CRISIS COUNSELLING ARCHIVE: *Spoilers*

[Paul Newell]

In ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #645

• Metropolis was rocked by a Brother Eye one-two punch when the satellite system broadcast the footage of Wonder Woman killing Maxwell Lord—then awakened dozens of OMACs throughout the city!
• When the OMACs inexplicably ignored Superman, the Man of Steel sought out answers by confronting Lex Luthor!
• On assignment in Umec, Lois Lane figured out that her would-be assassin had to have connections to Max Lord! Umec...OMAC...coincidence or conspiracy?
• When Superman asked Luthor about Ruin, the masked villain suddenly appeared...but just as Superman discovered that his armored enemy was using Phantom Zone technology, the fiendish foe disappeared once more!
• Zooming off to the JLA lunar headquarters, Superman discovered that the team's base had been destroyed!

In JSA CLASSIFIED #4:

Power Girl discovered that she is the cousin of the Earth-Two Superman!


In WONDER WOMAN #222

• The Amazons' preparation for war intensified when they learned that the world knew that Diana killed Maxwell Lord!
• Wonder Woman pled not guilty to a charge of homicide in the first degree, but was still subjected to confinement in a detention facility by the Hague tribunal!
• Diana refused to join Donna Troy's space squad, insisting that her mission was here on Earth...and then defeated Cheetah, who attacked from the shadows!
• While battling this savage member of the Society, Wonder Woman was unaware that an armada of OMACs attacked Paradise Island!

[Paul Newell]

In AQUAMAN #36:

While trying to heal Mera, the sorcerers of Atlantis attracted the attention of the Spectre!

In FIRESTORM #19:

Recruited by Firehawk, Jason accepted the invitation to join Donna Troy's space squad!

In JSA #79:

Due to the events of DAY OF VENGEANCE, half the JSA battled a now-evil Jakeem Thunder while the rest of the squad struggled against a re-energized Mordru!

In OUTSIDERS #30:

After helping the Outsiders drive the Seven Deadly Sins out of Sabbac, Donna Troy recruited members of the team into her strike force!

In SUPERMAN #223

• Now in possession of the energy-absorbing crystal, Talia created a new Blackrock!
• Distracted while battling this new foe, Superman was unaware that Lex Luthor was overseeing a mysterious "project" around the former Fortress of Solitude!

[Paul Newell]

In INFINITE CRISIS #2

• Power Girl was attacked by Clayface and a host of villains...until the Earth-2 Superman rescued her!
• Earth-2 Superman led Power Girl to Antarctica, where she was introduced to Earth-Prime Superboy, Earth-2 Lois Lane and Earth-3's Alexander Luthor!
• Alexander explained to Power Girl that she — like they — came from alternate universes that were either destroyed or absorbed during a former Crisis!
• Meanwhile, Animal Man joined Donna Troy's space-faring squad on New Cronus, Lex Luthor experienced mental difficulties, Booster Gold returned, Joker learned that the Society didn't want him to join their ranks, and Batman learned that an armada of OMACs had attacked Paradise Island!
• After touching Lois' hand, Power Girl remembered her former life...and Earth-2 Superman told her that his "true purpose in this universe" was to save Lois by taking her home and that "this corrupted and darkened Earth must be forgotten as ours was, so that the right Earth can return!"

In GOTHAM CENTRAL #37

• When the Rock of Eternity exploded over Gotham City, Captain Marvel fell to Earth...and crashed into the car of detectives Renee Montoya and Crispus Allen!
• As super-villains overran the city, the Fisherman was about to kill Allen, but then detectives Marcus Driver and Josie MacDonald shot the nautical-based criminal dead!

In HAWKMAN #46

• The Atom returned...and told his good friend Carter: "I might be going away for awhile...maybe for good."
• Hawkman and Hawkgirl battled OMACs, then chased a mysterious phoenix...which led them right into THE RANN/THANAGAR WAR!

In JLA #122

• While trying to solve a mysterious murder, Green Arrow, Black Canary, John Stewart, Dawn, Aquaman and Supergirl were assaulted by OMACs!
• A repaired Red Tornado returned, Flash looked oddly sick, and Donna Troy appeared to recruit the heroes into her space strike force!

In NIGHTWING #113:

With Ravager at his side, Dick Grayson (now calling himself Renegade) interrupted a Society plan to use the Venom formula to create a super strong army...and even took down Arsenal to do it!

In TEEN TITANS #29

• Donna Troy recruited Cyborg to join her space squad!
• Along with the rest of the world, Wonder Girl and Superboy saw the footage of Wonder Woman killing Maxwell Lord!
• Back from the dead, Jason Todd attacked Tim Drake!
• The Spectre's rampage hastened the return of Brother Blood!

[Paul Newell]

In BIRDS OF PREY #88:

The Calculator tortured Savant, but Oracle's ally refuses to reveal her secret identity!

In GREEN ARROW #56

• While Green Arrow was distracted by Killer Frost, Dr. Light stalked Speedy!
• After narrowly escaping his attack, the young archer accidentally led the fiend straight to Team Green's hidden HQ!

In MANHUNTER #16:

Director Bones of the DEO invited Kate Spencer to work directly for him!

[Paul Newell]

In ROBIN #144

• Shadowpact members Ragman and Blue Devil arrived to help Robin deal with the aftermath of an OMAC invasion of Blüdhaven!
• The Boy Wonder learned that the OMACs had imprisoned — and were killing — hundreds of super-villains...but a horde of the foes escaped and have now assembled to crush Robin!

[Paul Newell]

In BATMAN #647:

After Black Mask agreed to join the Society, Deathstroke sent Captain Nazi, the Hyena and Count Vertigo to kill Batman...forcing the Dark Knight to fight side-by-side with the Red Hood!


In WONDER WOMAN #223

• With Paradise Island under attack by an OMAC invasion, Diana defied the ruling of the Hague International Criminal Court and broke out of their detention facility!
• Wonder Woman swiftly journeyed to Themyscira...and was immediately overwhelmed by swarming OMACs!

[Paul Newell]

In OUTSIDERS #31

• Starfire, Jade, Shift and Captain Marvel Jr. joined Donna Troy on her mission into space!
• Feeling the ill effects of the current magic crisis, Captain Marvel Jr. fell back to Earth...leaving his new teammates open to a blindside blitz by Starfire's sister, Blackfire!

In SUPERMAN #224

• Flying a stolen jet across the Alaskan tundra, Lex Luthor was blasted out of the sky by an OMAC!
• Drawing upon his hatred of Superman, Lex was able to defeat the cybernetic soldier, once again donned his infamous armor and continued his mission to kill his doppleganger!

[Paul Newell]

In AQUAMAN #37:

While Aquaman was busy fighting an army of Society villains led by Black Manta, Tempest attempted to repel the Spectre from Atlantis...but the embodiment of God's wrath obliterated the fabled undersea kingdom!


In FIRESTORM #20:

While traveling through space with Donna Troy's strike force, Firestorm and Animal Man got entangled in the Rann/Thanagar War!


In GREEN ARROW #57

• Chased from the Arrow HQ by Ollie and Black Lightning, Dr. Light left Mia near death!
• Summoned by Dr. Light, the archer Merlin then detonated the Arrow HQ...with Black Lightning, Connor Hawke and Speedy still inside!

In HAWKMAN #47

• Hawkman and Hawkgirl — alongside ally Adam Strange — fought Psions, Durlans, Gordanians, Thanagarians and the Citadel!
• After surviving this non-stop war, our heroes were then attacked by a massive army led by Blackfire!

In JLA #123:

Supergirl, Red Tornado and John Stewart left Green Arrow's gathering of heroes to join Donna Troy's galactic squad!


In NIGHTWING #115

• Deathstroke outfitted his daughter Ravager with a kryptonite eye, but after a botched attempt to attack Superman, Nightwing and the Man of Steel showed Slade's daughter the error of her evil ways!
• Dick Grayson then struck a deal with Deathstroke: he'll stop inspiring Ravager if Slade keeps all Society members out of Blüdhaven!

In TEEN TITANS #30

• As a result of the recent magic crisis, Brother Blood once again returned to life...and brought with him his "new Titans West", comprised of the all-zombie line-up of Phantasm, Kole, Lilith, Hawk, Dove and Aquagirl!
• Sensing a great disturbance, Raven explained that "death has lost its meaning. The doorway between life and death has been cracked open for years. Ever since Superman came back to us. And then Oliver Queen, Hal Jordan, Jason Todd."
• Meanwhile, on Earth C, former Zoo Crew members Pig Iron, Rubber Duck and Yankee Poodle reunited to solve the death of Little Cheese...as the mysterious American Eagle hunted for Captain Carrot!

[Paul Newell]

In BIRDS OF PREY #89

• After the Birds rescued Savant, the Calculator told Oracle that she had to give control over several satellites back to Lex Luthor...or he would kill her operatives!
• Meanwhile, Barbara Gordon revealed to her father that she was once Batgirl...and is currently Oracle!
• Batman confronted Oracle and Commissioner James Gordon, and ordered Barbara to shut down the Huntress' underworld operations!

In INFINITE CRISIS #3

• Attempting to heal Mera, the sorcerers of Altantis attracted the attention of the Spectre...who destroyed the undersea kingdom!
• Earth-2 Superman invited Batman to join his quest to bring back his vanished world...but the Dark Knight rejected his offer!
• Donna Troy's space squad reached the center of the universe, the Flash entered the fray, and an El Paso teenager found the Blue Beetle scarab!
• Under an all-out OMAC assault, the Amazons departed with their gods...while Wonder Woman remained to watch Paradise Island sink into the sea!
• Lex Luthor, Power Girl and Batman all made shocking discoveries about Alexander Luthor and Superboy Prime's hand in the current Crisis!

In MANHUNTER #17:

Kate Spencer agreed to become a personal agent for DEO's Director Bones...and then discovered that her grandfather was Al Pratt, the original Atom!

In ROBIN #145:

After Robin — along with his allies the Shadowpact and the Veteran's squad — defeated the horde of villains who had overrun Blüdhaven, Wonder Girl arrived and announced that the Teen Titans desperately needed his help with an emergency!

[Paul Newell]

In CATWOMAN #50:
Selina learned that Zatanna — as the sorceress had with the rest of the Secret Society of Super-Villains — altered her mind to "turn from villain to hero!"


In WONDER WOMAN #224:
After Brother Eye had broadcast them killing many OMACs, the Amazons (and Paradise Island) left our world...while Wonder Woman remained behind to face yet another wave of cybernetic attackers!

[Paul Newell]

In DAY OF VENGEANCE: INFINITE CRISIS SPECIAL

• The Phantom Stranger, Zatanna, Madame Xanadu and Nabu gathered to discuss how to end the Spectre's path of rage!
• The spirit of vengeance destroyed T'Charr and Terataya, the hosts who supplied power to Hawk and Dove!
• The Phantom Stranger led an army of supernatural fighters — including the Shadowpact, the Marvel Family, Arion, Zauriel, Deadman, Dr. Occult, Vixen, Black Orchid, Jennifer Morgan, Empress, Freedom Beast, Amethyst, Sala, Traci 13, Valda, Witchfire, Janissary, El Muerto, the Ghost Patrol and Rex the Wonder Dog — to Gotham City, where they recaptured the Seven Deadly Sins!
• During the battle, at the behest of Lex Luthor and his Society, the Wizard and the Demons Three captured Nightshade!
• The assembled magic users rebuilt the shattered Rock of Eternity...but to keep it held together (and trap the Sins back inside), Captain Marvel had to become the Rock's new eternal occupant!
• Nabu succeeded in driving the Spectre over the edge. In doing so, he attracted the attention of "the Higher Authority", who placed the wrathful spirit into a new — and at present time, unknown — host!
• With this action, Nabu perished, and with him the Ninth Age of Magic. He then instructed the heroes to choose a new Dr. Fate and begin a new age of magic!

In JSA #81:

After helping the JSA save an out-of-control Liberty Belle, Stargirl learned from the Shade that her biological father had died during a Crisis-triggered storm in Star City!


In OUTSIDERS #32

• Masquerading as Deathstroke, Arsenal "defeated" Grace in front of several Society members, taking the two Outsiders one step closer to infiltrating the villains' HQ!
• After her evil sister had absorbed a copy of her destructive powers, Starfire barely survived an attack by Blackfire!
• Starfire, Jade and Shift were unable to learn who had resurrected Blackfire, but they were able to rejoin Donna Troy's team and reached the center of the universe...where a devastating crisis awaits!

In SUPERMAN #225:

Troubled by Batman's remarks in INFINITE CRISIS #1, Superman defeated a group of fire-based Society members, and told them that the heroes were no longer mind-wiping villains!


In TEEN TITANS #31

• The Teen Titans freed Kid Eternity, who had been chained to the door separating life and death! He then banished Brother Blood to Hell!
• After discovering that Alley-Cat-Abra murdered Little Cheese, Captain Carrot — joined by American Eagle — reformed the all-new Zoo Crew!
• Earth-Prime Superboy vowed to confront Superboy!

[Paul Newell]

In GREEN ARROW #58
A wounded Black Lightning helped emergency rescuers pull a badly injured Connor Hawke from the rubble of Green Arrow's destroyed HQ!
Dr. Light led Green Arrow in a chase across Star City...until the Emerald Archer came face-to-face with Merlyn, the Society member who blew up Oliver's building!


In HAWKMAN #48:

As the fabric of space-time unraveled, Hawkman and Hawkgirl — joined by allies such as Adam Strange, Kilowag and Kyle Rayner — drove Blackfire and her legions off Rann!


In JLA #124:

Possessed by the Deadly Sin Envy, Green Arrow attacked Batman!

[Paul Newell]

In INFINITE CRISIS #4

• The Society dropped Chemo — a living bomb — on Blüdhaven, destroying Gotham's sister city!
• Alexander Luthor revealed to a captive Power Girl that the formation of the Society, the Spectre's war on magic, the O.M.A.C. Project and the Rann/Thanagar war were all part of his mad plan!
• Booster Gold learned that the Blue Beetle Scarab is now fused to the spine of teenager Jaime Reyes!
• Detective Crispus Allen rose from the dead...apparently having become the new human host for the Spectre!
• Earth-Prime Superboy brutally beat Superboy...and killed Bushido, Wildebeest and Pantha!
• The combined might of Bart Allen, Max Mercury, Johnny Quick, Jay Garrick, Wally West and Barry Allen removed Earth-Prime Superboy from our world...and with them took the Speed Force!
• Alexander Luthor succeeded in bringing Earth-2 back into existence!

In BIRDS OF PREY #90

• Black Canary, Huntress and Lady Blackhawk narrowly escaped an assault by Deathstroke!
• Unable to crack Oracle's agents, the Calculator ended his quest to learn Barbara Gordon's secret identity!

In FIRESTORM #21:

The consciousness of Professor Martin Stein saved Jason Rusch from death (in INFINITE CRISIS #4), then agreed to merge with the troubled young man to help him become a better Firestorm!


In GREEN LANTERN #7:

After fleeing from his battle with Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman on the (now destroyed) JLA HQ, Mongul returned once more to Earth...and quickly enslaved Green Arrow and Green Lantern with Black Mercy parasite plants!


In NIGHTWING #116

• Nightwing's grand plan to clean up Blüdhaven was literally blown to bits when the Society dropped Chemo on his city!
• Racing across town, Dick Grayson attempted to save as many citizens as possible...then collapsed at the feet of Batman!

[Paul Newell]

In BATMAN #649:

Batman, too far away to avert the disaster, watched in horror as the Society dropped Chemo the living bomb on Blüdhaven — the home of Nightwing, Batgirl and Robin!


In CATWOMAN #51:

Confused about her true moral leanings, Selina broke into Wayne Manor and told Bruce that she now knows that Zatanna manipulated her mind to the side of good! Bruce then confronted Zatanna, saying that the JLA should have revealed to him what they had done!


In ROBIN #146:

In an effort to find a cure for the mortally injured Superboy, Robin (who recently learned that Blüdhaven was bombed) snuck into one of Lex Luthor's secret underground laboratories! The Boy Wonder — along with Wonder Girl, Speedy and Beast Boy — quickly encountered a giant, shambling zombie!


In WONDER WOMAN #225:

With Themyscira gone, Wonder Woman closed her embassy, released her staff, and flew off to help the heroes that no longer trust her!

[Paul Newell]

In GREEN LANTERN #8:

The world famous tag team of Green Arrow and Green Lantern defeated Mongul, driving their foe off-world!


In OUTSIDERS #33:

Arsenal (disguised as Deathstroke), Grace, Katana, Thunder and Captain Marvel Jr. infiltrated a Society stronghold and rescued Mary Marvel!


In RANN/THANAGAR WAR: INFINITE CRISIS SPECIAL:
At the center of the universe an assembled superhuman strike force — including Donna Troy, Kyle Rayner, Jade, Alan Scott, Supergirl, Starfire, Adam Strange, Hawkman, Hawkgirl, Captain Comet, the Omega Men and more — battled Blackfire's massive army!
As two mysterious hands — who we now know belonged to Alexander Luthor — emerged from the destructive cosmic storm, Rann and Thanagar leaders discovered that Superboy-Prime was responsible for pushing Rann out of its orbit! Realizing the true culprit behind their problems, the leaders ended their war!
Luthor's giant hands sent out waves of destructive energy that killed Jade! But before she died, she transferred her remaining energy into Kyle Rayner, transforming him into Ion — who was called by the Guardians "the first of a new breed, the next step in the evolution of our cause!"