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IDENTITY CRISIS #5
Cover Date: December 2004
Cover Price: $3.95
Publication Date: 2004-10-20
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Cover Credits:
Art: Michael Turner (signed)
Colors: Aspen Studios
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Credits:
| Story | Brad Meltzer |
| Pencils | Rags Morales |
| Inks | Michael Bair |
| Lettering | Kenny Lopez |
| Colors | Alex Sinclair |
| Assistant editing | Valerie D'Orazio |
| Editing | Mike Carlin |
Feature Character(s):
- Atom II
- Flash III
- Green Arrow
- Hawkman (last in Flash Vol. 2 #214; next in Manhunter Vol. 3 #5)
Guest Star(s):
- Batman (last in Flash Vol. 2 #215)
- Captain Marvel (last in issue #1; next in Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #210)
- Doctor Mid-Nite II (last in issue #2; next in JSA #67)
- Firestorm II (last in issue #1; 'dies'; next in flashback in Firestorm Vol. 3 #6)
- Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner; last in Flash Vol. 2 #214; next in issue #7)
- Mister Terrific II (last in issue #1; next in JSA #67)
- Oracle
- Robin III
- Shining Knight (last in JSA #51; next in Firestorm Vol. 3 #22)
- Vixen (last in issue #1; next in Manhunter Vol. 3 #5)
Supporting Character(s):
- Jean Loring
- Owen Mercer
- Jack Drake (dies)
Villain(s):
- Black Spider
- Captain Boomerang (dies)
- Deadshot
- Heat Wave (appearance same as Flash Vol. 2 #215 page 14, panel 1)
- Merlyn
- Mirror Master III (appearance same as JSA #67 page 12, panels 4-5; next in Flash Vol. 2 #217)
- Monocle
- Shadow Thief (in between issues #2 and #7)
- Warp (last in ???; next in Teen Titans Vol. 3 #20)
Guest Appearance(s):
- Arsenal IV (last in Flash Vol. 2 #214; behind the scenes; next in Outsiders Vol. 3 #16)
- Blue Beetle II (appearance same as Flash Vol. 2 #215 page 14, panel 1)
- Cyborg (in between flashback and main story in Teen Titans Vol. 3 #20)
- Firehawk (appearance same as Flash Vol. 2 #215 page 14, panel 1)
- Nightwing II (in between Flash Vol. 2 #214 and #215)
- Starfire III (last in flashback in Teen Titans Vol. 3 #20; next in Outsiders Vol. 3 #16)
- Superman (next in JSA #67)
- Wildcat II (appearance same as JSA #67 page 12, panels 4-5)
Comment(s):
- This issue takes place the day after the end of the previous issue. The events depicted cover a few hours at most. Continues directly in the next issue.
Solicitation:
- The heroes take a proactive stance against the villains of the DCU at the cost of lives on both sides of the crisis! Unfortunately, nothing can prevent another shocking loss in a hero's private life as the stakes rise for everyone involved!
Synopsis: - It is the day after Lois Lane received a threatening letter, and the whole super-heroic community is on the warpath, chasing down villains in an attempt to learn who is responsible, but none of them get any answers. The Atom and Jean Loring's romance is re-kindled following his heroic act of rescue, while Captain Boomerang teaches his son the art of the boomerang and learns that he has super-speed, presumably inherited from his mother. While trying to question Shadow Thief, Firestorm is stabbed in the heart with the Shining Knight's magical sword, setting off a chain reaction which causes him to explode high in the atmosphere. And when Robin goes off on the hunt, his father, Jack Drake, finds a parcel containing a gun and a note to protect himself, a note which makes it clear that the sender knows his son's identity. As Batman and Robin race back to the Drakes' apartment, it is invaded by Captain Boomerang, who has been hired to kill Drake. The two men face one another and both of them are killed - Drake impaled by a razor-sharp boomerang and Captain Boomerang shot multiple times in the chest. Robin is too late to save his father.