raul grau
Feb 22, 2005, 02:40 am
Crossover: Identity Crisis
Published in: Identity Crisis & Various monthly DC titles, August 2004-April 2005
Writer: Brad Meltzer
Penciler: Rags Morales
Major Characters Involved: <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=28069">Sue Dibny</a>, <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=29708">Green Arrow</a>, <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=27142">Elongated Man</a>, <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=25959">Flash III</a>, <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=26012">Atom II</a>, Jean Loring, <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=26196">Batman</a>, <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=29495">Zatanna</a>, <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=28235">Dr. Light III</a>, Calculator, <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=29813">Captain Boomerang</a>, <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=26942">Robin III</a>, <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=29167">Jack Drake</a>, <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=26996">Deathstroke</a>, <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=25929">Firestorm II</a>, <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=25931">Superman</a>
Plot: A murder unearths hidden secrets in the past of the Justice League of America.
Reading Order:
Part 1 - Identity Crisis #1 - Elongated Man and Firehawk stake out a mysterious package. The assassin Bolt is gravely injured. Sue Dibny, wife of the Elongated Man, is murdered under mysterious circumstances.
Part 2 - Identity Crisis #2 - Members of the original Justice League of America recount their tragic secret. Doctor Anton Cross (Dr. Mid-Nite) begins his autopsy of Sue Dibny.
Part 3 - Identity Crisis #3 - Deathstroke assaults the Justice League. Arthur Light (Dr. Light) remembers the missing details of his life. Oliver Queen (Green Arrow) explains the past behavior of the League. Jean Loring is attacked.
Part 4 - Identity Crisis #4 - Ray Palmer (Atom) arrives to rescue Jean Loring. The heroes investigate a possible connection to the Suicide Squad. Lois Lane receives a threatening letter.
Part 5 - Identity Crisis #5 - The heroes go on the offensive to find the killer, but one interrogation goes badly. Jack Drake receives a mysterious package, and confronts an intruder.
Part 6 - Identity Crisis #6 - The heroes assume that Digger Harkness (Captain Boomerang) was the killer. Wally West (Flash) learns what was done to Batman. Calculator evades capture by Batman. Dr. Mid-Nite deduces the method by which Sue Dibny was killed.
Part 7 - Identity Crisis #7 - The true murderer is revealed. Wally West (Flash) tries to come to terms with what he has learned.
Related Issues:
The Flash (2nd series) #214 - The Justice League recover from their clash with Deathstroke, and Wally West (Flash) receives a letter from Barry Allen.
Firestorm (2nd series) #6 - Jason Rusch learns of his connection to Ronnie Raymond (Firestorm).
The Flash (2nd series) #215 - In his letter, Barry Allen (Flash) explains what he and the Justice League had done to the mind of Roscoe Dillon (The Top).
JSA #67 - Doctor Anton Cross (Dr. Mid-Nite) and Michael Holt (Mr. Terrific) conduct the autopsy of Sue Dibny.
The Flash (2nd series) #216 - Wally West (Flash) recruits Zatanna to unlock the mind of the Top, and prepares to deal with the repercussions.
Manhunter (4th series) #5 = The Justice League arrive in Los Angeles to apprehend Carl Sands (Shadow Thief), but Kate Spencer (Manhunter) finds him first.
The Flash (2nd series) #217 - The Rogues hold a funeral for Digger Harkness (Captain Boomerang), and Batman confronts Wally West (Flash) about recent events.
Adventures of Superman #636 - Batman and Superman admit their awareness of the Dr. Light situation, and share the tale with Wonder Woman.
Teen Titans (3rd series) #20 - Tim Drake (Robin) hides his emotional pain from his teammates, while the Titans face the Electrocutioner for the missing armor of Lex Luthor.
Notes:
The first meeting of Ralph Dibny and Sue Dearbon Dibny (as depicted in Identity Crisis #1) took place in The Flash #119. Detective Comics #449 contains the birthday mystery story, in which Barry Allen (Flash) disguises himself as an elderly man.
Jack Drake first learned that his son, Tim, is secretly Robin in Robin (4th series) #124.
Ray Palmer (Atom) and Jean Loring divorced in Sword of the Atom Special #1, after she had an affair with a colleague, Paul Hoben.
The flashback in Identity Crisis #2 would take place chronologically between Flash #275 (1979), in which Iris Allen died, and Justice League of America #179 (1980), in which Ronnie Raymond (Firestorm) joins the team.
Digger Harkness (Captain Boomerang) left for the satellite meeting in The Flash (2nd series) #213.
Owen Mercer makes his first appearance in Identity Crisis #3. He first learns of his enhanced speed in Identity Crisis #5, and becomes the second Captain Boomerang in the following issue. Owen next appears in The Flash (2nd series) #217.
As mentioned in Identity Crisis #3, Tim Drake (Robin) was accidentally elbowed in the face by Victor Stone (Cyborg) in Teen Titans (3rd series) #20.
Ronnie Raymond (Firestorm) is killed by Carl Sands (Shadow Thief) in Identity Crisis #5. The Firestorm matrix passes from Raymond to Jason Rusch in Firestorm (2nd series) #1, which was released several months before the start of Identity Crisis. Kate Spencer (Manhunter) learns of the murder in Manhunter (4th series) #4, and witnesses the Justice League capturing Sands in Manhunter (4th series) #5. Spencer then handles the prosecution of Sands, whose trial takes place in Manhunter (4th series) #6-9.
Jack Drake is murdered by Digger Harkness (Captain Boomerang) in Identity Crisis #5. His son, Tim Drake (Robin), first begins to deal with his grief in Robin (4th series) #132. In Teen Titans (3rd series) #20, Tim opens up to his teammates about his loss.
Digger Harkness (Captain Boomerang) dies from his injuries in Identity Crisis #5. His funeral is held in Flash (2nd series) #217, but his body is revealed to be in the custody of the FBI.
The phone call between Captain Cold and Gambi in Identity Crisis #6 continues in The Flash (2nd series) #216.
The conversation between Wally West (Flash) and Oliver Queen (Green Arrow) in Flash (2nd series) #216 continues in Identity Crisis #6.
Lorainne Reilly (Firehawk) retires from costumed life in Identity Crisis #7. She is next seen in Firestorm (2nd series) #8, investigating the new Firestorm on behalf of Ed Raymond, the father of Ronnie Raymond (Firestorm).
Following his reawakening in Identity Crisis, Arthur Light (Dr. Light) attacks Green Arrow in Teen Titans (3rd series) #20, leading into a three-part storyline in which he confronts the Titans in Teen Titans (3rd series) #21-23.
Published in: Identity Crisis & Various monthly DC titles, August 2004-April 2005
Writer: Brad Meltzer
Penciler: Rags Morales
Major Characters Involved: <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=28069">Sue Dibny</a>, <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=29708">Green Arrow</a>, <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=27142">Elongated Man</a>, <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=25959">Flash III</a>, <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=26012">Atom II</a>, Jean Loring, <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=26196">Batman</a>, <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=29495">Zatanna</a>, <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=28235">Dr. Light III</a>, Calculator, <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=29813">Captain Boomerang</a>, <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=26942">Robin III</a>, <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=29167">Jack Drake</a>, <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=26996">Deathstroke</a>, <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=25929">Firestorm II</a>, <a href="http://www.comixfan.com/xfan/forums/showthread.php?t=25931">Superman</a>
Plot: A murder unearths hidden secrets in the past of the Justice League of America.
Reading Order:
Part 1 - Identity Crisis #1 - Elongated Man and Firehawk stake out a mysterious package. The assassin Bolt is gravely injured. Sue Dibny, wife of the Elongated Man, is murdered under mysterious circumstances.
Part 2 - Identity Crisis #2 - Members of the original Justice League of America recount their tragic secret. Doctor Anton Cross (Dr. Mid-Nite) begins his autopsy of Sue Dibny.
Part 3 - Identity Crisis #3 - Deathstroke assaults the Justice League. Arthur Light (Dr. Light) remembers the missing details of his life. Oliver Queen (Green Arrow) explains the past behavior of the League. Jean Loring is attacked.
Part 4 - Identity Crisis #4 - Ray Palmer (Atom) arrives to rescue Jean Loring. The heroes investigate a possible connection to the Suicide Squad. Lois Lane receives a threatening letter.
Part 5 - Identity Crisis #5 - The heroes go on the offensive to find the killer, but one interrogation goes badly. Jack Drake receives a mysterious package, and confronts an intruder.
Part 6 - Identity Crisis #6 - The heroes assume that Digger Harkness (Captain Boomerang) was the killer. Wally West (Flash) learns what was done to Batman. Calculator evades capture by Batman. Dr. Mid-Nite deduces the method by which Sue Dibny was killed.
Part 7 - Identity Crisis #7 - The true murderer is revealed. Wally West (Flash) tries to come to terms with what he has learned.
Related Issues:
The Flash (2nd series) #214 - The Justice League recover from their clash with Deathstroke, and Wally West (Flash) receives a letter from Barry Allen.
Firestorm (2nd series) #6 - Jason Rusch learns of his connection to Ronnie Raymond (Firestorm).
The Flash (2nd series) #215 - In his letter, Barry Allen (Flash) explains what he and the Justice League had done to the mind of Roscoe Dillon (The Top).
JSA #67 - Doctor Anton Cross (Dr. Mid-Nite) and Michael Holt (Mr. Terrific) conduct the autopsy of Sue Dibny.
The Flash (2nd series) #216 - Wally West (Flash) recruits Zatanna to unlock the mind of the Top, and prepares to deal with the repercussions.
Manhunter (4th series) #5 = The Justice League arrive in Los Angeles to apprehend Carl Sands (Shadow Thief), but Kate Spencer (Manhunter) finds him first.
The Flash (2nd series) #217 - The Rogues hold a funeral for Digger Harkness (Captain Boomerang), and Batman confronts Wally West (Flash) about recent events.
Adventures of Superman #636 - Batman and Superman admit their awareness of the Dr. Light situation, and share the tale with Wonder Woman.
Teen Titans (3rd series) #20 - Tim Drake (Robin) hides his emotional pain from his teammates, while the Titans face the Electrocutioner for the missing armor of Lex Luthor.
Notes:
The first meeting of Ralph Dibny and Sue Dearbon Dibny (as depicted in Identity Crisis #1) took place in The Flash #119. Detective Comics #449 contains the birthday mystery story, in which Barry Allen (Flash) disguises himself as an elderly man.
Jack Drake first learned that his son, Tim, is secretly Robin in Robin (4th series) #124.
Ray Palmer (Atom) and Jean Loring divorced in Sword of the Atom Special #1, after she had an affair with a colleague, Paul Hoben.
The flashback in Identity Crisis #2 would take place chronologically between Flash #275 (1979), in which Iris Allen died, and Justice League of America #179 (1980), in which Ronnie Raymond (Firestorm) joins the team.
Digger Harkness (Captain Boomerang) left for the satellite meeting in The Flash (2nd series) #213.
Owen Mercer makes his first appearance in Identity Crisis #3. He first learns of his enhanced speed in Identity Crisis #5, and becomes the second Captain Boomerang in the following issue. Owen next appears in The Flash (2nd series) #217.
As mentioned in Identity Crisis #3, Tim Drake (Robin) was accidentally elbowed in the face by Victor Stone (Cyborg) in Teen Titans (3rd series) #20.
Ronnie Raymond (Firestorm) is killed by Carl Sands (Shadow Thief) in Identity Crisis #5. The Firestorm matrix passes from Raymond to Jason Rusch in Firestorm (2nd series) #1, which was released several months before the start of Identity Crisis. Kate Spencer (Manhunter) learns of the murder in Manhunter (4th series) #4, and witnesses the Justice League capturing Sands in Manhunter (4th series) #5. Spencer then handles the prosecution of Sands, whose trial takes place in Manhunter (4th series) #6-9.
Jack Drake is murdered by Digger Harkness (Captain Boomerang) in Identity Crisis #5. His son, Tim Drake (Robin), first begins to deal with his grief in Robin (4th series) #132. In Teen Titans (3rd series) #20, Tim opens up to his teammates about his loss.
Digger Harkness (Captain Boomerang) dies from his injuries in Identity Crisis #5. His funeral is held in Flash (2nd series) #217, but his body is revealed to be in the custody of the FBI.
The phone call between Captain Cold and Gambi in Identity Crisis #6 continues in The Flash (2nd series) #216.
The conversation between Wally West (Flash) and Oliver Queen (Green Arrow) in Flash (2nd series) #216 continues in Identity Crisis #6.
Lorainne Reilly (Firehawk) retires from costumed life in Identity Crisis #7. She is next seen in Firestorm (2nd series) #8, investigating the new Firestorm on behalf of Ed Raymond, the father of Ronnie Raymond (Firestorm).
Following his reawakening in Identity Crisis, Arthur Light (Dr. Light) attacks Green Arrow in Teen Titans (3rd series) #20, leading into a three-part storyline in which he confronts the Titans in Teen Titans (3rd series) #21-23.