CATALOG RECORD
Crisis on Infinite Earths #1
first appearance of Alexander Luthor Jr. and Pariah
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Alexander Luthor Jr. (Pre-Crisis Earth-Three) — introduction
- Pariah (Kell Mossa) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- April 1985
- On sale
- December 11, 1984
- 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
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition75¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0709893266104 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.
Barcode 0709893266104 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Crisis on Infinite Earths 1 (Facsimile Edition) (2024). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.
Story arc: Crisis on Infinite Earths
This is part 1 of 24. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) #1
- Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) #2
- Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) #3
- Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) #4
- The Losers Special (1985) #1
- Infinity, Inc. (1984) #18
- Wonder Woman (1942) #327
- Infinity, Inc. (1984) #19
- All-Star Squadron (1981) #50
- Justice League of America (1960) #244
- The Fury of Firestorm (1982) #41
- Batman (1940) #389
- Green Lantern (1960) #194
- All-Star Squadron (1981) #51
- Detective Comics (1937) #556
- Batman (1940) #390
- All-Star Squadron (1981) #52
- Detective Comics (1937) #557
- Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) #10
- Batman (1940) #391
- Detective Comics (1937) #558
- Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion Deluxe Edition (2018) #1
- DC Finest: Justice League of America: The Return (2025) #nn
- DC Finest: Events: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One (2025) #nn
Creators
Stories
- The Summoning! · 32 pages
A man known as Pariah is destined to watch helplessly as he is drawn from one Earth to another to watch as a wave of anti-matter destroys their universes. Earth-3's universe is the next to fall to the anti-matter wave and the Crime Syndicate is helpless to stop it. Meanwhile, the Monitor orders Lyla to become Harbinger to gather heroes and villains. Taken to the Monitor's satellite, these heroes and villains are attacked by shadow demons until the Monitor drives them away.
Characters
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)