DC Comics' Identity Crisis: The Full Story

9. The Players, The Premise And The Stage

Identity Crisis took place in the then-present and starred members of the Justice League of America. Members of the Justice Society play significant roles, and practically every hero team in the DC Universe is mentioned or depicted in the artwork. The story centers around the Justice League members that were active in the “Satellite Era.” They were Atom, Black Canary, Elongated Man, Green Arrow, Hawkman and Zatanna, plus the Kyle Rayner Green Lantern and Wally West Flash.

The group, minus Kyle and Wally, are hiding a secret from years ago that involves the violent rape of Sue Dibny by the villain Dr. Light. Light claims that this is just the beginning as he knows all their identities and every loved one that he can torture and murder. The team, along with Hal Jordan's Green Lantern and Barry Allen's Flash, elect to have Zatanna not only wiped Light’s memories but to make him less of a threat.

The team hangs back after Sue’s funeral, while all the other heroes start to search the world for clues because they suspect that the person behind the murder is none other than Light himself. When word that they are after him gets back to Light, he goes looking for protection.