Crisis on Infinite Earths #1

Dates

Cover date

April 1985

On sale

January 3, 1985

Pages

36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Direct edition75¢ cover

  Direct

  No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

  Barcode 0709893266104 · shared with another edition

  This edition’s page
• Newsstand edition75¢ cover

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 0709893266104 · shared with another edition

  Source ↗
• Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover

  Canadian

  Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.

  Barcode 0709893266104 · shared with another edition

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Crisis on Infinite Earths

This is part 1 of 27. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) #1
2. Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) #2
3. Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) #3
4. Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) #4
5. The Losers Special (1985) #1
6. Infinity, Inc. (1984) #18
7. Wonder Woman (1942) #327
8. Crisis on Infinite Earths #6
9. Infinity, Inc. (1984) #19
10. All-Star Squadron (1981) #50
11. Crisis on Infinite Earths #7
12. Justice League of America (1960) #244
13. The Fury of Firestorm (1982) #41
14. Batman (1940) #389
15. Green Lantern (1960) #194
16. All-Star Squadron (1981) #51
17. Detective Comics (1937) #556
18. Batman (1940) #390
19. All-Star Squadron (1981) #52
20. Detective Comics (1937) #557
21. Justice League of America #245
22. Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) #10
23. Batman (1940) #391
24. Detective Comics (1937) #558
25. Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion Deluxe Edition (2018) #1
26. DC Finest: Justice League of America: The Return (2025) #nn
27. DC Finest: Events: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One (2025) #nn

Publisher’s description

Literally all the greatest DC Universe heroes from across time and space join forces to stop a being more powerful than any they've ever faced! But with existence crumbling around them, this may be a fight that no one walks away from. Don't miss theclassic story that altered the DCU forever!

Reprinted in

Millennium Edition: Crisis on Infinite Earths 1 (2000), Crisis on Infinite Earths (1998), Crisis on Infinite Earths (2000), Crisis on Infinite Earths The Absolute Edition (2005), Crisis on Infinite Earths Deluxe Edition (2015), Crisis on Infinite Earths: 35th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2019), Dollar Comics: Crisis on Infinite Earths 1 (2019), Crisis on Infinite Earths Giant (2019), Crisis on Infinite Earths 1 (Facsimile Edition) (2024), DC Finest: Events: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One (2025)