Continuity changes during Infinite Crisis
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In the course of the DC Comics event Infinite Crisis (the seven-issue limited series, its lead-in stories, and various tie-ins), several events in the DC Universe's past were retroactively altered by either Superboy-Prime or the separation and re-merging of alternate Earths. The following changes were known by the end of Infinite Crisis #7.
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[edit] Superboy-Prime's changes
Superboy-Prime's attempts to punch his way out of the extradimensional space in which he had been trapped since the Crisis on Infinite Earths, along with Kal-L, Lois Lane, and Alexander Luthor, Jr., triggered "ripples" in the fabric of reality, causing events in the present to become undone. These changes were different for each person affected. Changes include:
- Booster Gold's comic marital status [1] erased [2]
- Jason Todd restored to life, even though everyone remembers his death. [3][4]
- Elasti-Girl and Negative Man of the Doom Patrol restored to life, the Chief restored to his original body and the team's history rebooted.[5][6] The team eventually remembered its original history.[7]
- Inconsistencies in Superman's origin.[8][9]
- The various incarnations of Hawkman. [10]
- The various incarnations of the Legion of Super-Heroes since Crisis on Infinite Earths.[11]
- The various origins of Donna Troy.[12]
- Unspecified changes to the Metal Men.[13]
[edit] Multiverse collapse changes
The infinite Earths, which had collapsed into a single world during Crisis on Infinite Earths, diverged again into multiple Earths during Infinite Crisis only to collapse back into a single "New Earth" with a slightly altered history. Examples of the revised history include:
- Joe Chill's arrest for the murder of Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne, Batman's parents.[14]
- Rumors of Superman being active before he first appeared in Metropolis.[15]
- Wonder Woman is a founding member of the Justice League.[16]
- The Justice Society members' memories of the Golden Age Superman were rekindled.[17]
- The Green Lantern from Earth-97[18] was found on a beach.[19]
- Unspecified change involving General Zod.[20]
[edit] Editorial retcons
Some retcons introduced during Infinite Crisis were the result of editors or writers deciding to revise certain story elements in order to fit a particular story or scenario. Examples include:
- Maxwell Lord retconned to have always been a villain conspiring against metahumans.
[edit] Subsequent continuity changes attributed to Infinite Crisis
Some additional DC Comics continuity changes attributed to Infinite Crisis after the series ended include the following. Whether these changes came about because of Superboy or because of the Multiverse collapse is not known. Also, some continuity glitches caused by Superboy-Prime (e.g., Elasti-Girl's return) may have been corrected furtherly by the Multiverse's collapse into New Earth.
- Elasti-Girl's resurrection attributed to Niles Caulder's experimentation.[21]
- New origin for Martian Manhunter's weakness against fire.[22]
Deceased prior to Infinite Crisis, alive again as if they never died:
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Formerly Known As The Justice League
- ^ Crisis Counselling 6
- ^ Batman Annual #25, 2006
- ^ Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006 p. 17
- ^ JLA #94-99
- ^ Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006 p. 17
- ^ Teen Titans (vol. 3) #32
- ^ The Man of Steel #1-6 (1986); Superman: Birthright #1-12 (2004)
- ^ Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006 p. 17
- ^ Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006 p. 32-33
- ^ Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006 p. 17
- ^ Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006 p. 32-33
- ^ Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006 p. 33
- ^ Infinite Crisis #6 p. 32; Infinite Crisis #7 p. 5
- ^ Infinite Crisis #6 p. 32; Infinite Crisis #7 p. 5
- ^ Infinite Crisis #6 p. 32; Infinite Crisis #7 p. 5
- ^ Infinite Crisis #7 p.8
- ^ Infinite Crisis #6 p. 7
- ^ Infinite Crisis #7 p. 29
- ^ Infinite Crisis #6 p. 32
- ^ Teen Titans
- ^ DCU: Brave New World
- ^ Robin #148
- ^ Batman #651
- ^ Infinite Crisis Aftermath: The Battle for Blüdhaven #1
- ^ Detective Comics #818
