Identity Crisis 7

Unofficial Identity Crisis Index

IDENTITY CRISIS #7

Cover Date: February 2005
Cover Price: $3.95
Publication Date: 2004-12-15

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Cover Credits:
Art: Michael Turner (signed)
Colors: Aspen Studios

Story: "Chapter Seven: The Hero's Life" (30 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Brad Meltzer
Pencils	Rags Morales
Inks	Michael Bair
Lettering	Kenny Lopez
Colors	Alex Sinclair
Assistant editing	Michael Siglain
Editing	Mike Carlin

Feature Character(s):

Atom II

Black Canary II

Elongated Man (next in Teen Titans Vol. 3 #21)

Flash III (appears in Flash Vol. 2 #217 between pgs 16 and 19)

Green Arrow

Zatanna (last in Flash Vol. 2 #216)

Guest Star(s):

Batman (in Flash Vol. 2 #217 in between pgs 16 and 19)

Superman

Supporting Character(s):

Sue Dibny (in flashback in between pages of issue #1)

Martha Kent

Villain(s):

Jean Loring (revealed as the killer; also in flashback following Chronos #6 and preceding issue #1; next in Superman Vol. 2 #216)

Chronos I (next in JLA #115)

Merlyn (next in Manhunter Vol. 3 #8)

Shadow Thief (next in Manhunter Vol. 3 #5)

Guest Appearance(s):

Animal Man (last in issue #1; next in Day of Vengeance #1)

Aquaman

Black Lightning

Doctor Mid-Nite II (next in Justice League Elite #6)

Ellen Baker (last in issue #1; next in Infinite Crisis #2)

Firehawk (last in Flash Vol. 2 #215; quits the hero life; next in Firestorm Vol. 3 #8)

Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)

Katana

Martian Manhunter (in Manhunter Vol. 3 #5 in between pages 1 and 25)

Mister Miracle II

Mister Terrific II

Nightwing II (behind the scenes)

Robin III (next in Robin Vol. 2 #132)

Walter Reilly (behind the scenes; last in Hawkworld Vol. 2 #13; last appearance)

Wildcat II

Wonder Woman

Comment(s):

Continued directly from the previous issue. One week elapses between page 16 and page 19.

Solicitation:

In the finale to one of the most shocking comic book events of all time, the terrifying murderer stands revealed and friendships are betrayed! Some secrets are too massive for some heroes to handle, while other remain in the dark, but one things certain—the DCU will never be the same after this!

Synopsis:

Batman and Doctor Mid-Nite have both made discoveries which point to Sue Dibny's killer's true identity. Meanwhile, Atom and Jean Loring are talking in bed, when Atom realizes that Jean knows something about the case which she shouldn't. Her façade gradually crumbles and she confesses that she did indeed kill Sue Dibny with the aid of the shrinking ability of one of the Atom's old costumes, though she claims it was an accident. She wanted to get Ray back and thought the best way to do this would be to cause some danger to another League member's wife, but things went a little too far and she killed her old friend. Still, she achieved what she wanted to, making sure that Ray came back to her by staging an attempt on her own life. She also arranged for Captain Boomerang to break into Jack Drake's house and left the gun for Drake, hoping that he would kill Boomerang, who would then be blamed for the attacks. She claims she didn't expect Drake to die. Atom feels he has no choice and has her incarcerated at Arkham Asylum before shrinking as small as he can go and disappearing from his old life.

Slowly, the other heroes come to terms with recent events, with Elongated Man dealing with his grief by talking to Sue as suggested by Green Arrow. Some, like Firehawk, give up the heroic life, while others, like Flash, have had their view of the Justice League changed forever. But life will go on for all of them, even if nothing will ever be quite the same again.

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