I'm back like clockwork for the Infinite Crisis list! Apparantly, I've cut it close this time. Metagame says that previews are starting this week.

Alright, if you're not familiar with these lists, I basically match the cards up to their set numbers as the info is released. This makes for some nice speculation as the list begins to fill up (hmmm... who fits between #66 and #68?) and when the set is all revealed, makes a nice and tidy reference list for you. Ok, enough pleasantries, let's get the list going.

DCR
001- Alan Scott <> Sentinel: Golden Age Guardian
002- Atom Smasher: Al Rothstein
003- Batman: Earth 2
004- Black Adam: Ruthless Hero
005- Captain Marvel: World's Mightiest Mortal
006- Carter Hall <> Hawkman: Eternal Champion
007- Charles McNider <> Dr. Mid-Nite: Golden Age Academic
008- Chay-Ara: Hawkgirl: Eternal Companion
009- Dr. Fate: Lord of Order
010- Hourman III <> Hourman: Time Machine
011- Huntress: Earth 2
012- Jakeem Williams: JJ Thunder
013- Jay Garrick <> The Flash: Golden Age Speedster
014- Katar Hol <> Hawkman: Eternal Hero
015- Kate Spencer <> Manhunter: Fearless Renegade
016- Kendra Saunders <> Hawkgirl: Eternal Heroine
017- Michael Holt <> Mr. Terrific: Renaissance Man
018- Power Girl: Earth 2
019- Prince Khufu <> Hawkman: Eternal Warrior
020- Rex Tyler <> Hourman: Inventor of Miraclo
021- Richard Tyler <> Hourman: Man of the Hour
022- Sand: Sanderson Hawkins
023- Stargirl: Courtney Whitmore
024- Superman: Earth 2
025- Ted Grant <> Wildcat: Golden Age Pugilist
026- Terry Sloane <> Mr. Terrific: Golden Age Gold Metalist
027- The Phantom Stranger: Wandering Hero
028- Thunderbolt: Yz
029- Wesley Dodds <> The Sandman: Golden Age Gunman
030- Wonder Woman: Earth 2
031- A Moment of Crisis
032- Advance Warning
033- Allied Against the Dark
034- Brothers in Arms
035- Double Play
036- Herioc Rescue
037- JSA Headquarters
038- Justice United: Team-Up
039- Living Legacy
040- Taking Up the Mantle
041- The Rock of Eternity
042- T-Spheres
043- Black Alice: Lori Zechlin
044- Blackbriar Thorn: Druid of Cymru
045- Blue Devil: Dan Cassidy
046- Blue Devil: Big Blue
047- Captain Marvel: Champion of Magic
048- Detective Chimp: Shoeless Gunshoe
049- Detective Chimp: Bobo T. Chimpanzee
050- Dr. Fate: Hector Hall
051- Dr. Occult: Richard occult
052- Ibis: Prince Amentep
053- June Moon <> Enchantress: Good Witch
054- June Moon <> Enchantress: Bad Witch
055- Madame Xanadu: Cartomancer
056- Manitou Dawn: Spirit Shaman
057- Nightmaster: Jim Rook
058- Nightmaster: Demon Slayer
059- Nightshade: Eve Eden
060- Nightshade: Shadow Siren
061- Ragman: Patchmonger
062- Ragman: Redeemer of Souls
063- Rose Psychic: Ghost Detective
064- Shazam: The Sorcerer
065- The Phantom Stranger: Fallen Angel
066- Witchfire: Rebecca Carstairs
067- Zatanna: Magical Manipulator
068- Zatanna: Showstopper
069- Abjuration: Magic
070- Chimp Detective Agency
071- Collecting Souls: Magic
072- Conjuration: Magic
073- Divination: Magic
074- Magical Conduit: Magic
075- Mystical Blinding: Magic
076- Spectral Slaughter: Magic
077- Stepping Between Worlds: Magic
078- The Conclave: Magic
079- The Oblivion Bar
080- True Name: Magic
081- Adrain Chase <> Vigilante: Street Justice
082- Ahmed Samsarra: White King
083- Amanda Waller: Queen
084- Annihilation Protocol <> OMAC Robot: Army
085- Arthur Kendrick: Knight
086- Aspiring Pawn: Army
087- Black Thorn: Elizabeth Thorne
088- Cristopher Smith <> Peacemaker: Obsessed Outlaw
089- Connie Webb: Knight
090- Elimination Protoco <> OMAC Robot: Army
091- Graziella Reza: Knight
092- Harry Stein: King in Check
093- Huntress: Reluctant Queen
094- Jacob Lee: Knight
095- Maxwell Lord: Black King
096- Neutralization Protocol <> OMAC Robot: Army
097- Retrieval Protocol <> OMAC Robot: Army
098- Roy Harper <> Arsenal: Knight
099- Sarge Steel: Knight
100- Sasha Bordeaux: Knight
101- Sasha Bordeaux: Autonomous Prototype
102- Surveillance Pawn: Army
103- Valentina Vostok <> Negative Woman: Bishop
104- Brother Eye
105- Brother I Satellite
106- Check and Mate!
107- Checkmate Armory
108- Checkmate Safe House: Team-Up
109- Knight Armor
110- Knightmare Scenario
111- Knight's Gambit
112- Laser Watch
113- Pawn of the Black King
114- Rook Control
115- Secret Checkmate HQ
116- Target Acquired
117- Threat Neutralized
118- Traitor to the Cause
119- Alexander Luthor: Duplicitous Doppelganger
120- Alexander Luthor: Insidious Imposter
121- Alexander Luthor: Diabolical Double
122- Bizarro: ME AM BIZARRO #1
123- Black Adam: Teth-Adam
124- Black Adam: Lord of Kahndaq
125- Cheetah: Feral Feline
126- Count Vertigo: Wemer Vertigo
127- Deathstroke the Terminator: Lethal Weapon
128- Deathstroke the Terminator: Ultimate Assassin
129- Dr. Polaris: Force of Nature
130- Dr. Light: Furious Flashpoint
131- Dr. Psycho: Mental Giant
132- Dr. Psycho: Twisted Telepath
133- Fatality: Flawless Victory
134- Hunter Zolomon <> Professor Zoom: Sinister Speedster
135- Ishmael Gregor <> Sabbac: Malevolent Marvel
136- Mr. Freeze: Brutal Blizzard
137- Sinestro: Villain Reborn
138- Talia: Beloved Betrayer
139- Talia: Daughter of Madness
140- The Calculator: Noah Kuttler
141- The Calculator: Evil Oracle
142- The Calculator: Crime Broker
143- Weather Wizard: Mark Mardon
144- Zazzala <> Queen Bee: mistress of the hive
145- 3... 2... 1...
146- Arms Deal
147- Baddest of the Bad
148- Coercion: Team-Up
149- Grand Gesture
150- Join Us or Die
151- No Hope
152- No Mercy
153- Return Fire!
154- Systematic Torture
155- The Science Spire
156- Catman: Thomas Blake
157- Cheshire: Jade
158- Deadshot: Dead Aim
159- Fiddler: Isaac Bowin
160- Lex Luthor <> Mockingbird: Evil Exile
161- Parademon: Apokoliptian Ally
162- Ragdoll: Resilient Rogue
163- Scandal: Savage Spawn
164- Dodge the Bullet
165- Help Wanted: Team-Up
166- House of Secrets
167- It's Not Over Yet
168- Secret Six Victorious
169- Harbinger: Multiverse Messenger
170- Pariah: Herald of Doom
171- The Monitor: Guardian of the Multiverse
172- Superboy: Earth Prime
173- Bart Allen <> The Flash: Impulsive Speedster
174- Amulet of Nabu: Fate Artifact
175- Cloak of Nabu: Fate Artifact
176- Helm of Nabu: Fate Artifact
177- Dr. Fate's Tower
178- Fate Has Spoken: Magic
179- Eclipso: Jean Loring
180- Jaime Reyes <> Blue Beetle: High-Tech Hero
181- Mordru: Dark Lord
182- The Spectre: Soulless
183- Absolute Dominance
184- Blinding Rage
185- Burning Gaze
186- Death From Above
187- Defend Yourself!
188- Deflection
189- End of All That Is
190- Epic Battle
191- Forbidden Loyalties: Team-Up
192- I Still Hate Magic!
193- Magical Lobotomy: Magic
194- Multiverse Power Battery
195- Rann
196- Relentless Pursuit
197- Removed From Continuity
198- Revitalize
199- Thanagar
200- Thanagarian Invasion
201- Transmutation: Magic
202- Tricked-Out Sports Car
203- Watch the Birdie!
204- Barbara Gordon <> Oracle: Data Broker
205- Leslie Thomkin's Clinic
206- Mourn for the Lost
207- The Return of Donna Troy
208- Amadeus Arkham: Arachitect of Insanity
209- The Joker: Permanent Vacation
210- The Penguin: Arms Merchant
211- Seiobo's Garden
212- Lois Lane: Earth 2
213- Lex Luthor: Champion of the Common Man
214- Kilowog: Drill Sargent
215- Brainiac: Earth 2
216- Obsidian: Todd James Rice
217- Adam Strange: Champion of Rann
218- Animal Man: Buddy Baker
219- Mr. Mxyzptlk: Troublesome Trickster
220- Ultra-Humanite: Metahuman Manipulator

Hurray!

To start, let's go over all the cards we know already:

Batman, Earth 2(JSA)
Dr.Fate, Lord of Order(JSA)
Ted Grant*Wildcat(JSA)
Zatanna, Showstopper(Shadowpact)
Dr.Psycho(Villains United)
Betrayal/Retrieval/Whatevuh*Omac Robot, Army(Checkmate)
Check and Mate!(Checkmate)
Harbinger(Crisis)

And some cards we have confirmed by the boxart:
Captain Marvel(Shadowpact?)
Alexander Luthor, Jr(Villains United?)
Black Adam(Villains United?)
Deathstroke the Terminator(Villains United?)
Maxwell Lord(Checkmate?)
Lex Luthor(Secret Six?)
Spectre(Unaffiliated?)
Flash(Probably Wally, JLA?)
Wonder Woman(JLA? JSA?)
Booster gold(JLI?)
Superman(JLA? JSA? TS?)

Now, let's get to the speculatin'!

MMMM Black Adam.....

I am geussing 2 versions

1 for JSA (prob a either A big 5 or solid 6) and then a 7 for Villians.

I also would Imagine they would handle the top Ranks of the VU like the did the Mag 7 for JLA, meaning (A)Lex, Black Adam, Deathstroke, Talia, Dr Pyscho, and Calculator will be there 6-8 drops. my Geuss is Deastroke and Black Adam at 7. Talia, Pyscho and Calculator at 6 and Alex at 8, although I could see Black Adam being thier 8 also (less likely)

I expect Alot of Dual Afill in this set, which makes me very happy. Hopefully Kyle and Wally will be 6 drops to fill in for the people they replaced on the League and to give TT/JLI more options (cause I dont like Conner, and Wally should be Broke)

Actually, Mike Hummel's article from today says the previews are starting next week, presumably on Monday. But you still got here just in the nick of time.

(In best Mr Burns voice.) "Excellent!"

Looking forward again to this, unfortunately I am not as versed in the DCU, so my help will mostly be OverPower, Heroclix, and Wikipedia based :) .

Also, with my brilliant timing, we are going to Disneyland this weekend for my b-day, so I'll have to catch up on Monday.

Should be fun!

From the newest Inquest:

Zatanna: Showstopper DCR-068
Harbinger: Multiverse Messenger DCR-165 (though it could be 163, it's a little blurry)
Ted Grant <> Wildcat: Golden Age Pugilist DCR-025
Dr. Psycho: Twisted Telepath DCR-132
Check and Mate! DCR-106

Good to see the list back, JoFo. :)

Captain Marvel should be Dual Affiliated as well being JSA/Shadowpact or Shadowpact/JLI or JSA/JLI, or however he'll work, but atleast we'll have more Legacy content by Dual Affiliation and we all know there will be another Superman this set.

Oops. If I had known thatsome numbers came out in the Inquest mag, I would've had this up faster. I'll put those up now! :)

I've been distracted by getting ready for university lately, which is why my presense here has been at an all time low in the last month or so. Just in case anyone wanted to know...

I can't see Calculator as a 6. I could see him as a 1 or 2 that tutors for other characters

When I think of Alex and Superboy-Prime, I imagine them as a 7 & 8 drop duo who are Checkmate/Villains United dual affiliated. Much like Martian Manhunter in DJL, if anyone in this set deserves to have two of the main teams, it's those guys.

Plus, I'd like to see Black Adam be the Villains United 8-drop too. :p

But that would almost guarantee that he never sees play, and the thought of that, especially after IC#6, makes me a sad panda :(

I mean, come on,right after punching Psycho Pirate through the face ,

Power Girl :" Was that necessary ?"
Black Adam : "Absolutely."

Classic !

JSA predictions: I'm betting that Black Adam and Captain Marvel are both JSA aligned - but as their second affiliation in Villains United and Shadowpact respectively. These picks are also based on the JSA's advertised theme of "identity being important", so I figure there's going to be as many "shared identies" as possible - this version has five (Black Canary, Hawkgirl, Hourman, Starman and Dr. Mid-Nite).

001- Alan Scott <> Sentinel
002- Albert Rothstein <> Atom Smasher
003- Al Pratt <> The Atom
004- Batman, Earth-2
005- Carter Hall <> Hawkman
006- Charles McNider <> Dr. Mid-Nite
007- Courtney Whitmore <> Stargirl
008- Dinah Drake <> Black Canary
009- Dinah Laurel Lance <> Black Canary
010- Dr. Fate, Lord of Order
011- Hippolyta
012- Jack Knight <> Starman
013- Jakeem Thunder
014- Jay Garrick <> The Flash
015- Kal-L <> Superman
016- Kendra Saunders <> Hawkgirl
017- Ma Hunkle
018- Michael Holt <> Mr. Terrific
019- Pieter Cross <> Dr. Mid-Nite
020- Power Girl
021- Rex Tyler <> Hourman
022- Rick Tyler <> Hourman
023- Sand Hawkins <> Sand
024- Shiera Saunders <> Hawkgirl
025- Ted Grant <> Wildcat: Golden Age Pugilist
026- Ted Knight <> Starman
027- Terry Sloane <> Mr. Terrific
028- Thunderbolt
029- Wesley Dodds <> Sandman
030- Wonder Woman, Earth-2

I'm guessing that ikf Batman and Wonderwoman were to have Earth-2 versions, I'd assume that the Kal-L Superman would have an Earth-2 version as well.

Plus, I don't see the point of having 'real' Golden Age Wonder Woman(Earth 2) with 'fake' Golden Age Wonder Woman(Hippolyta).

I went the way I did because Earth-2 Batman and Wonder Woman are essentially nonfactors in IC, whereas Kal-L is a major player and therefore probably shouldn't be replaced by Kal-El. But hey, who knows.



Because I like Polly!

But admittedly, you could replace her with Sylvester Pemberton <> Star-Spangled Kid, change Courtney Whitmore to the SSK identity, and have six identity pairs rather than five.

Incidentally, I am willing to lay odds we see a card like this:

Heroic Legacy
3-cost plot twist
Search your deck for a JSA character card and put it in your hand. If you got a character card with an identity, you may then search your deck for another character card with the same identity. Discard two cards.