Comic Title: Infinity Inc. #33
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: December 1986
On Sale Date: September 18, 1986 Newsstand Date September 18, 1986
Source: DC Releases, #31

Shipping Date August 26, 1986
Source: Amazing Heroes, #100

Shipping Date August 26, 1986
Source: DC Releases, #31

Shipping Date August 26, 1986
Source: Comics Journal, #110

Copyright Date August 26, 1986
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1986
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Cover Price: $1.50
Page Count: 32
Editor: Roy Thomas

Title: "Obsidian:The Origin"
Pages: 27

Feature(s):
Infinity, Inc. (Post-Crisis)

Writer: Roy Thomas
Writer: Danette Thomas
Penciller: Todd McFarlane
Penciller: Ron Harris
Inker: Tony DeZuniga
Letterer: David Cody Weiss
Colorist: Liz Berube

Feature Character(s)

• Infinity, Inc. (first post-Crisis appearance; next appearance in Infinity Inc. #34)
• Obsidian (first post-Crisis appearance; last appearance in Infinity Inc. #33; next appearance in Infinity Inc. #34)
• Fury (first post-Crisis appearance; last appearance in Infinity Inc. #48; next appearance in Infinity Inc. #34)
• Jade (first post-Crisis appearance; last appearance in Infinity Inc. #33; next appearance in Infinity Inc. #34)
• Nuklon (first post-Crisis appearance; last appearance in Infinity Inc. #48; next appearance in Infinity Inc. #34)
• Wildcat (Yolanda Montez; first post-Crisis appearance; last appearance in Secret Origins #50; next appearance in Infinity Inc. #34)

Villain(s)

• A gang of punks (in flashback; no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Green Lantern (in flashback; last appearance in Infinity Inc. #48; no further appearances)
• Flash (in flashback; first post-Crisis appearance; last appearance in Infinity Inc. #48; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Jim Rice (Obsidian's adoptive father; in flashback; no further appearances)
• Shirley Rice and Jeremy Rice (Obsidian's adoptive mother and brother; in flashback; no further appearances)
• Mr. and Mrs. Hayden (Jade's adoptive parents; in flashback; no further appearances)
• C.J. and Bev (Todd Rice's co-worker and Jennie-Lynn Hayden's friend; in flashback; no further appearances)
• Jade's adoptive grandparents (in flashback; no further appearances)

Flashback Appearance(s)

• Jade (discovers her powers; earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in Infinity Inc. #33)
• Obsidian (discovers his powers; earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in Infinity Inc. #33)

Comments:
This issue is the first post-Crisis appearance of Infinity, Inc. Though their adventures appear to be a direct continuation from previous issues, the post-Crisis Infinity, Inc. members are considered to be entirely independent from their Earth-2 counterparts.

Further evidence of this transition is contained in Fury's comments about spending summers on Trevor Island with his parents. This comment is referenced in a text article following the story explaining that Fury is no longer Wonder Woman's daughter, since the Golden Age Amazon no longer exists in post-Crisis continuity.

This story continues in part in Infinity, Inc. #34.

Synopsis:
On a flight to Calgary, Obsidian tells Fury his origin. Todd Rice grew up in a broken home with an alcoholic father. Shortly after his adoptive mother left the family along with Todd's younger brother, Todd found his twin sister Jennie-Lynn who was adopted by another family. Each of the teenagers independently discovered that they possessed super-powers. Jennie-Lynn suspected that their real father was the original Green Lantern. After making costumes for themselves the twins decide to confront GL by crashing a JSA meeting at which they met the other members of what would soon become Infinity, Inc.