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At the conclusion of "[[Trinity War]]", it is revealed that the leader of the [[Secret Society of Supervillains#The New 52|Secret Society]], previously known as "[[Outsider (comics)#The New 52|The Outsider]]", was actually an [[Earth-Three#The New 52|Earth-3]] version of [[Alfred Pennyworth]]. He gains possession Pandora's Box to open a portal to Earth-3 from which the Crime Syndicate emerges. The Crime Syndicate then proceeds to attack the fallen Justice League members and claims Prime Earth now belongs to them.<ref name="Justice League 23">{{cite comic|writer=[[Geoff Johns|Johns, Geoff]]|penciller=Reis, Ivan|inker=Prado, Joe, Oclair Albert, Eber Ferreira|colorist=Reis, Rod|letterer=Napolitano, Nick J.|story=Trinity War Chapter Six: Conclusion|title=[[Justice League#The New 52|Justice League]]|volume=2|issue=23|date=October 2013|publisher=[[DC Comics]]}}</ref>
The New 52 line-up consists of Ultraman, Superwoman, Owlman, Johnny Quick, Power Ring, [[Firestorm (comics)#Earth-3|Deathstorm]], [[Aquaman#Earth-3|Sea King]] (who does not survive the trip to Prime Earth) and two new members: [[Atom (comics)#Rhonda Pineda|Atomica]], who had posed as Atom while working as a mole for the Secrety Society, and Grid, a sentient [[computer virus]] in a robot body made from [[Cyborg (comics)|Cyborg]]'s old prosthetic parts.<ref name="Justice League 23" /> Sea King, however, awakens on after his body is placed at the bottom of the ocean.<ref name="JLD 25">{{cite comic|writer=[[J. M. DeMatteis|DeMatteis, J. M.]]|penciller=Janin, Mikel|inker=Cifuentes, Vincente, Guillermo Ortego|colorist=Cox, Jeromy|letterer=Leigh, Rob|story=Forever Evil: Blight: The Rebirth of Evil|title=Justice League Dark|volume=1|issue=25|date=January 2014|publisher=[[DC Comics]]}}</ref> After Power Ring fell in battle against Sinestro, Grid informed Ultraman and Superwoman about it at the time when they were looking for Batman's Kryptonite Ring. Grid also informed them that the ring had released a pulse that was sensed throughout the Multiverse. Knowing [[Anti-Monitor|the creature that destroyed their world]] has found them, Ultraman orders the Syndicate to regroup and heads to Maine with them.<ref>''Forever Evil'' #5</ref> Batman, Lex Luthor and their team arrive at the fallen Watchtower, and go in search of Grayson and the Crime Syndicate. Grid informs the Outsider of the intrusion, and he goes to protect their hooded prisoner over Grayson only for Black Manta to intercept Outsider and kill him. Batman, Luthor, Catwoman and Bizarro enter the room with Grayson and see he has been placed in a "Murder Machine" originally intended for Doomsday. They realize that the machine is a detonator for a bomb that can only be stopped if Grayson's heart stops. The remaining Crime Syndicate members return to the Watchtower and attack Sinestro, Deathstroke, and Black Adam. Johnny Quick and Atomica attack Captain Cold and Black Manta who have unmasked the prisoner and removed the tape from his mouth. Captain Cold fires his cold gun on Johnny Quick's leg and then breaks it off. Back with Grayson, Luthor prevents Batman from saving Grayson choosing to save the groups' lives over Grayson's. As Grayson dies, Batman attacks Luthor for murdering him with Luthor trying to reason with him that he has everything under control. With the hooded prisoner now free, he reveals himself as Alexander Luthor and yells "Mazahs!" to access the dark lightning. Alexander Luthor transforms into Mazahs and kills the injured Johnny Quick, taking his power.<ref>''Forever Evil'' #6</ref> After the trapped superheroes are freed from the Firestorm Matrix, Superwoman reveals that the father of her child is actually Alexander Luthor. Mazahs goes on to destroy Deathstorm taking his powers as well as attacking Lex and Bizarro where Mazahs defeats Bizarro. Mazahs is able to pin Lex who says "Mazahs!" as he sounds like Alexander Luthor. Lex Luthor is able to defeat him once he is back to Alexander Luthor and then kills him. Ultraman begins attacking Lex. As he does, Black Adam and Sinestro move the moon causing Ultraman to be hit with the sun weakening him. Atomica reappears from underneath rubble only for Lex Luthor to kill her by stepping on her. Lex Luthor rejoins the heroes and saves Superman by removing the Kryptonite placed in his brain by Atomica. In the aftermath, Ultraman and Superwoman are captured with Owlman still on the loose. It is later revealed that the entity that destroyed the Crime Syndicate's world is the Anti-Monitor who declares "[[Darkseid]] shall be mine."<ref>''Forever Evil'' #7</ref>
==Members==
===Founding members===
The following five members founded the original Crime Syndicate of America, and have appeared in all additional iterations of the team:
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