I'll continue to list the parallel earth's of DC Comics' new multiverse that I feel have some real potential. In a previous post, I covered Earth 2. Here are some others I can't wait to know more about:
Earth 5 This will be home to the Fawcett characters including the Shazam family. In the pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths multiverse, the Marvels lived on Earth S to which Earth 5 will bear resemblance. I wonder about Earth 5. Will it still be the World War II era on this earth? If it's a contemporary earth, then will the Marvel family have begun their careers in this generation or will they be World War II survivors who were awakened in modern times after years in suspended animation? Will the Mary Marvel of this earth wear red, black, or white?
Will Earth 5 see a revival of other Fawcett characters including Mr. Scarlet and Pinky, Bulletman and Bulletgirl, Spy Smasher, and Ibis the invincible? (all of whom teamed up with the JLA, JSA, and Marvel family in Justice League of America 135-137). We'll see.
Earth 10 This would be home of the Quality characters including the original Uncle Sam, Phantom Lady, Doll Man, the Human Bomb, Black Condor, and the Ray. In the pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths multiverse, these Freedom Fighters lived on Earth X where the Nazis won World War II. Just how similar will Earth 10 be to Earth X?
Earth 19 Home of the Batman of an earlier century. The character was introduced in the one shot Elseworlds tale Gotham by Gaslight.
Earth 21 This will be the New Frontier version of the DC Universe. In Darwyn Cooke's series, the DC heroes still exist in the Silver Age. In the Justice League: New Frontier Special, it is the early 1960s.
So if the heroes of Earth 21 ever meet their dopplegangers on New Earth or Earth 2, will Earth 21 still be back in the 60s or will we see a more contemporary Earth 21 in which the heroes of that Earth have aged?
Earth 22 Alex Ross' Kingdom Come version of the DC Universe, where at least some of the heroes resembled their Earth Two Golden Age counterparts. Has this earth really been destroyed, as reported in Justice Society of America # 11? At least we know Superman survives.
Earth 40 Home of the JSA who were spies during World War II in The Liberty Files and its sequel The Unholy Three. This earth's versions of Batman, Hourman, Dr, Midnite, and the Flash are respectively known as the Bat, the Clock, the Owl, and Mercury. We also have versions of Superman, Martian Manhunter, and Mr. Terrific.
The same question I asked about other earths applies here. If these heroes ever meet their modern dopplegangers will we learn that Earth 40 still exists in a bygone era or does it now exist in the 21st century?
Of course other earths interest me, but I list these for their connections to the Golden or Silver Age, or some other bygone era. These earths especially interest me because I am so retro ( I reuse this phrase at the suggestion of Stephen in a comment on my last post).
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