Crime Syndicate of America
| Crime Syndicate of America | |
|---|---|
The original Crime Syndicate of America, as they appeared on a splash page of Convergence: Crime Syndicate #1 (April 2015).
Art by Phil Winslade (pencils and inks) and Lovern Kindzierski (colors). | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Justice League of America #29 (August 1964) |
| Created by | Gardner Fox Mike Sekowsky |
| In-story information | |
| Base(s) | The Panopticon The Flying Fortress |
| Member(s) | Ultraman Owlman Superwoman Johnny Quick Power Ring |
The Crime Syndicate or Crime Syndicate of America (CSA, with America sometimes spelled Amerika) is a team of supervillains featured in DC Comics. The team is composed of evil parallel-universe counterparts of the Justice League. The team first appeared in Justice League of America #29 in August 1964 with members Ultraman, Owlman, Superwoman, Johnny Quick, and Power Ring, counterparts to Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, and Green Lantern respectively.
The Crime Syndicate has undergone several revisions in its publication history. Its members were originally portrayed as being from Earth-3, then an antimatter counterpart of Oa in Justice League International Quarterly. The JLA: Earth 2 graphic novel reverted back to an Earth-3 origin. The group appeared in 52, later featuring in Countdown to Final Crisis. Following the The New 52 reboot, the team appears in Justice League Volume 2 as the main focus of the crossover storyline Forever Evil. A related group, the Crime Society, is a villainous version of the Justice Society.