JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA
Pre-Crisis Chronology
Original / Earth-Two
Part 7: Infinite Crisis
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Events on the new Earth-Two continue as if it had picked up from the original Crisis on Infinite Earths (not unlike the rebooted Legion of Super-Heroes). This is not true of other Earths in the multiverse. Years pass after the first Crisis before anyone visits Earth-Two again. |
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| INFINITE CRISIS | |
| Earth-0: Alexander Luthor of the original Earth-Three reveals his plans to Power Girl, who he's chained to his tower along with the Ray, J'onn, Lady Quark & Black Adam. He claims to want to erase everyting that's "bad" a wrong with the world. With this power, Luthor plans to divide the universe in two. To power his tower, they force Black Adam to invoke Shazam's name, bringing wild magic into the tower. Luthor divides the universe, creating a second Earth once more. Those who once hailed from Earth-Two are taken back there. | Infinite Crisis #4 (Mar. 2006) |
| Many heroes find themselves on the new Earth-Two, where Lois Lane-2 finally dies. Alex Luthor begins using his tower to recreate the multiverse, which will allow him to sift through thousands of worlds to find his "perfect" Earth. Alex unleashes a beam of energy at Superman-2 which rebirths the multiverse. Wonder Woman is visited by the spectre of her former Earth-Two counterpart, who's been hidden away on Olympus since the Crisis. She asks Diana to go to Earth-Two after Superman, who has engaged his own counterpart in battle. Diana-2 says Steve Trevor sacrificed his remaining energies to allow her to talk to Wonder Woman. Wonder Woman-2 disappears, leaving Diana to stop the Supermens' battle. Superman-1 ends the battle by asserting that a perfect Earth doesn't need a Superman. | Infinite Crisis #5 (Apr. 2006) |
| Alex Luthor selects from various Earths and recombines them. The Supermen and Wonder Woman are trapped on Earth-Two when Alex decides to merge it with Earth-Three, but he's stopped by a team of heroes who free the captives on Luthor's tower. Superboy uses begins disassembling the tower but is attacked by Superboy Prime; their battle shatters the tower and the infinite Earths reassemble into one. | Infinite Crisis #6 (May 2006) |
| When Alexander Luthor's artificial multiverse collapses, the leftover energy spawns a new multiverse — 52 identical universes. | 52 #52 (May 2007), Countdown #39 (Oct. 2007) |
| The newly-minted Mister Mind attacks by regurgitating the Phantom Zone. Rip Hunter shows shows Booster Gold and Daniel Carter the new multiverse. They follow Mister Mind to Earth-17 where the newly-evolved beast demonstrates his new ability to "eat" time — to consume events from the past, space and time. Each time he does so, the universe is completely changed and reconfigured. Earth-Two becomes dominated by the JSA; Earth-Three by the Crime Syndicate; Earth-4 Charlton heroes; Earth-5, Fawcett City heroes; Earth-10, the Freedom Fighters; Earth-17, the Atomic Knights; Earth-Two2 by the "Kingdom"; Earth-50, the Wildstorm universe. They manage to trap Mister Mind and hurtle him back through time, stripping him of his new powers. Hunter implores them not to reveal the multiverse to anyone. NOTE: In an interview with Newsarama, Geoff Johns volunteered: "You have New Earth, and then you have Earth-1 through Earth-51."If they allow Mind to spawn he'll continue to consume all life. | 52 #52 (May 2007) |
Events on the new Earth-Two continue as if it had picked up from the original Crisis on Infinite Earths (not unlike the rebooted Legion of Super-Heroes). This is not true of other Earths in the multiverse. Years pass… after the original Crisis before anyone visits Earth-Two again. |
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| Following the original Crisis, Superman disappears, and Power Girl heads into space to search for him. | Justice Society of America vol. 3 Annual #1 (July 2008) |
| Someone (Sandy Hawkins?) becomes Sandman II. | * |
| The Justice Society and Infinity, Inc. merge into one organization, the Justice Society Infinity. They are led by the Star-Spangled Kid. | Justice Society of America vol. 3 Annual #1 (July 2008) |
| Green Lantern dies. | Justice Society of America vol. 3 #20 (Dec. 2008) |
| The Huntress' boyfriend, Harry Sims, is maimed by the Joker; Huntress resigns from the JSI. | Justice Society of America vol. 3 Annual #1 (July 2008) |
| Power Girl appears on the new Earth-Two, where things appear very much like she remembers. The JSA has become the Justice Society Infinity, and Huntress has resigned. Huntress' boyfriend, Harry Sims, has been maimed by the Joker. Huntress finds Power Girl unconscious and delivers her to the JSI. When she wakes, she meets the J.S.I., but still feels like she doesn't belong. Later, after helping the Huntress take down the Joker, the real Earth-Two Power Girl returns from space. She calls Kara an impostor and sets the JSI on her tail. Flash and Green Lantern have retired; Superman is missing. NOTE: Features pin-up of the entire JSA by Dale Eaglesham. | Justice Society of America vol. 3 Annual #1 (July 2008) |
| THY KINGDOM COME | |
| Using the Cosmic Treadmill, the Flashes of New Earth find only emptiness where the original Earth-Two used to be. They catch a glimpse, however, of the new Earth-Two. | Justice Society of America vol. 3 #11 (Dec. 2007) |
| NOTE: This issue contains only a preview image of Earth-Two. | Justice Society of America vol. 3 #15 (June 2008) |
| Earth-0: The old god Gog marches across Africa, proclaiming he is Earth's protector; he sends Power Girl to Earth-Two, which he senses is her true home. | Justice Society of America vol. 3 #17 (Aug. 2008) |
| Power Girl appears on the new Earth-Two, where things appear very much like she remembers. The JSA has become the Justice Society Infinity, and Huntress has resigned. Huntress' boyfriend, Harry Sims, has been maimed by the Joker. Huntress finds Power Girl unconscious and delivers her to the JSI. When she wakes, she meets the J.S.I., but still feels like she doesn't belong. Later, after helping the Huntress take down the Joker, the real Earth-Two Power Girl returns from space. She calls Kara an impostor and sets the JSI on her tail. Flash and Green Lantern have retired; Superman is missing. NOTE: Features pin-up of the entire JSA by Dale Eaglesham. | Justice Society of America vol. 3 Annual #1 (July 2008) |
| Power Girl locates Prof. Michael Holt for help. He's about to become a father. | Justice Society of America vol. 3 #18 (Sept. 2008) |
| Power Girl and Michael Holt make contact with Starman on New Earth, via his star-suit. It opens a portal which brings through the J.S.I. | Justice Society of America vol. 3 #19 (Nov. 2008) |
| The Earth-Two Power Girl flies off the handle. Some of New Earth's JSA are brought back to Earth-Two with the JSI. Huntress interrogates the Earth-0 Power Girl in the Batcave and eventually relents. The JSA locates them and Starman reveals that his suit is actually a map of the multiverse, made by three Brainiac 5s. He explains that the universe has already provided a Power Girl for Earth-Two, which leads the JSI to theorize that the Earth-Two Superman is also alive. Jade says that the Earth-Two Alan Scott is dead. first appearance of the Earth-Two Paula Holt. NOTE: Heroes call their Star-Spangled Kid "Sly" which differs from his original nickname, "Syl" (for Sylvester). | Justice Society of America vol. 3 #20 (Dec. 2008) |
| NOTE: This issue contains only a pin-up of the JSI. First appearance of Earth-Two's Sandman II and "Hour Girl." The only JSI members unaccounted for are the original Hourman, Sandman, Black Canary and Hourman II. | JSA Kingdom Come Special: The Kingdom (Jan. 2009) |
| NOTE: This issue presents multiple alternate realities with no editorial comment. One seems to feature the Earth-Two JSI in a fight against Per Degaton. Degaton works his way throughout the issue, appearing in variouis realities. He is seen with Solomon Grundy, Wotan and Fadeaway Man, having captured Shining Knight and Danette Reilly. The original Earth-Three Crime Syndicate also appear. | Justice Society of America vol. 3 #50 (June 2011) |
After the DC Universe was rebooted for the New 52 in 2011, a new Earth-2 was created. This effectively wiped out any Justice Society from the DC universe.
Following the events of Convergence, the infinite Earths were supposedly recreated. It remains to be seen whether the classic JSA resides on any of them.