Final Crisis: A Timeline Explaining DCs Most Polarizing Crossover

Final Crisis: A Timeline Explaining DCs Most

Polarizing Crossover
by Alan Kistler November 1, 2010 11:00 AM
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Perhaps the most most sprawling and continuity-heavy crossover of all time, DC Comics Final Crisis has already
earned its place in comics history as the publishers most polarizing mainstream works. For every reader who hails
the epics complex story architecture as genius, another decries its inaccessibility. But is it really an
incomprehensible swamp of superhero lore? Not with the right road map! Open your heart to the possibilities of a
fully-realized reading experience with our Final Crisis timeline after the jump.
Forty years ago, Jack Kirby began his now-famous Fourth World saga in the pages of Supermans Pal Jimmy Olsen #133. Over the next several issues,
readers were introduced to Project Cadmus, the D.N.Aliens, and the twisted scientists Mokkari and Simyan who ran the Evil Factory. By the same time
that next year, comic book fans learned of the two cosmic worlds New Genesis and Apokolips and of their inhabitants, the New Gods. There was the
villainous Darkseid, master of the Omega Force, and his elite troops such as Granny Goodness, the Female Furies, Glorious Godfrey, Kalibak, and the
torturer Desaad. Fighting for the side of light were Highfather, Lightray, Darkseids son Orion, and others such as Scott Free, who gave up godhood to
become the second Earth escape artist called Mr. Miracle. And there was the mysterious scientist Metron, who seemed to be a New God yet claimed he
was born on neither New Genesis nor Apokolips, that he was something unforeseen which existed before the New Gods and would be here after they
were gone.
Spanning across multiple comic book titles, the Fourth World saga, partially inspired by Kirbys experiences in World War II, envisioned a cosmic
conflict amongst gods who used technology rather than magic. At stake was reality and free will itself. Darkseid the Destroyer intended to master the
Anti-Life Equation, which would allow him to transform people into his Justifiers, forced to think as he wished them to think, to act as he wished them
to act.

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One thing that was clear in Kirbys stories was that eventually the New Gods would die and the Fourth World would end, leaving the universe to give
rise to another generation of gods for the Fifth World. While he wrote JLA in the 1990s, Grant Morrison hinted at this future more than once. In 2008, the
Fourth World finally ended in Jim Starlins The Death of the New Gods, which led into Final Crisis, a mega-crossover by Grant Morrison that showed
how Darkseid, now having mastered the Anti-Life Equation at last, was able to make one last play at controlling and corrupting the entire cosmos. The
story also relied heavily on elements from other Kirby series such as OMAC: One Man Army Corps, which featured a hero named Buddy Blank in a
possible future, and Kamandi, which showcased Blanks grandson many years later. Both of these series took place in the same timeline as the cult
classic Atomic Knights stories, which also wound up inspiring parts of Final Crisis.
Its been over a year since this major crossover ended, yet readers are still feeling its effects. Grant Morrison recently released two lost chapters in the
pages of Batman. And Judd Winick gave us a new epilogue in Superman/Batman #76.
So with all these new tie-ins and the fact that it is the anniversary of the Fourth World, its a good time to travel down a timeline for fans who were
confused by marketing, release dates and massive continuity to figure out how the entire Final Crisis crossover fit together and it does fit together.

[Be warned, spoilers abound in the descriptions of each story.]

1. 7 SOLDIERS: Mister Miracle #1 4

Shilo Norman, apprentice of Scott Free, resumes his role as the third escape artist called Mr. Miracle. While
performing a stunt over a controlled black hole, he receives a vision of alternate realities and a future where the
New Gods will die but Darkseid will find a way for his spirit to survive in a human host. The visions last for seven
days and Metron appears, telling him that this experience was to help him master the Life Equation and become an
avatar of freedom, since the New Gods will need a soldier to help fight Darkseid after theyre gone.

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2. 7 SOLDIERS: Frankenstein #1 4
Focusing on adventures of the Frankenstein monster, it is here that fans first learn about the government funded
Super-Human Advance Defense Executive (S.H.A.D.E.), which plays a major role in Final Crisis.

3. 7 SOLDIERS #1
The end of Grant Morrisons epic 7 Soldiers mega-series. Mr. Miracle encounters the gangster Boss Dark Side,
who is really Darkseid the Destroyer in a human host. Before Shilo figures out how Darkseid can exist as a spirit
on Earth while simultaneously living in his body on the planet Apokolips, the hero gets shot in the head. But
having mastered the Life Equation, Shilo escapes death and claws out of his grave. He also helps save Aurakles,
who is not only revealed to be Earths first superhero but is a callback to the character Oracle who appeared in
only one story decades ago (when the JLA saved the original Seven Soldiers from being lost in time) and had been
forgotten by most fans. Oh, Morrison, you so crazy and I love it.

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4. THE OMAC PROJECT #1 6

Featuring the origin of the Post-Crisis OMAC units, which play a major role in Infinite Crisis. By the time Final
Crisis takes place, S.H.A.D.E. has revised the OMACs into more human-looking forms, referred to as
BIOMACs.

5. The INFINITE CRISIS Crossover

According to statements made by Grant Morrison and DC Co-Publisher Dan DiDio, Infinite Crisis takes place
about a week or so after the events of the 7 Soldiers mega-series. A major event from this crossover that bleeds
into Final Crisis is the fact that the city of Bldhaven is laid waste due to the toxic monster Chemo being dropped
on it.

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6. CRISIS AFTERMATH: Battle for Bldhaven

This mini-series features the state of Bldhaven following Infinite Crisis and its evacuation. It also brings back
Gardner Grayle, formerly the Outsider known as the Atomic Knight. Now, Grayle has formed a whole army of 125
Atomic Knights that patrol Bldhaven (which is a re-interpretation of their role Pre-Crisis). Readers also see the
Command D bunker, which in another timeline acts as the inspiration for the last boy on Earth to be given the
name Kamandi. Several elements of this mini-series turn up in Final Crisis and had more readers been aware of it,
there would have been less confusion about certain plot points later on.

7. SALVATION RUN #1 7
Just over a year after the events of Infinite Crisis, many of Earths super-villains are deported to an alien world.
They war with each other and then find out that the Martian Manhunter Jonn Jonzz, who is also a centuries-long
enemy of Darkseid, is among them. Luthor gets everyone home and Jonn is left to starve and wither away in a
fiery cage, unable to communicate with anyone who might help him escape.

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8. COUNTDOWN TO FINAL CRISIS #51 52

Um, yeah. Ignore Countdown. Seriously, it seems like everyone else at DC does and several writers have
contradicted many parts of it. If youre desperate to know the basics of what went on, read Greg Coxs
novelization instead since it actually finds a way to have most of it make sense.

9. DEATH OF THE NEW GODS #1 8

Its time for age of the Fourth World to end and so the New Gods start falling like dominoes. Scott Free resumes
his Mr. Miracle role, but then goes a little crazy before he finally meets his end. Darkseid finally learns the AntiLife Equation. The Source resurrects Orion so he can go kill his evil daddy and readers are left wondering whos
gonna win that fight. If you have no idea what a New God is, this story explains everything you need to know and
is good prep for Final Crisis.

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10. DC UNIVERSE #0
Having existed as pure information and energy since the first Crisis, Barry Allen becomes a human being again.
Its implied that this is caused by the multiverse itself, since Barry saved it in the past and now it needs a protector
again, but Geoff Johns will later blame his return on Zoom in Flash: Rebirth. As he returns to physical life, Barry
sees the past, present and future, getting glimpses of several other DC stories and doing lots of advertising in the
process. He finds out that Darkseids spirit survived physical death at the hands of Orion because it was fueled by
the prayers of criminals gathered by his new priest, the old JLA villain Libra. Darkseids cosmic energies cause his
spirit to fall through time, arriving on Earth before the events of the 7 Soldiers crossover began. Thats how Shilo
met Boss Dark Side over a year before the death of the New Gods. Thats just trippy!

11. BIRDS OF PREY #118

Black Alice is kidnapped and taken to the Dark Side Club in New York, where she learns that Boss Dark Side and
his cronies are kidnapping young meta-humans. The prisoners are drugged with Bernadeths juice and forced to
fight in an arena while becoming loyal to Boss Dark Side and Granny.

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12. FLASH #240 241

The children of Wally West are captured for the Dark Side Club. While Wally is busy with a battle, the kids are
forced to escape on their own, unaware of the full nature of the Club and its intentions.

13. TEEN TITANS #59 60

The villain Clock King and his new band of Terror Titans attempt to kidnap the Teen Titans for the Dark Side
Club, to make them fight in the meta-human arena and drug them into serving the will of Boss Dark Side.

14. BATMAN #676 681: Batman R.I.P.

Batman faces Dr. Hurt and the Black Glove group as they attempt to drive him insane with post-hypnotic
suggestions, drugs, and live burial. Batman whips them all through a combination of his own bad-ass skills and a
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violent split personality he deliberately created as a fail-safe if someone attempted mind control on him again (its
happened in the past, after all). Hes just that good! Before Dr. Hurt disappears, he claims to put a curse on
Batmans cape and cowl and says that the next time the hero wears them will be the last time. During this story,
readers are also shown a glimpse of the ending of Batman and Robin #3 which will be published (and take place)
months after Final Crisis is over.

15. JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #21

The old JLA villain Libra reappears in public for the first time in years, carrying the Crime Bible that was featured
in 52 and got its own mini-series. He rescues the Human Flame, a villain so old and obscure that only trivia freaks
like myself, Morrison, Robert Greenberger, and Mark Waid didnt have to look him up on Wikipedia. The Human
Flame wants revenge on Martian Manhunter, so Libra finally releases the weakened Jonn from his fiery prison and
brings him to Earth, leading into Final Crisis #1.

16. BATMAN #701

After the events of Batman R.I.P., Bruce Wayne takes a few days to recover, during which Gotham starts to go nuts
and Libra makes his return appearance in the pages of Justice League of America. After his rest period, Batman is

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told that Orion is dead (again) and that his detective skills are needed on the scene. He dons his (possibly cursed)
cape and cowl and this leads us directly to

17. FINAL CRISIS #1

In the distant past, Anthro, the first boy, is visited by Metron and later has a vision of Kamandi, the last boy. Orion
is found dead in Metropolis. After months of being imprisoned and weakened, Jonn is brought to Earth by Libra
and speared! The skies are turning red, an indication that reality itself is in trouble. A Monitor becomes human.
More Jack Kirby-created characters get involved. Not a single Skrull is spotted.

18. FINAL CRISIS: Rage of the Red Lanterns & GREEN LANTERN #35 42
In-between discovering Orions body and finding out that Jonn is dead, Hal Jordan and John Stewart go on a
quick mission that introduces them to some new colored Lantern Corps. The story has a lot of rage and some hope
with a little bit of avarice. This story has no impact at all on Final Crisis and is really just a lead-up to Blackest
Night, annoying fans who thought Darkseid might show up.

19. FINAL CRISIS: Requiem

An extended cut of Jonns death is shown, showing that DC foresaw that some readers might start hating because
they thought it happened too quickly. Aquaman shows up at Jonns funeral in this tie-in and no one seems
bothered by this despite the fact that he was still, quite literally and unquestionably, dead when this story was
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published. Go figure.

20. TERROR TITANS #1 6

The events of this mini-series take place after Final Crisis #1. Boss Dark Side seemingly died just after his visit
with Dan Turpin, leaving Clock King to take over the Los Angeles branch of the Dark Side Club. In the process, he
kills the human hosts of some of Darkseids forces. This mini-series also features the young hero Static making his
debut to the mainstream DC Universe.

21. FINAL CRISIS #2

Morrison introduces the hilarious Super Young Team from Japan. Sonny Sumo, a Kirby-created Japanese fighter
who can heal most wounds through mental focus, shows up in Japan even though years ago Darkseid used the
Omega Sanction to send him into the distant past. Meanwhile, Batman deduces that Orion was killed by a bullet
made from radion (a substance toxic to New Gods) that was fired backwards in time from some point in the future,
proving he really IS the worlds greatest detective. Hes then captured and taken to the Command D bunker in
Bldhaven, which has been turned into the new Evil Factory. Oh, and the Flashes meet at a strip club, a place
where women flash customers.

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22. FINAL CRISIS: Rogues Revenge #1 3

The Rogues decide they arent going to play Libras reindeer games anymore and wind up having to face their
would-be replacements, as well as the psycho speedsters Inertia and Zoom. This mini-series doesnt affect the
main storyline, but the Rogues kick a lot of ass in it, Libra has some fun scenes, there are things that will genuinely
surprise you, and it reminds you why Barry Allen is important.

23. FINAL CRISIS #3

The body of Boss Dark Side is finally found in the abandoned and boarded up New York branch of the Dark Side
Club. Alan Scott uses Article X (which has been barely mentioned since DCs All-Star Squadron series ended) to
gather the heroes into an army, as was done by FDR during World War II. Libra shows hes a bastard even to his
lackeys. The Source Wall reappears and goes digital, signaling that things are going to Hell. Oracle notes the
presence of a new Aquaman. The Anti-Life Equation launches, causing most of the Earth to fall under Darkseids
will. Bad times.

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24. FINAL CRISIS: Superman Beyond #1-2

Superman joins parallel universe counterparts in a yellow submarine that travels through the Bleed. The true origin
behind the Monitors is discovered and Superman learns about Mandrakk, a vampire Monitor who feeds on the life
essence of entire universes even as he limits their growth, similar to how Edward Cullen has been sucking the cool
out of the vampire genre. Theres also a fun callback to one of Morrisons most famous issues of Animal Man.

25. FINAL CRISIS: Revelations #1-5

Takes place during the days immediately following the Anti-Life Equation being unleashed. The Spectre and Libra
throw down. Readers meet a new angelic hero called the Radiant who helps deal with the chaos. And turns out the
Biblical story of Cain was based on a DC super-villain.

26. FINAL CRISIS: Secret Files

For those who werent sure who Libra was, this explains his history while revising it slightly and revealing at last
how he got mixed up with Darkseid. The only reason I dont suggest reading this before Final Crisis #1 is that it
gives away some details of issues #1 and #3.

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27. FINAL CRISIS: Resist

Summarizes Checkmate, Snapper Car and others dealing with the weeks following the Anti-Life Equation
transmission. Mr. Terrific decides to dust off the old OMACs that caused such a fuss during Infinite Crisis. And
Snapper Carr and Cheetah get nekkid, as responsible adults sometimes do when they love each other very much or
have had at least a few drinks.

28. FINAL CRISIS: Submit

Black Lightning kicks a lot of ass and runs into the Tattooed Man and his family. He gives T-Man a design that
can be used against Darkseid (Metrons circuit), but is then captured and turned into a Justifier.

29. FINAL CRISIS #4

A month after the Anti-Life Equation was broadcast worldwide, Turpin finally submits to Darkseids possession.
Humanity is struggling to survive in a world ruled by evil, Superman is missing, and most people on Earth are now
working as evil Justifiers. Alan Scott rallies Earths heroes because hes awesome like that. Then the sky starts

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bleeding, which is totally messed up. Oh, and some readers complain that Hourmans colors are wrong, showing
their ignorance of the fact that the original Hourman returned to life some time before Final Crisis began and
thus the colors are correct.

30. FINAL CRISIS #5

The heroes make a final stand in the ruins of Bldhaven as readers get more references to old Kirby stories. The
Green Lantern Corps is on its way. Batman escapes the Evil Factory. Nix Uotan regains his power when he meets
the new incarnation of Metron, who told us a long time ago that he wasnt actually a New God and would survive
in some form even after they were all gone. And Metron turns up with a Mother Box disguised as a Rubiks Cube,
which is just funny.

31. BATMAN #698 683

This two-part interlude shows Batmans imprisonment in the Evil Factory from Final Crisis #2 up to his escape in
#5. Hes put through virtual reality simulations that twist his memories to resemble many Pre-Crisis stories. Bruce
realizes that this is being done by Scott Frees old enemy the Lump, a mind-leech. Before escaping, Bruce takes out
a clone army of evil Batmen through a combination of will and his own memories. Clever move, Detective!

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32. FINAL CRISIS #6

The villains start turning on each other. Grant Morrison explains why Orion seemingly died a few times rather than
complaining that other writers shouldnt have been mucking about with the New Gods. Batman uses the radion
bullet to poison Darkseids host body and then gets zapped with the Omega Sanction, which 7 Soldiers: Mister
Miracle told us was an attack that exiles you through time and space. Superman returns from an untold adventure
and finds a Batman-like corpse, which has his exact DNA (as revealed in Batman and Robin #7) and has every
wound that he suffered from over the years (as later revealed in Batman and Robin #8 and Superman/Batman #76).
Readers also get to see the Miracle Machine again, a device introduced in 1968 and remembered by only the most
die hard fans of the Legion of Super-Heroes. And it turns out the Question is the inspiration for the faceless
enforcers of the Global Peace Agency, originally seen in Jack Kirbys OMAC series.

33. BATMAN AND ROBIN #8

Okay, this story definitely takes place many months AFTER Final Crisis. However, it does contain a flashback for
anyone curious as to why one of Mokkaris Batman clones survived and how it came to possess all of Batmans
old wounds, confirming that Darkseid is just as good as Batman when it comes to multiversal chess games.

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34. FINAL CRISIS #7

Time and space are collapsing as long as Darkseids spirit still exists. Heroes and scientists make preparations so
that humanity will survive no matter what. After Darkseid is defeated, Mandrakk shows up in a last ditch effort to
feed off of the energies of the now-weakened DC Universe. Battles are fought and won. The Global Peace Agency
and others arrive on the reborn Earth-51, which is apparently where Jack Kirbys classic series of Kamandi and
OMAC take place. In the distant past of the mainstream DC Earth, Anthro dies an old man just as Bruce Wayne
appears.

35. SUPERMAN/BATMAN #76

The day after Darkseid and Mandrakk are defeated, Superman informs Dick Grayson, Alfred Pennyworth, and Tim
Drake about Bruce Waynes apparent death. Dick is initially as skeptical as most DC readers were about this news.
The latter half of this story takes place after Battle for the Cowl, when Dick Grayson decides its up to him to
become the new Batman.

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36. FINAL CRISIS: Legion of Three Worlds

Soon after Darkseids defeat, Superman is called into the 31st century and helps out another multiversal crisis
happening in the future, focusing on the Legion. This story doesnt really have anything to do with the main Final
Crisis tale and the way it shows Superman and others returning to the present day at the end directly contradicts
how Superman returns to the present in Final Crisis #6 (further explanations are below), so dont be fooled by its
title. It is, however, an enjoyable read and a must for Legion, Superboy and Flash fans.

37. BATMAN #702

Events from Final Crisis #1, 2, 5, 6 and 7 are retold from Batmans perspective. Bruce leaves a recorded message
for his friends in the future to find, a message that leads directly into The Return of Bruce Wayne.

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38. DC UNIVERSE: Last Will and Testament

Yeah This doesnt fit. It just doesnt. Ive read this comic book three times over, taking notes. Ive tried and tried
and tried to make it fit into a Final Crisis timeline. It doesnt work. It opens up saying that the heroes expect the
world to end the next day, which implies this takes place before Darkseids final defeat in Final Crisis #7 when
reality is collapsing, except that Bruce Wayne is seen alive and well in this issue. Also, Tim Drake and Black
Lightning should both still be Justifiers if thats when this issue takes place. Another thing, readers know from the
Superman comics that Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent talked about the death of Pa Kent, meaning the man must
have died soon before Final Crisis began or the two heroes wouldnt have had time for this conversation. So how
can Jonathan Kent be in this issue? And hey, why does Deathstroke assume that Geo-Force doesnt know his own
countrys native tongue? Nothing against Brad Meltzer, its just that this story needed some editing. It simply
doesnt work with everything else that was happening.
And that wraps it all up, as it were. Now, of course, some of you are probably wondering how its known what
issue occurs when. Well, some issues specifically tell you when they occur in relation to each other if you simply
read the dialogue and captions carefully. Other issues, some comic book detective work was involved. For
instance
FINAL CRISIS: Rage of the Red Lanterns In the Rage of the Red Lanterns one-shot, Hal mentions that
Orions body has been found but he doesnt mention Jonns fate at all and Earth has clearly not yet been
quarantined by the Alpha Lanterns. The Rage of the Red Lanterns story leads directly into the Agent Orange
storyline in the main Green Lantern title and it is clear during all of this that Hal does not have a chance to return
to Earth until after the events of Green Lantern # 42. In Final Crisis # 1, readers are not specifically told how much
time passes between Page 15 (when Hal and John call-in Orions body) and Page 16 (when Dr. Light and Mirror
Master find the Mobius chair). If readers assume that at least a full day passes in between those pages, that gives
Hal and John just enough time for their adventures against the Red Lanterns and Larfleeze. This isnt that far out
there as theories go. An issue of Batman R.I.P. looked as if it took place over a day or two and Grant Morrison
later revealed that actually five days had passed for the characters.
FINAL CRISIS: Rogues Revenge - At the beginning of the story, the Rogues have recently left Libras employ,
so this must take place after the scene in Final Crisis #2 when they are depicted to still be working with him. Since
the anti-life equation hasnt been unleashed on Earth yet, it takes place before issue Final Crisis #3.
FINAL CRISIS: Legion of Three Worlds - Despite the title, this mini-series cannot take place during Final
Crisis because Superman is gone for much of the story and doesnt return until issue #6, when Darkseid has
already taken over the Earth. In Red Robin #3, in a flashback scene that takes place days after Final Crisis, Wonder
Girl discusses Batmans apparent death and bring up the fact that Superboy and Bart Allen both died and have not
yet come back. And when we see Superman and friends return to the modern-day at the end of this mini-series,
they have time to have a happy reunion and the world seems normal, contradicting how Superman arrives in the
modern-day (alone) during the end of the FInal Crisis. Therefore, Legion of Three Worlds has to take place after
Final Crisis #7. Which means that the scene at the beginning of Final Crisis #6 (where Superman mentions that he
just had an adventure with the Legion) refers to some other untold story. Thats not what Morrison intended, but
since no one apparently told Geoff Johns or others at DC, thats how has to play out to make sense.
And thats Final Crisis, folks!

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Alan Kistler is a comic book historian, freelance writer and actor living in New York. He is the creator of the web
series Crazy Sexy Geeks, the writer of the comic book fashion column Agent of S.T.Y.L.E.

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