2005
Check this space every Monday to see what's happening in the COUNTDOWN TO INFINITE CRISIS storyline!
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Last week in ...
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #639
Superman discovered that the Lex Corp. battle suit that attacked him (in the pages of ACTION COMICS #826) was reinforced with a kryptonite alloy!
The Man of Steel also learned that Eclipso was attempting to lure him to his touch by possessing civilians and compelling them to commit suicide!
Eclipso finally succeeded in possessing Superman...and quickly collided with the World's Mightiest Mortal, Captain Marvel!
BATGIRL #63
Forging an alliance with Lex Luthor's secret Society, Penguin hired Deathstroke to kill Batgirl!
After barely eluding the one-eyed assassin, Cassandra came face-to-face with Deathstroke's daughter, the Ravager!
BATMAN #639
While investigating the return of Jason Todd, the Dark Knight told Zatanna and Green Arrow — who were both present at Batman's mindwipe — that he didn't trust them!
After stealing the 100-pound crate of Kryptonite from the Kord Industries warehouse, the new Red Hood (a.k.a. Jason Todd) continued to encroach on the Black Mask's criminal activities!
DAY OF VENGEANCE #1
Eclipso's diamond, the Heart of Darkness, appeared in the Arkham Asylum cell of Jean Loring. The evil entity then convinced the Atom's ex-wife to allow him to posses her. Flush with power, the new Eclipso promptly broke free from the infamous institution!
Summoned to a devastated forest, the supernatural avenger known as the Ragman rescued Enchantress...and stumbled upon a fierce battle between Blackbriar Thorn and the Spectre!
The Enchantress revealed that the Spectre, freed of the influence of Hal Jordan in the pages of GREEN LANTERN: REBIRTH #4, had just killed seven hundred sorcerers!
The magical community of the DCU gathered at the Oblivion Bar, where they enjoyed one last drink and faced the chilling fact that the Spectre was now waging war on all things magic!
Detective Chimp, a decade's long patron of the bar, spoke up and revealed that the Spectre had already taken out the supernatural "big guns" — including turning the Phantom Stranger into a mouse — and that the task of stopping the Spectre was now up to the assembled magic users!
This week the action continues in...
SUPERMAN #216: Possessed by Eclipso, it's Superman vs. Captain Marvel! What happens when an unstoppable force collides with an immoveable object? And how does this issue connect directly to DAY OF VENGEANCE #1?
VILLAINS UNITED #1: Across the globe, villains are joining forces to exploit the weaknesses in the superhero community (and to make sure what happened to Dr. Light in IDENTITY CRISIS never happens again)...but who refuses to join their Society? You'll be surprised!
Watch out...INFINITE CRISIS is coming! See you next Monday!