Infinite Crisis: Fight for the Multiverse #18 is a chapter in the digital-first series Infinite Crisis: Fight for the Multiverse (Volume 1 (Digital)) with a cover date of September, 2014.
Synopsis for "Chapter Eighteen"
Luthor of Earth-19 introduces himself to the others and states he has come to help against the crisis threatening the multiverse, assuring them he hasn't come to take part in destroying it. He is dismayed that the heroes still don't trust him, but Cyborg replies that Lex Luthor is always known to be a villain. Gaslight Luthor states he needs time to come to terms with the fact that his variations are evil, while Lord Zod recommends to Wonder Woman that they execute him. As she rejects the proposition, Batman states that in his universe Lex is one of the most dangerous people. Robin meanwhile states that his universe's Lex was an egotistical businessman who died long ago and they didn't need to be afraid, though Batman disagrees.
As Gaslight Lex asks his world's Catwoman to vouch for him, she instead states that he is in reality a ruthless industrialist. Stating that he can't convince others of his good intentions, Lex decides to return to his world. Zod and Green Lantern ask Batman to stop him since he's an expert with technology, and the vigilante agrees with them. Approaching Lex, he tells him that they need him because he is a genius, but warns his allies will put him down if he tries betraying them. Batman then tells Hal that they should discuss strategy, and the latter takes them to the Vault of the Diurnal Sphere, where the protectors of Earth-13 monitor their world. Batman gets amazed at it and asks Zatanna to try to learn its principles, while Luthor looks at the locations the monsters were freed from.
When Luthor questions whether someone really unleashed Earth-13's monsters upon other other universes, he gets an affirmative answer from Flash and Batman, with the latter stating that it's designed to create terror and conquer the multiverse, Luthor however surmises that it might be a distraction, which he knows since he's a villain, but he himself would never wish to destroy the multiverse. He then tells Batman that someone is deliberately creating terror to distract them and urges him to imagine himself as a villain doing the same thing. As he tells him to imagine why would he be causing such destruction upon other universes in first place, Batman realizes that they intend to go for the center of the multiverse - Nil. As the heroes rush to reach Nil, Luthor privately chides them for ignoring his true motives and states he'll learn how to master magic of Earth-13, the knowledge of which he has already partly gained.
Appearing in "Chapter Eighteen"
Featured Characters:
- Justice League (Earth-0)
Supporting Characters:
- Arcane Green Lantern
- Arcane Supergirl
- Atomic Wonder Woman
- Gaslight Catwoman
- Lord Zod (Earth-13)
- Mecha Superman
- Nightmare Robin
Antagonists:
- Gaslight Lex Luthor
Other Characters:
- Doomsday (Earth-13) (Mentioned only)
- Lex Luthor (Earth-0) (Mentioned only)
- Lex Luthor (Earth-43) (Mentioned only)
- The Monitor (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Multiverse
- Earth-13
- Metropolis
- The Chamber of Wise Counsel
- Vault of the Diurnal Sphere (First appearance)
- Metropolis
- Earth-0 (Mentioned only)
- Daily Planet (Mentioned only)
- Earth-19 (Mentioned only)
- Metropolis (Mentioned only)
- Earth-43 (Mentioned only)
- Earth-13
- Nil (Mentioned only)
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in Infinite Crisis: Fight for the Multiverse #6 and Infinite Crisis: Fight for the Multiverse Vol. 1.
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