The Ultraman, Owlman, and Superwoman presented in the story have the same costumes as the antimatter universe version of the Syndicate. Owlman used most of the surviving members of J'edd J'arkus' crew in the raid of Luthor's Justice League Headquarters. Writer Andy Schmidt neatly establishes each members' modus operandi in Crime Syndicate #1 but struggles to find a reason for us to care about this hostile world. They realize that the machine is a detonator for a bomb that can only be stopped if Grayson's heart stops. He freed them and they reluctantly agreed to help him take over his homeworld of Earth-Two in his present time of 1942 by stealing nuclear missiles from the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis of Earth-Prime. [8], On one occasion, the entire CSA were released by the time travelling villain Per Degaton when he was caught up in a time storm and stumbled upon their limbo prison. Though his resurrection is short-lived, Luthor builds a machine that ultimately sends the Syndicate back to their own ravaged world and seemingly destroys the Omega Man. In 52 #52, an alternate version of Earth-Three is shown as a part of the new Multiverse. When Superwoman arrives on the scene, adamant that she has never given birth, it is revealed that the superpowered infant is actually a reborn Brainiac from the antimatter universe, defeated by Ultraman in the Earth-2 story. Conway, Gerry (w), Vosburg, Mike (p), Smith, Bob (i). Crime Syndicate … He is an evil doppelgänger of Batman from an alternate universe. © 2021 GAMESPOT, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. Originally an independent sentient Black Lantern version of Firestorm, following The New 52 reboot,... Elasti-Man. Owlman betrays them and destroys his own world out of jealousy towards The Batman Who Laughs. All Crime Syndicate Members in LEGO DC Super Villains (Justice Syndicate). They acted as Claire Montgomery's (Maxwell Lord's ex-wife) second Conglomerate team. Comic Vine users. This edit will also create new pages on Comic Vine for: Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other There are no evil counterparts of Cyborg or Beast Boy, despite both of them being part of the Teen Titans. Image details. Knowing the creature that destroyed their world has found them, Ultraman orders the Syndicate to regroup and heads to Maine with them. Despite the dome being over their Metropolis, Ultraman, Owlman, Power Ring, and Johnny Quick worked to infiltrate the prison and free Superwoman. Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License. The Crime Syndicate are teams of fictional supervillains from one of DC Comics' parallel universes where they are the evil counterparts of the Justice League. As detailed in Justice League of America #29 (August 1964),[3] the Crime Syndicate of America originally lived on Earth-Three, a world where history was "reversed" from the real world (e.g., Christopher Columbus discovered Europe, British colonists declared their independence from America, and President John Wilkes Booth was assassinated by an actor named Abraham Lincoln). It initially had no superheroes, only the supervillains of the Crime Syndicate, though this changed with the later introduction of the heroic Lex Luthor who used his vast intelligence for good. [12], During the Convergence storyline, the Crime Syndicate had accidentally killed the Earth-Three version of Bruno Mannheim where Superwoman was arrested and sentenced to death. Atomica is an evil doppelgänger of The Atom from an alternate universe. Fashioned after a mafia, each family head had their own group of trusted lieutenants called Made Men, employed thousands of criminals, and conducted their enterprises in designated territories. Later, after the deaths of Owlman and Johnny Quick, the Syndicate's remaining leaders are arrested by a Marines commando led by President Wilson in response to the attempted murder against his daughter. The following five members founded the original Crime Syndicate of America and have appeared in all additional iterations of the team: The CSA's Post-Crisis world is primarily governed by the "favor bank"; the only rule that is not consistently broken. In the depiction are characters that are altered versions of the original Justice League of America, plus the Martian Manhunter. Following this defeat, the JLA freed the captured JSA heroes and imprisoned the CSA in an unbreakable bubble generated by Green Lantern's power ring that was placed in a "limbo" dimension between the Earths, where time has no meaning. Next, President Wilson sees to it that his world's law enforcement hunts down and arrests the remaining Crime Syndicate members. [2] The primary successive incarnation, known as the Crime Syndicate of Amerika (with the variant spelling of America), first appeared in the 2000 JLA: Earth 2 graphic novel. Superman/Batman Annual #1 (2006) details Superman and Batman's first encounter with Ultraman and Owlman. White Martian is the Earth-3, anti-matter/Qwardian universe analogue of Martian Manhunter. The Crime Syndicate consists of six families, led by Ultraman, Owlman, Superwoman, J'edd J'arkus, Power Ring and Johnny Quick. The Teen Tyrants appear when Raven attempts to send Killowat back to his own time, but he is accidentally sent to the Teen Tyrants' dimension, where they have conquered Jump City. Pollsmoor Prison is located in Cape Town, South Africa, and is famous for two reasons. JLA Secret Files and Origins 2004 provided additional history of this team, showing that even though they did partially resemble the Earth-Three Syndicate, they were still easily identifiable from their Pre-Crisis Earth-Three incarnation. 2975x1755px 1.03 MB. He is the Earth-2 counterpart of Metamorpho. After the hyper-powered Trinity heroes of the story defeat and imprison the Syndicate and free the slaves, the antimatter Earth falls into chaos. As he does, Black Adam and Sinestro move the Moon, causing Ultraman to be hit with the sun, weakening him. member of the Crime Society of America. Johnny Quick is an evil doppelgänger of The Flash from an alternate universe. The Five Families are known as the It is revealed that the Syndicate members were working with Doctor Impossible in order to create a machine that could resurrect the dead, hoping that they could revive Luthor and force him to undo the damage he had dealt to the Crime Syndicate's world. Seizing the opportunity to reunite the Synidcate, Volthoom seizes control of Jessica's body and when Cyborg attempts to interface with the ring, has the "Grid" personality re-uploaded and placed in control of his armor. The crime syndicate has a significant presence in Switzerland since the early 1970s but has operated there with little scrutiny due to the inconspicuous life styles of their members, the Swiss legal landscape, and solid foundations in local businesses. The subunit of the syndicate is a crime family or clan, organized by blood relationships, as seen in the Italian Mafia and the Italian American Mafia crime families (the Five Families dominating New York City crime, namely, the Gambino crime family, Genovese crime family, Lucchese crime family, Bonanno crime family, and the Colombo crime family). [21] After arriving on New Earth following the destruction of their world at the hands of Alexander Luthor (who had built a weapon of mass destruction that detonated following his demise), the Syndicate attacks the Hall of Justice, where Luthor's corpse was interred after his murder at the hands of The Joker during the finale of Infinite Crisis. This villainous quintet hailed from a world with an inverted history to Earth-1's. The Commission played a prominent role in the Godfatherseries of movies. Lepke Buchalter started the murder for hire group in 1933 with the mission to kill anyone for a profit, as long as that contract was approved by the National Crime Syndicate. Johnny Quick and Atomica attack Captain Cold and Black Manta, who have unmasked the prisoner and removed the tape from his mouth. Ultraman begins attacking Lex. [9][10], Earth-Three and the original CSA were destroyed, along with the rest of DC's parallel worlds, in the 1985 12-issue maxiseries Crisis on Infinite Earths. Alexander Luthor transforms into Mazahs and kills the injured Johnny Quick, taking his power. An alien on our world, once he learned of … Murder Incorporated; the name given by the media to the Mafia’s enforcement arm who operated between the 1930’s and 1940’s. It is later revealed that the entity that destroyed the Crime Syndicate's world is the Anti-Monitor, who declares "Darkseid shall be mine."[36]. The Crime Syndicate's members included also: In addition to the five founding members, The New 52 version of the team introduces five new members: When Pandora was transported to Earth-3, she meets an unnamed counterpart of Martian Manhunter dying. Reluctantly, the CSA teamed up with the JLA, but the Void Hound proved too powerful. Spaceman is the Earth-3 analogue of Starman. Following a further "soft" reboot of DC continuity in 1994's Zero Hour (1994) crossover, the Crime Syndicate was introduced once again, in 2000, in the JLA: Earth 2 graphic novel by Grant Morrison,[14] which combined the Pre-Crisis parallel Earth idea with the Pre-Zero Hour anti-matter universe concept. 2) #43, Doctor Impossible and his cohorts use extra-dimensional superhero the Blue Jay to open up a gateway to the Multiverse. Brainiac's sentience is eventually dispersed and the villains return home to sort out their differences.[15]. There appearances are similar to their counterparts with a few differences. Watch videos, read through famous mob hits, and learn more about your favorite mobsters. (Animated superhero film: Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths. Their original membership included Atomica, Deathstorm, Grid, Johnny Quick, The Martian, The Outsider, Owlman, Power Ring, Sea King, Superwoman, and Ultraman . Superwoman gives birth to her baby and is shortly thereafter killed by the Anti-Monitor. The following five members founded the original Crime Syndicate of America and have appeared in all additional iterations of the team: When they inevitably tried to double-cross him, a safety protocol he had created hurled the traitors uncontrollably into the time stream, where they landed coincidentally on the satellite headquarters of the JLA in the then-present day of 1982 (the year the story was published). Due to the interference of the Rogue Hunters, the Crime Syndicate failed to save Superwoman as the electric chair was activated. Crime Syndicate #1 character art 'line-up' by Kieran McKeown (Image credit: DC). Owlman's include evil versions of the Outsiders, made up of Black Power (Black Lightning), Sai … By TULIO19mx Watch. The heroes finally defeated the Void Hound by using a former JLA foe, the Construct, to remove the artificial intelligence of the massive weapon and render it powerless. He is the Earth-2 counterpart of Elongated Man. With the Void Hound defeated and the CSA owing the JLA a favor for saving them, the villains are sent back to the antimatter universe, where they discover to their horror that the Qwardians have also invaded their Earth, dismantling their entire criminal organization and freeing many imprisoned superheroes and rival supervillains. The JLA: Earth 2 graphic novel featured several costumes in the Syndicate Satellite (the CSA Watchtower). Current members The Crime syndicate in the field led by Laurel Typhuss James Halliwell/Black Mask (founder, leader and field support) Laurel Lance/Black Siren (second-in … Besides Owlman and Silver Cyclone, the Injustice Syndicate consist of alternate world counterparts of the other four main heroes of the show and four minor heroes: The Crime Syndicate appears as the secondary antagonists of, This page was last edited on 4 May 2021, at 07:25. Already recruited into the Monarch's army, Johnny Quick wins a place in the Monarch's elite squad when he defeats his Earth-9 and Earth-2 counterparts in the Countdown: Arena miniseries. [43] Its members were: There are other unnamed evil counterparts of Martian Manhunter, Stargirl, Hawkgirl, Wildcat and Spectre. He is a member of the Crime Syndicate, a team of supervillains paralleling the Justice League. In the ensuing storyline, Power Ring is killed and the members of the Justice League and the Crime Syndicate are forced to work together to stop the Omega Man. Justice League of America #29 - Crisis on Earth-Three! The convicted were members of the Lin-Zhang syndicate and each was found guilty of at least one wildlife trafficking offence of a listed or … Crime Syndicate. DC Jeremy Cole 5. The Crime Syndicate's opposition was the Justice Underground (an inversion of the Secret Society of Super Villains), an alliance of superheroes forged by this Earth's Lex Luthor. He strikes a bargain with Metron and sits in the chair, absorbing its secrets. [citation needed]. She is a member of the Crime Syndicate, a team of supervillains paralleling the Justice League. The second is that the prison is basically run by three different gangs – Wildlife crime syndicate members jailed for total of 56.5 years – kingpin due up later. Note: The history of the Khazarians, specifically the Khazarian Mafia (KM), the World’s largest Organized Crime Syndicate that the Khazarian oligarchy morphed into by their deployment of Babylonian Money-Magick, has been nearly completely excised from the history books. Surviving members briefly seen in the film include Jester and Harley (Jester's pet monkey). The Paranoid Titan. Suddenly, he becomes aware of a presence but before he can react, he and Metron are seemingly vaporized by a blue light. Below them are lower-tier villains called the Made Men who were granted superpowers by the "Bosses" in exchange for joining the Syndicate. A mobster, Jackson "Rat-Eyes" Drake, who failed to follow up on a favor owed, was put on "trial" by Owlman, who then had him incinerated by Ultraman as a favor. Past life of Hawkman who was a villian on earth 3. Failure to pay back a favor results in inordinately harsh consequences; as seen in the beginning of "Syndicate Rules". Grid also informs them that the ring has released a pulse that was sensed throughout the Multiverse. 2K Views. A village in Calabria, Italy’s southern province that is the heart of ‘Ndrangheta operations. With Murder Inc protecting him from rivals, helping him to keep police and judges on his … He fled to Mexico in … Published: Nov 29, 2010. Although the Syndicate itself does not appear in the Teen Titans television series, a similar team, the Teen Tyrants, appear in issue #48 of the comic spin-off. [4] Intrigued by the existence of superheroes, they crossed the dimensional void and attacked the JLA and JSA. 1. It was during the Earth-Two visit to the past that the JLA teamed up with America's superhero team of that era, the All-Star Squadron. In the Year of the Villain event, the Crime Syndicate is revealed to still be alive along with their universe restored after the events of Doomsday Clock. The Syndicate was ruthless in its tactics, and its members were extremely loyal. An intricate tale then followed, involving the CSA escaping and the JLA traveling back in time to Earth-Two in 1942 and Earth-Prime in 1962 to prevent the CSA from helping Degaton. However, just as the machine is to be activated, Doctor Impossible double-crosses the Syndicate and attempts to resurrect Darkseid rather than Luthor, but the machine malfunctions and instead creates an immensely powerful villain called the Omega Man.[22]. Lex Luthor rejoins the heroes and saves Superman by removing the kryptonite placed in his brain by Atomica. Evil version of Supergirl and native of earth 3. Their costumes are all colored with black and red to show their violent, Gothic, corrupt nature and willingness to kill. ", summoning the dark lightning as he sounds like Alexander Luthor. He did not survive the passage to the main Earth with the rest of the Syndicate. The CSA was then able to capture the JSA by transporting them to Earth-Three and imprisoning them, intending to fight the JLA on Earth-2 to prove their superiority (the JLA had a natural advantage on Earth-1 and the CSA had a similar advantage on Earth-3, Earth-2 being chosen as a neutral environment where neither group would have an edge). 40 Favourites. This Post-Crisis version (revealed in 1992's Justice League Quarterly #8) was composed of Qwardians (residents of the antimatter counterpart of Oa) as well as being "more powerful than their counterparts", they are shown to be different from the Earth-Three incarnation by their enlarged eyes, resembling the Weaponers of Qward. In their first appearance, the Crime Syndicate, bored with the ease with which they were able to commit crimes on their Earth (and with no one to truly challenge them), discovered the existence of Earth-One and Earth-Two after Ultraman got "Ultra-Vision" from exposure to a large chunk of kryptonite and found he could peer between worlds. PC Hari Bains(through blackmail) 7. This first superpowered Crime Syndicate team appeared in Justice League of America #29 in August 1964. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The crimes and violations of the laws by Mayor Sam Liccardo and by Chief Garcia forced Four Hundred Honest Police Officers to leave Police Departments of the Santa Clara County. At the last second, Batman reveals that he anticipated the Syndicate's betrayal, and used the Tangent Universe's version of Green Lantern to resurrect Luthor behind the Syndicate's back. Atomica is an evil doppelgänger of The Atom from an alternate universe. President Wilson is reluctant to speak out against the Syndicate of fear of what they would do to his daughter Rose, it is implied that his wife was killed by Ultraman for similar reasons. DC Jamie Desford 9. Ultraman and Owlman come to believe the child is the offspring of Ultraman and Superwoman. The Crime Syndicate are a team of evil counterparts to the Justice League, existing on Earth 3. Having abandoned his comrades, Owlman indicates he never cared for the Syndicate, and his ultimate goal was to sit on Metron's Chair, which would give him all knowledge in the multiverse. [29] All of the Crime Society members who are present in the Earth-51 dimension at the end battle with Superman-Prime and the Monarch are killed, as the entire dimension is completely destroyed with only Superman-Prime and a single plant surviving the cataclysm. Villainous billionaire and nemesis of Blackout from the DC Universe's Flashpoint timeline. The Santa Clara County Branch of the Organized Jewish Satanic Pedophile Crime Syndicate, led by Israeli Mossad members of Jewish criminal organizations, who had training. She is a (reserve?) Between 2011 and May 2017, Tsvetkov and his co-conspirators, born in states of the former Soviet Union, including Russia, Ukraine and Moldova, operated as a racketeering syndicate. If any person should grant a favor for someone else, that person is entitled to compensation whenever they see fit, no matter what the cost or hardship to the latter. [31], At the conclusion of "Trinity War", it is revealed that the leader of the Secret Society, previously known as "the Outsider", was actually an Earth-3 version of Alfred Pennyworth. The original Crime Syndicate of America consisted of evil versions of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, and Green Lantern. Atomica reappears from underneath the rubble, only for Lex Luthor to kill her by stepping on her. Once in … He is a member of the Crime Syndicate, a team of supervillains paralleling the Justice League. and unnamed evils counterparts of Wildcat, Sandman, Blue Beetle, Power Girl, Doctor Fate, Zatanna, Firestorm, Red Tornado, Cyborg, and Swamp Thing seen on a computer page.[52]. send you an email once approved. Nine members of one of Southern Africa’s most prolific wildlife trafficking gangs were today (20 July) sentenced by a Malawi court to a total of 56.5 years’ prison time. Grid informs the Outsider of the intrusion and he goes to protect their hooded prisoner over Grayson, only for Black Manta to intercept the Outsider and kill him. The remaining Crime Syndicate members return to the Watchtower and attack Sinestro, Deathstroke, and Black Adam. It is not clear if any of these characters exist in Post-Zero Hour or Post-Infinite Crisis continuity. Not knowing of these events, the Crime Syndicate journey to the matter universe to attack Earth, blaming the JLA in the mistaken belief that the heroes are responsible for the changes that they have endured. The last three members of the Crime Syndicate make up the core membership and the most powerful villains of the entire… Owlman, Ultraman, and Superwoman are briefly seen standing atop a building, with shadows obscuring most of their identifying marks, thus making it unclear which versions they are. He gains possession of Pandora's Box to open a portal to Earth-3, from which the Crime Syndicate emerges. Related: DC's Crime Syndicate: The Evil Justice League Gets a New Origin All of that changes in Crime Syndicate #1 - written by Andy Schmidt with art by Keiran McKeown - as readers get to meet the members of the new Crime Syndicate one at a time, learning about their home cities, their powers, as well as what motivates them.The issue starts off showcasing Ultraman’s origins and rise to … Team » Owlman wants to kill it out of jealousy, Ultraman wants to raise it as his demented protégé, and Superman tries to save it from them both. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll Lex Luthor is able to defeat him once he is back to Alexander Luthor and then kills him. As shown in issue #1, Earth-Three and all of its inhabitants were obliterated by an anti-matter wave that was the catalyst for the story. According to investigators, from 2017 to 2019, six members of an alleged crime syndicate would drive from Clarksville to Nashville using rental cars. He is held captive after being assumed of being part of the Brotherhood of Justice (the parallel Earth Brotherhood of Evil, but non-villainous). [16] During their decimation of the planet, the entire Anti-Matter universe undergoes a reboot which causes some immediate changes, the most obvious of which is the sudden replacement of the white Power Ring with a black counterpart to John Stewart, the then-current Green Lantern in the JLA. The evil Crime Syndicate counterpart of Aquaman from Earth-3. They were called Ultraman, Owlman, Superwoman, Johnny Quick, and Power Ring, respectively. [33] After Power Ring fell in battle against Sinestro, Grid informs Ultraman and Superwoman about it at the time when they are looking for Batman's kryptonite ring. In Countdown #31, the name of this team is revealed to be the Crime Society of America. [32], The New 52 line-up of the Crime Syndicate consists of Ultraman, Superwoman, Owlman, Johnny Quick, Power Ring, Deathstorm, the Sea King (who does not survive the trip to Prime Earth) and two new members: Atomica, who had posed as the Atom while working as a mole for the Secret Society, and Grid, a sentient computer virus in a robot body made from Cyborg's old prosthetic parts. The Crime Syndicate then proceeds to attack the fallen Justice League members and claims Prime Earth now belongs to them. The Crime Syndicate appeared in the 2010 Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths DC animated film, which was based on the abandoned Justice League: Worlds Collide project. The Crime Syndicate's Post-Zero Hour anti-matter Earth possesses a "reversed" history similar to Earth-Three's, but with a much darker tone to both the team and its world. [38] The Starros claimed they were not invading but were seeking refuge from the Overlords of Oa, but were nevertheless killed by the Syndicate.[39]. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The Teen Tyrants attempt to conquer their counterparts' universe until Blackfire reveals that she is working undercover for the Brotherhood of Justice, whom she summons, and they help the Titans defeat the Tyrants. The Society are said to be evil doppelgangers of the heroes of Earth-2, and make their first solo appearance in Countdown Presents The Search for Ray Palmer - Crime Society #1 written by Sean McKeever and illustrated by Jamal Igle,[24][25][26] In addition to the five known members, this version of the CSA includes evil versions of the Green Arrow, Wildcat, the Black Canary, Hawkwoman, Stargirl, and the Spectre[27] Later issues introduce Annataz Arataz (the evil counterpart of Zatanna),[28] and counterparts of Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), Wonder Girl (Donna Troy), and Booster Gold. As the trio plot to reunite with Ultraman, the heretofore-missing Owlman shows up and declares that the League and Syndicate must work together to stop the Anti-Monitor. Originally an independent sentient Black Lantern version of Firestorm, following The New 52 reboot, Deathstorm was a member of the Earth-3 Crime Syndicate who invaded Earth during Trinity War & Forever Evil. [5], Over the ensuing years, the CSA or one of its members would occasionally escape and attempt to wreak havoc on Earth-One and/or Earth-Two. A team of Qwardians based on the then-current Justice League International roster appeared on the Post-Crisis/Pre-Zero Hour Earth, although they did not call themselves the Crime Syndicate, even through their predecessors (Qwardian versions of the original Syndicate) did. However, this tale is being told by Mister Mxyzptlk and, as such, may not actually be canonical. It is during this time that they discover that the reboot of the antimatter universe wiped out the previous 24-hour rule, so the plan is changed to secretly take over the planet instead. He is the Earth-3 evil counterpart of Green Arrow. Shortly after the Crime Society's introduction, they are offered a place among the Monarch's army. Members Atomica. Core Characters. Mazahs is able to pin Lex, who says "Mazahs! Kara eventually breaks free and in a blind rage beats him to a pulp (at this point in time, Supergirl was portrayed as being slightly more powerful than Superman). Former CS Patrick Fairbank 6.