DC Changed Its Continuity A Decade Before Crisis on Infinite Earths
A Justice League comic saw DC Comics altering its continuity almost a decade before Crisis On Infinite Earths. That landmark mini-series, first published in 1985, redefined the DC Universe, attempting to make it more streamlined and inviting to new readers. However, a storyline running through 1972’s Justice League of America #100-102 presaged the universe-rattling hijinx of DC's first Crisis by almost a decade, telling the story of a Golden Age superhero team who saved the world—and then were erased from history.
Crisis on Infinite Earths was published to commemorate DC Comics’ 50th anniversary in 1985. Written by Marv Wolfman and illustrated by George Perez, the series saw the end of DC’s first multiverse, creating a single, unified Earth containing all of its characters. As a result of the Crisis, a number of characters were either killed, such as Barry Allen and Supergirl, or outright deleted from history, as if they never existed; the Golden Age Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman suffered this fate. It was the first time DC, or any publisher for that matter, had performed a major overhaul of its universe, but a three-part storyline published more than a decade before Crisis on Infinite Earths pointed the way to such future events. Titled, “The Hand that Shook the World,” the story was written by Len Wein, illustrated by Dick Dillin and inked by Dick Giordano and Joe Giella.
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The issue opens on Earth-1. The Justice League is throwing a party to celebrate their 100th meeting, but even before they can cut the cake they are whisked away to Earth-2, home of the Justice Society. The Society has brought the League to Earth-2 to help them rid it of
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