The Anti-Monitor

Few villains in DC history have cast as long a shadow as The Anti-Monitor, who burst onto the scene in 1985's Crisis on Infinite Earths #2 — one of the most seismic events of the Bronze Age, crafted by the legendary team of Marv Wolfman and George Pérez. As a threat so immense that the likes of Green Lantern, The Flash, Batman, and Bruce Wayne all share the stage in confronting the chaos surrounding him, this is a figure whose very presence signals that the stakes couldn't be higher. With two key collector issues to his name and a publishing footprint stretching an remarkable four decades from 1985 into 2026, The Anti-Monitor has proven far more than a one-story wonder — his appearances across Crisis on Infinite Earths, The Flash, and even Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe confirm his permanent place in DC's mythology. If you care about the moments that genuinely reshaped an entire universe of storytelling, The Anti-Monitor is essential reading.