Crime Syndicate of Amerika (Antimatter Universe)

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 * OfficialName           = Crime Syndicate of AmeriKa
 * Aliases                = Crime Syndicate


 * Status                 = Active
 * Identity               = Public
 * Universe               = Earth-Two
 * BaseOfOperations       = The Panopticon, Earth-Two


 * TeamLeaders            = Ultraman
 * CurrentMembers         = Ultraman Owlman Super-Woman Johnny Quick Power Ring III
 * former_members=Power Ring II Power Ring I Doctor Noon Spaceman White Cat
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 * Creators               = Gardner Fox, Mike Sekowsky
 * First                  = JLA: Earth-2, 2001
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The Crime Syndicate of Amerika is a team of super-powered being from the Anti-Matter Universe world of Earth-Two. . They are essentially evil analogs to the Justice League, and have repeatedly attacked the Earth and its inhabitants on several occasions.
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The Crime Syndicate's motto is "Cui Bono?" ("Who profits?"). The only universally respected principle on their world that is obeyed by the general populace is that of the "favor bank"---if someone does you a favor, you owe them a favor in return that must be repaid whenever the favor is called in.

Also in line with the reverse attitude of basically "evil" being the norm, the Crime Syndicate is opposed by the heroic Alexander Luthor and the heroic H.I.V.E. (Hierarchy for International Virtuous Empowerment), the Missile Men, and the Justice Underground which Luthor is currently leader of, a reversed analog of the Legion of Doom and Secret Society of Super-Villains consisting of Sir Solomon Grundy, General Grodd, Q-Ranger (Earth-1's version of Major Force), Lady Sonar, Star Sapphire, and the Quizmaster (Earth-Two's version of the Riddler, who is regarded as the smartest man in the world) over Owlman.

Ultraman and Superwoman are shown to have an unnamed child together.

2003's JLA/Avengers crossover written by Kurt Busiek seemed to involve the destruction of the Crime Syndicate's universe, but this was later reversed when the special's villain, Krona, was defeated. The Crime Syndicate later reappeared in Busiek's run on the current JLA series.

Other criminal organizations on the Crime Syndicate's Earth include the Crime Lodge which is a reverse version of the older (Justice Society) and Young Offenders (Teen Titans). These other teams are mentioned at the end of the Busiek story as prepared to take advantage of the Syndicate's weakness, but were not seen.

Infinite Crisis
It is yet to be seen whether the Syndicate or the anti-matter universe have survived the events of the 2006 limited series Infinite Crisis.

Copies of the original Earth-Three Crime Syndicate made a post-Crisis appearance during the Infinite Crisis when a recreated version of Earth-Three temporarily returned. The vastly powered Alexander Luthor, Jr. attempted to merge models of Ultraman, Superwoman, and his own father Alexander Luthor, Sr. with models of Superman, Wonder Woman, Superman of Earth-2 and a recreated Wonder Woman of Earth 2 to result in a so-called perfect creation of the three beings.

Ultraman (Qward) was recently shown in the new Kandor, posing as the current incarnation of Superman. Saturn Queen claims that she put him under her mind control. She was also able to put Supergirl under her control and initiated plans for the two to marry, but Supergirl was able to break free of her control. After viciously beating Ultraman, Saturn Queen offered information to Supergirl spare Ultraman (whom she considers a son). Supergirl accepted, and Ultraman and Saturn Queen remain in Kandor.

The Crime Syndicate does not have counterparts of traditional JLA members J'onn J'onzz, Aquaman, and Hawkman, though counterparts to them exist in the Crime Syndicate's universe:


 * White Martian, J'onn's Anti-matter counterpart, came to Earth and became Ultraman's chief rival. He was eventually killed by Ultraman.
 * Barracuda, Aquaman's counterpart, was seen at the end of the Busiek story, leading the armies of Atlantis against the surface world in Florida.
 * Blood Eagle was Hawkman's counterpart and was killed by the Crime Syndicate.

It has been suggested that the CSA cannot match the size of the JLA because extended cooperation and gratitude are completely foreign concepts to the Crime Syndicate members.

The CSA's post-Crisis world is primarily governed by the "favor bank"; unofficial but ironically the only rule that is not consistently broken. 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. Failure to pay back a favor results in inordinately harsh consequences; as seen in the beginning of "Syndicate Rules". A mobster, Jackson "Rat-Eyes" Drake, who has failed to follow up on a favor owed was put on "trial" by Owlman, who then had him incinerated by Ultraman as a favor.

The Justice League Quarterly story featured a team based on the then current Justice League International line-up who identified themselves as Qwardians. This team was not the Crime Syndicate. Its members were:
 * Scarab (Blue Beetle counterpart)
 * Slipstream (Flash counterpart)
 * Fiero (Fire counterpart)
 * Frostbite (Ice counterpart)
 * Deadeye (Green Arrow counterpart)
 * Elasti-Man (Elongated Man counterpart)
 * Element Man (Metamorpho counterpart)

It is not clear if any of these characters exist in the current Anti-matter Earth setting.


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