DAILY SPOTLIGHT: Earths of the Multiverse

[Paul Newell]

This idea springs out of the discussion about Earth 8. Discussing the various Earths of the multiverse I thought it'd be fun to spotlight a different Earth each day as featured in the list Mark Waid created for the Absolute Crisis on Infinite Earths Compendium. What he did was include just about every Elseworlds, Imaginary Tale or Alternate Earth ever featured in the list of Earths appearing in DC Comics

The idea is that I'll pick, at random, a different Earth each week and hopefully we'll get some discussion and info going about the particular stories that happened on that Earth.

So let's get started!

EARTH - 1289

An Earth where Batman and Robin fought the Riddler on their first formal case and where Harvey "Two-Face" Dent was ultimately rehabilitated. First seen in Comics Revue #41.

Appearances:
COMICS REVUE #41-66

[Paul Newell]

Earth of the day:

EARTH - 200

Home of Hyperman (Kal-El) and Superman (Knor-El), champions of a Kryptonopolis that survived Krypton's explosion thanks to Brainiac's having bottled it instead of Kandor.

Appearance:
SUPERMAN (first series) #200

[Lex]

I'm glad you switched this to daily. I wasn't sure if we could get a week's worth of discussion out of some of these Earths. I'm afraid I'm not familiar with either of those stories, so unfortunately I can't comment.

But it's a great idea, Paul. I had no idea that Waid assigned Earths to a bunch of Elseworld realities. If you do an Earth from a story I know, I'll happily join in the conversation.

[Paul Newell]

No worries Lex. :)

EARTH - 23

A world created by the Time Trapper for the purpose of manipulating the Legion of Super-Heroes. Its residents included a Superboy and, years later, a Supergirl and heroic Luthor. First appeared in Legion of Super-Heroes (third series) #23.

Appearance:
ACTION COMICS #677
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #444
LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES (Third Series) #23, 37-38; (Fourth Series) 61
SUPERMAN (Second Series) #8, 21-22
VALOR #22-23

[Mon-el]

Earth-23 is my favorite Earth.

And "A Twist in Time" and "The Greatest Hero of Them All" are some of my favorite Legion stories of all time.

[slayer2005]

Thanks Paul!

Now I can get to know more Earths. Was the numbering or naming the earths by random or by choice? What about the Elseworlds Earths such as the Dark Knight Returns and Kingdom Come?

Is there such a thing as Earth 69?

[Paul Newell]

Waid states that he tries to find a good reason for the numbering of Earths rather than just assigning them at random. E.g. Earth-23 first appeared in LOSH #23, Earth-1289 is named after the date the issue of Comics Revue was published that first introduced that story.

As to DKR and KC, that brought up an interesting discussion earlier on the board. KC and "Whatever happened to the Man of Tomorrow" are revealed as separate Earths. DKR isn't which made me suspect that the way had been cleared for DKR to become the immediate future of Earth-1 itself.

And there's no Earth-69, unfortunately. :)

[Chip Whitley]

Earth-23 huh?

This is the "pocket dimension" that gave us Matrix-Supergirl, right? I'd always heard about it, but haven't had the opportunity to read any of those issues.

By the way, cool idea Paul! I'm going to have to check in every day now, to make sure I don't miss one that I like. :D

[Paul Newell]

Yep, Matrix's Earth...And thanks Chip. :)

EARTH - 148

A world characterized by heroic counterparts of Clayface, Luthor and Mirror Master and villainous versions of Batman, Flash, Superman and Wonder Woman. A unique quality of this planet's Paradise Island causes visitors from other parallel worlds to revert to childhood for the duration of their stay there. Existence revealed in World's Finest Comics #148. Also see in The Flash (first series) #174, Super Friends #23 and Wonder Woman (first series) #175.

[Ian J.N.]

Are there Earths for the non-comic interpretations, like for Donner's Superman or the animated Timm-verse?

[Paul Newell]

Nope. Just the comics...Even then I don't think the "animated" series were included.

[JolietJake]

Does this Earth appear in Waid's list anywhere? It appears in Superman, You're Dead ... Dead ... Dead from Action Comics #399 (April 1971 coverdate).

Supes is dragged to the future along with George Washington, Abe Lincoln, and Gen. Custer so that a bunch of future history students can study him and the others. Supes is then confronted with the revelation that he is not the original Superman but is in fact a the third of three copies! What's more ... he was pulled out of history mere moments before his final doom! It has a classic moment where Superman rather uncharacteristically refuses to return to the present so that he can fulfill his destiny and die -- thereby threatening the universe with destruction! Of course he does the right thing, returns to the present, and as things turn out, the future historians "time machine" had grabbed the Earth-One Supes by mistake.

I first encountered this story as a reprint in the wonderful Superman: From the 30s to the 70s. Seems a little dated now, but still has a lot of classics.

[Chip Whitley]

A unique quality of this planet's Paradise Island causes visitors from other parallel worlds to revert to childhood for the duration of their stay there.Ok, it's official: the Earth-148 Amazons have the weirdest security system ever!

And a heroic Clayface? That's an idea with some potential.

Also, seeing this got me wondering:
Existence revealed in ... Super Friends #23Do the SuperFriends stories take place on Earth-1? They certainly seem to. But is it possible they might have taken place on another Earth? It might help to explain some differences between them and the JLoA.

[Paul Newell]

Sorry, I've been away the last three days, so no Earths...But answering the question:
Do the SuperFriends stories take place on Earth-1? They certainly seem to. But is it possible they might have taken place on another Earth? It might help to explain some differences between them and the JLoA.
Super Friends was established in its first two stories as tieing into JLA, so its definitely set on Earth-1..Also the comics continuity was different to that of the animated show.

[Chip Whitley]

Super Friends was established in its first two stories as tieing into JLA, so its definitely set on Earth-1..Also the comics continuity was different to that of the animated show.
Ok, that makes sense. What I have read of the SuperFriends comic didn't seem too dissimilar from the 'regular' DC titles. I guess I was thinking more of the cartoon anyway.

Thanks.

[Paul Newell]

No worries, Chip. :)

EARTH - 183

An Earth on which Kal-El was raised by apes and he ultimately became known as Karkan (Superboy (first series) #183, 188; (third series) 61-62, 64). Revealed as a distinct parallel world in Superboy (third series) #61.

[Chip Whitley]

An Earth on which Kal-El was raised by apes
Ok, here's another fun idea. A super-powered Tarzan? I'm sold. :D

And doesn't it seem suspicious that so many multiple Earths that were supposed to be wiped out, keep re-appearing post-crisis?

[Superboy Sr]

Is the Amalgam universe Earth # 9602 ? It says that in the Marvel's Alternate Universe guide so I was curious.

[Paul Newell]

Is the Amalgam universe Earth # 9602 ? It says that in the Marvel's Alternate Universe guide so I was curious.
Just scanning, I couldn't see it listed, so I presume it still is.

[DDM]

Ok, that makes sense. What I have read of the SuperFriends comic didn't seem too dissimilar from the 'regular' DC titles. I guess I was thinking more of the cartoon anyway.

Thanks.

Fire & Ice--who first appeared in SuperFriends--are intergal to Keith Giffen & JM DeMattis' Justice League/Justice League International/Justice League America after Crisis On Infinite Earths & Legends series...

I think the Global Guardians were fully intergrated into DC in an issue of DC Comics Presents.

[Wonder Dude]

What's the designation for the sons of Superman and Batman from World's Finest?

[Paul Newell]

What's the designation for the sons of Superman and Batman from World's Finest?

I'm glad you asked....That would be:
EARTH - 154

Home of a married Clark Kent & Lois Lane and Bruce Wayne & Kathy Kane and their heroic sons (World's Finest #154, 157).

[jadegiant77]

Karkan??? Ohhhhkay....
That world with a heroic clayface does sound interesting, but the thing about visitors f rom other timelines reverting to childhood is stupid as hell!!

[Paul Newell]

Ok, here's another fun idea. A super-powered Tarzan? I'm sold. :D

And doesn't it seem suspicious that so many multiple Earths that were supposed to be wiped out, keep re-appearing post-crisis?
Oh man, I just realised I have BOTH the Pre-Crisis Karkan issues as they contain Legion of Super-Heroes back-ups. SWEET! :)

[Paul Newell]

Or was it this Earth?
EARTH - 216

An Earth where Superman and Batman each had namesake offspring who often operated as the Super-Sons. (World's Finest #216).

Appearances:
WORLD'S FINEST #215-216, 221-222, 224, 228, 230-231, 233, 238, 242, 263

:o

[Cotton]

According to Wikipedia:

Marvel designated the Amalgam universe Earth 692:

Marvel Multiverse (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiverse_%28Marvel_Comics%29)

Earth 692 (Amalgam Comics): World created by the merging of the Marvel universe and the DC Universe.

[Paul Newell]

Today's Earth:
EARTH - 85

An Earth where Batman had a child with Talia (Batman: Son of the Demon), a murderous Catwoman owned a nightclub (Action Comics #611-614) and Captain Marvel operated out of San Fransisco (Shazam! A New Beginning #1-4), among other deviations.

Appearances:
ACTION COMICS #588
ACTION COMICS WEEKLY #611-614, 623-626
BATMAN: BRIDE OF THE DEMON
BATMAN: BROTHERHOOD OF THE BAT
BATMAN: LEAGUE OF BATMEN #1-2
BATMAN: SON OF THE DEMON
CREATURE COMMANDOS #1-8
DETECTIVE COMICS #569-570
HAWKMAN (second series) #1-17
POWER OF THE ATOM #4
SHADE, THE CHANGING MAN (second series) #1-70
SHAZAM: THE NEW BEGINNING #1-4

[Calybos]

Wasn't the Super-Sons' world also referred to as "Earth-E" at one point?

[jadegiant77]

In an upcoming Batman storyline, the child of Batman and Talia is coming back into the real DCU, so I don't think those events occured in a parallel timeline or whatever.

[Paul Newell]

Wasn't the Super-Sons' world also referred to as "Earth-E" at one point?
Probably, but a lot of the old Earth designations were just fan speculation and it looks like Waid took the chance to do some reshuffling when he made the Earths "official". For instance, there is now no Earth-B as the stories that were attributed to that Earth by the fans have now been included with other stories and relabelled Earth-32.

[Buried Alien]

There's also no designation for the Earth where DC and Marvel characters coexisted as a matter of fact between 1976 and 1982. This was before DC's COIE reboots, and it was a world where Superman, Spider-Man, Batman, the Hulk, Wonder Woman, the X-Men, and the New Teen Titans all coexisted and always had. It was a combination of Bronze Age DC Earth-One and 1970s/early 1980s Earth Marvel.

Buried Alien (The Fastest Post Alive!)

[Paul Newell]

There was in the old Indexes...I think it was just designated as Crossover-Earth.

[Paul Newell]

Yesterday's Earth:
EARTH - 72

An Earth where teenager Prez Rickard became President of the United States in 1972, serving two terms and dropping out of sight after he left office.

Appearances:
THE SANDMAN (second series) #54
VERTIGO VISIONS: PREZ #1

[Paul Newell]

And today's Earth:
EARTH - 124.1

An Earth where Wonder Woman, Wonder Girl and Wonder Tot existed as separate entities. First appeared in Wonder Woman (first series) #124 and revealed as a distinct parallel world in The Kingdom #2 (February, 1999).

[Kid Seven]

People're saying this all the time, but once again Paul thanks for doing this feature. I'm loving it.

[Paul Newell]

No worries Kid and thanks. :)

[Paul Newell]

Today's Earth:
EARTH - 27

Home of variant versions of Animal Man, Batman and B'wana Beast and historical divergences such as Hitler's hanging for his war crimes and Edward Kennedy's drowning at Chappaquiddick (Animal Man #27-32).

[Citizen V]

Im one who likes to know these small details,i think its a great move.Where is this comming from?What kind of site?

[Paul Newell]

Im one who likes to know these small details,i think its a great move.Where is this comming from?What kind of site?
No site...They're listed in the Companion to the Absolute Crisis on Infinite Earths HC. Mark Waid adapted it from the list in the old Indexes he wrote.

Basically it's just me re-typing them out. :)

[Paul Newell]

And yesterday's Earth, (BTW, the following DC title appears to have the MOST listed alternate Earths attributed to it):
EARTH - 51

A world on which Superman married Lois Lane, Lana Lang and Lori Lemaris, all of whom died soon after their respective weddings. (Superman's girlfriend, Lois Lane #51).

[Paul Newell]

And today's Earth:
EARTH - 57

An Earth on which bigamy is legal, where Superman is married to both Lois Lane and Lana Lang and Supergirl is married to Jimmy Olsen. First seen in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #57 and revealed as a parallel world in Superman's girlfriend, Lois Lane #57.

[Cotton]

EARTH - 51

A world on which Superman married Lois Lane, Lana Lang and Lori Lemaris, all of whom died soon after their respective weddings. (Superman's girlfriend, Lois Lane #51).

Here's the cover for Earth-51:

http://www.superdickery.com/images/other/1296_4_051.jpg

[Paul Newell]

The ultimate in Superdickery? It makes you wonder if he's shedding crocodile tears! ;)

[bungi43]

weird...thats crazy

[Lex]

EARTH - 57

An Earth on which bigamy is legal, where Superman is married to both Lois Lane and Lana Lang and Supergirl is married to Jimmy Olsen. First seen in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #57 and revealed as a parallel world in Superman's girlfriend, Lois Lane #57.I find it very interesting that they would explore this idea back then. Was bigamy not the hot-button, controversial issue it is today?

I'm curious enoug to track that issue down... or maybe I should wait until it comes out in a Superman Family Showcase.

[Citizen V]

Hmn...extremly interesting topic.I would vouch for a update,or re-visit to this world.

[Paul Newell]

Today's Earth:
EARTH - 97

A world that was radically changed by Arthur Thompson's emergence as the Atom during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 (Tangent Comics/The Atom #1). Revealed as a distinct parallel world in The Kingdom #2

Appearances:
TANGENT COMICS/THE ATOM #1
TANGENT COMICS/THE BATMAN #1
TANGENT COMICS/DOOM PATROL #1
TANGENT COMICS/THE FLASH #1
TANGENT COMICS/GREEN LANTERN #1
TANGENT COMICS/JLA #1
TANGENT COMICS/THE JOKER #1
TANGENT COMICS/THE JOKER'S WILD #1
TANGENT COMICS/METAL MEN #1
TANGENT COMICS/NIGHTWING #1
TANGENT COMICS/NIGHTWING: NIGHT FORCE #1
TANGENT COMICS/POWERGIRL #1
TANGENT COMICS/SEA DEVILS #1
TANGENT COMICS/SECRET SIX #1
TANGENT COMICS/THE SUPERMAN #1
TANGENT COMICS/TALES OF THE GREEN LANTERN #1
TANGENT COMICS/THE TRIALS OF THE FLASH #1
TANGENT COMICS/WONDER WOMAN #1

[slayer2005]

Today's Earth:

Can anyone tell me more about this earth? How about the one where Superman was the only guy left in the world?

[thehod]

I can remember the Tangent Green Lantern being a book I really wanted to see continued.

[Lex]

I can remember the Tangent Green Lantern being a book I really wanted to see continued.I agree. It was a concept that could've been interesting to explore more.

I also really liked the Tangent Joker. She was fun.

[Cotton]

Can anyone tell me more about this earth? How about the one where Superman was the only guy left in the world?
That's from the Trade JLA: Created Equal by Fabian Nicieza, writer, Kevin Maguire, artist:

Here's the synosises of that particular World from This Site (http://www.rambles.net/jla_equal.html):

http://www.supermanhomepage.com/images/comic-covers/Post-Crisis-Covers/Specials-2000/jla-created-equal1.JPG http://www.supermanhomepage.com/images/comic-covers/Post-Crisis-Covers/Specials-2000/jla-created-equal2.JPG

A space virus hits Earth and kills every man on the planet -- with two exceptions. Superman is saved by his Kryptonian physiology, and his arch-nemesis, Lex Luthor, is preserved by his own paranoia and the vast amount of scientific resources at his disposal. Meanwhile, the planet is left to redefine itself as a world without men, led in large part by the female superheroes who make up the new Justice League.

Of course, one woman -- Lois Lane -- still has a husband, and the question of repopulating the planet is inevitable. Then, near the terminus of her high-profile pregnancy, Luthor reappears and reveals that Superman's ability to absorb radiation has made him a carrier of the virus -- meaning he will kill his own son if he stays on the planet. He reluctantly leaves, but not before leaving behind a cask of "super-semen" to help restore the species, should his own son survive.

Flash forward 16 years. The Amazons of Paradise Island are overseeing the growth and maturation of countless teen-age superboys and supergirls, each having a different mother but the same absentee father. Count on Luthor, the world's last male chauvinist pig, to throw a monkeywrench in their training.

JLA: Created Equal is interesting for the most part because it shines a new light on DC's female heroes. For a change, no one takes a backseat to their male counterparts, and many evolve under the new circumstances. (Wait 'til you see who becomes the new Green Lantern!) Of course, Diana (a.k.a. Wonder Woman) is left a little teary-eyed, obviously a little unhappy that Lois was around for Superman's repopulation experiment.

Most of DC's Elseworlds books have focused on Batman, and they've done some remarkable things with that character. Many of the attempts to do similar justice to other DC heroes have flopped -- so it's nice to see such a strong contender highlighting the often-overlooked females of the DC Universe. JLA: Created Equal is available in two parts (although I have little doubt a combined package will be released eventually) and they're well-worth picking up.

[Mr. Croup]

Good thread, please keep it going.

[Paul Newell]

Couldn't find that world...But it does mention that Waid didn't use any tales that could be considered as alternate futures...Much like DKR....So it looks like it wasn't included.

So instead:
EARTH - 423

An Earth whose Superman fought a final battle with his greatest foes and vanished from public view. First appearance in Superman (first series)#423. Also seen in Action Comics #583.

[Ian J.N.]

EARTH - 423

An Earth whose Superman fought a final battle with his greatest foes and vanished from public view. First appearance in Superman (first series)#423. Also seen in Action Comics #583.
Aw, that's kind of too bad. I always viewed "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" as being the ending to the Earth-1 Superman. Guess not.

Incidentally, a couple of the above entries had "Revealed as a distinct parallel world in The Kingdom #2" and there was one with "Revealed as a distinct parallel world in Superboy (third series) #61." So, I wonder—did the parallel Earths turn into alternate timelines following Crisis, or is this hypertime's official nail-in-the-coffin?

[Paul Newell]

Aw, that's kind of too bad. I always viewed "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" as being the ending to the Earth-1 Superman. Guess not.

Incidentally, a couple of the above entries had "Revealed as a distinct parallel world in The Kingdom #2" and there was one with "Revealed as a distinct parallel world in Superboy (third series) #61." So, I wonder—did the parallel Earths turn into alternate timelines following Crisis, or is this hypertime's official nail-in-the-coffin?
I think so...Or at least that Hypertime was nothing more than the Multiverse rediscovered and renamed.

As to WHTTMOT, I was discussing this earlier with BA and it appears, to me anyway, that they tried to clear up the major "future timelines" so that Dark Knight Returns could be Earth 1's official "future".

[fly on the wall]

Ok, here's another fun idea. A super-powered Tarzan? I'm sold. :D

And doesn't it seem suspicious that so many multiple Earths that were supposed to be wiped out, keep re-appearing post-crisis?

I always thought the same thing. Within a year or so more parallel earths appeared, and more and more since then. The Anti-Monitor was supposed to have trimmed it down to five or so, which were combined to make the only Earth of all.

So why did parallel earths keep popping up. I'll give them this much, they succeeded in destroying all the most interesting parallel earths.

[fly on the wall]

And today's Earth:

That always confused me. Wonder Tot, Wonder Girl and Wonder Woman were originally just WW at different ages. Then along comes some comic where they are different people at the same time.

Eventually Wonder Tot and Wonder Girl became different people than WW in the mainstream continuity. I remember many stories pitched this way and they weren't imaginary stories.

Certainly Wonder Girl was separate from Wonder Woman.

[Paul Newell]

Sorry about that guys, here's yesterdays Earth:
EARTH - 1938

An Earth whose Superman sacrificed his life at the dawn of his career to save his adoptive planet from Martian invaders (Superman: War of the Worlds). Revealed as a distinct parallel world in The Kingdom #2

[glennsim]

I always thought the same thing. Within a year or so more parallel earths appeared, and more and more since then. The Anti-Monitor was supposed to have trimmed it down to five or so, which were combined to make the only Earth of all.

So why did parallel earths keep popping up. I'll give them this much, they succeeded in destroying all the most interesting parallel earths.

Easiest explanation is that the events of the Crisis did away with the parallel universes that had spawned directly from the actions of Krona trying to view the origin of the universe. That didn't affect parallel worlds that were generated via other means, such as Hypertime.

[Paul Newell]

I always think of them as more like alternate timelines anyway....Which, in essence, a lot of 'em are.

[Paul Newell]

Yesterday's and today's:
EARTH - 295

An Earth whose futuristic society was destroyed in a "great disaster" that gave human intelligence and dominance to mutated animals. First appearance in Kamandi, the last boy on Earth #1. And revealed as a distinct parallel world in Superman (first series) #295.

Appearances:
THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #120
CANCELLED COMICS CAVALCADE #2
CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #2-5, 10
DC COMICS PRESENTS #61, 64
KAMANDI, THE LAST BOY ON EARTH #1-59
KARATE KID #15
OMAC (FIRST SERIES) #1-8
SUPERMAN (FIRST SERIES) #295
WARLORD #37-39, 42-47
EARTH - 32

An Earth similair to Earth-1 but with numerous variances. Among the deviations, Hal Jordan married Carol Ferris early in his Green Lantern career and characters such as Luthor, Robin, Speedy, the Flash II had origins that differed from their Earth-1 and Earth-2 counterparts. First revealed as a distinct world in Green Lantern (second series) #32.

Appearances:
ACTION COMICS #279
ADVENTURE COMICS #209
THE AMAZING WORLD OF DC COMICS #11
THE AQUATEERS MEET THE SUPER FRIENDS
BATMAN #32/2
BATMAN (POWER RECORDS) #27, 30
BATMAN: BELT 'EM FOR SAFETY
BATMAN: THE JOKER'S LAST LAUGH
BATMAN: THE LAST ANGEL
BATMAN: THE PERIL OF THE PENGUIN
BLACKHAWK (FIRST SERIES) #203, 242-250
THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD (FIRST SERIES) #90, 99, 131
CANCELLED COMIC CAVALCADE #1 (FIRESTORM #6), 2 (THE VIXEN #1)
DC CHALLENGE #1-12
DC SUPER-STARS #14/1
THE FLASH (FIRST SERIES) #167/1
THE FLASH VS. DR. POLARIS
THE GOLDEN AGE #1-4
GREEN LANTERN #32/1
HAWKMAN (FIRST SERIES) #22-27
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA VS. AMAZO
SUPERBOY #59/2, 158
SUPERGEAR COMICS
SUPERGIRL (AMERICAN HONDA) #1-2
SUPER HEROES:PRISONERS OF THE STARS
SUPER HEROES: THE SECRET OF THE SINISTER LIGHTHOUSE
SUPERMAN (FIRST SERIES) #78/3, 330
SUPERMAN (POWER RECORDS) #28, 34
SUPERMAN AT BLOOMINGDALES
SUPERMAN: LUTHOR'S IMPOSSIBLE CRIME
SUPERMAN SPECIAL (FIRST SERIES) #2
SUPERMAN: TERRA-MAN'S SKYWAY ROBBERY
SUPERMAN: THIS ISLAND BRADMAN
SUPERMAN VS. METALLO
SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND, LOIS LANE #59
SUPERMAN'S PAL, JIMMY OLSEN #36/2, 109
SUPER POWERS (FIRST SERIES) #1-5; (SECOND SERIES) 1-6; (THIRD SERIES) 1-4
SUPER POWERS COLLECTION #1-23
VIEWMASTER MINI-COMICS #1-9
WONDER WOMAN (FIRST SERIES) #167, 170
WONDER WOMAN (POWER RECORDS) #35
WONDER WOMAN AND THE STAR RIDERS VS. PURRSIA
WONDER WOMAN: THE ANGLE MENACE
WONDER WOMAN: THE CHEETAH'S JEWEL CAPER
WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #223, 227
*Whew!*

[Lex]

Earth 32:

This one is weird. Did Waid just throw a bunch of non-continuity stories together into one Earth?

[Paul Newell]

Looks like it....Though I have a feeling that a LOT of thought went into it as there are other Earths that could have been a part of this Earth, but for some reason aren't. BTW, the Brave and the Bold and World's Finest issues were part of the previously mentioned Earth-B.

[Paul Newell]

Today's Earth:
EARTH - 898

A world where a genetically modified Jimmy Olsen threatened Earth's entire metahuman population until the hero destined to be known as Superman rose up to stop him (JLA: The Nail #1-3). Revealed as a distinct parallel world in The Kingdom #2.

[thehod]

EARTH - 898

A world where a genetically modified Jimmy Olsen threatened Earth's entire metahuman population until the hero destined to be known as Superman rose up to stop him (JLA: The Nail #1-3). Revealed as a distinct parallel world in The Kingdom #2.

And, one would assume, whatever happened in Another Nail, or whatever it was called as well.

I liked The Nail, whats the follow-up like?

[Captain Smith]

I have a question. During the Crisis, I think it was made clear that the Guardians and Oa existed only in the Earth 1 universe.

Since then and in some of the worlds mentioned, there seem to be alternate Guardians. Now where there alternate Guardians in the Krona spawned worlds as compared to Guardians in hypertime, parallel universes, alternate time lines outside of the Krona spawned multiverse?

[glennsim]

I have a question. During the Crisis, I think it was made clear that the Guardians and Oa existed only in the Earth 1 universe.

Since then and in some of the worlds mentioned, there seem to be alternate Guardians. Now where there alternate Guardians in the Krona spawned worlds as compared to Guardians in hypertime, parallel universes, alternate time lines outside of the Krona spawned multiverse?

I think it would be fair to assume that the issue of Earth 1 being the only universe with Guardians, if actually true, was only true of the Krona-spawned universes.

[jadegiant77]

And today's Earth:

I wish DC would start doing reprints of that whole Wonder Family era--way more interesting than anything happeneing in the current wonder woman books!

[Paul Newell]

I think it would be fair to assume that the issue of Earth 1 being the only universe with Guardians, if actually true, was only true of the Krona-spawned universes.
From what I recall it wasn't Earth-1 being the only universe with Guardians, it was the only universe that had the planet Oa in the centre. I think you could still have alternate versions of the Guardians in other universes...Probably still living on Maltus, the planet they originated on, just not an Oa in the centre.

[Citizen V]

EARTH - 1938

An Earth whose Superman sacrificed his life at the dawn of his career to save his adoptive planet from Martian invaders (Superman: War of the Worlds). Revealed as a distinct parallel world in The Kingdom #2

I dont think that reality was called 1938 for a random reason.Was that not when the Golden Age Superman first appeared?The year 1938?

Today's Earth:
EARTH - 898

A world where a genetically modified Jimmy Olsen threatened Earth's entire metahuman population until the hero destined to be known as Superman rose up to stop him (JLA: The Nail #1-3). Revealed as a distinct parallel world in The Kingdom #2.

The Nail was one of my all time favorite Elseworld Stories.Its a great read,especially if its your first time.

[Paul Newell]

I dont think that reality was called 1938 for a random reason.Was that not when the Golden Age Superman first appeared?The year 1938?
Yep. I haven't read that particular story, I presume he battles the Martians in 1938.

[Cotton]

I was just wondering, does Watchmen have a designated World? Or is it too good a graphic novel to be classified in the mainstream DC multiverse?

[Paul Newell]

Nope....I wonder why?

Anyone know if the whole copyright reversion deal is still in play?

[Paul Newell]

Todays Earth:
EARTH - 494

A world where a pirate, Leatherwing, fought alonside allies such as Alfredo, Robin Redblade and Felina hundred of years in the past. First seen in Detective Comics Annual #7.

Appearances:
THE BATMAN CHRONICLES #11
DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #7

[isaac a person]

Yep. I haven't read that particular story, I presume he battles the Martians in 1938.

1938 is the year of Orson Wells' War of the Worlds radio broadcast.

I just discovered the CBR Forums. This feature is a lot of fun. It almost makes me want to buy the Absolute Crisis just for the supplemental info. How many different Earths does Waid list in the index? Or maybe just the number of pages in the list, if that's easier to count?

As for Watchmen, I think it is still the case that if DC ever lets it go out of print, rights revert back to Moore and Gibbons.

[Spastic Minnow]

Is there an Earth designated for Jonah Hex traveling into a post-apocalyptic future, or is that still part of Hex continuity?

The series (Hex 1-18) also featured an interesting future Batman incarnation.

[Paul Newell]

1938 is the year of Orson Wells' War of the Worlds radio broadcast.

I just discovered the CBR Forums. This feature is a lot of fun. It almost makes me want to buy the Absolute Crisis just for the supplemental info. How many different Earths does Waid list in the index? Or maybe just the number of pages in the list, if that's easier to count?

As for Watchmen, I think it is still the case that if DC ever lets it go out of print, rights revert back to Moore and Gibbons.
Welcome aboard, Isaac. :)

A quick count reveals that there is 115 Earths listed. It's well worth picking up Absolute Crisis for the companion...Lots of memo's and lists revealing how COIE developed, Mark Waid's Crisis Indexes that were released by ICG and a look at Post-Crisis events.

[Paul Newell]

Is there an Earth designated for Jonah Hex traveling into a post-apocalyptic future, or is that still part of Hex continuity?

The series (Hex 1-18) also featured an interesting future Batman incarnation.
Unless it's been retcon-punched out, then it should still be in continuity. Waid says in the introduction that, unless its been revealed to be an alternate Earth, then alternate futures aren't included.

[Paul Newell]

Today's Earth:

EARTH - 12

A somewhat demented version of Earth-1, whose residents include most of Earth-1's heroes as well as the Inferior Five. Its first definite appearance was in Showcase #62 (May-June, 1966) and it was named in The Oz-Wonderland Wars.

Appearances:
THE ADVENTURES OF BOB HOPE #94
THE ADVENTURES OF JERRY LEWIS #92, 97, 105, 112, 117
ALL-NEW COLLECTORS EDITION #C-53, C_60
CANCELLED COMIC CAVALCADE #1 (GREEN TEAM #2-3), 2 (PREZ #5)
FIRST ISSUE SPECIAL #2
THE INFERIOR FIVE #1-10
LIMITED COLLECTORS EDITION #C-33, C-42
THE OZ-WONDERLAND WARS #3 (MENTION)
PLASTIC MAN (SECOND SERIES) #1-10
RUDOLPH, THE RED NOSED REINDEER (FIRST SERIES) #1-12; (SECOND SERIES) C-20, C-24, C-50
SHOWCASE #62-63, 65
SUPERGIRL (FIRST SERIES) #10
SWING WITH SCOOTER #5

[Chip Whitley]

Now that's scary. Jerry Lewis had a comic that ran 117 issues? :confused: Only in the silver age. :D

[Paul Newell]

Try 124 issues....With the first 40 issues being The Adventures of Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis. :)

[Calybos]

Earth-12! Hoo-yah! Master of All Universes!

[Kevin Street]

This is fun! Thanks for starting the thread, Paul Newell. :)

Mark Waid did an incredible job sorting through all those stories and assigning them to alternate Earths. (Or hypertimelines now, I guess.) I hope Infinite Crisis doesn't eliminate all the cool Earths. One of DC's charms has always been the apocryphal stories that maybe, somehow, could've actually happened somewhere.

[Paul Newell]

No worries, Kevin...Here, have an Earth:
EARTH - 1099

A world where Gotham City's greatest heroine was the Catwoman and its most notorious villain was the Batman (Catwoman: Guardian of Gotham #1-2). Revealed as a distinct parallel world in The Kingdom #2.

[Captain Smith]

This is almost like 7 degrees of Kevin Bacon.

Could Superman in the DCU meet Elric of Melnibone?

Well, Supes met Captain America
Captain America met Conan
Conan met Elric

Thus there is an alternate universe path for Supes to meet Elric.

[Kevin Street]

No worries, Kevin...Here, have an Earth:

Why, thank you. ;)

Backing up a bit, good old Earth 12 was a heck of a place. I remember reading Jerry Lewis #112 (bought coverless at a used book store), and thinking that it just couldn't be in the same world as Justice League. Lots of DC comics had crazy stories, but the characters always played it completely straight and the humour came from the situations. Jerry Lewis was different because it was so obviously a satire. Plastic Man really does seem to be the only DC hero who's at home in that kind of environment. (Come to think of it, shouldn't his serial in Adventure Comics take place on Earth 12 as well?)

Say, why is Rudolph in there? Never read the comic, but going by Google it seems to be a funny animal title, like Fox and the Crow. Shouldn't those books have their own Earth?

[Kid Kyoto]

In reply to the question about Another Nail, it's so-so. Not nearly as well-written or suspencful as the Nail but a fun romp through the DCU and Alan Davis' art is very nice. Not highly recommended but not a waste of money either.

And I second or third or whatever all the votes for this feature. Much fun.

There's a parallel world that shows up in one silver age superboy LSH story where the LSH is evil, anyone remember that?

[Paul Newell]

In reply to the question about Another Nail, it's so-so. Not nearly as well-written or suspencful as the Nail but a fun romp through the DCU and Alan Davis' art is very nice. Not highly recommended but not a waste of money either.

And I second or third or whatever all the votes for this feature. Much fun.

There's a parallel world that shows up in one silver age superboy LSH story where the LSH is evil, anyone remember that?
That weird tale where Superboy gets blown into another universe and he helps that universes Superboy from being "outed" by the evil Legion members? And Superboy only works out what is going on because he realises that Smallville is actually "Smallvile" on the signs and the Legion members don't salute the Legion flag when they first arrive?

Never heard of it.

[Paul Newell]

Been away for a couple of days, so here's an Earth:
EARTH - 43

An Earth on which Superman and Luthor died in battle unbeknownst to the general public. A replacement Superman was groomed in Kandor but he eventually traded places with the Kal-El of Earth 215. The latter's Lois Lane had been killed, leading him to propose to the Lois of this world. Evil counterparts of the Legion of Super-Heroes existed in the 30th Century of this Earth's timeline. Existence revealed in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #43. Also seen in Superboy (first series) #117 and Superman (first series) #215

[Kid Kyoto]

that would be the one!

Thanks

[Kid Kyoto]

that's the one! thanks!

So has earth 215 already been covered?

[Paul Newell]

that's the one! thanks!

So has earth 215 already been covered?
Not yet, but I was going to do it today. :)

[Paul Newell]

Today's Earth:
EARTH - 215

A world where a married Superman and Lois Lane became parents of daughter, Laney. After Lois' death, Superman and Laney moved to Earth-43, where he married that Earth's Lois while its Superman moved to Earth-215. (Superman (first series)#215)

[Kid Kyoto]

Geeze so why was the silver age supes so afraid of marriage? so what if his enemies kill lois, all he had to do was pick up a new lois from the universe next door. probably just an excuse so he could play the field.

[Paul Newell]

Today's Earth and a belated Earth:
EARTH - 95

A world on which Jor-El, Lara and Kal-El sought refuge after Krypton's explosion, which they eventually abandoned for Krypton II. (Superboy (first series) #95).
EARTH - 901

A world that's home to a Batman named Wayne Williams and a Superman named Saldan, among many others. First appearance in Just Imagine Stan Lee with Joe Kubert Creating Batman.

Appearances:
JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE... SECRET FILES AND ORIGINS #1
JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH CHRIS BACHALO CREATING CATWOMAN
JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH DAVE GIBBONS CREATING GREEN LANTERN
JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH GARY FRANK CREATING SHAZAM!
JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH JERRY ORDWAY CREATING JLA
JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH JIM LEE CREATING WONDER WOMAN
JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH JOE KUBERT CREATING BATMAN
JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH JOHN BUSCEMA CREATING SUPERMAN
JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH JOHN BYRNE CREATING ROBIN
JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH JOHN CASSADAY CREATING CRISIS
JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH KEVIN MAGUIRE CREATING THE FLASH
JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH SCOTT MACDANIAL CREATING AQUAMAN
JUST IMAGINE STAN LEE WITH WALTER SIMONSON CREATING SANDMAN

[Kid Kyoto]

how were the just imagine books? any worth picking up?

[Paul Newell]

how were the just imagine books? any worth picking up?
I haven't read 'em, but I was just wondering the same thing...

[MWGallaher]

how were the just imagine books? any worth picking up?
The series seemed like an "all or nothing" deal to me; individual installments weren't fulfilling, as you just got an origin and a chapter of an unfolding saga. Unfortunately, the complete package wasn't especially fulfilling, either. It was akin to DC's Tangent Comics "5th Week" stunts, where Stan just used various names of DC characters to create entirely different ones, none of which seemed to be superior concepts to their trademark ancestors. And the use of such character names as "Mark Merlin" and "Adam Strange" suggested to me that Stan was "fed" those; I just can't believe that Stan Lee was at all familiar of any of the 3rd or 4th tier DC characters to begin with.
And there's a backup strip in one issue--I won't say which one--which is the most obviously ghost-written comic book story I've ever seen. I can't believe that anyone that follows the work of the artist that drew that episode was fooled for a minute that Stan Lee had written it.

[Paul Newell]

Today's Earth:
EARTH - 1927

Home of the clockwork city of Metropolis where the Super-Man once fought Luthor and Bruss Wayne-Son took the alias of the Nosferatu. First seen in Superman's Metropolis.

Appearances:
BATMAN: NOSFERATU
SUPERMAN'S METROPOLIS
WONDER WOMAN: BLUE TRINITY

[Paul Newell]

Two new Earths:
EARTH - 69

An Earth where Lois Lane married Lana Lang. First appeared in Superman's Girl friend, Lois Lane #69.
EARTH - 457

A world where Earth's greatest hero was Matter-Eater Lad. (Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #457).

[slayer2005]

EARTH - 69

An Earth where Lois Lane married Lana Lang. First appeared in Superman's Girl friend, Lois Lane #69.


Now this I want to see!

[WatsonGlenn]

An Earth where Lois Lane married Lana Lang. First appeared in Superman's Girl friend, Lois Lane #69.


Is that for real?

[Calybos]

Two new Earths:
Pshaw! Matter-Eater Lad's the greatest hero of whatever planet he's on!

[Kid Kyoto]

Two new Earths:

Funny how you found these on April first :p

[Reggie Swats]

HA! That Earth 69 bit was gold, Paul.

[Paul Newell]

Heh, thanks guys. :)

[Paul Newell]

And now some catch up Earths. :o
EARTH - I [ONE]

An Earth created by Despero populated by insect life-forms (Justice League of America #26).
EARTH - M
An Earth created by Despero populated by aquatic life-forms (Justice League of America #26).
EARTH - R

An Earth created by Despero populated by reptilian life-forms (Justice League of America #26).

Strange that he created three. ;)

[Paragon]

And now some catch up Earths. :o




Strange that he created three. ;)

I = Insectoid, M = Marine and R = Reptillian I guess.
Why did you state I [One]?

[Paul Newell]

There are two Earth I's that wer, presumably, labelled as such in the comics.

[MWGallaher]

Seems to me this should be unstickied, after being moribund for 2 1/2 weeks? Fun while it lasted. There were some interesting "earths" listed here, although there were more than a few duds (Who cares about a designation for a particular "Elseworlds" miniseries?).

[Simon Garth]

EARTH - 97

A world that was radically changed by Arthur Thompson's emergence as the Atom during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 (Tangent Comics/The Atom #1). Revealed as a distinct parallel world in The Kingdom #2


What's this Tangent Comics stuff - I've never even heard of it before? Was this some sort of alternate imprint for DC in (I'm guessing) the 90s?

[Paul Newell]

Seems to me this should be unstickied, after being moribund for 2 1/2 weeks? Fun while it lasted. There were some interesting "earths" listed here, although there were more than a few duds (Who cares about a designation for a particular "Elseworlds" miniseries?).
OOPS! Y'know, we've just had a new studio built in the back yard and I spent a week moving the computers and everything down into it....And completely forgot about this! :o
There are still plenty of Earths so I'll get my act together and post again. Sorry guys.

[Paul Newell]

What's this Tangent Comics stuff - I've never even heard of it before? Was this some sort of alternate imprint for DC in (I'm guessing) the 90s?
Tangent Comics was a 5th week event which featured new concepts using nothing but DC characters names. It was successful enough to have have had a sequel series released the following year.

[Paul Newell]

Finally, a new Earth!
EARTH - 61

A world where a female Joker named Bianca Steeplechase killed Robin in 1961 and where Bruce Wayne was inspired to become Batman and join Batgirl in 1962. (Thrillkiller #1-3; Thrillkiller '62).

[Paul Newell]

Yesterday's Earth:
EARTH - 25

Home of a married Superman and Lois Lane, the parents of super sone Larry. (Superman'S Girl Friend, Lois Lane #25, 39).
Today's Earth:
EARTH - 26

A world on which Superman married Lana Lang and bequeathed her with super powers. (Superman'S Girl Friend, Lois Lane #26).

[Paul Newell]

Today's Earth:
EARTH - 1198

Part of a universe where an infant Kal-El was raised on Apokolips before rebelling during Darkseid's occupation of Earth ( Superman: The Dark Side #1-3). Revealed as a distinct parallel world in The Kingdom #2 (Feb 99).

[Mr. Croup]

bump, bump, bump

[stealthwise]

Tangent Comics was a 5th week event which featured new concepts using nothing but DC characters names. It was successful enough to have have had a sequel series released the following year.

Did they ever collect those issues into a tpb?

[Paul Newell]

Did they ever collect those issues into a tpb?
I haven't seen any listed anywhere. They could have, though.

BTW guys, I've been away a lot the last week or two so I haven't been able to update. I will, however try to when time permits, though there weren't a lot of Earths left on the list.

[Paul Newell]

And now a special Earth which has a great deal of significance for CBR....Especially today:
EARTH - 96

An Earth who's metahuman population ran out of control, culminating in a catastrophic nuclear strike (Kingdom Come #1-4). Revealed as a distinct parallel world in The Kingdom #2.

Appearances:
GOG (VILLAINS)#1
THE KINGDOM #1-2
THE KINGDOM: KID FLASH #1
THE KINGDOM: NIGHTSTAR #1
THE KINGDOM: OFFSPRING #1
THE KINGDOM: PLANET KRYPTON #1
THE KINGDOM: SON OF THE BAT #1
KINGDOM COME #1-4
THE TITANS #22-25

[Lex]

Kingdom Come got its own Earth #? Nice!

But now that all the Earths have been integrated back into this New Earth, does that mean KC is future of the DCU? The splash page at the end of Infinite Crisis #7 shows one KC characer.

Interesting.

[Tom]

The splash page at the end of Infinite Crisis #7 shows one KC characer.

Which one?

[Paul Newell]

Which one?
The "Danny Blaine" Starman. He was an adult version of the Legion's Star Boy.

[Enda8011]

Earth 32:

This one is weird. Did Waid just throw a bunch of non-continuity stories together into one Earth?

No, since John Wells wrote that article.