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hey everyone, i was wondering if there is a list somewhere that says what all the earths before the crisis on infinate earths had on them. for instance, earth 3 had the crime syndicate (ultraman, superwoman, owlman, johnny quick, and power ring), earth x had the freedom fighters (uncle sam, liberty belle, human bomb, doll man, and some other guy, probably. i really need this list!)
i already checked the unofficial guide site. if anyone has any info at ALL regarding ANY earths (besides 1-3, and S, i already know everything i want to know about those) please tell me. thank you for your time.
"I'm Mercury, dammit!"- Jay Garrick, regarding his hat.
Earth-1 - The Silver Age. Justice League, Superman II, Flash II (Barry Allen). Largely identical in history to the real world. Almost all post-Golden Age comics through the Crisis took place here, beginning between 1945 (first appearance of Superboy) and 1955 (first appearance of the Martian Manhunter). First defined in Flash v1#123 (1961), first named in JLA v1#21 (1963).
Earth-2 -The Golden Age. Justice Society, Superman I, Flash I (Jay Garrick). Largely identical in history to the real world up through the mid-70s, at which point minor differences creep in (such as South Africa becoming free decades early). Only a few post-Golden Age comics were ever set there, notably Infinity Inc., the second run of All-Star Comics, and All-Star Squadron. "Defined" and "named" info same as for E1.
Earth-4 - Charlton Comics. Captain Atom, Blue Beetle. First DC appearance and named in Crisis #1.
Earth-S - Fawcett Comics. Captain Marvel (Billy Batson). First appearance in Whiz Comics #2 (1940), first DC appearance in Shazam! #1 (1973), first named in JLA v1#135 (1976).
Earth-X - Quality Comics. Freedom Fighters, Uncle Sam, the Ray. Noteworthy in that World War II continues into the 1970s. First DC appearance and named in JLA v1#107 (1973).
Earth-3 - "Reversed" Earth. Crime Syndicate, Ultraman, Johnny Quick II. First suggested in JLA v1#22, first appeared in JLA v1#29, destroyed in Crisis #1.
Earth-5 - Proposed name for the world seen only on pages 2 and 3 of Crisis #1. No apparent superheroes. (Note: The real reason there is no explicitly-named Earth-5 is that "5" and "S" look too much alike, particularly when hand-lettered, so that number was skipped.)
Earth-6 - "A cosmic anomaly." Lady Quark, Lord Volt, Princess Fern. Only appearance in Crisis #4.
Earth-K - The name given to the future timeline of Earth-1 which Kamandi inhabited, to distinguish it from the "real" timeline which led to the Legion of Super-Heroes. First appearance in Kamandi #1, last appearance in Crisis #4. (Technically an alternate timeline, not an alternate universe.)
Qward - The antimatter universe which contains the planet Qward is usually called "Qward" itself. It is the home of the Anti-Monitor. First appearance in Green Lantern #2 (1960).
Earth-Prime - In theory, the "real world". In actuality, merely a variant Earth with very few superbeings, in which most DC Comics characters are just comic book characters. Devastated by nuclear war in the late 80s. First appearance in Flash v1#179 (1968), named in JLA v1#123 (1975). Destroyed circa Crisis #10. (Does not technically appear in Crisis, but is referred to.)
Earth-Omega - Proposed name for Pariah's home universe, the first one destroyed by the anti-matter wave. Only appearance in flashback in Crisis #7.
Earth-Sigma - Proposed name for the post-Crisis, pre-Zero Hour universe. "Sigma" for "the sum of what came before". Merger of Earths 1, 2, 4, S, and X, with characters from at least 2 others present. First appeared in Crisis #11, destroyed in Zero Hour #1.
Earth-D - The Earth that appears in - and is destroyed in - Legends of the DC Universe: Crisis on Infinite Earths (1998). It features an ethnically diverse range of heroes, and is rumored to be what Wolfman thought the DC Universe should have been like after the Crisis.
In addition to those listed, as Briel pointed out Earth C had the Zoo Crew. Also there was Earth C-Minus (A personal fave) where an animal version of the JLA (Justa Lotta Animals) existed.
Just a little trivia. While Lady Quark's home universe is gone, she was on Earth One continuity at the time. She later joins The LEGION in it's present day incarnation.
More fun is had later in the Animal Man series, when we find the one guy who remembers The Crisis. Much Grant Morrison insanity ensues.
By the way. I wasn't being facetious earlier. I really could only remember Earth C at the time. Besides, I miss those little guys.
From one of the few who felt The Crisis wasn't neccesary, and caused far more problems than it fixed. You ask any Legion fan, they'll tell you. Not to mention Jason Todd's sudden personality transplant, and origin adjustment. Why Crisis would have any effect on his origin is anyone's guess. A great character got turned into someone everyone hated though.
It would have been best to leave everything alone, and just publish a map to the universe. Which they did anyway, with the History mini.
Out of breath. The rant ends here. I won't get started about Zero Hour, or Hypertime.