| Sequence of Events |
Issue (Date) |
| INFINITY,
INC. |
| Now full grown (and 7' 6"), Al Rothstein finds that the radiation
to which his grandfather, Terry Curtis (Cyclotron) was exposed in the
forties has given him superhuman strength and unusually dense skin. |
Infinity, Inc. #48 (Mar. 1988) |
| While attending UCLA, Hector Hall renews his acquaintance with
Hippolyta Trevor. They soon begin dating. |
Infinity, Inc. #1 (Mar. 1984) |
| Jennie-Lynn Hayden and Todd Rice begin to manifest their powers:
Jennie-Lynn's skin turns green and a star-shaped "birthmark" on
her left palm begins to glow, while Todd discovers that he can become
a living shadow. Through a tenuous empathetic connection, they seek
each other out and learn that they are brother and sister. Jennie-Lynn
suggests that their father may be Green Lantern. They begin practicing
their powers together and decide to take the costumed identities of
Jade and Obsidian. |
Infinity, Inc. #4 (July 1984), #33 (Dec. 1986) |
| Hector Hall, Lyta Trevor, Al Rothstein, and Hawkman's godson Norda
of Feithera decide to adopt costumed identities and apply for membership
in the Justice Society. |
Infinity, Inc. #1 (Mar. 1984) |
| The Star-Spangled Kid attends a memorial service for the Crimson
Avenger, his former Seven Soldiers of Victory comrade, and renews his
friendship with his old partner Pat Dugan (Stripsey). first appearance of Dugan's
son, Mike. NOTE: The Crimson Avenger
died in DC Comics Presents #38 (1981). |
Infinity, Inc. #11 (Feb. 1985) |
| Wesley Dodds (Sandman) suffers a mild stroke. |
Infinity, Inc. #1 (Mar. 1984) |
| THE
GENERATIONS SAGA |
| Jade (Jennifer-Lynn Hayden), Northwind (Norda
of Feithera), Nuklon (Albert Rothstein), Obsidian (Todd Rice), Silver
Scarab (Hector Hall) (first chronological appearances) and Fury II (Hippolyta
Trevor) attempt to join the Justice Society, but are rejected. They
leave angrily, accompanied by Huntress and Power Girl. NOTES: The
Infinitors' first appearance in print was in All-Star Squadron #25,
except for Fury, who first appeared in Wonder Woman #300. Fury II is
the daughter of Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor;
Jade and Obsidian are the children of Green Lantern and the Thorn,
Silver Scarab is the son of Hawkman and Hawkgirl, Northwind is Hawkman's
godson, and Nuklon is the godson of the Atom. |
Infinity, Inc. #1 (Mar. 1984) |
| Brainwave Jr. approaches the JSA, claiming to
have information about the Ultra-Humanite's escape from Limbo. Star-Spangled
Kid accompanies him to investigate. Ultra transports them and the other
young heroes back in time to the year 1942. NOTES: Brainwave
Jr. (Hank King, Jr.) is the son of Brain Wave (Henry King) and Merry,
the Girl of a Thousand Gimmicks (Mary Pemberton, adoptive sister of
the Star-Spangled Kid). The story continues in All-Star Squadron #24. |
Infinity, Inc. #2 (Apr. 1984) |
| The Ultra-Humanite of 1942 releases the Secret
Society of Super-Villains (Mist, Monocle, Brain Wave, Rag Doll, and
the Ultra-Humanite) from Limbo. The ape-Ultra escapes into the modern
era; the others appear in 1942. |
All-Star Squadron #26 (Oct. 1983) |
| The young heroes return to the present. With the Star-Spangled
Kid, they found Infinity, Inc., with Power Girl and the Huntress as
honorary members. The Infinitors battle Solomon Grundy. Under the influence
of the Ultra-Humanite, Superman summons Wonder Woman, Hawkman, Green
Lantern, the Atom, and Robin to Colorado, where he drowns them in the
Stream of Ruthlessness. |
Infinity, Inc. #3 (May 1984) |
| The Infinitors are called to Colorado to identify
the bodies of Wonder Woman, Hawkman, Green Lantern, the Atom, and Robin,
all apparently dead. NOTE: Reprints the Hawkman
story from Flash Comics #71 (1946) that introduced Feithera. |
Infinity, Inc. #4 (June 1984) |
| The "dead" JSAers revive, now evil
from the effects of the Stream of Ruthlessness. NOTE: Includes
a personnel file on Jade. |
Infinity, Inc. #5 (July 1984) |
| The Infinitors and Flash I confront the evil
JSAers in Colorado. Power Girl instigates a battle with Superman in
Metropolis and the Huntress takes on Robin in Gotham. NOTE: Includes
a personnel file on Obsidian. |
Infinity, Inc. #6 (Aug. 1984) |
| Fury and the Silver
Scarab fight Wonder Woman and Hawkman. NOTE: Includes
a personnel file on the Huntress. |
Infinity, Inc. #7 (Sept. 1984) |
| Power Girl vs. Superman, while Nuklon and Wildcat
fight the Atom. Nuklon is accidentally bombarded with thorium radiation. NOTE: Includes
a personnel file on Power Girl. |
Infinity, Inc. #8 (Oct. 1984) |
| Brainwave Jr. and the Star-Spangled Kid enlist
the aid of the original Brain Wave. Nuklon discovers that the thorium
radiation has given him the ability to control his density, allowing
him to phase through objects. Meanwhile, Doctor Mid-Nite discovers the
Ultra-Humanite's involvement. NOTE: Includes
a personnel file on the Silver Scarab. |
Infinity, Inc. #9 (Dec. 1984) |
| The JSA is freed from the effects of the Stream
of Ruthlessness. Brain Wave sacrifices his life to give Brainwave Jr.
the power to defeat the Ultra-Humanite. |
Infinity, Inc. #10 (Jan. 1985) |
| The Infinitors are offered membership in the JSA, but choose to
remain independent with Star as their leader. |
Infinity, Inc. #11(Feb. 1985) |
| JLA/JSA 22: "Family Crisis": Earth-Two: The JLA,
JSA, and Supergirl battle the Commander, a conqueror from another dimension,
and encounter the Crime Syndicate of Earth-Three. NOTES: This
was the last appearance of the Crime Syndicate of America prior to
their demise in the Crisis. Starring: Green Lantern, Doctor Fate,
Starman, Doctor Mid-Nite. |
Justice League of America #231-232 (Oct.–Nov. 1984) |
| Infinity, Inc. holds a press conference in Los Angeles. The Silver
Scarab reveals his true identity and those of his parents (Hawkman
and Hawkgirl I). The Star-Spangled Kid, Jade, Obsidian, and Nuklon
also unmask. The Huntress reveals that she is Batman's daughter. Power
Girl and the Huntress leave to rejoin the JSA. NOTE: First
appearance of Ted Grant's goddaughter Yolanda Montez (later
Wildcat II). |
Infinity, Inc. #12 (Mar. 1985) |
| AMERICA
VS. THE JUSTICE SOCIETY |
| Batman's old friend Professor Carter Nichols
delivers Batman's diary to the Daily Star. The diary accuses
the JSA of being Nazi collaborators during World War 2 and of sabotaging
the "Bomb Defense Formula." The JSAers, except for Robin,
Power Girl, and the Huntress, are arrested and forced to appear before
a congressional committee to answer charges of treason. Helena Wayne
becomes the JSA's legal counsel; Dick Grayson, unwilling to discredit
his mentor, joins the prosecution. NOTES: The
Bomb Defense Formula first appeared in All-Star Comics #10 (1942).
This issue recaps the JSA's origins, with extensive annotations. The
back cover is a reproduction of the cover of All-Star Comics #4
(1941). |
America vs. the Justice Society #1 (Jan. 1985) |
| The JSA begins its testimony before the committee,
recounting the events of the group's formation. The Spectre makes a
dramatic appearance to demand the JSA's release. NOTES: Includes
extensive annotated references for the JSA's earliest adventures and
the first part of Rich Morrisey's list of reprints of the Golden Age
adventures of the JSA members. The back cover is a reproduction of
the cover of All-Star Comics #3 (1940). |
America vs. the Justice Society #2 (Feb. 1985) |
| The JSA recounts their wartime and postwar adventures.
The Wizard testifies that he witnessed the JSA swear allegiance to
Adolf Hitler, but loses credibility when he tries to escape. NOTES: Continues
the annotations of the JSA's adventures and the list of reprinted stories.
The back cover is a reproduction of the cover of All-Star Comics #5
(1941). |
America vs. the Justice Society #3 (Mar. 1985) |
| The JSA recounts their return from retirement
in the 1960s. Dick Grayson deduces that Batman's diary is a clue to
the whereabouts of Per Degaton, who is about to make a fourth attempt
at world conquest. Degaton is thwarted by the JSA and commits suicide;
the JSA is acquitted. NOTES: Helena Wayne
reveals that Bruce Wayne was dying of cancer at the time of his final
battle with Bill Jensen; she attributed his hostility towards the JSA
to the cancer. However, the diary was probably written while Bruce
was under the influence of the Psycho-Pirate (revealed in All-Star
Comics #69). The back cover is a reproduction of the cover of All-Star
Comics #54 (1950). |
America vs. the Justice Society #4 (Apr. 1985) |
| While taking a brief vacation, members of Infinity, Inc. are attacked
by the Thorn. |
Infinity, Inc. #13 (Apr. 1985) |
| Todd McFarlane begins as
penciller (through #37) |
| Northwind and Obsidian go on double dates. After battling the Thorn,
the other Infinitors meet Rose Canton, unaware that she and the Thorn
are the same person. Chroma appears, foretelling doom for the
Earth. first appearance of Marcie Cooper?? |
Infinity, Inc. #14 (May 1985) |
| Chroma disappears. The Star-Spangled Kid returns to California. |
Infinity, Inc. #15 (June 1985) |
| Lyta Trevor and Hector Hall's celebration of their engagement is
rudely interrupted when Lyta is kidnapped by Mister Bones. |
Infinity, Inc. #16 (June 1985) |
| Trying to rescue Fury from Mister Bones, the Silver Scarab battles Helix:
Tao Jones, Baby Boom, Penny Dreadful, Kritter,
and Arak Wind-Walker. |
Infinity, Inc. #17 (June 1985) |
| CRISIS
ON INFINITE EARTHS |
| The Anti-Monitor begins destroying the parallel
Earths of the positive-matter universe with waves of anti-matter. As Pariah watches
helplessly, the Crime Syndicate of America perishes in a futile attempt
to defend their homeworld, Earth-Three. Earth-Three's Lex Luthor and Lois Lane
send their infant son, Alex Luthor, to Earth-One, where he appears
aboard the now-abandoned JLA satellite. The five surviving Earths (1,
2, 4, S and X) experience mysterious red skies and bizarre weather.
The Monitor's servant, Harbinger, gathers an army of super-heroes
and -villains. NOTES: First costumed appearance of Harbinger. Her first
appearance, as Lyla was in New Teen Titans vol. 1 Annual #2 (1983).
Her first chronological appearance as Harbinger was Tales of the
Teen Titans #58 (Oct. 1985). First appearance of Pariah and
the first full-panel appearance of the Monitor, whose first appearance in print
(hidden) was New Teen Titans #21 (1984). |
Crisis #1 (Apr. 1985) |
| Helix escapes from the Infinitors. The Thorn
gets a visit from the Harlequin, who warns her to stay away from Green
Lantern's children. Harbinger recruits Obsidian to join the Monitor's
army. |
Infinity, Inc. #18 (June 1985) |
| Jade is rushed to the hospital after feeling
the cyanide touch of Mister Bones. She is treated by Doctor Beth Chapel,
a colleague of Charles McNider. The JSA investigates the red skies
while Commander Steel and Mekanique manipulate the Infinitors
into fighting the new JLA. NOTES: Commander
Steel explains that he is from Earth-Two, but has lived on Earth-One for
decades, as explained in All-Star Squadron #50. Mekanique's
first chronological appearance was in All-Star Squadron #58. |
Infinity, Inc. #19 (June 1985) |
| JLA/JSA 23: "Final Crisis": The
JLA, JSA, and Infinity, Inc. rescue Steel from Commander Steel and
Mekanique. Starring: Hawkman, Wonder Woman, Doctor Fate, Doctor Mid-Nite,
Flash. |
Justice League of America #244 (Nov. 1985) |
| Firebrand teams with heroes of the Old West.
Cyclotron appears from 1942, again foiling the Ultra-Humanite and saving
his daughter's life before returning to his own time and perishing. |
All-Star Squadron #55 (Mar. 1986) |
| Pariah saves Lady Quark from the destruction
of Earth-6. The Anti-Monitor kidnaps the Red Tornado while the
Monitor brings about the creation of Doctor Light IV. Harbinger,
under the mental domination of the Anti-Monitor, kills the Monitor.
Upon the Monitor's death, Earths 1 and 2 are drawn into a mysterious
netherverse. |
Crisis #4 (July 1985) |
| Earths 1 and 2 (protected from oblivion by the
Monitor) partially merge, causing time and space to overlap. On Oa,
the Green Lantern Corps finds that the Guardians have been decimated
by the Anti-Monitor's forces. The JLA, Outsiders, Infinity, Inc., All-Star
Squadron (Amazing-Man, Johnny Quick, Liberty Belle, Tarantula), and
Legion join forces to battle the Red Tornado, who is being used by
the Anti-Monitor to cause chaos across the surviving Earths. In the
anti-matter universe, the Flash and the Psycho-Pirate come face-to-face
with the Anti-Monitor. Wildcat's legs are crushed saving a young
girl's life. NOTES: This was the first actual
appearance of the Anti-Monitor. |
Crisis #5 (Aug. 1985), All-Star Squadron
#53 (Jan. 1986) |
| Harbinger links Earths 4, S & X to Earths
1 & 2, protecting them from annihilation, but causing them to slowly
merge. The Psycho-Pirate uses his powers to cause chaos on the surviving
Earths. On Earth-Two, Yolanda Montez becomes Wildcat II. NOTES: First
DC Comics appearances of the former Charlton Comics characters Captain
Atom, Judomaster, Nightshade, Peacemaker, Peter Cannon — Thunderbolt,
and the Question. |
Crisis #6 (Sept. 1985) |
| Harbinger explains the birth of the multiverse
and the roots of the Crisis, including the origins of the Guardians
of the Universe and the Monitor and Anti-Monitor, and reveals how
Pariah inadvertantly awakened the Anti-Monitor. An army of the most
powerful surviving heroes takes the battle to the anti-matter universe,
where Supergirl perishes destroying the Anti-Monitor's body, saving
the five surviving Earths from destruction. |
Crisis #7 (Oct. 1985) |
| The Atom, Firestorm, Firehawk, and Vixen recruit
T.O. Morrow to attempt to repair the Red Tornado. In the anti-matter
universe, the Anti-Monitor constructs a new body for himself and
prepares to use a massive anti-matter cannon. On Qward, Flash II
(Barry Allen) manages to destroy the cannon at the cost of his own
life. Straining his speed to its limits, he ricochets backwards through
time before he dies. |
Crisis #8 (Nov. 1985) |
| Beth Chapel is blinded by an oxygen explosion
in her hospital. Hourman's son Rick Tyler takes a Miraclo capsule
to enable him to rescue her The two decide to become heroes. |
Infinity, Inc. #20 (Nov. 1985) |
| Green Lantern, the Harlequin, Jade, and Obsidian
clash with the Thorn. Thorn's good personality, Rose Canton, briefly
regains control; she stabs herself to prevent her evil personality
from killing her children. Before she dies, she reveals that she was
Alyx Florin, Alan Scott's former wife, and Jade and Obsidian's mother.
The Harlequin reveals her true identity to Green Lantern and admits
her feelings for him. They decide to marry. |
Infinity, Inc. Annual #1 (1985) |
| The JSA and Infinity, Inc. attend a wedding reception
for Alan Scott and Molly Maynne (Harlequin). Brainwave Jr. returns
to Infinity, Inc. Beth Chapel discovers that she can see in the dark
and becomes Doctor Midnight. Rick Tyler becomes Hourman II. |
Infinity, Inc. #21 (Dec. 1985) |
| A vast army of super-villains, led by Earth-One's
Lex Luthor and Brainiac, attempts to seize power on the five partially
merged surviving Earths. Hawkman I is severely wounded by Doctor Phosphorus. |
Crisis #9 (Dec. 1985) |
| Krona kills the original Icicle. |
Crisis #10 (Jan. 1986) |
| The JSA joins the heroes assembling aboard the
Monitor's satellite. NOTES: Includes a personnel
file on Nuklon. |
Infinity, Inc. #22 (Jan. 1986) |
| The villain war is ended by the Spectre, who
unites all of the surviving heroes and villains in a last-ditch effort
to stop the Anti-Monitor from changing history to eliminate the positive-matter
universe from existence. The Spectre and the Anti-Monitor clash at
the Dawn of Time, apparently destroying all of creation. The universe
fades to white. NOTES: This originally was
intended to be the end of the Crisis storyline. The Anti-Montitor's
hand in these events is actually the power source of several DCU characters
including Obsidian, Ian Karkull, the Shade, Shadow Thief, Eclipso and
others. The giant shadow hand in Swamp Thing #50 is called "the
Shadowlands" and "the Primordial Darkness."
Morpheus trapped Brute and Glob in "The Darkness" to punish
them for empowering Garrett Sanford and Hector Hall (Sandman #12). |
Crisis #10 (Jan. 1986) |
| Knodar arrives from the 25th century for a rematch
with the heroes of the 20th century. Brainwave reveals that he has
inherited his father's powers. Northwind returns to Feithera, which
is destroyed by a glacier, forcing his people to relocate. Jade soothes
the savage Solomon Grundy, becoming the only person Grundy trusts. |
Infinity, Inc. #23 (Feb. 1986) |
| Jonni Thunder and the Star-Spangled Kid battle
Knodar in Hollywood. |
Infinity, Inc. #24 (Mar. 1986) |
| Mekanique and the goddess Aphrodite, who have
been using their powers to hold back the full effects of the Crisis
for their own purposes, allow the Crisis's reality-changing effects
to take hold. All characters on New Earth (except the Psycho-Pirate)
lose their memories of the pre-Crisis history. On New Earth, there
is no longer any Golden Age Aquaman, Batman, Green Arrow, Robin, Speedy,
Superman or Wonder Woman, and no Helena Wayne Huntress. On the new
Earth-Two, people remember a Crisis, but are now cut off from any parallel
worlds. |
All-Star Squadron #60 (July 1986), Legend
of Wonder Woman #4 (Aug. 1986) |
| Brainiac contains and removes the city of Metropolis from Earth-Two just before it ceases to exist. Inside are the members of Infinity Inc. and the Justice Society. Without their powers, the Dr. Fate, Flash, Green Lantern and Hawkman succumb to old age. Fate empowers them enough to fight one last time against the Weaponers of Qward. |
Convergence: Justice Society of America #1–2 (June–July 2015) |
| Infinity, Inc. is pitted against Jonah Hex and his friends. The Justice Society decide to retire and ask the Infinitors to take up that mantle. Star dubs them "JSA-Infinity." |
Convergence: Infinity Inc. #1–2 (June–July 2015) |
