In the course of DC Comics' 2005–2006 event ''

Infinite Crisis "Infinite Crisis" is a 2005–2006 comic book storyline published by DC Comics, consisting of an eponymous, seven-issue comic book limited series written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Phil Jimenez, George Pérez, Ivan Reis, and Jerry Ordwa ...

'' (the seven-issue

limited series Limited series may refer to: *Limited series, individual storylines within an anthology series *Limited series, a particular run of collectables, usually individually numbered * Limited series (comics), a comics series with a predetermined number ...

, its lead-in stories, and various tie-ins), numerous characters died, went missing, returned from death or long absences, took new superhero identities, or underwent other significant changes as individual characters.

Deaths

Leadup to ''Infinite Crisis''

These characters died during ''Infinite Crisis'' lead-up events, beginning with ''

Countdown to Infinite Crisis ''DC Countdown'', commonly referred to as ''Countdown to Infinite Crisis'', is a one-shot publication and the official start of the "Infinite Crisis" storyline. It was released 30 March 2005, sold out, and quickly went to a second printing. When ...

'': *

Black Bison B'wana Beast Baby-Doll Bad Samaritan The Bad Samaritan (alias Zviad Baazovi) is a supervillain, and enemy of the Outsiders who first appeared in ''The Outsiders'' #3 (January 1986). He is a former Soviet spymaster who became a neutral party ...

(John Ravenhair) (''

Day of Vengeance ''Day of Vengeance'' is a six-issue comic book limited series written by Bill Willingham, with art by Justiniano and Walden Wong, published in 2005 by DC Comics. Publication history ''Day of Vengeance'' is one of four limited series leading up to ...

'' #1) *

Blue Beetle Blue Beetle is the name of three fictional superheroes who appear in a number of American comic books published by a variety of companies since 1939. The most recent of the companies to own rights to Blue Beetle is DC Comics, which bought the ...

(Ted Kord) (''Countdown to Infinite Crisis'') * Bug (''

Villains United ''Villains United'' is a six-issue 2005 comic book limited series, published by DC Comics, written by Gail Simone and illustrated by Dale Eaglesham and Wade Von Grawbadger, and later by Val Semeiks and Prentis Rollins. Publication history ''V ...

'' #1) *

Cheetah The cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus'') is a large cat native to Africa and central Iran. It is the fastest land animal, estimated to be capable of running at with the fastest reliably recorded speeds being , and as such has evolved specialized ...

(Priscilla Rich) (''

Flash Flash, flashes, or FLASH may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional aliases * Flash (DC Comics character), several DC Comics superheroes with super speed: ** Flash (Barry Allen) ** Flash (Jay Garrick) ** Wally West, the first Kid F ...

'' #219) *

Darkstars The first Darkstars were a group of intergalactic policemen that appeared in comic books published by DC Comics. They were introduced in ''Darkstars'' #1 (October 1992), and were created by Michael Jan Friedman and Larry Stroman. The series last ...

Ferrin Colos, Chaser Bron, and Munchuk (''

Adam Strange Adam Strange is a fictional space adventurer appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by editor Julius Schwartz with a costume designed by Murphy Anderson, he first appeared in '' Showcase'' #17 (November 1958). Adam Stra ...

'' #8) *

Fastball The fastball is the most common type of pitch thrown by pitchers in baseball and softball. " Power pitchers," such as former American major leaguers Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens, rely on speed to prevent the ball from being hit, and have t ...

(''

The OMAC Project ''The OMAC Project'' is a six-issue American comic book limited series written by Greg Rucka with art by Jesus Saiz and published by DC Comics in 2005. Overview The book is one of four miniseries leading up to DC Comics' ''Infinite Crisis'' eve ...

'' #6) *

Fiddler A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including classical music. Although in many cases violins and fiddles are essentially synonymous, the ...

(''Villains United'' #1) *

Firefly The Lampyridae are a family of elateroid beetles with more than 2,000 described species, many of which are light-emitting. They are soft-bodied beetles commonly called fireflies, lightning bugs, or glowworms for their conspicuous production ...

(''The OMAC Project'' #6) *

Hawkwoman Hawkwoman is the name of several superheroines all owned by DC Comics and existing in that company's DC Universe. They are partners, and sometimes spouses or lovers, of the various versions of Hawkman, and share many features with the character Ha ...

(Shayera Thal) (''

Rann–Thanagar War ''Rann–Thanagar War'' is a six-issue comic book limited series published by DC Comics in 2005. Written by Dave Gibbons, and illustrated by Ivan Reis, Marc Campos, and John Kalisz, the series concerns a war between the planets Rann and Thanagar ...

'' #5) *

Hyena Hyenas, or hyaenas (from Ancient Greek , ), are feliform carnivoran mammals of the family Hyaenidae . With only four extant species (each in its own genus), it is the fifth-smallest family in the Carnivora and one of the smallest in the clas ...

(''Villains United'' #3; which Hyena died is unknown) * Hyperion (''DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy'' #4) *

Maxwell Lord Maxwell Lord IV is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in ''Justice League'' #1 (May 1987) and was created by Keith Giffen, J. M. DeMatteis, and Kevin Maguire. Maxwell Lord was or ...

(''

Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byrne, are credited as being ...

'' #219) *

Monocle A monocle is a type of corrective lens used to correct or enhance the visual perception in only one eye. It consists of a circular lens, generally with a wire ring around the circumference that can be attached to a string or wire. The other ...

('' Manhunter'' #9) * Onimar Synn (''Rann-Thanagar War'' #6) *

Overthrow Overthrow may refer to: * Overthrow, a change in government, often achieved by force or through a coup d'état. **The 5th October Overthrow, or Bulldozer Revolution, the events of 2000 that led to the downfall of Slobodan Milošević in the former ...

(''The OMAC Project'' #3) *

Parademon Apokolips is a fictional planet that appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The planet is ruled by Darkseid, established in Jack Kirby's Fourth World series, and is integral to many stories in the DC Universe. Apokolips is cons ...

(''Villains United'' #6) *

Pariah Pariah may refer to: * A member of the Paraiyar caste in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu * Pariah state, a country whose behavior does not conform to norms * Outcast (person) Science and mathematics * Pariah dog, a type of semi-feral dog * ''Pa ...

(''Villains United'' #6) *

Rocket Red Rocket Red (russian: Ракетно-Красный, Raketno-Krasnyy) is a fictional character and comic book superhero from the DC Comics universe. Created by Steve Englehart and Joe Staton, he first appeared in ''Green Lantern Corps '' #208 (Jan ...

(Dimitri Pushkin) (''The OMAC Project'' #5) *

Shazam Shazam () may refer to: Comic book franchise * Captain Marvel (DC Comics), also known as Shazam, a superhero character published by Fawcett Comics and DC Comics ** Shazam (wizard), a character from the ''Shazam!/Captain Marvel'' comics, who give ...

(''Day of Vengeance'' #6) *

Sparta of Synriannaq Sparta of Synriannaq is a fictional character in the DC Universe. Character history The alien being who would become Sparta was a native of the war-torn planet of Synriannaq. According to her own claims, she was about to be killed only seconds af ...

(''DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy'' #1) * Thia (''DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy'' #4)

''Infinite Crisis''

In addition to millions of deaths worldwide (e.g.,

Blüdhaven This page list the locations in the DC Universe, the shared universe setting of DC Comics. Sites * the Arrowcave – The former base of operations of the Green Arrow and Speedy. * Avernus Cemetery – A burial ground located in Central City for ...

populace), these characters died during the publication of ''Infinite Crisis'' and connected stories: *

Alexander Luthor Jr. Alexander Luthor Jr. is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. Publication history Created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, the character made his first appearance in ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' #1 (April 198 ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #7) *

Ballistic Ballistics may refer to: Science * Ballistics, the science that deals with the motion, behavior, and effects of projectiles ** Forensic ballistics, the science of analyzing firearm usage in crimes ** Internal ballistics, the study of the proce ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #7) *

Baby Wildebeest Baby Wildebeest is a fictional character in appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Publication history Baby Wildebeest was introduced in ''New Teen Titans'' vol. 2 #85 (April 1992) and was created by Marv Wolfman and Tom Grumme ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #4, ''Teen Titans'' #33) *

Baron Blitzkrieg Baron Blitzkrieg is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, originally residing on Earth-Two. He first appeared in '' World's Finest Comics'' #246 (August–September 1977). His first several appearances marked an ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #7) *

Black Condor Black Condor is the superhero name used by three different fictional characters in the DC Comics universe. All three incarnations of Black Condor have been members of the Freedom Fighters and each has been featured in Freedom Fighters comic boo ...

(Ryan Kendall) (''Infinite Crisis'' #1) *

Bushido is a moral code concerning samurai attitudes, behavior and lifestyle. There are multiple bushido types which evolved significantly through history. Contemporary forms of bushido are still used in the social and economic organization of Japan. ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #4, ''

Teen Titans The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to ...

'' #33) * Carissa (''Infinite Crisis'' #2, ''Wonder Woman'' #223) *

Charaxes The rajah and pasha butterflies, also known as emperors in Africa and Australia, (genus ''Charaxes'') make up the huge type genus of the brush-footed butterfly subfamily Charaxinae, or leafwing butterflies. They belong to the tribe Charaxini, ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #7) *

Crispus Allen Crispus Allen is a fictional character in the DC Comics universe, mostly commonly depicted in association with Batman. The character appeared on the first season of '' Gotham'' and was played by Andrew Stewart-Jones and by Kobna Holdbrook-Smith in ...

(''

Gotham Central ''Gotham Central'' is a police procedural comic-book series that was published by DC Comics. It was written by Ed Brubaker and Greg Rucka, with pencils initially by Michael Lark. The story focused on the Gotham City Police Department and the dif ...

'' #38; ''see

Returns Return may refer to: In business, economics, and finance * Return on investment (ROI), the financial gain after an expense. * Rate of return, the financial term for the profit or loss derived from an investment * Tax return, a blank document o ...

below''.) *

Doctor Fate Doctor Fate (also known as Fate) is the name of multiple superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original version of the character was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Howard Sherman, debuting in ''More F ...

Hector Hall Hector Hall is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in DC Comics's '' Infinity, Inc.'', '' Sandman'' and '' JSA''. He has gone by the names Silver Scarab, Sandman, and Doctor Fate. Publication history Hector Hall first appeared in ''All- ...

(''JSA'' #79) *

Nabu Nabu ( akk, cuneiform: 𒀭𒀝 Nabû syr, ܢܵܒܼܘܼ\ܢܒܼܘܿ\ܢܵܒܼܘܿ Nāvū or Nvō or Nāvō) is the ancient Mesopotamian patron god of literacy, the rational arts, scribes, and wisdom. Etymology and meaning The Akkadian "nab ...

(''Day of Vengeance Infinite Crisis Special'' #1) *

Doctor Polaris Doctor Polaris is an alias used by two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Publication history Created by John Broome and Gil Kane, the first Doctor Polaris, Neal Emerson, made his first appearance in ''Green L ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #1) * Fel Andar (''

Hawkman Hawkman is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, the original Hawkman first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1, published by All-American ...

'' #48) *

Fisherman A fisher or fisherman is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish. Worldwide, there are about 38 million commercial and subsistence fishers and fish farmers. Fishers may be professional or recre ...

(''Gotham Central'' #37) * Fury (Lyta Trevor-Hall) ('' JSA'' #80) *

Geist ''Geist'' () is a German noun with a significant degree of importance in German philosophy. Its semantic field corresponds to English ghost, spirit, mind, intellect. Some English translators resort to using "spirit/mind" or "spirit (mind)" to he ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #7) * Thirty-two

Green Lantern Corps Green Lantern Corps is the name of a fictional intergalactic law enforcement organization appearing in comics published by DC Comics. They patrol the farthest reaches of the DC Universe at the behest of the Guardians, a race of immortals residi ...

members (''Infinite Crisis'' #7) * The Hangmen (death revealed ''Manhunter'' #21) *

Human Bomb The Human Bomb is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. He first appeared in ''Police Comics'' #1 (August 1941), and was created by writer and artist Paul Gustavson. Publication history The Human Bomb was first published by Quality Comic ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #1) *

Jack Jack may refer to: Places * Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community * Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community * Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, ...

(Deuce Canyard) (''Villains United Infinite Crisis Special'' #1) *

Jade Jade is a mineral used as jewellery or for ornaments. It is typically green, although may be yellow or white. Jade can refer to either of two different silicate minerals: nephrite (a silicate of calcium and magnesium in the amphibole gro ...

(''Rann-Thanagar War Infinite Crisis Special'' #1) * Kal-L, Superman of Earth-Two (''Infinite Crisis'' #7) * Koryak,

Aquaman Aquaman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 (November 1941). The character is a pastiche of Namor. Initially a b ...

's son (''Aquaman'' #38) *

Lois Lane Lois Lane is a Character (arts), fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, she first appeared in ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1 (June 1938). Lois ...

of Earth-Two (''Infinite Crisis'' #5) * Mick Wong,

Jason Rusch Jason Rusch is a fictional character, a superhero in the . He is the second superhero known as Firestorm. He first appears in '' Firestorm'' (vol. 3) #1 (July 2004) and was created by Dan Jolley and ChrisCross. Publication history Another ''F ...

's friend and partner as

Firestorm A firestorm is a conflagration which attains such intensity that it creates and sustains its own wind system. It is most commonly a natural phenomenon, created during some of the largest bushfires and wildfires. Although the term has been us ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #4) *

Mongrel A mongrel, mutt or mixed-breed dog is a dog that does not belong to one officially recognized breed and including those that are the result of intentional breeding. Although the term ''mixed-breed dog'' is sometimes preferred, many mong ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #7) *

Neptune Perkins Paintball Paintball is a DC Comics supervillain who first appeared in ''Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E.'' #2 and was created by Geoff Johns and Leo Moder. Paul Deisinger is an art teacher who was transformed into a paint-themed criminal and became a mini ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #3) * Nightblade (''Infinite Crisis'' #7) *

Nuidis Vulko Nuidis Vulko is a fictional DC Comics character and one of the most frequently recurring members of the Aquaman supporting cast. Vulko is the chief scientific adviser of the fictional undersea realm of Atlantis. Aquaman eventually makes Vulko his ...

(''

'' #38) *

Pantha Pantha is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Publication history Pantha first appeared in '' New Titans'' #73 (February 1991) and was created by Marv Wolfman and Tom Grummett. Fictional character bio ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #4, ''Teen Titans'' #33) *

Peacemaker Peacemaker or The Peacemaker (in various forms) may refer to: Individuals and groups * UN Peacemaker, a project of the UN to support international peacemakers and mediators * Peace makers, a list of contemporary individuals and organizations inv ...

(Mitchell Black) (''Infinite Crisis'' #7) *

Phantom Lady Phantom Lady is a fictional superheroine, one of the first such characters to debut in the 1940s Golden Age of Comic Books. Originally published by Quality Comics, the character was subsequently published by a series of now-defunct comic book com ...

(Dee Tyler) (''Infinite Crisis'' #1) *

Psycho-Pirate The Psycho-Pirate is the name of two supervillains appearin in American comic books published by DC Comics. Bob Frazer portrayed the character for his live action debut during The CW's 2018 Arrowverse crossover "Elseworlds". Publication histor ...

(Roger Hayden) (''Infinite Crisis'' #6) * Rag Doll (Peter Merkel Sr.) (''JSA Classified'' #7) *

Ratcatcher A rat-catcher is a person who kills or captures rats as a Employment, professional form of pest control. Keeping the rat population under control was practiced in Europe to prevent the spread of diseases, most notoriously the Black Death, and to ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #1) * Razorsharp (''Infinite Crisis'' #7) * Sam Kurtis, Stargirl's con-artist father (''JSA'' #81) * Star Sapphire (Deborah Darnell) (''Infinite Crisis'' #6) *

Superboy Superboy is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comicbooks published by DC Comics. These characters have been featured in several eponymous comic series, in addition to ''Adventure Comics'' and other series featuring ...

(Conner Kent) (''Infinite Crisis'' #6) *

Steve Trevor General Steven Rockwell Trevor is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Wonder Woman. The character was created by William Moulton Marston and first appeared i ...

of Earth-Two (death revealed in ''Infinite Crisis'' #5) * Tekla (''Wonder Woman'' #223) * Warden Daniel (''Villains United Infinite Crisis Special'' #1)

Unconfirmed deaths

These characters appeared to die during ''Infinite Crisis'' and lead-up storylines, but their deaths or possible survival remained either unconfirmed or debatable by the series' end. (Refer to these characters' individual articles to see if they returned or were confirmed dead after ''Infinite Crisis'' #7.) *

Amos Fortune Amos Fortune (c. 1710 – November 1801) was a prominent African-American citizen of Jaffrey, New Hampshire in the 18th century. Fortune was born in Africa and brought to America as a slave. He purchased his freedom at the age of 60 and mo ...

(''Villains United Infinite Crisis Special'' #1) *

Breach Breach, Breached, or The Breach may refer to: Places * Breach, Kent, United Kingdom * Breach, West Sussex, United Kingdom * ''The Breach'', Great South Bay in the State of New York People *Breach (DJ), an Electronic/House music act * Miroslava ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #7) * Byte (''Villains United'' #1) * Chain Lightning (''Outsiders'' #33) *

Cinnamon Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several tree species from the genus '' Cinnamomum''. Cinnamon is used mainly as an aromatic condiment and flavouring additive in a wide variety of cuisines, sweet and savoury dishes, brea ...

II (civilian name unknown) (''Villains United Infinite Crisis Special'' #1) *

Demolition Team The Demolition Team are fictional characters, a team of mercenaries in the DC Comics universe. They first appeared in ''Green Lantern'' #176 (May 1984) and were created by Len Wein and Dave Gibbons. Fictional character history In their initial app ...

(''The OMAC Project'' #6) * Eradicator (David Connor) ('' Superman'' vol. 2 #220) *

Judomaster Judomaster is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. An unidentified incarnation of Judomaster appears in the DC Extended Universe television series '' Peacemaker'', played by Nhut Le. Fictiona ...

(Rip Jagger) (''Infinite Crisis'' #7) *

Kite Man Kite Man (Charles "Chuck" Brown) is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics. He is commonly depicted as an adversary of Batman who uses kite-based weapons to commit crimes. His name is a homage to ''Peanuts'' protagonist Cha ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #2, rumored) * Lady Spellbinder (''Infinite Crisis'' #7) *

Looker ''Looker'' is a 1981 American science fiction film written and directed by Michael Crichton and starring Albert Finney, Susan Dey, and James Coburn. The film is a suspense/science-fiction piece that comments upon and satirizes media, advertisin ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #7) * The

Madmen ''Mad Men'' is an American period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. It ran on the cable network AMC from July 19, 2007, to May 17, 2015, lasting for seven seasons and 92 episodes. Its fict ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #7) *

Mister Mxyzptlk Mister Mxyzptlk (, ), sometimes called Mxy, is a character who appears in DC Comics' '' Superman'' comic books. He is usually presented as a trickster in the classical mythological sense. Mxyzptlk possesses reality-warping powers with which he en ...

('' Adventures of Superman'' #647) *

Royal Flush Gang The Royal Flush Gang is a group of supervillains appearing in DC Comics. The group, which debuted in ''Justice League of America'' #43 (March 1966), use a playing card theme. Their code names are based on the cards needed to form a royal flush in ...

(Joe Carny and associates) (''Infinite Crisis'' #2) * Stallion (''Infinite Crisis'' #4) *

Supermen of America The Supermen of America is the name of two fictional superhero teams published by DC Comics. The original group first appeared in a special written by Stuart Immonen published in 1999, and a later mini-series written by Fabian Nicieza, which was ...

(''The OMAC Project'' #6) * Technocrat (''Infinite Crisis'' #7) *

Trigger Twins The Trigger Twins are the names of two sets of fictional Western themed comic book characters published by DC Comics. Fictional character biography Walter and Wayne Trigger The Trigger Twins first appear in '' All-Star Western'' #58 (May 1951), t ...

(Tom and Tad Trigger) (''Infinite Crisis'' #7) * T'Charr and Terataya (''Day of Vengeance Infinite Crisis Special'' #1) *

of Earth-Two (''Infinite Crisis'' #5; appears to fade from existence) In the case of the Demolition Team and the Supermen of America, it is unclear how many (if any) of their members were slain by OMACs.

Missing

These characters disappeared or went missing during ''Infinite Crisis'' and lead-up storylines. Note to readers: Many of these characters may return or already have, as revealed in "

One Year Later "One Year Later" is a 2006 comic book storyline running through books published by DC Comics. It involves a narrative jump exactly one year into the future of the DC Universe following the events of the '' Infinite Crisis'' storyline, to explo ...

" stories or hinted at in ''Infinite Crisis'' #7's two-page splash showing heroes to be featured in upcoming projects, but remain listed here because this article is about their in-story status as of the end of ''Infinite Crisis''. (Refer to their individual articles to see if they later returned.) Characters noted below as having gone missing during ''Infinite Crisis'' #4 or ''Infinite Crisis'' #6 were confirmed missing in ''Infinite Crisis'' #7. *

(''Infinite Crisis'' #6) *

Air Wave Air Wave is the name of three superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first two were active in the Golden Age of Comic Books (albeit the second Air Wave had only one appearance). The third appears in comics in t ...

(Harold Jordan) (''Infinite Crisis'' #4) *

Animal Man Animal Man (Bernhard "Buddy" Baker) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. As a result of being in proximity to an exploding extraterrestrial spaceship, Buddy Baker acquires the ability to temporarily "borrow" th ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #6) *

(Jaime Reyes) (''Infinite Crisis'' #6) *

Bumblebee A bumblebee (or bumble bee, bumble-bee, or humble-bee) is any of over 250 species in the genus ''Bombus'', part of Apidae, one of the bee families. This genus is the only extant group in the tribe Bombini, though a few extinct related gene ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #6) *

Captain Comet Captain Comet (Adam Blake) is a superhero appearing in American Comic Books published by DC Comics, created by editor Julius Schwartz, writer John Broome, and artist Carmine Infantino. Once a minor character in the DC Comics canon, he occupies an ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #6) * Cerdian, son of

Garth Garth may refer to: Places *Garth, Alberta, Canada * Garth, Bridgend, a village in south Wales :* Garth railway station (Bridgend) * Garth, Ceredigion, small village in Wales * Garth, Powys, a village in mid Wales :* Garth railway station (Powys ...

and

Dolphin A dolphin is an aquatic mammal within the infraorder Cetacea. Dolphin species belong to the families Delphinidae (the oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (the Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (the New World river dolphins), Pontoporiidae (t ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #3, confirmed in ''Aquaman'' #38) *

Cyborg A cyborg ()—a portmanteau of ''cybernetic'' and ''organism''—is a being with both organic and biomechatronic body parts. The term was coined in 1960 by Manfred Clynes and Nathan S. Kline.

(Victor Stone) (''Infinite Crisis'' #6) *

(''Infinite Crisis'' #3, confirmed in ''Aquaman'' #38) *

(Jason Rusch and

Martin Stein Martin Stein is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. He is commonly associated with, and sometimes is, the superhero Firestorm. Stein has made several appearances in DC-related media, such as the Arrow ...

) (''Infinite Crisis'' #6) *

(Wally West) (''Infinite Crisis'' #4) *

Green Lantern Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness ...

(Alan Scott) (''Infinite Crisis'' #6) *

Hawkgirl Hawkgirl is the name of several superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original Hawkgirl, Shiera Sanders Hall, was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, and first appeared in ''Flash Com ...

(Kendra Saunders) (''Infinite Crisis'' #6) *

Herald A herald, or a herald of arms, is an officer of arms, ranking between pursuivant and king of arms. The title is commonly applied more broadly to all officers of arms. Heralds were originally messengers sent by monarchs or noblemen ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #6) *

Lagoon Boy Lagoon Boy is a fictional superhero published by DC Comics. His name and appearance are references to the Gill-man, title character from the classic horror feature film ''Creature from the Black Lagoon''. Publication history Lagoon Boy first appe ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #3, confirmed in ''Aquaman'' #38) *

L.E.G.I.O.N. ''L.E.G.I.O.N.'' is a science fiction comic book created by Keith Giffen, Bill Mantlo and Todd McFarlane and published by DC Comics. The principal subject of the comic book is a team of fictional extraterrestrial superheroes. The characters fi ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #6) * Linda Park-West (''Infinite Crisis'' #4) *

Lori Lemaris Lori may refer to: *Lori (given name) *Lori Province, Armenia *Lori Fortress, a fortress in Armenia *Lori Berd, a village in Armenia *Kingdom of Tashir-Dzoraget, a historical Armenian kingdom from c. 980 to 1240, sometimes known as the Kingdom of L ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #3, confirmed in ''Aquaman'' #38) *

Omega Men The Omega Men are a fictional team of extraterrestrial superheroes who have appeared in various comic book series published by DC Comics. They first appeared in ''Green Lantern (comic book), Green Lantern'' (vol. 2) #141 (June 1981), and were crea ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #6) *

Red Tornado Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a seconda ...

(Ulthoon) (''Infinite Crisis'' #6) *

Shift Shift may refer to: Art, entertainment, and media Gaming * ''Shift'' (series), a 2008 online video game series by Armor Games * '' Need for Speed: Shift'', a 2009 racing video game ** '' Shift 2: Unleashed'', its 2011 sequel Literature * ''Sh ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #6) *

Starfire Starfire or Starfires may refer to: Military * F-94 Starfire, an American fighter aircraft * Starfire Optical Range, a United States Air Force research laboratory Comics * Starfire (Teen Titans) (1980), alien superheroine and member of the Teen T ...

(Koriand'r) (''Infinite Crisis'' #6) *

Supergirl Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. The character made her ...

(Kara Zor-El) (''Infinite Crisis'' #6) *

Tempest Tempest is a synonym for a storm. '' The Tempest'' is a play by William Shakespeare. Tempest or The Tempest may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Films * ''The Tempest'' (1908 film), a British silent film * ''The Tempest'' (1911 film), a ...

(Garth) (''Infinite Crisis'' #3, confirmed in ''Aquaman'' #38) *

Uncle Sam Uncle Sam (which has the same initials as ''United States'') is a common national personification of the federal government of the United States or the country in general. Since the early 19th century, Uncle Sam has been a popular symbol of ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #1, confirmed in ''Infinite Crisis'' #2) * West twins, children of

Wally West Wallace Rudolph "Wally" West is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics as the original Kid Flash and the third Flash (DC Comics character), Flash. His power consists mainly of speedster (fiction), superhuman speed. ...

and Linda Park-West (''Infinite Crisis'' #4)

Returns

These characters returned from death or a prolonged absence sometime following the publication of ''Countdown to Infinite Crisis'': *

Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld is a superhero published in American comic books created by DC Comics. Created by writers Dan Mishkin, Gary Cohn and artist Ernie Colón, she debuted in ''The Legion of Superheroes'' #298 in April 1983. Born into ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #7; was seen battling the Spectre on Gemworld, later aided in the reconstruction of the Rock of Eternity and the summoning of the Specter in ''Infinite Crisis'' #6) *

(''Infinite Crisis'' #1, but posed as the

Society A society is a Social group, group of individuals involved in persistent Social relation, social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same Politics, political authority an ...

's Luthor as early as ''Countdown to Infinite Crisis''; ''see Deaths above'') *

Captain Atom Captain Atom is a superhero appearing in American comic books, first in the 1960s by Charlton Comics before being acquired in the 1980s by DC Comics. Captain Atom has existed in three basic incarnations. Publication history Captain Atom was cr ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #7) *

(''Infinite Crisis'' #4, as new host for the

Spectre Spectre, specter or the spectre may refer to: Religion and spirituality * Vision (spirituality) * Apparitional experience * Ghost Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Spectre'' (1977 film), a made-for-television film produced and writ ...

; technically still dead) *

Kal-L Superman of Earth-Two is an alternate version of the fictional superhero Superman, who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was introduced after DC Comics created Earth-Two, a parallel world that was retroactiv ...

, Superman of Earth-Two (''Infinite Crisis'' #1; ''see Deaths above'') *

Kid Eternity Kid Eternity is a fictional character, a comic book superhero that premiered in '' Hit Comics'' #25 written by Otto Binder, drawn by Sheldon Moldoff, and published by American company Quality Comics in December 1942. All of Quality's intellectual ...

(''Teen Titans'' #31) *

Lady Quark {{Superherobox , image = , caption = Lady Quark, from the cover of '' L.E.G.I.O.N. '90'' #22 (Dec. 1990). , character_name = Lady Quark , publisher = DC Comics , debut = ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' #4 (July 1985) , creators = Marv Wolfman ...

(''Villains United'' #5) *

Legion of Super-Heroes The Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino, the Legion is a group of superpowered beings living in the 30th and 31st cent ...

- "Reboot" team (''Infinite Crisis'' #6, revealed to be inhabitants of Earth-247) *

of Earth-Two (''Infinite Crisis'' #1; ''see Deaths above'') *

Rocket Red Brigade The Rocket Red Brigade (russian: Ракетная Красная Бригада, Raketnaya Krasnaya Brigada) is a DC Comics superhero team. They first appeared in ''Green Lantern Corps'' #208 (January 1987), and were created by Steve Englehart an ...

(''Villains United Infinite Crisis Special'' #1) *

Superboy-Prime Superboy-Prime (Clark Kent, born Kal-El), also known as Superman-Prime or simply Prime, is a DC Comics superhero turned supervillain and an alternate version of Superman. The character first appeared in '' DC Comics Presents'' #87 (November 19 ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #1, but has been active for some time; was glimpsed in '' JLA'' #119; ''see New or changed below'') *

Jason Todd Jason Peter Todd is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. First appearing in ''Batman'' #357 in March 1983, Todd was created to succeed Dick Grayson as Robin, the superhero Batman's vigilante partner ...

(''Batman'' #617, ''Batman'' #638) *

Donna Troy Donna Troy is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is the original Wonder Girl and later temporarily adopts another identity, Troia. Created by Bob Haney and Bruno Premiani, she first appeared in '' T ...

(''DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy'' #1) *

of Earth-Two (''Infinite Crisis'' #5; ''see Deaths above'') Also, several characters from alternate continuities appeared in single-panel cameos when their respective alternate Earths emerged in ''Infinite Crisis'' #6. Although some had appeared in recent years (e.g., heroes of

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, DC Comics

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comics, and the Earth-247

) and some characters that had appeared in other media but had never previously appeared in comic book form (e.g., heroes from the 1970s ''

'' television programs), several others made their first appearance since before ''Crisis on Infinite Earths''. They included: * Batman, Jr. * Bizarro Hawkman * Bizarro Jimmy Olsen * Bizarro Krypto * Bizarro Lois Lane * Bizarro Perry White * Superman, Jr.

New or changed characters

The following characters were changed or introduced during ''Infinite Crisis'' and connected stories. See the article on '' 52'' for characters who were introduced following the "One Year Later" jump. * Amazons of Themyscira departs from the regular plane of existence (''Infinite Crisis'' #3) *

Artemis of Bana-Mighdall Artemis of Bana-Mighdall is a fictional Amazon superheroine, a comic book character published by DC Comics. Publication history Artemis of Bana-Mighdall debuted in '' Wonder Woman'' vol. 2 #90 (September 1994) and was created by writer Wil ...

departs from the regular plane of existence (''Infinite Crisis'' #3) * Bart Allen is aged to adulthood, then seemingly depowered (''Infinite Crisis'' #5, ''Infinite Crisis'' #7) * Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) becomes the protector of the Rock of Eternity (''Day of Vengeance Infinite Crisis Special'' #1) *

becomes the new host for the

(''Infinite Crisis'' #4) * Helmet of

is sent away to find new master (''Day of Vengeance Infinite Crisis Special'' #1) *

Damage Damage is any change in a thing, often a physical object, that degrades it away from its initial state. It can broadly be defined as "changes introduced into a system that adversely affect its current or future performance".Farrar, C.R., Sohn, H., ...

critically injured by

Zoom Zoom may refer to: Technology Computing * Zoom (software), videoconferencing application * Page zooming, the ability to magnify or shrink a portion of a page on a computer display * Zooming user interface, a graphical interface allowing for imag ...

(''Infinite Crisis'' #1, confirmed in ''Infinite Crisis'' #2) *

redesigned by

and Professor Martin Stein (''Firestorm'' #22) * Fury (Helena Kosmatos) departed from regular plane of existence (''Infinite Crisis'' #3) *

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depart from the regular plane of existence (''Infinite Crisis'' #3, ''Teen Titans'' #33) *

(Jay Garrick) is weakened and has his maximum speed reduced (''Infinite Crisis'' #7) *

Jaime Reyes Jaime is a common Spanish and Portuguese male given name for Jacob (name), James (name), Jamie, or Jacques. In Occitania Jacobus became ''Jacome'' and later ''Jacme''. In east Spain, ''Jacme'' became ''Jaime'', in Aragon it became ''Chaime'', and i ...

debuts as the new Blue Beetle (introduced ''Infinite Crisis'' #3, debuted in costume in ''Infinite Crisis'' #5) *

becomes the new

Red Hood The Red Hood is an alias used by multiple characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The identity was first used in the 1951 storyline " The Man Behind the Red Hood!", which provides the earliest origin story for the ...

(''Batman'' #617, ''Batman'' #638) *

Kyle Rayner Kyle Rayner (), one of the characters known as Green Lantern, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character is depicted as being associated with the Green Lantern Corps, an extraterrestrial police force of ...

becomes

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(''Rann-Thanagar War Infinite Crisis Special'' #1) *

Power Girl Power Girl, also known as Kara Zor-L and Karen Starr, is a superheroine appearing in American comic books by DC Comics, making her first appearance in '' All Star Comics'' #58 (January/February 1976). Power Girl is the cousin of the superhero Sup ...

's conflicting origins are resolved, re-establishing her as Earth-Two's Kara Zor-L (''

JSA Classified The Justice Society of America (JSA, or Justice Society (JS)) is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team was conceived by editor Sheldon Mayer and writer Gardner Fox during the Golden Age of Comic ...

'' #4) *

Risk In simple terms, risk is the possibility of something bad happening. Risk involves uncertainty about the effects/implications of an activity with respect to something that humans value (such as health, well-being, wealth, property or the environme ...

loses his right arm (''Infinite Crisis'' #4) *

is depowered and imprisoned by the

(''Infinite Crisis'' #7) * Superman (Kal-El) is depowered (''Infinite Crisis'' #7) *

Wonder Girl Wonder Girl is the alias of multiple superheroines featured in comic books published by DC Comics. Donna Troy, the original Wonder Girl, was created by Bob Haney and Bruno Premiani and first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #60 (June/July ...

(Cassandra Sandsmark) becomes the champion of

Ares Ares (; grc, Ἄρης, ''Árēs'' ) is the Greek god of war and courage. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. The Greeks were ambivalent towards him. He embodies the physical valor necessary for success in war ...

(''Teen Titans'' #33) These heroes stated at the end of ''Infinite Crisis'' #7 that they would take time off from their superhero identities: *

Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book '' Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939 ...

(Bruce Wayne) *

Nightwing Nightwing is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character has appeared in various incarnations; the identity was adopted by Dick Grayson when he left his role as Batman's vigilante partner Robin. Althoug ...

(Dick Grayson) *

Robin Robin may refer to: Animals * Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae * Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), including: **European robin (''Erithacus rubecula'') ** Bush-robin ** Forest ...

(Tim Drake) * Superman (Kal-El) *

(Diana)

Aftermath

* '' 52'': Weekly comic book post-''Infinite Crisis'' depicting events of missing year between end of event and One Year Later titles. * "

": Time-jump across most DC titles occurring around the same date of publication of the final issues of ''Infinite Crisis''.

References

External links

* Newsarama's "Crisis Casualty Count"
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Deaths

Leadup to ''Infinite Crisis''

''Infinite Crisis''

Unconfirmed deaths

Missing

Returns

New or changed characters

Aftermath

See also

References

External links