Crisis on Infinite Earths Reading Order

A multiverse-ending threat forces heroes and villains from across infinite Earths to unite in a final battle to save all of existence from total annihilation.

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1RecommendedJun 1985

The Flash #350

Flash Flees

#350 collected in:Showcase Presents: The Trial of the Flash

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2RecommendedJun 1985

Tales of the Teen Titans #58

Victor Victorious!

#58 collected in:The New Teen Titans: Volume 8

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3OptionalFeb 1985

DC Comics Presents #78

The Super-Prisoners of Love

#78 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 1

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4EssentialDec 1984

Crisis on Infinite Earths #1

The Summoning

#1 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths

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5 -7OptionalSEP-NOV 1985

All-Star Squadron #50-52

#50: Crisis on Earth-X

#51: The Crimson Goliath

#52: The Sinister Secret of the Sixth Sense

#50-52 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 1

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8OptionalJul 1985

The Fury of Firestorm #41

The Chaos Ex Machina

#41 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 1

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9RecommendedMay 1985

Infinity, Inc. #18

Helix Goes to Hollywood

#18 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 2

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10EssentialJan 1985

Crisis on Infinite Earths #2

Time and Time Again

#2 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths

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11OptionalAug 1985

Green Lantern #194

#194 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 1

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12RecommendedJun 1985

Infinity, Inc. #19

Last Crisis on Earth-Two!

#19 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 2

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13OptionalJul 1985

Justice League of America #244

The Final Crisis

#244 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 2

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14RecommendedJul 1985

Infinity, Inc. #20

Crisis on Infinitors' Earth

#20 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 2

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15OptionalJul 1985

Batman #389

Red Skies

#389 collected in:DC Finest: Batman: Red Skies

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16OptionalJul 1985

Detective Comics #556

The Bleeding Night

#556 collected in:DC Finest: Batman: Red Skies

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17OptionalAug 1985

Batman #390

Women Dark and Dangerous

#390 collected in:DC Finest: Batman: Red Skies

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18OptionalAug 1985

Detective Comics #557

Still Beating

#557 collected in:DC Finest: Batman: Red Skies

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19OptionalSep 1985

Batman #391

A Day in the Life

#391 collected in:DC Finest: Batman: Red Skies

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20OptionalSep 1985

Detective Comics #558

Strange Bedfellows

#558 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 2

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21OptionalJun 1985

Vigilante #22

Night Souls!

22EssentialFeb 1985

Crisis on Infinite Earths #3

Oblivion Upon Us

#3 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths

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23OptionalJun 1985

The Losers Special #1

Losers Die Twice!

#1 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 2

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24RecommendedJun 1985

DC Comics Presents #86

The Ghost of Superman Future

#86 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 2

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Cover of The Saga of the Swamp Thing #44

Cover of The Saga of the Swamp Thing #45

25 -26RecommendedSEP-OCT 1985

The Saga of the Swamp Thing #44-45

#44: Bogeymen

#45: Ghost Dance

#44 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 2

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#45 collected in:Saga of the Swamp Thing: Book 4

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27 -28RecommendedAUG-SEP 1985

Wonder Woman #327-328

#327: Of Gods and Men

#328: To Everything a Season

#327-328 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 3

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29RecommendedJul 1985

Infinity, Inc. Annual #1

Green Dreams & Precious Illusions

#1 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 2

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30RecommendedAug 1985

Infinity, Inc. #21

Shadows at Midnight!

#21 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 2

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31EssentialMar 1985

Crisis on Infinite Earths #4

And Thus Shall the World Die!

#4 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths

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32OptionalFeb 1999

Legends of the DC Universe: Crisis on Infinite Earths #1

The Untold Story

#1 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 2

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33EssentialApr 1985

Crisis on Infinite Earths #5

Worlds in Limbo

#5 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths

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34 -37OptionalDEC 1985-MAR 1986

All-Star Squadron #53-56

#53: The Crisis Comes to 1942: Part One

#54: The Crisis Comes to 1942: Part Two

#55: The Crisis Comes to 1942: Part Three

#56: The Crisis Comes to 1942: Part Four

#53-56 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 1

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38RecommendedSep 1985

Infinity, Inc. #22

Uncivil Wars

#22 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 2

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39RecommendedNov 1985

The Saga of the Swamp Thing #46

Revelations

#46 collected in:Saga of the Swamp Thing: Book 4

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40EssentialMay 1985

Crisis on Infinite Earths #6

3 Earths, 3 Deaths

#6 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths

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41RecommendedOct 1985

Infinity, Inc. #23

Feithera by Stormlight!

#23 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 2

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42RecommendedSep 1985

Green Lantern #195

#195 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 1

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43EssentialJun 1985

Crisis on Infinite Earths #7

Beyond the Silent Night

#7 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths

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44RecommendedNov 1985

Infinity, Inc. #24

Back from the Future!

#24 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 2

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45 -47OptionalNOV 1985-JAN 1986

Legion of Super-Heroes #16-18

#16: Baptism

#17: A New Beginning

#18: Has Anyone Noticed a Crisis Going On?

#16-18 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 3

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48EssentialNov 1985

DC Comics Presents #87

Year of the Comet; Origin of Superboy-Prime

#87 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 3

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49RecommendedAug 1985

Superman #414

Revenge is Life-Death to Superman!

#414 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 3

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50OptionalNov 1985

The Omega Men #31

In Transit

#31 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 3

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51OptionalJun 1985

Blue Devil #17

Fish Out of Water

#17 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 3

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52EssentialJul 1985

Crisis on Infinite Earths #8

A Flash of The Lightning

#8 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths

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53OptionalAug 1985

Blue Devil #18

The Sorceress's Apprentice

#18 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 3

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54RecommendedAug 1985

DC Comics Presents #88

Looking Glass House

#88 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 3

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55OptionalSep 1985

Justice League of America Annual #3

Force of Nature

#3 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 3

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56EssentialAug 1985

Crisis on Infinite Earths #9

War Zone

#9 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths

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57OptionalAug 1985

Justice League of America #245

Bitter Ashes

#245 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 2

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58OptionalAug 1985

The Fury of Firestorm #42

The End of the Beginning

#42 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 1

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59 -60OptionalSEP-OCT 1985

The New Teen Titans #13-14

#13: Crisis

#14: The Light Within… The Dark Without!

#13-14 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 2

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61 -62EssentialSEP-OCT 1985

Crisis on Infinite Earths #10-11

#10: Death at the Dawn of Time

#11: Aftershock

#10-11 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths

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63OptionalOct 1985

Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld #13

Crisis at the Crossroads!

#13 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 3

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64 -65RecommendedOCT-NOV 1985

Green Lantern #196-197

#196: 3

#197: 2

#196-197 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 1

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66RecommendedNov 1985

Wonder Woman #329

Of Gods and Men

#329 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 3

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67EssentialNov 1985

Crisis on Infinite Earths #12

Final Crisis

#12 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths

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68 -71OptionalJAN-APR 1986

The Legend of Wonder Woman #1-4

#1: The Island of the Damned!

#2: Demon of the Deep

#3: Inside the Atom Galaxy!

#4: Splitting the Atom

#1-4 collected in:Wonder Woman: Forgotten Legends

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72RecommendedDec 1985

Green Lantern #198

1/0

#198 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 1

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73RecommendedSep 1985

Superman #415

Supergirl: Bride of - - X?

#415 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 3

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74OptionalDec 1985

Infinity, Inc. #25

Business As Usual...

#25 collected in:Crisis on Infinite Earths Companion: Deluxe Edition: Volume 2

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Crisis on Infinite Earths Reading Order

Event timeline

Issue-by-Issue Reading Order

The Flash #350

Tales of the Teen Titans #58

DC Comics Presents #78

Crisis on Infinite Earths #1

All-Star Squadron #50-52

The Fury of Firestorm #41

Infinity, Inc. #18

Crisis on Infinite Earths #2

Green Lantern #194

Infinity, Inc. #19

Justice League of America #244

Infinity, Inc. #20

Batman #389

Detective Comics #556

Batman #390

Detective Comics #557

Batman #391

Detective Comics #558

Vigilante #22

Crisis on Infinite Earths #3

The Losers Special #1

DC Comics Presents #86

The Saga of the Swamp Thing #44-45

Wonder Woman #327-328

Infinity, Inc. Annual #1

Infinity, Inc. #21

Crisis on Infinite Earths #4

Legends of the DC Universe: Crisis on Infinite Earths #1

Crisis on Infinite Earths #5

All-Star Squadron #53-56

Infinity, Inc. #22

The Saga of the Swamp Thing #46

Crisis on Infinite Earths #6

Infinity, Inc. #23

Green Lantern #195

Crisis on Infinite Earths #7

Infinity, Inc. #24

Legion of Super-Heroes #16-18

DC Comics Presents #87

Superman #414

The Omega Men #31

Blue Devil #17

Crisis on Infinite Earths #8

Blue Devil #18

DC Comics Presents #88

Justice League of America Annual #3

Crisis on Infinite Earths #9

Justice League of America #245

The Fury of Firestorm #42

The New Teen Titans #13-14

Crisis on Infinite Earths #10-11

Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld #13

Green Lantern #196-197

Wonder Woman #329

Crisis on Infinite Earths #12

The Legend of Wonder Woman #1-4

Green Lantern #198

Superman #415

Infinity, Inc. #25