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Countdown to Infinite Crisis
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When the super-criminal community learns that the Justice League of America tampered with their minds, they band together in a deadly alliance, seeking vengeance.
But not everyone agrees. Six villains refuse to join this Society. Recruited by the enigmatic Mockingbird, these rogues are... read more
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Villains United is one of the four miniseries that lead up to DC's Infinite Crisis.Lex Luthor uses the events of Identity Crisis (as well as the threat of unstoppable force) to persuade nearly every super villain to join his "society," which is led by a core group of himself, Deathstroke,... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Scandal Savage: Brazilian woman with Enhanced Durability and an expert in hand-to-hand combt. Wields the Laminas Pesar or "Lamentation Blades."
- Thomas Blake (Catman): Superb Hand-to-Hand Combatant, skilled with Blades, and posesses significantly above-average Intelligence. He is also often considered the world's best tracker.
- Floyd Lawton (Deadshot): Hired assassin and the world's greatest marksman.
- Jade Nguyen (Cheshire): A deadly international terrorist, often recognized as one of the world's greatest and most ruthless assassins.
- Peter Merkel, Jr. (Rag Doll): son of the original Ragdoll, he began having his joints replaced one by one with fully-rotating, self-lubricating prosthetics. After twelve years and hundreds of surgeries, he achieved a level of flexibility that his father could only dream about.
- Parademon: A soldier in the personal shock troops of Darkseid of Apokolips, currently trapped on earth.
- Mockingbird: Founder and mastermind behind the "Secret Six"
- Lex Luthor: One of the most dangerously intelligent men on the planet- a super-villain, a brilliant scientist, a billionaire industrialist, and Superman's greatest enemy.
- Slade Wilson (Deathstroke): The subject of a military procedure making him almost superhuman granting him enhanced strength, stamina, speed, reflexes, thought, senses and a regenerative healing factor. He is also a master tactician and martial artist, skilled at using a variety of weapons.
- Talia al Ghul: the daughter of Ra's al Ghul, an international immortal eco-terrorist and an enemy of Batman.
- Teth-Adam (Black Adam): A super-villain and sometimes anti-hero who was given incredible powers by the wizard Shazam and survived into the modern era. Protector of his native land of Kahndaq.
- Edgar Cizko (Doctor Psycho): Psychiatrist with powers of hypnotism and mind-control. Over his life, he has developed a severe hatred towards women.
- Noah Kuttler (The Calculator): a Mathematical genius, and an expert in computers.
Quotes edit
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“Let me know when you plan to take her down. I'll bring popcorn.”
Floyd Lawton (Deadshot)
Organizations edit
- Secret Six: A team of super-villains brought together by the enigmatic "Mockingbird" to confront the Secret Society of Super-villains
- Secret Society of Super-villains: Lex Luthor gathered a massive army promising to make the world's heroes pay for the mindwipes done by the Justice League of America. He assembled an inner circle comprised of himself, Talia al Ghul, Deathstroke, Dr. Psycho, Black Adam, and Calculator.
First Sentence edit
It's just math, Victor.
Table of Contents edit
Chapter 1 - And Empires in their Purpose
Chapter 2 - A Fire in the Steppes
Chapter 3 - Privileged to Spill Her Blood
Chapter 4 - A Weapon to Unify
Chapter 5 - Victims of Aggression
Chapter 6 - At the End of All Things
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Countdown to Infinite Crisis. (standard series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Gail Simone (Author)
- Dale Eaglesham (Artist)
- Val Semeiks (Artist)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: DC Comics
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 1-4012-0838-X
Page Count: 144
Publisher: DC Comics
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 1-4012-0838-X
Page Count: 144
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 481
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