Countdown to Infinite Crisis Reading Order

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1OptionalJul 2005

Manhunter #10

Manhunted: Part 1: Mistrial by Fire

#10 collected in:Manhunter: Volume 2: Trial By Fire

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2 -7OptionalDEC 2004

Green Lantern: Rebirth #1-6

#1: Blackest Night

#2: Enemies Within

#3: Yellow

#4: Force of Will

#5: Rings

#6: Brightest Day

#1-6 collected in:Green Lantern: Rebirth

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8 -15OptionalOCT 2004-MAY 2005

Adam Strange: Planet Heist #1-8

#1: Planet Heist: Part 1

#2: Planet Heist: Part 2

#3: Planet Heist: Part 3

#4: Planet Heist: Part 4

#5: Planet Heist: Part 5

#6: Planet Heist: Part 6

#7: Planet Heist: Part 7

#8: Planet Heist: Part 8

#1-8 collected in:Adam Strange: Planet Heist

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16OptionalJun 2005

Action Comics #826

Lightning Strikes Twice: Part 1

#826 collected in:Day of Vengeance

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17OptionalJun 2005

Adventures of Superman #639

Lightning Strikes Twice: Part 2

#639 collected in:Day of Vengeance

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18OptionalJun 2005

Superman #216

Lightning Strikes Twice: Part 3

#216 collected in:Day of Vengeance

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19EssentialMar 2005

Countdown to Infinite Crisis #1

[untitled]

#1 collected in:The OMAC Project

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20EssentialMay 2005

The OMAC Project #1

Part 1: The Eye in the Sky

#1 collected in:The OMAC Project

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21OptionalJul 2005

Superman #217

The Journey

#217 collected in:Superman: The Journey

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22EssentialMay 2005

Day of Vengeance #1

Chapter 1: One Last Drink at the End of Time

#1 collected in:Day of Vengeance

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23 -25RecommendedJUN-AUG 2005

JSA #73-75

#73: Black Vengeance: Part 1

#74: Black Vengeance: Part 2

#75: Black Vengeance: Conclusion

#73-75 collected in:JSA: Volume 10: Black Vengeance

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26 -27OptionalJUN-JUL 2005

Birds of Prey #81-82

#81: The Battle Within: Part 1: Undefended Border

#82: The Battle Within: Part 2: The Long Count

#81-82 collected in:Birds of Prey: The Battle Within

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28RecommendedAug 2005

Birds of Prey #83

The Battle Within: Part 3: A Fight by His Trade

#83 collected in:Birds of Prey: The Battle Within

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29 -30OptionalSEP-OCT 2005

Birds of Prey #84-85

#84: Knock-out

#85: A New Morning's Resolution

#84-85 collected in:Birds of Prey: The Battle Within

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31 -32RecommendedAUG-SEP 2005

Blood of the Demon #6-7

#6: The Gathering Storm

#7: Cages of the Mind

33OptionalDec 2005

Action Comics #832

The Devil You Know

34EssentialMay 2005

Villains United #1

And Empires In Their Purpose

#1 collected in:Villains United

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35RecommendedJun 2005

Batman: Gotham Knights #66

Job Termination

#66 collected in:Batman: Hush Returns

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36 -37EssentialJUN-JUL 2005

Villains United #2-3

#2: Who Are The Secret Six?

#3: Privileged to Spill Her Blood

#2-3 collected in:Villains United

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38RecommendedAug 2005

Breach #7

Battle Ground

39OptionalSep 2005

Breach #8

Ally

40OptionalSep 2005

Green Arrow #52

Identity Crisis... Again

#52 collected in:Green Arrow: Volume 7: Heading into the Light

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41OptionalJul 2005

Superman #218

Power

#218 collected in:Superman: Sacrifice

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42OptionalAug 2005

Adventures of Superman #641

Innocence

#641 collected in:Superman: Ruin Revealed

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43 -44EssentialJUN-JUL 2005

The OMAC Project #2-3

#2: Part 2: There Is No I In Team

#3: Part 3: The M-E in Team

#2-3 collected in:The OMAC Project

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45OptionalAug 2005

Wonder Woman #218

the Calm

#218 collected in:Wonder Woman: Mission’s End

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46 -48OptionalJUN-AUG 2005

Outsiders #21-23

#21: Silent Partner

#22: Deep Throat

#23: Lockdown

#21-23 collected in:Outsiders: Wanted

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49OptionalJun 2005

Teen Titans #24

The Insiders: Part 1

#24 collected in:Teen Titans/Outsiders : The Insiders

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50OptionalSep 2005

Outsiders #24

The Insiders: Part 2

#24 collected in:Teen Titans/Outsiders : The Insiders

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51OptionalJul 2005

Teen Titans #25

The Insiders: Part 3

#25 collected in:Teen Titans/Outsiders : The Insiders

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52OptionalOct 2005

Outsiders #25

The Insiders: Part 4

#25 collected in:Teen Titans/Outsiders : The Insiders

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53OptionalAug 2005

Teen Titans #26

Soul Searching

#26 collected in:Teen Titans/Outsiders : The Insiders

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54 -56EssentialJUN-AUG 2005

Day of Vengeance #2-4

#2: Chapter 2: Some Enchantress Evening

#3: Chapter 3: A Hot Night in Budapest

#4: Chapter 4: Monkey Business

#2-4 collected in:Day of Vengeance

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57 -58OptionalAUG-SEP 2005

Manhunter #11-12

#11: Manhunted: Part 2: Disorder in Court

#12: Manhunted: Part 3: Bad Influence

#11-12 collected in:Manhunter: Volume 2: Trial By Fire

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59 -60RecommendedOCT-NOV 2005

Manhunter #13-14

#13: Manhunted: Part 4: Skin Deep

#14: Manhunted: Part 5: The Devil Inside

#13-14 collected in:Manhunter: Volume 2: Trial By Fire

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61 -62OptionalJUN-JUL 2005

Batgirl #63-64

#63: Could've Been: Part One: Nowadays

#64: Could've Been: Part One: Nowadays

#63-64 collected in:Batgirl: Kicking Assassins

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63 -64OptionalJUN-JUL 2005

Nightwing #107-108

#107: Criminal

#108: Who's Got the Button?

#107-108 collected in:Nightwing: Mobbed Up

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65 -66RecommendedAUG-SEP 2005

Nightwing #109-110

#109: Cold Turkey

#110: Incorporation

#109-110 collected in:Nightwing: Mobbed Up

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67 -71OptionalOCT 2005-FEB 2006

Nightwing #111-115

#111: Signed, Sophia

#112: The Devil You Know

#113: The Scorpion and the Frog

#114: Cowboys and Indians

#115: No-Fly Zone

#111 collected in:Nightwing: Mobbed Up

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#112-115 collected in:Nightwing: Renegade

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72OptionalSep 2005

JSA: Classified #1

Power Trip: Part 1

#1 collected in:Power Girl: A New Beginning

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73RecommendedSep 2005

JSA #76

In Search of...

#76 collected in:JSA: Volume 11: Mixed Signals

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74 -78OptionalOCT-MAR 2005

Supergirl #1-5

#1: Power: Part 1: JSA

#2: Power: Part 2: Teen Titans

#3: Power: Part 3: Outsiders

#4: Power: Part 4: JLA

#5: Power: Part 5: Supergirls

#1-5 collected in:Supergirl: Power

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79OptionalNov 2005

Outsiders #28

Letting It Go

#28 collected in:Teen Titans/Outsiders : The Insiders

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80EssentialAug 2005

Superman #219

Sacrifice: Part 1: Touch

#219 collected in:Superman: Sacrifice

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81EssentialAug 2005

Action Comics #829

Sacrifice: Part 2: End of Identity

#829 collected in:Superman: Sacrifice

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82EssentialAug 2005

Adventures of Superman #642

Sacrifice: Part 3: Remembrance

#642 collected in:Superman: Sacrifice

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83EssentialAug 2005

Wonder Woman #219

Sacrifice: Part 4:

#219 collected in:Superman: Sacrifice

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84EssentialAug 2005

The OMAC Project #4

Part 4: The King is Dead

#4 collected in:The OMAC Project

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85EssentialOct 2005

Wonder Woman #220

Sacrifice: Aftermath

#220 collected in:Superman: Sacrifice

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86EssentialOct 2005

Adventures of Superman #643

Fragmentation

#643 collected in:Superman: Sacrifice

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87 -89OptionalAUG-OCT 2005

Firestorm #14-16

#14: First Days

#15: Secret Origins: Part 1

#16: Secret Origins: Part 2

90EssentialAug 2005

Villains United #4

A Weapon To Unify

#4 collected in:Villains United

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91RecommendedSep 2005

Firestorm #17

An Unrighteous World

92OptionalAug 2005

Superman #220

Home

93 -99OptionalAPR 2005

The Flash #0.5, #220-225

#0.5: Rogue War Prologue: Tricksters

#220: Rogue War: Part 1

#221: Rogue War: Part 2

#222: Rogue War: Part 3

#223: Rogue War: Part 4

#224: Rogue War: Part 5

#225: Rogue War: Part 6

#0.5-225 collected in:The Flash: Rogue War

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100 -101OptionalNOV-DEC 2005

Hawkman #44-45

#44: My Enemy Revealed: Part 1

#45: My Enemy Revealed: Part 2

#44-45 collected in:Hawkman: Volume 4: Rise of the Golden Eagle

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102OptionalNov 2005

Batman #645

Show Me Yesterday, For I Can't Find Today : A Robins Tale

#645 collected in:Batman: Under the Red Hood

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103RecommendedSep 2005

Superman #221

[untitled]

#221 collected in:Superman: The Journey

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104OptionalOct 2005

Action Comics #830

The Great Society

#830 collected in:Superman: Strange Attractors

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105RecommendedNov 2005

Action Comics #831

Black & Blue

#831 collected in:Superman: Strange Attractors

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106 -107EssentialSEP-OCT 2005

The OMAC Project #5-6

#5: Part 5: ...Long Live The King!

#6: Conclusion: Loss of Signal

#5-6 collected in:The OMAC Project

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108RecommendedNov 2005

Wonder Woman #221

Pride of the Amazons

#221 collected in:Wonder Woman: Mission’s End

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109RecommendedDec 2005

Superman #222

Safe Harbour

#222 collected in:Superman: The Journey

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110RecommendedDec 2005

Firestorm #18

No Security

111OptionalSep 2005

Batgirl #66

Destruction's Daughter, Part 1: Hitting Pavement

#66 collected in:Batgirl: Destruction’s Daughter

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112 -113EssentialSEP-OCT 2005

Villains United #5-6

#5: Victims Of Aggression

#6: At The End Of All Things

#5-6 collected in:Villains United

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114 -115OptionalDEC 2005-JAN 2006

Batman #646-647

#646: Franchise: Part 1: Supply Side Economics

#647: Franchise: Part 2: The Away Team

#646-647 collected in:Batman: Under the Red Hood

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Cover of DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy #1

Cover of DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy #2

Cover of DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy #3

116 -119OptionalJUN-SEP 2005

DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy #1-4

#1: A Golden Age to Conquer

#2: Stark Contrast

#3: Knights of the Sun and the Moon

#4: A Dark fate Untold

#1-4 collected in:Teen Titans/Outsiders: The Death and Return of Donna Troy

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120 -125OptionalAUG 2005-JAN 2006

Catwoman #44-49

#44: The One You Love: Part 1

#45: The One You Love: Part 2

#46: The One You Love: Part 3

#47: The One You Love: Part 4

#48: The One You Love: Part 5

#49: The One You Love: Concusion

#44-49 collected in:Catwoman: Volume 4: The One You Love

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126 -130EssentialJUN-SEP 2005

JLA #115-119

#115: Crisis of Conscience: Part 1

#116: Crisis of Conscience: Part 2

#117: Crisis of Conscience: Part 3

#118: Crisis of Conscience: Part 4

#119: Crisis of Conscience: Conclusion

#115-119 collected in:JLA: Volume 19: Crisis of Conscience

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131OptionalNov 2005

Adventures of Superman #644

Blame and Remorse

#644 collected in:Superman: Ruin Revealed

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132 -133OptionalFEB-MAR 2006

Catwoman #50-51

#50: Backward Masking: Part 1

#51: Backward Masking: Part 2

#50-51 collected in:Catwoman: Volume 5: Backward Masking

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134 -136OptionalOCT-DEC 2005

JSA: Classified #5-7

#5: Honor Amongst Thieves: Part 1

#6: Honor Amongst Thieves: Part 2

#7: Honor Amongst Thieves: Part 3

#5-7 collected in:JSA: Classified: Honor Among Thieves

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137OptionalJan 2006

Hawkman #46

Sins of the Past, Present and Future

138 -143EssentialMAY-OCT 2005

The Rann-Thanagar War #1-6

#1: The Fires of War

#2: Dark Resurrection

#3: Planetfall

#4: Deadly Harvest

#5: Betrayed

#6: Seven Hells

#1-6 collected in:The Rann-Thanagar War

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Cover of Green Lantern Corps: Recharge #1

Cover of Green Lantern Corps: Recharge #2

Cover of Green Lantern Corps: Recharge #3

144 -148OptionalNOV 2005-MAR 2006

Green Lantern Corps: Recharge #1-5

#1: The Gathering

#2: Assignments

#3: Vega

#4: Hunted

#5: Stardeath

#1-5 collected in:Green Lantern Corps: Recharge

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149OptionalOct 2005

Teen Titans / Outsiders: Secret Files & Origins 2005

[untitled]

150RecommendedOct 2005

JSA #77

Mixed Signals

#77 collected in:JSA: Volume 11: Mixed Signals

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151 -152OptionalNOV-DEC 2005

JSA: Classified #2-3

#2: Power Trip: Part 2

#3: Power Trip: Part 3

#2-3 collected in:Power Girl: A New Beginning

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153RecommendedDec 2005

Adventures of Superman #645

Breaking Point

#645 collected in:Superman: Ruin Revealed

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154 -155OptionalDEC 2005

JLA #120-121

#120: Requiem for a League

#121: Call to Arms

#120-121 collected in:JLA: World Without a Justice League

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156RecommendedJan 2006

JLA #122

OMAC Nation

#122 collected in:JLA: World Without a Justice League

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157RecommendedFeb 2006

JSA #80

Lost & Found: Part 3

#80 collected in:JSA: Volume 11: Mixed Signals

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Part of:Infinite Crisis

158 -159EssentialSEP-OCT 2005

Day of Vengeance #5-6

#5: Chapter 5: The Particle Theory of Darkness

#6: Chapter 6: The Death of Magic

#5-6 collected in:Day of Vengeance

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Countdown to Infinite Crisis Reading Order

Event timeline

Issue-by-Issue Reading Order

Manhunter #10

Green Lantern: Rebirth #1-6

Adam Strange: Planet Heist #1-8

Action Comics #826

Adventures of Superman #639

Superman #216

Countdown to Infinite Crisis #1

The OMAC Project #1

Superman #217

Day of Vengeance #1

JSA #73-75

Birds of Prey #81-82

Birds of Prey #83

Birds of Prey #84-85

Blood of the Demon #6-7

Action Comics #832

Villains United #1

Batman: Gotham Knights #66

Villains United #2-3

Breach #7

Breach #8

Green Arrow #52

Superman #218

Adventures of Superman #641

The OMAC Project #2-3

Wonder Woman #218

Outsiders #21-23

Teen Titans #24

Outsiders #24

Teen Titans #25

Outsiders #25

Teen Titans #26

Day of Vengeance #2-4

Manhunter #11-12

Manhunter #13-14

Batgirl #63-64

Nightwing #107-108

Nightwing #109-110

Nightwing #111-115

JSA: Classified #1

JSA #76

Supergirl #1-5

Outsiders #28

Superman #219

Action Comics #829

Adventures of Superman #642

Wonder Woman #219

The OMAC Project #4

Wonder Woman #220

Adventures of Superman #643

Firestorm #14-16

Villains United #4

Firestorm #17

Superman #220

The Flash #0.5, #220-225

Hawkman #44-45

Batman #645

Superman #221

Action Comics #830

Action Comics #831

The OMAC Project #5-6

Wonder Woman #221

Superman #222

Firestorm #18

Batgirl #66

Villains United #5-6

Batman #646-647

DC Special: The Return of Donna Troy #1-4

Catwoman #44-49

JLA #115-119

Adventures of Superman #644

Catwoman #50-51

JSA: Classified #5-7

Hawkman #46

The Rann-Thanagar War #1-6

Green Lantern Corps: Recharge #1-5

Teen Titans / Outsiders: Secret Files & Origins 2005