So! Did Everyone in Who's Who Appear in the Crisis?

When DC Comics hit its 50th Anniversary, two projects were at the heart of that celebration: Crisis on Infinite Earths and Who's Who: The Definitive Directory to the DC Universe. In a very real way, at least before the Crisis wrapped and things started going sideways for some characters, Who's Who was meant to be a spotter's guide for the characters appearing IN Crisis, some of them for the first time in decades. But the question remains: Did the characters appearing in Who's Who all appear in Crisis? Or at least in one of the Crisis tie-ins? I'm not gonna count the stuff that's outside the DC Multiverse (like Atari Force), but for the rest, let's look at Volume 1 of the Directory...

Abel and the House of Secrets: Did not appear! We're not starting on the right foot! Had last appeared 3 months before Crisis in Swamp Thing #33.

Abnegazar, Rath & Ghast: Did not appear! Come on now, DC! Had last appeared 3 years earlier in Justice League of America #206.

Abra Kadabra: Ah finally! In Crisis #5, he is part of the large collection of heroes and villains assembled to save what they can of the multiverse. He was currently appearing in a Flash story line at the same time.

Adam Strange: In Crisis #5, he fights monsters from Rann's prehistoric age as time collapses. He'll be in among other SF guys and the Forgotten Heroes, fighting the Anti-Monitor in issues 10-12. He had last been seen in DC Comics Presents #82, which was published during Crisis.

Aegeus: Though he appeared a couple years before his Who's Who appearance in Wonder Woman #307, he didn't show up in Crisis.

Air Wave: The Golden Age model had put in a cameo the year before in All-Star Squadron #33, and was relegated to another in ASS #53, which is a Crisis tie-in (along with the yellow-gloved Aquaman, check it out!), but not in the series itself. As for the second Air Wave, he makes it into Crisis #4, 5 and 12, in among bigger names. He had last appeared in DCCP #55, two years prior.

Alley-Kat-Abra: It could be argued that the Zoo Crew's Crisis was the Oz-Wonderland War published in 1986, it is not an official tie-in. Alas, Felicia had not been seen since the Earth-C superhero animals' book wrapped in '83.

As the All-Star Squadron of course appeared, as it was being published at the time, let me skip right over to one of its members:

Amazing-Man: Though appearing through the ASS tie-ins, Will Everett scored just one appearance in Crisis proper, in issue 5, first in the huge group shot on the Monitor's satellite, and then witnessing a reality storm in Robotman's company.

Amazo: Though he appears in the issues leading up to the JLA's Crisis tie-ins, he does not appear in Crisis. Defeated just before he could! That's gotta hurt.

Ambush Bug: An advocate for characters forgotten in the Anniversary and someone who spoofed the Crisis quite a bit (his original mini-series fell smack dab in the middle of it), the Bug was nevertheless invited to the party, sort of. In #9, there's an Ambush Bug poster behind the Creeper. He is also revealed to have been on the Monitor's satellite, according to Swamp Thing #46.

Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld: Her own (2nd) series tied into Crisis after she was blinded by Shadow Demons in #11, with Dr. Fate telling about her connection to the Lords of Order.

Angle Man: This Wonder Woman villain was killed in Las Vegas, possibly trying to angle himself out of the Crisis in issue #11. He had recently appeared in WW #323, a few months before the Crisis.

Animal Man: The star of Crisis II was, at this point, just one of the Forgotten Heroes (having last appeared with them in DCCP #78, months before Crisis, and now here again, at the tail of the event (#11-12), seeking Brainiac's help to stop the Anti-Monitor.

Anthro: Crisis was a great place to bring back historical (or in this case, prehistoric) heroes. Anthro, the so-called "first boy" had not appeared since Showcase #100 in 1978, and before that, not since his 6-issue series wrapped in '69. Crisis #2 starts with a big Anthro sequence, which ends with him peering at 30th-Century Metropolis in the jungle. He and the Bear Tribe then crash Wayne Manor in issue 5, with a few cameos in #10-11.

So that's half the first volume of Who's Who. Of the 15 entries covered, there were still 5 characters you could not have spotted in Crisis on Infinite Earths (6 if you discount the tie-ins). A full third.

Should I go on?