Earth-One After the Crisis Archives

The stories found here deal with what happened on Earth-1 after the events of the Crisis on Infinite Earths and come from the Earth-One After the Crisis group. They focus on the JLA, the Legion of Super-Heroes, the New Teen Titans, and other characters published by DC Comics. New but familiar characters have also been introduced along the way. See the Timeline of Earth-1 for more information on Earth-1′s history and characters.

You can read the stories here in three different ways: by character titles, by chronological order, or by author. All stories published within the last year will be marked with a red New sign. All new published stories will also be promoted on the Five Earths Project website. Some stories can already be found here, and the rest will all be available soon. But for now, you can find most Earth-1 stories at the old Earth-1 Archives page. You can receive all new stories from this section through Google Reader by subscribing to the Earth-1 RSS feed.

Earth-1 Reading Order

Earth-1 Titles

Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld

Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld: Out of the Shadows

by Libbylawrence
published July 5, 2010

After being blinded by Shadow Demons during the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Amethyst was informed by Doctor Fate that she is a daughter of a Lord of Order and quite possibly the most powerful being alive. But how much of this is true and how much misdirection? And when the new threat of the Starry Sky beings strikes the Gemworld, must the royal houses make a pact with their worst enemy in order to survive?

The Brave and the Bold

The Brave and the Bold: Jack O’Lantern and Guy Gardner: Fear Itself

by PDebord
published January 24, 2005 – New story!

An epidemic of madness has hit Ireland, and Jack O’Lantern knows that only one of the brave and honest members of the Green Lantern Corps can help save the nation. Instead he got Guy Gardner. Can this unlikely pair overcome their differences in time to stop the Scarecrow?

Captain Comet’s Rehab Squad

Captain Comet’s Rehab Squad: Suicide Mission

by Libbylawrence
published March 3, 2000

Captain Comet’s new team of heroes and villains who seek redemption, encounters a variety of friends, foes and one sinister Superman foe!

Captain Comet’s Rehab Squad: The Return of Supergirl

by Libbylawrence
published March 10, 2000

Members of Captain Comet’s team including a visiting Arisia gain youth while trying to prevent the Crisis death of Supergirl! They succeed… or do they?

Captain Comet’s Rehab Squad: Strange Visitors

by Libbylawrence
published March 14, 2000

Captain Comet and his allies defend Earth against an Alien Alliance and their inhuman killing machine Doomsday. Special appearances by the New Teen Titans, the Outsiders, the Global Guardians and many other guest stars!

DC Universe

DC Universe: Crisis on Infinite Earths: The Villain War

by Martin Maenza
published December 31, 2001

As the remaining Earths begin to merge together, Brainiac and Lex Luthor of Earth-1 have a plan to take them all. With an army of super-villains gathered from all five worlds, they mount a carefully planned invasion of Earth-4, Earth-S, and Earth-X, swiftly defeating those worlds’ heroes. An army of superheroes from Earth-1 and Earth-2 soon arrive to free the other three Earths. But with the numbers favoring the villains, can the heroes rally to beat the odds?

The Flash

Kid Flash: Wally West in Crisis

by Hitman 44077
published April 10, 2002

Insights into the final traumatic days of the Crisis as seen through the eyes of Kid Flash. (This story is an expansion of events by Marv Wolfman and George Perez in Crisis On Infinite Earths #9 through 12.)

John Constantine, Hellblazer

John Constantine, Hellblazer: The War of Darkness and Light

by Matthew the Raven 2000, Doc Quantum of the Time Trust, JSAGL, and Martin Maenza
published July 9, 2001

John Constantine has spent months preparing the Swamp Thing for the war of darkness and light. But as he gathers a group of mystics at Baron Winters’ Georgetown Mansion, can even their combined power prevent the end of existence itself? Guest starring Doctor Occult of Earth-Two, Mento of the Doom Patrol, Sargon the Sorcerer, Zatanna the Magician, Zatara the Magician, and many others!

Justice League of America: The Final Chapter, Chapter 3: The Conglomerate (guest star)

Justice League of America

Justice Society of America: Times Past, 1982: Crisis on Earth-Four (guest stars)

Justice League of America: The Final Chapter

Part 1 of The JLA Returns

by JSAGL and Starsky Hutch 76
published February 21, 2000

At the end of the Crisis on Infinite Earths, the Justice League of America consisted of Steel, the Elongated Man, and the Martian Manhunter. Can this truly be the final chapter of the JLA? The answer is a definitive no, for out of the ashes of the old team comes a new Justice League. But when things come to a head between Green Arrow and Hawkman, the new League may be over before it starts. And just what is the mysterious Maxwell Lord and his Conglomerate team up to anyway? Can they eclipse the new JLA before it has really begun? Featuring guest appearances by Batman and the Outsiders as well as the first appearances of the new Wonder Woman and the Beetle!

Justice League of America: A New Beginning

Part 2 of The JLA Returns

by Starsky Hutch 76 and JSAGL
published April 18, 2000

As the JLA lays low for awhile in order to figure out what Maxwell Lord’s game is, the Conglomerate gets a new member and leader, the World War II-era patriotic mystery man known as General Glory! The truth is that this supposedly All-American hero is none other than Lobo, the ruthless bounty hunter feared in three galaxies, and the JLA soon begins to see through the cracks. As the Conglomerate overtakes the JLA in popularity, can the team get it together before the transformed Despero reaches Earth? Guest appearance by Adam Strange!

The New Titans

The Night Force

John Constantine, Hellblazer: The War of Darkness and Light (guest star)

The Night Force: Night Forces

by CSyphrett
published August 12, 2001

A murderer is stealing souls, and one of those on the list is John Constantine’s. Who can put a stop to this menace and save the day? Only Baron Winters and his Night Force.

The Night Force: Into the Abyss

by CSyphrett
published October 9, 2001

Baron Winters must sometimes resort to evil in order to do good, making living sacrifices of the members of his impromptu Night Force for the sake of balance between the two forces. Too bad no one told that to a group of third-rate super-thieves who suddenly find themselves trying to save themselves and a world when they attempt to rob Baron Winters’ Georgetown home. First arriving on the dark mirror world of Earth-3, they promptly get into a fight with the Crime Syndicate, and as they try to find their way home, the Earth-1 super-thieves and the Earth-3 supervillains end up in yet another reality controlled by a powerful warlock against whom they stand little chance of surviving. Was this all a fluke of fate, or just part of the Baron’s carefully crafted plan to save the world? Guest starring Ultraman, Owlman, Superwoman, Power Ring, and Johnny Quick of the Crime Syndicate.

Secret Origins

Secret Origins: The Origin of Space Ranger

by Libbylawrence
published March 19, 2010

Rick Starr, dashing young heir to the multiplanetary company Allied Solar Enterprises, has it all. So why is he so bored? Leaping at the chance to become a costumed hero like those of the 20th century, but unwilling to disappoint his father’s expectations of him, he dons the identity of Space Ranger and gains allies in Myra Mason and the shapechanging Cryll. But will space pirate Norvo the Cunning put an end to his heroic career before it has truly begun?

Secret Origins: The Perfunctory Parable of the Purple Pile-Driver

by Doc Quantum of the Time Trust
published July 24, 2006 – New story!

A young man walks into a bar. Oh, wait — you’ve heard this story before? Well, I can guarantee you haven’t heard this one — the one and only tale of how an ordinary guy named Barry Giffen became the laughable supervillain known as the Purple Pile-Driver, one of Superman’s most intentionally ridiculous foes.

Secret Origins: The Wanderers: Times Past, 2967: The Vault

by Brian K. Asbury
published June 24, 2006 – New story!

The secret origin of the Wanderers — at last it can be told! How did this legendary team, active for several years before the Legion of Super-Heroes, come to be? It all begins with a mysterious mission for an unknown employer: to break into the Vault on the planet Zerak and retrieve a piece of stolen technology. It all seems simple enough, but when the group reaches the Vault, they learn the truth of who their employer really is. And from the ashes, a new team is born: the Wanderers! Featuring Celebrand, Dartalg, Elvo, Immorto, Psyche, Orintho, and Quantum Queen! And guest-starring Apollo and Chameleon Chief!

Showcase

Showcase: Detective Convention: Who Killed the Angle Man?

by Martin Maenza
published November 21, 2001

During the twenty-four hour period that the five Earths are merged, a detective convention in Las Vegas turns serious when the costumed villain Angle Man is found dead. Who killed him and why? Five famed detectives and one policewoman — Jonni Thunder, Jonny Double, Harvey Bullock, Christopher Chance, Angel O’Day, and Liza Warner — are about to find out. Featuring a guest appearance by Earth-4′s Michael Mauser. This Crisis crossover is inspired by a scene in Crisis on Infinite Earths #11!

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