Crisis on Infinite Earths 9 (Dec 1985) VF+ (8.5)

  cover by George Perez


Beyond the Silent Night

Script:Marv Wolfman
Pencils:George Perez
Inks:Jerry Ordway; Dick Giordano
Colors:Tom Ziuko
Letters:John Costanza

Characters: Freedom Fighters [The Human Bomb [Roy Lincoln]; Phantom Lady [Sandra Knight]; Uncle Sam; Doll Man; The Ray]; Marvel Family [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel Jr.; Mr. Tawky-Tawny; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Uncle Marvel]; Justice League of America [Wonder Woman (Earth-1); Black Canary; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Steel; Superman (Earth-1); Batman (Earth-1); Phantom Stranger; Firestorm]; New Teen Titans [Changeling [Gar Logan]; Kole; Starfire [Koriand'r]; Aqualad [Garth]; Cyborg]; All-Star Squadron [Green Arrow (Earth-2); Atom [Al Pratt]; Liberty Belle; Crimson Avenger (image); Firebrand [Danette Reilly]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]]; Justice Society of America [Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; Huntress [Helena Wayne]; Power Girl; Superman (Earth-2)]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Blok; Mon-El; Wildfire; Brainiac 5]; The Outsiders [Katana; Metamorpho]; Infinity Inc. [Jade; Star-Spangled Kid]; Harbinger (brief origin); Pariah (origin); Alexander Luthor Jr.; Supergirl (death); Wildcat [Yolanda Montez]; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Peacemaker; Thunderbolt [Peter Cannon]; Nightshade [Eve Eden]; Dr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]; Cinnamon; Firehair; Lori Lemaris; Dolphin; Enemy Ace; Lady Quark; unidentified Sea Devils; Green Lantern Corps (flashback); Guardians of the Universe (flashback); Monitor (flashback, brief origin); Negative Man (image); Deadman [Boston Brand]; Captain Atom; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lana Lang; Lois Lane; Batgirl [Barbara Gordon]; Sivana; IBAC; Brainiac; Krona (flashback); Manhunters (flashback); Controllers (flashback); Anti-Monitor (villain, origin); Thunderers/Destroyers of Qward (flashback); Psycho-Pirate [Roger Hayden]

Synopsis: The last 5 surviving Earths are slowly merging together in limbo as the Antimonitor attempts to destroy them using a solar machine inside his fortress in the antimatter universe, which is causing the merging. Harbinger and Pariah explain the old multiverse's origins and their roles in the Crisis. The heroes then stop the Antimonitor's machine, but at the cost of Supergirl sacrificing her life. She damages the Antimonitor's armor, forcing him to retreat while swearing vengeance. She is given a heroes' eulogy and private funeral by her cousin Superman (Earth-1).