- —Black Adam
Appearing in "Chapter Three: Boot Camp"
Featured Characters:
- Black Adam Joins Legion of Doom
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Also in a vision)
- Superman (Jon Kent)
Supporting Characters:
- Bat-Family
- Green Lantern Corps
- Apros (Cameo)
- Arisia Rrab (Cameo)
- B'dg (Cameo)
- Chaselon (Cameo)
- F-Sharp Bell (Rot Lop Fan) (Cameo)
- Guy Gardner
- Hannu (Cameo)
- Isamot Kol (Cameo)
- Jessica Cruz (Cameo)
- Jo Mullein (Also in a vision)
- Kilowog (Cameo)
- Kyle Rayner (Also in a vision)
- Larvox (Cameo)
- Medphyll (Cameo)
- Penelops (Cameo)
- Salaak (Cameo)
- Simon Baz (Cameo)
- Space Ape (Cameo)
- Two-Six (Cameo)
- Jon Kent's Justice League
- Titans
- Wonder Girl (Yara Flor)
Antagonists:
- Pariah/Kell Mossa (Pre-Crisis) (Flashback and main story)
- The Great Darkness Corrupted (Voice only)
- King Deathstroke
- Secret Society of Super-Villains
- Count Vertigo
- Crazy Quilt (Cameo)
- Doctor Phosphorus (Cameo)
- Felix Faust (Cameo)
- Goldface (Cameo)
- The Key (Cameo)
- Multiplex (Cameo)
- Phobia (Angela Hawkins III) (Cameo)
- Prometheus
- Raptor (Cameo)
- Shadow Thief (Carl Sands) (Cameo)
- Shaggy Man (Cameo)
- Shrapnel (Cameo)
- Silver Banshee (Cameo)
- Skorpio (Cameo)
- Toyman (Hiro Okamura) (Cameo)
- Typhoon (David Drake) (Cameo)
- Warp (Cameo)
- Secret Society of Super-Villains
Other Characters:
- Bratgirl (Cameo)
- Bratgirl's father (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
- Bratgirl's mother (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
- The Esquecida (Cameo)
- Gorilla Gregg (Cameo)
- Green Lantern Corps (John Stewart's Paradise World) (First appearance)
- The Watchtower (First appearance; unnamed)
- Green Lantern (Jason Todd) (First appearance) (Cameo)
- Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner) (First appearance) (Cameo)
- Green Lantern (Natasha Irons) (First appearance) (Cameo)
- The Watchtower (First appearance; unnamed)
- John Constantine (Cameo)
- Justice League (Flashback and main story)
- Aquaman (Arthur Curry) Construct (Cameo)
- Batman (Bruce Wayne) (Appears in flashback and main story) Also as a construct (Cameo)
- Black Canary (Dinah Drake) (in picture only) (Cameo)
- The Flash (Barry Allen) Construct (Cameo)
- Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders) Construct (Cameo)
- Superman (Clark Kent) (Appears in flashback and main story) Also as a construct (Cameo)
- Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira) (Appears in flashback and main story) Also as a construct (Cameo)
- Justice Society of America (Cameo)
- Atom Smasher (Cameo)
- Cyclone (Cameo)
- Doctor Fate (Khalid Nassour) (Cameo)
- Doctor Mid-Nite (Beth Chapel) (Cameo)
- Green Lantern (Alan Scott) (Cameo)
- Hawkman (Carter Hall) (Cameo)
- Hawkwoman (Shayera Thal) (Cameo)
- Hourman (Rick Tyler) (Cameo)
- Jade (Cameo)
- Jakeem Thunder (Cameo)
- Mister Terrific (Michael Holt) (Cameo)
- Obsidian (Cameo)
- Power Girl/Kara Zor-L (Post-Flashpoint) (Cameo)
- Wildcat (Ted Grant) (Cameo)
- Wildcat (Yolanda Montez) (Cameo)
- Legion of Doom (Cameo)
- Ravager (Rose Wilson)
- Red Canary (First appearance; unnamed) (Cameo)
- Sideways (Cameo)
- Adeline Kane (Mentioned)
- Alberto Reyes (Unnamed) (Mentioned)
- Alfred Pennyworth (Mentioned)
- The Anti-Monitor (Post-Flashpoint) (Mentioned)
- Bianca Reyes (Mentioned)
- Black Canary band (Mentioned)
- Conchi Reyes (Unnamed) (Mentioned)
- The Dark Army (Multiverse) (Mentioned)
- Nekron (Mentioned)
- Doom Patrol
- Cliff Steele (Mentioned)
- Larry Trainor (Mentioned)
- Niles Caulder (Mentioned)
- Rita Farr (Mentioned)
- The Flash (Wally West) (Mentioned)
- Guardians of the Universe (Mentioned)
- Jonathan Kent (Mentioned)
- Joseph Wilson (Mentioned)
- Justice League International (Mentioned)
- Lian Harper (Mentioned)
- Lois Lane (Mentioned)
- Martha Kent (Mentioned)
- Milagro Reyes (Unnamed) (Mentioned)
- Parallax (Mentioned)
- Red Tornado (Mentioned)
- Respawn (Mentioned)
- Superboy-Prime (Earth-Prime) (Mentioned)
- William Wintergreen (Mentioned)
- Young Justice (Mentioned)
- Wonder Girl (Cassie Sandsmark) (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Multiverse-1
- Earth 0
- Sector 666
- Sector 2814
- Earth
- Brazil
- Akahim (Cameo)
- England
- London (Unnamed) (Cameo)
- Gorilla City (Cameo)
- Italy (Unnamed) (Cameo)
- Kahndaq (Cameo)
- Russia
- Moscow
- Deathstroke's Stronghold (First appearance)
- Moscow
- United States of America
- Louisiana
- Hall of Doom (Cameo)
- New Jersey
- Gotham City (Cameo)
- New York
- Metropolis (Cameo)
- Daily Planet (Cameo)
- New York City
- Titans Island
- Titans Tower (in ruins)
- Titans Academy (in ruins) (Cameo)
- Titans Tower (in ruins)
- Titans Island
- Metropolis (Cameo)
- Washington, D.C.
- California
- Coast City (Mentioned)
- Louisiana
- Brazil
- Atlantis (Mentioned)
- Corto Maltese (Mentioned)
- Terrifics Island (Mentioned)
- Earth
- Earth 0
- Multiverse-2
- Aquaman's Paradise World (Unnamed) (Cameo)
- Earth-AD (Unnamed) (in ruins) (Flashback and main story)
- Earth-Batman (Unnamed) (Cameo)
- John Stewart's Paradise World (Unnamed) (First full appearance)
- Sector John Stewart (First appearance)
- Earth (First appearance)
- Sector John Stewart (First appearance)
- Superman's Paradise World (Unnamed) (Cameo)
- Wonder Woman's Paradise World (Unnamed) (Cameo)
- Overvoid (Cameo)
Items:
- Antimatter Chamber
- Batsuit
- Black Lantern Central Power Battery
- Black Lantern Ring (Vision)
- Blue Beetle's Scarab
- Bracelets of Submission Construct (Cameo)
- Frankenstein's Sword (Cameo)
- Golden Boleadoras
- Green Lantern Ring
- Helmet of Fate (Cameo)
- Hourman's Hourglass (Cameo)
- Ikon Suit
- Lasso of Truth Construct (Cameo)
- Lex Luthor's Warsuit (Cameo)
- Nth Metal
- Hawkman's Mace (Cameo)
- Hawkwoman's Mace (Cameo)
- Pariah's Armor
- Starheart (Cameo)
- Natasha Irons' Armor (Cameo)
- Trident of Poseidon Construct (Cameo)
- T-Spheres (Cameo)
- Yellow Lantern Ring (Cameo)
- Waterbearers
- Wonder Woman's Tiara Construct (Cameo)
- Yara Flor's Tiara
Events:
- Crisis (Mentioned)
- Zero Hour (Mentioned)
- Death of the Justice League (Appears in flashback and main story)
Concepts:
Synopsis for "Chapter Three: Boot Camp"
The superheroes, and the world in general, have been traumatised by Deathstroke's attack on Titans Academy. The minor villains under Deathstroke's command step up their campaign, launching wave after wave of attacks to wear the heroes down. At a meeting of the Justice League, Black Adam tells them that the attacks will continue until the villains fear them, and they must use lethal force. Adam attempts to kill Count Vertigo as a warning to the other villains but Yara Flor, who has reconsidered Jon Kent's offer to join, arrives and stops him. Black Adam resigns and storms out, believing the young heroes do not have what it takes to protect the world. The other heroes also all depart to protect their own homes and families, and Damian Wayne tells Jon that there is no Justice League anymore. However, the Justice Society, lead by Alan Scott, come to the Hall of Justice offering to help.
Ravager is kidnapped by the Secret Society and taken to Deathstroke's headquarters. He asks her to join him but she attacks him instead. When his henchmen pick him up he vomits up liquid darkness, which infects them.
The Green Lantern Corps journey to Ryut in Sector 666, the headquarters of the Black Lantern Corps. As Nekron was part of the Dark Army, Hal Jordan suspects the Black Lantern Central Power Battery will allow them to reach Pariah. He plans to go in alone but Jo Mullein and Kyle Rayner insist on going through with him. Hal orders the others to destroy the Lantern if they don't return in 24 hours and to stop anything that tries to come through.
The three fall through the Lantern into Multiverse-2, where they find Pariah and the pocket dimensions holding the Justice League. Pariah plans to invade Earth 0 and use its heroes to recreate the original Multiverse, believing he can control the power of the Darkness and prevent it destroying everything. Kyle and Jo fight Pariah while Hal runs for the pocket dimensions. He grabs one with the Green Lantern symbol and disintegrates, telling Pariah that the Darkness is planning to use the paradise worlds as weapons, not as a means to restore the Multiverse. Hal finds himself in a futuristic green city covered in Green Lantern symbols and is confronted by an alternate version of Kyle, who tells him he is in "Sector John Stewart".
Back on Earth 0, Black Adam goes to the Legion of Doom to enlist their help against Deathstroke.
Notes
- The events of this issue takes place over the (at least two) weeks (around late October/early November 2021) following the events of issue #2.
- In the timeline of John Stewart's Paradise World, these events take place after those of Dark Crisis: Worlds Without a Justice League - Green Lantern #1.
- Like Jessica Cruz in the first issue, B'dg is shown to be once again a Green Lantern despite having become a Blue Lantern during the events of Green Lantern Vol 6 #12.
- A second printing of this issue on August 30, 2022 had the updated full title of the series: Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths.
Trivia
- Many past events are referenced in this issue, including:
- The destruction of Coast City in Superman Vol 2 #80;
- Hal Jordan becoming the host of Parallax in Green Lantern Vol 3 #50 and causing the Crisis in Time;
- Deathstroke's clone, Respawn, being "murdered" by the League of Shadows during the Shadow War.
- Hal Jordan mentions having previously met two villains with armors similar to Pariah's. These are obviously references to The Anti-Monitor and Superboy-Prime.