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Comics)
of Flashpoint.
The Multiverse, within DC Comics
publications, is a "cosmic construct"
collecting many of the fictional universes
in which the published stories take place.
The worlds in this multiverse share a
space and fate in common, and its
structure has changed several times in
the history of DC Comics.[1]
History
Golden Age
Modern Age
DC Comics
WildStorm
21st century
52
In 2005, a new universal crisis story arc
was published as a way to update once
more the super heroes of DC Comics,
bring together other "realities" (namely,
Milestone and Wildstorm) and bring back
the Multiverse, this time with a limited
number of Earths instead of infinite.
The New 52
The new restored universe with only 52
worlds opened myriad possibilities for
new stories and crossovers with different
versions of heroes interacting with the
main versions of heroes as well as the
stories resulting from the new integrated
characters from Milestone and
Wildstorm. However, it became chaotic
in just five years. Many stories and
situations of other Universes were not
followed well. The number designations
could be completely disregarded from
story to story and some universes were
recreated over and over. In addition, as
most of the history of the Modern Age
was still being the main continuity,
younger readers could not follow the
stories of the mainstream versions of the
DC heroes, just as had happened prior to
the original Crisis on Infinite Earths.
First
Name Description
Appearance
World War II went on for 30 years more than in the Real World.
The Freedom Fighters from Earth-Two accidentally traveled
there and fought in it. After its end (with the help of the JLA and
JSA), they settled in this Earth to help in its rebuilding.
The Comics Freedom Fighters: Uncle Sam, the Human Bomb, Miss
Earth-X Magazine America, the Ray, the Black Condor, Doll Man, the Phantom
#1 (1936) Lady, and Firebrand
Earth-961 Kingdom Setting of Mark Said and Alex Ross' Kingdom Come, where an
Come #1 aged Superman reforms the Justice League in order to deal
(May 1996) with a new, often lawless generation of heroes.
Justice
League of The Lawless League: alternate, evil versions of Superman, the
America Batman, the Flash, Green Lantern and the Martian Manhunter.
Earth-A
(vol. 1) #37 "A" stood for "alternate", since it was an alternate timeline of
(August Earth-One.
1965)
Legends of
the DC
Ethnically diverse versions of several Earth-One heroes, such
Universe:
as a Japanese Flash, a Superman with an African-American
Crisis on
Earth-D2 appearance (who arrived on Earth as an adult with his wife), a
Infinite
Native American Green Arrow and a Brazilian Green Lantern.
Earths
They formed the Justice Alliance of America.
(February
1999)
First
Name Description
appearance
1986) (Kyle Rayner), the Spectre (Hal Jordan), the Huntress (Helena
Bertinelli), Power Girl (daughter of the Atlantean mage Arion)
The Lex Luthor of this Earth named this reality Earth 1 and the
DC Universe Earth 2.
Animal Man Dimension where the "forgotten" heroes and those who could
Limbo (vol. 1) #25 not return after the Crisis on Infinite Earths "lived" outside the
(July 1990) DC Universe.
Milestone Hardware Most of the metahumans were part of ethnic minorities and
Universe/ #1 (April DC Comics were a work of fiction.
Dakotaverse 1993)
Most of it occurs in Dakota City after the gang-related incident
known as the Big Bang which granted superpowers to many
people.
Countdown: Arena #1
Origin of Courtney Whitmore who wielded the Star
Earth-7
(February 2008) Rod, becoming Starwoman.
Earth-14 Unknown
Earth-
Countdown: Arena Homeworld of Christopher Kent/Superman.
16bc
Earth-23 Unknown
Earth-24 Unknown
Earth-25 Unknown
The Zoo Crew, the Scarab, The Fox and the Crow.
Its alternate dimension of Earth-C Minus is the
home of the Just'a Lotta Animals.
Earth-27 Unknown
Earth-28 Unknown
Earth-29 Unknown
Earth-35 Unknown
Earth-36 Unknown
Countdown: Arena #1
Ronnie Raymond merged with Nathaniel Adam,
Earth-37d (February 2008)
becoming Quantum-Storm.
(mentioned)
Countdown: Arena #1
Earth-38 Captain Atom leads the Atomic Knights.
(February 2008)
Countdown: Arena #2
A teenage Daniel Garrett is bonded to his scarab as
Earth-39 (February 2008)
Jaime Reyes was in New Earth.
(mentioned)
Earth-41 Unknown
Earth-42 Unknown
Earth-45 Unknown
Earth-46 Unknown
Earth-47 Unknown
Earth-49 Unknown
Earth- Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Homeworld of Superboy who started Infinite Crisis.
Primee Worlds #5 Everyone in this Earth is horrified and fearful of
(September 2009) Superboy since they have read what he has done in
DC Comics publications in Infinite Crisis and Final
Crisis.
^a Promotional material for Countdown: Arena stated this was the reality of Christopher
Kent.
^b In the editorial column of DC Nation #89, it was said that this was the reality of the
Super-Sons.
^c At ComicCon 2010, the Young Justice TV series was revealed to take place on Earth-
16.
^d The Elseworlds stories Batgirl and Robin: Thrillkiller (1997) and Batgirl and Batman:
Thrillkiller '62 (1998) have been stated to take place on Earth-37.
The New 52
The Flash wakes up in an altered
timeline. As he tries to find the cause, he
discovers that he was responsible for the
alteration and attempts to fix it. In doing
so, it is revealed that the timelines of
Earth-0, Earth-13 and Earth-50 were
originally one, but were splintered. The
result is a new timeline formed by those
three and along with it came a new
history for the other 52 worlds within the
Multiverse (Flashpoint, 2011). It is later
revealed that, in actuality, the current
timeline was created when a mysterious
being (implied to be Doctor Manhattan
from Watchmen) entered the Multiverse
while the timeline was resetting due to
Barry Allen preventing the Flashpoint
event and extracted ten years from
continuity (DC Universe: Rebirth, 2016)
First
Name Description
Appearance
This world was taken as a base for the Gentry in its quest to
destroy the Multiverse.
The
Multiversity
The universe of the Tangent Comics superheroes (see the
Earth-9 Guidebook
Infinite Multiverse and the 52 entries above).
#1 (January
2015)
Earth-10 The The arrival of Kal-L and the Kryptonian technology in his
Multiversity rocket in Sudetenland allowed the Third Reich to secure its
Guidebook victory over the Allies in WWII. Overman (Kal-L's name as
#1 (January given to him by Adolf Hitler himself) is the leader of the New
2015) Reichsmen (the Nazi counterpart of the Justice League) in
Multiversity: the present day. They defend Germania from its threats
Mastermen such as the Luthor League and the Freedom Fighters.[20]
(February
Also known as Earth-X,[20] this world is a radical new take
2015)
on the original Silver Age Earth-X, where the Freedom
Fighters are now presented as what could be considered a
terrorist group due to their methods in their fight against the
"Reich".
Earth-14 The The first of the 7 Unknown Worlds that are yet to be
Multiversity revealed.
Guidebook The Multiversity Guidebook states that these worlds were
#1 (January created by seven Monitor "magi" for a mysterious
2015) purpose.[20]
(described)
Now known as the "home of the Justice League of
Superman Assassins" world as shown in Superman (vol. 4) #15.[23]
(vol. 4) #15
(February
2017)
Nicknamed Earth-Me.
The
Multiversity: A binary universe that collides every 100,000 years with
The Society Earth-40. The Society of Super Criminals from that Earth
of Super are currently invading Earth-20.
Heroes-
The homeworld of the Society of Super Heroes, pulp
Earth-20[25] Conquerors
versions of DC superheroes (Doc Fate, the Immortal Man,
of the
Abin Sur a.k.a. Green Lantern, Lady Blackhawk and the
Counter-
Atom).
World #1
(September This world looks like the 1940s post-WWII world.
2014)
Earth-21 The In this world President John F. Kennedy was never
Multiversity assassinated, the United States is optimistic about its future
Guidebook and the newly formed Justice League of America protect
#1 (January their ideals.
2015)
An idealized version of the early 1960s world whose
superheroes resemble the way that they were and looked in
the early Silver Age. Similar to that of DC: The New Frontier;
also includes John Henry Irons.
The
Multiversity
Guidebook
Earth-24 The second of the 7 Unknown Worlds.
#1 (January
2015)
(described)
The
Multiversity
Guidebook
Earth-27 The fourth of the 7 Unknown Worlds.
#1 (January
2015)
(described)
The
Multiversity
Guidebook
Earth-28 The fifth of the 7 Unknown Worlds.
#1 (January
2015)
(described)
The
Multiversity
#1 (August
2014) (comic A world without superheroes. Ideas created by ordinary
books human minds (namely, comic book writers) become reality
appear) in other worlds of the Multiverse.
The
A mirror of the Real World. It has, however, one
Earth-33 Multiversity
superhuman known as Ultra Comics, an artificial being
Guidebook
created upon the very essence of comic books; he is
#1 (January
described as a "cybernetic living comic book".[20]
2015)
(described) Also known as Earth-Prime.[20]
Multiversity:
Ultra Comics
(March 2015)
Earth-44 The A world without superheroes where the bipolar Doc Will
Multiversity Tornado built the superheroes of the Metal League, an
Guidebook "amalgamation" of the Justice League and the Metal Men.
#1 (January
Gold Superman, Iron Batman, Platinum Wonder Woman,
2015)
Lead Green Lantern, Mercury Flash, Tin Elongated Man and
Nth Metal Hawkman.[20]
The
Multiversity
Guidebook
Earth-46 The sixth of the 7 Unknown Worlds.
#1 (January
2015)
(described)
Earth-48 The Benevolent aliens have turned this once war-torn Earth
Multiversity (formerly known as Warworld) into a factory to breed a race
#1 (August of superbeings (known as the Forerunners) to become the
2014) (Lord ultimate protectors of the Multiverse against the forces of
Volt appears) Lord Darkseid.
The
Every inhabitant of this Earth has superpowers, including
Multiversity
animals and bacteria. The royal family includes Lady Quark,
Guidebook
Lord Volt and Liana, their daughter. Others listed include
#1 (January
Antarctic Monkey, Brother Eyes, Danger Dog and Kid
2015)
Vicious.[20]
(described)
A combination of two worlds that were glimpsed during
Crisis on Infinite Earths and Countdown to Final Crisis. It
incorporates the royal family of Earth-Six and the
Forerunners' Warworld of Earth-48.
The
Multiversity
Guidebook
Earth-49 The seventh (and last) of the 7 Unknown Worlds.
#1 (January
2015)
(described)
Dark Nights
Rising: The A world inhabited by a Justice League made up entirely of
Earth-52
Wild Hunt #1 ape-themed characters.
(April 2018)
The Speed Force Wall
Skyland Home to the Asgardian Gods, the Olympian Gods, the Loa,
the Elohim and many others who were worshipped in
ancient times.
(name
Shown in the map as a bubble opposite to Nil.
unknown)
Multi-Multiverse
Dark Multiverse
First
Name Description
Appearance
Metaverse
Print collections
Contact between the universes (or
stories set on the other Earths) have
been reprinted in the following graphic
novels.
Title Material collected
Justice Society
Miniseries
Weekly
52 #1-52
Other versions
Super Friends
DC animated universe
Amalgam Comics
Some issues in the two series from
April 1996 and June 1997 (such as
Spider-Boy Team-Up #1) state that a
Crisis event known as the Secret Crisis
of the Infinity Hour occurred and was
related to alternate realities and
timelines. The event is an amalgam of
four major DC and Marvel crossover
events (Marvel Super Heroes Secret
Wars, Crisis on Infinite Earths, The
Infinity Gauntlet and Zero Hour: Crisis
in Time).
In Challengers of the Fantastic #1,
Reed "Prof" Richards is seen watching
the parallel Universe-Two. It is hinted
that this universe is an amalgam of
DC's Earth-Two and Marvel's New
Universe.
Unlimited Access #4 shows glimpses
of many amalgamated universes.
The fictional letters in the letter
sections of the April 1996 Amalgam
Comics issues hint to an Amalgam
Prime Earth, where the editor Stan
Schwartz (an amalgam of Stan Lee
and Julie Schwartz) and the film
company Fox Bros. (an amalgam of
20th Century Fox and Warner Bros.)
both exist.
Planetary
The WildStorm comic book series
Planetary also introduced the concept of
a multiverse, drawing upon the
mathematical concept known as the
Monster group for inspiration.[36] The
multiverse is described as "a theoretical
snowflake existing in 196,833
dimensional space",[37] a reference to
the visualization method used by some
mathematicians when describing the
Monster group.
Smallville
Earth-9
This Earth was destroyed when it
was torn asunder by collision with
Earth-37, toppling into one another,
because of a Bleed quake caused
by a Monitor who did not follow the
protocol.
Earth-13
This Earth was a parallel universe
that co-existed as one with the Earth
of the main Smallville universe. Not
much is known about this universe
as it was never shown, only merely
mentioned. Its main feature was that
its version of Clark Kent was a
normal human and a wannabe hero,
rather than a Kryptonian with
superpowers, and Bruce Wayne,
instead of being a superhero, is
actually a psychopathic killer. Like
many other universes, this Earth was
also decimated. Earth-13 was
destroyed when Earths-9 and -37
were torn asunder by collision,
toppling into one another and
shattering reality on Earth-13,
because of a Bleed quake caused
by a Monitor who did not follow the
protocol. Its version of Clark
managed to travel to the main Earth
of Smallville. Unfortunately, he was
followed by Bruce and he was killed
by him there. Bruce Wayne remains
the last survivor of his Earth, as he is
held prisoner on Mars.
Earth-37
This Earth was destroyed when it
was torn asunder by collision with
Earth-9, toppling into one another,
because of a Bleed quake caused
by a Monitor who did not follow the
protocol.
Earth-Majestic
This Earth is a parallel universe that
co-exists as one with the Earth of
the main Smallville universe. It is
referred to as Earth-Majestic and its
designation is unknown. It derives
this name from its greatest
superhero Mister Majestic, the
alternate version of Superman. This
Earth is the latest target of the
Monitors, as they have already
started the process to decimate it. It
was later destroyed like the other
Earths before it with the
consciousness of Jor-El being the
last survivor of this universe.
Earth-Omega
This Earth is a parallel universe that
co-exists as one with the Earth of
the main Smallville universe. It is
referred to as Earth "Omega" and its
designation is unknown. It derives
this name from the Omega symbol,
which is used by Darkseid. This
Earth was attacked and seized by
Apokolips and the two planets have
collided with each other. Among the
ruins are several fallen ships that
belonged to the Monitors, wrecked
Manhunters and skeletons of dead
people. This Earth has not been
destroyed entirely yet, because
when the Monitors arrived there,
Darkseid had already conquered
that world. A catastrophic battle
followed between the two parts,
destroying almost everything around
them. However, the Monitors, who,
even though they suffered many
casualties, succeeded in breaking
Darkseid. After Superman made a
deal with Darkseid, he gave him the
crystal shard that contains the
presence of Jor-El from Earth-
Majestic. Darkseid threw the shard
into the distance and a Fortress of
Solitude formed, with Darkseid
saying it could be a new beginning,
a "New Genesis."
DC Universe Online
Injustice
First
Name Description
Appearance
Homeworld of Jay Garrick. This world has various features that are
Earth-3 The Flash anachronistic in comparison to Earth-1, like the population of
zeppelins and Tommy guns.
Earth-
Elseworlds Setting of The Flash (1990).
90
Teen Titans
Parodies
Bongo Comics published a comic
book series featuring characters from
The Simpsons and Futurama titled
Futurama/Simpsons Infinitely Secret
Crossover Crisis. One of the
conventions of DC's Multiverse that
the series parodies is the existence of
one universe's characters as fictional
comic book characters in another.
IDW's Super Secret Crisis War!,
parodies DC's Crisis on Infinite Earths
and Marvel's Marvel Super Heroes
Secret Wars in their logo as this is a
major crossover event featuring
several characters and their worlds
from their Cartoon Network-based
publications.
See also
DC Universe
Multiverse (Marvel Comics)
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External links
THE MAP OF THE MULTIVERSE
DC Multiverse – Considering
Counterparts in Pre-Crisis DC
Multiverse on DC Database, an
external wiki , a DC Comics wiki
The Annotated Crisis on Infinite Earths
(includes the Infinite Atlas)
Earth-Words
Too Many Earths? A MoviePoopShoot
Article on DC Multiverse
And Then There Was One Part 2 of
the MoviePoopShoot Article on DC
Multiverse
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