Underworld Unleashed
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Underworld Unleashed was a comic book mini-series by DC Comics in 1995. The main plot involved the new ruler of Hell, a demon called Neron, offering nearly every single villain of the DCU an "upgrade" in exchange for their soul. Most of them took his offer, allowing DC to revitalize and power up many of their villains.
Publication history
This was one of the very few major crossovers that did not involve Superman: at the time of this event, Superman was off the planet (during The Trial of Superman arc). Actually, his absence was quite important to the storyline, since the heroes believed Neron had captured Superman.
Plot
Neron duped five villains in the Rogues gallery--he promised them a chance to go down in history as five of the greatest villains ever. He did not tell them it would cost them their lives and unleash him onto the Earth. Neron wasted no time in sending magical candles to many villains. When these were all lit, they transported the various villains to Neron's realm (which is never actually named Hell, but is clearly implied to be that place).
Many villains accepted his offer, some did not. The newly empowered villains were sent back to Earth to wreak havoc while Neron turned his attention to the heroes. Along the way, the Trickster had come to Neron, but not yet made a deal with him. Instead, he helped Neron betray his five lieutenants.
However, when the heroes came to Neron's realm looking to defeat him, but were one by one corrupted by the influences of that realm, it was the Trickster who worked out how Neron could be stopped. He instructed Captain Marvel to beat Neron at his own game by offering the demon his soul for purely selfless reasons. Unable to even touch it, Neron was turned back - breaking that one deal also broke all his others.