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Issue: Crisis on Infinite Earths #4
Publication Date: July 1985
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Issues: #4 of 12 Issues (36 Printings)
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Variant: Direct
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/12/1985
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.95 CAD
£0.35 GBP
$0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 12 (1 story, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On-sale date from DC Releases #14.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock:  
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Limited Series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Harbinger; Pariah; The Monitor
First Line: This is it! The end of the world! Death of the Monitor!
Synopsis: Pariah watches as Harbinger kills The Monitor.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Colors credit confirmed by Anthony Tollin.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): DC Comics
First Line: Thanks to Amazing Heroes
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad touting the fact that DC Comics had 4 entries in the top 10 Best Books of 1984 per Amazing Heroes #63.
On inside front cover.
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And Thus Shall the World Die!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Shrinking Violet; Star Boy; Ultra Boy [Jo Nah]; Brainiac 5; Dawnstar]; New Teen Titans [Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Jericho; Kole; Wonder Girl [Donna Troy]; Starfire [Koriand'r]; Changeling [Gar Logan]; Cyborg [Victor Stone]]; The Outsiders [Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Earth-1); Metamorpho; Halo; Black Lightning; Geo-Force; Katana]; Easy Company [Sgt. Rock; Bulldozer]; Justice League of America [Red Tornado [John Smith]; Firestorm; Superman (Earth-1); Wonder Woman (Earth-1); Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Hawkwoman [Shayera Thal]; Zatanna]; All-Star Squadron [Shining Knight; Firebrand [Danette Reilly]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]]; Infinity Inc. [Northwind [Norda Cantrell]; Obsidian [Todd Rice]; Jade]; Justice Society of America [Superman [Kal-L] (Earth-2); Starman [Ted Knight]]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Mento [Steve Dayton]; John Constantine, Hellblazer; Pariah; Lord Volt (death); Princess Fern [Liana] (death); Dr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi] (introduction, origin); Lady Quark (introduction, origin); The Monitor (death); Harbinger [Lyla Michaels]; Alexander Luthor Jr.; Bat Lash; Johnny Thunder (Earth-1, Western hero); Bat Lash; Jonah Hex; Arion; Lady Chian; Dr. Polaris; Hippolyta; Scalphunter; Lori Lemaris; Ronal; Dolphin; Blue Devil [Dan Cassidy]; Air Wave [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Kamandi; Lt. Jeb Stuart; Swamp Thing; Psycho-Pirate [Roger Hayden]; Killer Frost [Louise Lincoln]; Vandal Savage; Anti-Monitor (in voice and silhouette form); Shadow demons (villains)
First Line: July, 1985. The red skies are hardly noticed now.
Synopsis: The beginnings of Earth-1's, Earth-2's, and an unnamed Earth's destructions are at hand as antimatter begins to engulf each world. Harbinger (possessed by the shadow demon in issue 2) attacks the Monitor and kills him as Pariah arrives in shock to see his dead body. But that was what the Monitor needed in order to carry out his plan to save two earths from his foe. To be continued...
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In Issue: FlagCrisis on Infinite Earths #[nn] published February 1998
In Issue: FlagCrisis on Infinite Earths #[nn] [unnamed variant] published February 2000
In Issue: FlagCrisis on Infinite Earths The Absolute Edition #[nn] published January 2005
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 25
Disclose Notes: Pariah saves Lady Quark from the destruction of her earth. Story references Omega Men #26.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Nabisco
First Line: Which way?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Oreo cookies, with a maze.
Between pages 4-5 of story.
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Write Right Now!

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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Charles Atlas
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ads in classified format for sharks teeth, comic books, self-defense training, watches, clothing, body building courses, and more. Print Advertising Representatives, Inc. agent.
Between pages 9-10 of story.
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Feature(s): DC Comics
First Line: 50 years in the making!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for Crisis on Infinite Earths with cover to #4 shown.
Between pages 18-19 of story.
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
First Line: 2 more blistering war books!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for G.I. Combat, and Sgt. Rock comics, with covers shown.
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DC Heroes Role Playing Game

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mayfair Games
Character(s): Superman; Brainiac
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for game from Mayfair Games.
On first page between pages 23-24 of story.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Arak; Warlord; Hercules; Deimos; Mikola; Machiste
First Line: Cross swords with champions!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for poseable action figures based on DC Comics' characters and available at Kmart stores. Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.

On second page between pages 23-24 of story.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Crisis Mail
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Pages: 2
Job Number: L-1969
Disclose Notes: Letters from John Ordover, Paul Silver, Craig Paeth, Jeffrey Lowndes, Darryl Osborne-Warner, and Chris Willingham.
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Guest Meanwhile... From Abroad

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Paul Butler (credited)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Paul explains how difficult it is for comics professionals to work in Great Britain and why many turn to the U.S.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Also includes a DC check list for the week of April 4, 1985.
On inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?; ? (photo)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ?; ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Superman; Lex Luthor; Hawkman; The Joker; Wonder Woman; Batman; Aquaman; The Penguin; The Flash; Brainiac; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Robin
First Line: Get in on the action with power action!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for poseable figures from Kenner division of CPG Products Corp.
On back cover.

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