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In the course of the fictional story presented in the DC Comics event Infinite Crisis (the seven-issue limited series, its lead-in stories, and various tie-ins), several events in the fictional DC Universe's past were retroactively altered by either Superboy-Prime or the separation and re-merging of alternate Earths. Where not otherwise stated, this page deals only with changes known by the end of Infinite Crisis #7.

Superboy-Prime's changes

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Superboy-Prime altering reality by punching through the walls of reality. From Infinite Crisis: Secret Files (2006).

Superboy-Prime's attempts to punch his way out of the extradimensional space in which he had been trapped since the Crisis on Infinite Earths, along with Kal-L, Lois Lane, and Alexander Luthor, Jr., triggered "ripples" in the fabric of reality, causing events in the present to become undone. These changes were different for each person affected. Changes include:

Jason Todd restored to life, even though everyone remembers his death.^[1]^[2]
Elasti-Girl and Negative Man of the Doom Patrol restored to life, the Chief restored to his original body and the team's history rebooted.^[3]^[4] The team eventually remembers its original history.^[5]
Inconsistencies in Superman's origin.^[6]^[7]
The various incarnations of Hawkman.^[8]
The various incarnations of the Legion of Super-Heroes since Crisis on Infinite Earths.^[9]
The various origins of Donna Troy.^[10]
The multiple origins of the Metal Men.^[11]^[12]
Hal Jordan has never been an ex-con who served 90 days in prison for drunk driving.^[13]

Multiverse collapse changes

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The Multiverse merging into "New Earth". From Infinite Crisis #6 (2006).

The infinite Earths, which had collapsed into a single world during Crisis on Infinite Earths, diverged again into multiple Earths during Infinite Crisis only to collapse back into a single "New Earth" with a slightly altered history. Examples of the revised history include:

Joe Chill being arrested for the murder of Thomas Wayne and Martha Wayne, Batman's parents.^[14]
Rumors of Superman being active before he first appeared in Metropolis.^[15]
Wonder Woman is a founding member of the Justice League.^[16]
The Justice Society members' memories of the Golden Age Superman are rekindled.^[17] (This one is debatable, as the Infinite Crisis collected edition altered the dialog in a way that removed this element and introduced others.)
The various versions of General Zod are replaced by a single version.^[18]

Editorial retcons

Some retcons introduced during the Infinite Crisis storyline were the result of editors or writers deciding to revise certain story elements in order to fit a particular story or scenario. Examples include:

Maxwell Lord retconned to have always been a villain conspiring against metahumans. ^[19]

Subsequent continuity changes attributed to Infinite Crisis

Some continuity changes were attributed to Infinite Crisis after it ended, without specifying whether Superboy-Prime or the collapse of the Multiverse caused them. These include:

Elasti-Girl's resurrection attributed to Niles Caulder's experimentation.^[20]
A new explanation for Martian Manhunter's weakness against fire.^[21]
Superman's membership in the Legion of Super-Heroes as a teenager, prior to the start of his public superhero career;^[22] Legion continuity prior to Crisis on Infinite Earths is substantially restored.^[23] However, the alternate "Threeboot" version of the Legion remains.

Deceased prior to Infinite Crisis, these characters reappeared as if they never died:

Francine Langstrom - the wife of Man-Bat^[24]
Lynx^[25]
Magpie^[26]
Reactron^[27]
Ventriloquist and Scarface^[28]

References

^ Batman Annual #25, 2006
^ Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006 p. 17
^ JLA #94-99
^ Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006 p. 17
^ Teen Titans (vol. 3) #32
^ The Man of Steel #1-6 (1986); Superman: Birthright #1-12 (2004)
^ Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006 p. 17
^ Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006 p. 32-33
^ Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006 p. 17
^ Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006 p. 32-33
^ Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006 p. 33
^ 52 Week 30: "Secret Origin of the Metal Men"
^ Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006 p. 32-33
^ Infinite Crisis #6 p. 32; Infinite Crisis #7 p. 5
^ Infinite Crisis #6 p. 32; Infinite Crisis #7 p. 5
^ Infinite Crisis #6 p. 32; Infinite Crisis #7 p. 5
^ Infinite Crisis #7 p.8
^ Infinite Crisis #6 p. 32
^ http://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=f7a18efa469e4edc763fec8bd47ffe94&threadid=40070
^ Teen Titans
^ DCU: Brave New World
^ "The Lightning Saga", Justice League of America (vol. 2) #8-10, Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #5-6
^ IGN: Superman/Green Lantern interviewSuperman/Green Lantern Interview
^ Batman #655
^ Robin #148
^ Batman #651
^ Infinite Crisis Aftermath: The Battle for Blüdhaven #1
^ Detective Comics #818

[1] Batman Annual #25, 2006

[2] Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006 p. 17

[3] JLA #94-99

[4] Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006 p. 17

[5] Teen Titans (vol. 3) #32

[6] The Man of Steel #1-6 (1986); Superman: Birthright #1-12 (2004)

[7] Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006 p. 17

[8] Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006 p. 32-33

[9] Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006 p. 17

[10] Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006 p. 32-33

[11] Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006 p. 33

[12] 52 Week 30: "Secret Origin of the Metal Men"

[13] Infinite Crisis Secret Files 2006 p. 32-33

[14] Infinite Crisis #6 p. 32; Infinite Crisis #7 p. 5

[15] Infinite Crisis #6 p. 32; Infinite Crisis #7 p. 5

[16] Infinite Crisis #6 p. 32; Infinite Crisis #7 p. 5

[17] Infinite Crisis #7 p.8

[18] Infinite Crisis #6 p. 32

[19] ttp://www.newsarama.com/forums/showthread.php?s=f7a18efa469e4edc763fec8bd47ffe94&threadid=40070

[20] Teen Titans

[21] DCU: Brave New World

[22] "The Lightning Saga", Justice League of America (vol. 2) #8-10, Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #5-6

[23] IGN: Superman/Green Lantern interviewSuperman/Green Lantern Interview

[24] Batman #655

[25] Robin #148

[26] Batman #651

[27] Infinite Crisis Aftermath: The Battle for Blüdhaven #1

[28] Detective Comics #818

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 *Rumors of [[Superman]] being active before he first appeared in [[Metropolis]].<ref>''Infinite Crisis'' #6 p. 32; ''Infinite Crisis'' #7 p. 5</ref>
 *[[Wonder Woman]] is a founding member of the [[Justice League of America|Justice League]].<ref>''Infinite Crisis'' #6 p. 32; ''Infinite Crisis'' #7 p. 5</ref>
-*The [[Justice Society of America|Justice Society]] members' memories of the [[Kal-L|Golden Age Superman]] are rekindled.<ref>''Infinite Crisis'' #7 p.8</ref>
+*The [[Justice Society of America|Justice Society]] members' memories of the [[Kal-L|Golden Age Superman]] are rekindled.<ref>''Infinite Crisis'' #7 p.8</ref> (This one is debatable, as the Infinite Crisis collected edition altered the dialog in a way that removed this element and introduced others.)
 *The various versions of [[General Zod]] are replaced by a single version.<ref>''Infinite Crisis'' #6 p. 32</ref>