Editing Crisis on Infinite Earths (section)

===Publication===
The idea for ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' was first noted in the December 1981 issue of ''[[The Comics Journal]]'', which mentioned a twelve-part maxiseries scheduled for 1982.<ref name="Slugfest148"/> The series was announced in Giordano's "Meanwhile..." column DC ran in its titles [[cover date]]d June 1984. Giordano warned readers that "odd occurrences" would begin to happen throughout DC's comics. He also clarified it would commemorate DC's fiftieth anniversary and would provide the company "wonderful stepping-stones" for new characters and comics.<ref name="monitoringthepast"/> The series was marketed with the tagline "Worlds will live, worlds will die and nothing will ever be the same".<ref name="30reasons">{{cite web|last1=Rahan|first1=Kaleon|title=30 reasons 'Crisis On Infinite Earths' defined comics forever|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/books/news/2015/04/07/30-reasons-crisis-on-infinite-earths-defined-comics-forever/|website=The Star Online|access-date=20 March 2018|date=April 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324041400/https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/books/news/2015/04/07/30-reasons-crisis-on-infinite-earths-defined-comics-forever/|archive-date=24 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="timeandtime">{{cite web|last1=Sims|first1=Chris|title=Time and Time Again: The Complete History of DC's Retcons and Reboots|url=http://comicsalliance.com/dc-comics-reboot-history/|website=[[ComicsAlliance]]|access-date=21 March 2018|date=June 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324101529/http://comicsalliance.com/dc-comics-reboot-history/|archive-date=24 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The series began in January 1985 and lasted for twelve issues, ending in December 1985 (issues [[cover date]]d April 1985 through March 1986).<ref name="visual"/> The close spacing of ''Crisis on Infinite Earths'' and Marvel's similar crossover ''[[Secret Wars]]'' caused some fans to create conspiracy theories about [[Plagiarism|idea theft]].<ref name="Slugfest150"/> According to writer [[Steve Gerber]], the series "got virtually no promotion&nbsp;... How many handouts did you see? How many posters did you see in people's windows? How much information was really distributed to the press and how much was gotten just by individual reporters going to Marv Wolfman and [''Crisis'' artist] George Pérez?"<ref name="gerber">{{cite news |last=Zimmerman |first=Dwight Jon |date=September 1986 |title=Steve Gerber (part 2) |work=[[Comics Interview]] |issue=38 |pages=6–19 |publisher=[[Fictioneer Books]] }}</ref>