single appearance) (Flashback only) (Behind the scenes)
- Pre-Crisis characters
- Alexander Luthor Jr. (Earth-Three) (Flashback only)
- Lois Lane (Earth-Two) (Dies in flashback) (Cameo)
- Superman/Clark Kent/Kal-L (Earth-Two) (Flashback only)
- Seven Deadly Enemies of Man (Single appearance) (Statue only) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Shazam (Single appearance) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Superboy-Prime (Earth-Prime) (Flashback only)
- Superman/Kal-El ("Earth-Two") (Single appearance; dies)
- Superman/Clark Kent (Earth-22) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Thanagarians (Single appearance) (Flashback only) (Behind the scenes)
- Captain Atom (Mentioned only)
- Doomsday (Mentioned only)
- Eclipso (Mentioned only)
- JLI (Mentioned only)
- Lex Luthors of the Dark Multiverse (Mentioned only)
- Lex Luthor, Sr. ("Earth-Three") (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Secret Society of Super-Villains (New Earth) (Mentioned only)
- Sue Dibny (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Zatanna (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Dark Multiverse (Flashback only)
- Infinite Crisis' Earth (First appearance; unnamed) (Flashback and main story)
- 21st Century (Flashback and main story)
- Earth (Flashback and main story)
- Arctic Circle
- Switzerland
- United States of America
- Central City (Flashback only)
- Chicago
- Gotham City (Flashback only)
- Arkham Asylum (Flashback only)
- Metropolis
- San Francisco
- Smallville
- Justice League Watchtower (Destroyed)
- Earth (Flashback and main story)
- Rann (Mentioned only)
- Thanagar (Mentioned only)
- 21st Century (Flashback and main story)
- Oblivion Bar (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Paradise Dimension (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
- Rock of Eternity (Single appearance) (Flashback only)
- "Earth-Three" (Destroyed) (Mentioned only)
- "Earth-Two" (Destroyed) (Mentioned only)
- "Earth-Prime" (Destroyed) (Mentioned only)
- Infinite Crisis Booster Gold's Future (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
- 25th Century (Mentioned only)
- Infinite Crisis' Earth (First appearance; unnamed) (Flashback and main story)
- Pre-Flashpoint Multiverse (Flashback only)
- New Earth (Flashback only)
- Earth
- Arctic Circle (Flashback only)
- Switzerland
- Checkmate Headquarters (Flashback only)
- United States of America
- Metropolis
- Daily Planet (In a vision) (Flashback only)
- Metropolis
- Earth
- Paradise Dimension (Flashback only)
- New Earth (Flashback only)
- Pre-Crisis Multiverse (Mentioned only)
- Earth-Prime (Mentioned only)
- Earth-Three (Mentioned only)
- Earth-Two (Mentioned only)
- Post-Flashpoint Multiverse (Mentioned only)
Items:
- Batsuit (Flashback and main story)
- Bracelets of Submission
- Cosmic Staff (Flashback only)
- Cosmic Tuning Fork (Flashback and main story)
- Green Kryptonite
- Green Lantern Rings
- Dark Matter
- Heart of Darkness (Flashback and main story)
- Lasso of Lightning (Flashback and main story)
- Lasso of Truth
- Lex Luthor's Warsuit
- O.B.A.C. Armor (First appearance)
- O.M.A.C. Virus
- Tempus Fuginaut's Scepter
- Wonder Woman's Tiara
- Zeta Beam (Flashback only)
Vehicles:
- Blue Beetle's Bug
- Rannian Fleet
- Thanagarian Fleet
Events:
- The Crises (Mentioned only)
- Crisis on Infinite Earths (Mentioned only)
- Infinite Crisis (Flashback only)
- Day of Vengeance (Mentioned only)
- Death of Superman (Mentioned only)
- Identity Crisis (Mentioned only)
- Knightfall (Mentioned only)
- Rann-Thanagar War (Mentioned only)
- Villains United (Mentioned only)
Concepts:
- Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Magic
- Time Travel (Mentioned only)
Notes
- This story takes place in a dark universe, similar to New Earth, that diverges during the events of Countdown to Infinite Crisis #1.
- Nicki Jones has a case of mis-coloring as her outfit is purple and its symbol is yellow and orange instead of white and green and yellow respectively.
See Also
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