Generally any story published by Fawcett during the 1940s can be considered to be part of Earth-S, but each series does have it's own exceptions, which I will list below.
Crisis on Infinite Earths--During the Crisis of July 1985, Earth-S was one of the five remaining Earths threatened by anti-matter, then attacked by an army of villains from five Earths. Captain Marvel was the representative leader of Earth-S's heroes. See my end comments for the aftermath.
Ibis--Ibis was from Earth-S, though post-crisis he was retroactively made a member of the All-Star Squadron.
Isis--This was a character from TV that actually made it's way into the Earth-S continuity.
Justice League of America--This team from Earth-1 has teamed with the Marvel Family along with the Justice Society of America of Earth-2.
Justice Society of America--This team from Earth-2 has teamed with the Marvel Family along with the Justice League of America of Earth-1.
Kid Eternity--Was from Earth-S, operating in the golden age.
So, to sum up. In Crisis on Infinite Earths # 10, several heroes from various alternate Earths altered time, effectively eliminating the multiverse and replaced it with one merged Earth. On this Earth, elements from Earths 1, 2, 4, S, and X combined into one reality. Where there were conflicts, the Earth-1 elements overtook the rest. All the heroes that had traveled to the dawn of time to change history remembered the old realities, and the ones who had been in the past during the merging who ceased to exist actually ended up still surviving. Thus most people on Earth-S (the billions of normal people) ceased to exist since there was already Earth-1 counterparts. But the Earth-S heroes and villains that had been exclusive to Earth-S now existed on Merged Earth, with some remembering the old times. The anomaly heroes survived, though only those with old memories remembered them. This universe wasn't meant to be however. In actuality, two cosmic beings, Mechanique in the 1942 of Earth-2 and Aphrodite in 1985 of Earth-2, had been holding back the full effects of the Crisis for their own purposes, but when their goals were met, they released their hold, and Merged Earth ceased to exist, replaced by Earth-Post Crisis, a universe still combining those previous five Earths, but this time history was drastically altered in the lives of some heroes. Also, all pre-crisis memories were forgotten by almost everyone. (There were a few exceptions.)
So...Flashpoint. Apparently following Flashpoint, the characters originally from Earth-S no longer exist on New Earth, and only on Earth-5.
Marvel Family--Operated in the 1940s on Earth-S, but they did visit Earth-2 in 1942.
Mary Marvel--Operated in the 1940s on Earth-S, but they did visit Earth-2 in 1942.
Minute Man--Operated in the 1940s on Earth-S.
Shazam--This was the wizard the gave the Marvel family their powers. He was one of the characters who retained pre-crisis memories in the post-crisis reality.
Superman--Superman from Earth-1 often visited Earth-S, starting with Shazam # 15, 1974.
Spy Smasher--Operated on Earth-S, but post crisis was a member of the All-Star Squadron.
Spy Smasher--Operated on Earth-S, but post crisis was a member of the All-Star Squadron.
So...Flashpoint. Apparently following Flashpoint, the characters originally from Earth-S no longer exist on New Earth, and only on Earth-5.
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